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"Deep Thoughts" is my newly evolved page of opinion, fact, information, and more. It is a page devoted to discussion on all aspects of Middle Eastern dance, from styles to history, from benefits to community. If you have a topic you would like to see covered, or have thoughts or opinions on anything you see here, please let me know. I would love to hear from you! The Joy of Growth Ah, growth. The expansive nature of life. And that's enough of that poetic stuff.... Growth and development doesn't just happen when you are young. At least it shouldn't. Growth - of our personalities, interests, morals - should happen all the time. After all, you really are never the same person twice - your body is constantly changing, so it only seems right that you do some of that changing intentionally. As many of you know, I took the last year off. Well, kind of. It was supposed to be a sabbatical, and it was one of sorts. Though that didn't keep me from performing in multiple shows, and choreographing for the Little Fish. And that's just the dancing. I was also painting (and I started teaching a kids art class!), knitting (including my first pair of socks!) and making glass beads (molten glass is super cool). But the other thing I did was look at what I really wanted to do. And I realized that what I've been doing isn't entirely it. The creative part is great - and I don't suppose I'll stop dancing or painting or knitting or.... any time soon - but I needed more with my day job. And strangely, pushing to become a full time belly dancer wasn't it either. I like to keep it fun, and I'm too afraid that if I make a single creative endeavor my career it will lose it's spark. Which led me to looking at alternative careers and how to get to them. I realized that what I love doing most is teaching - anything! Be it dance, art, or training newbies at my day job as an enviromental technologist. I just love it. So my newest goal is to go back to school and become an intermediate-high school science and art teacher. Yikes!!! Where that takes me, who knows? I'm currently looking into schools and programs, and I think I know where I'm going - now I just have to apply and see what happens. Hopefully they love me as much as my Little Fish - ha ha - and I'll get into the program without any issues. Unfortunately, what that means for me and belly dance is that I probably won't be teaching it next year (2009-2010). And I may not even be in Calgary! But like I said - I'll have to take that one step at a time... Yours in dance, Jumanah
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