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To think I've been pregnant 6 months and have not found this tribe!!!! I feel silly...I'm on tribe all the time!!!!
Phweeeew, I'm so glad I have a place to come to...where I don't feel like a freak!!!!
K....I need some advice!!!
Up until just a few days ago...I have been reall really sick.....working out...let alone bellydancing has just been an impossiblity. In the beginning of my pregnancy I got hired for two 3 hour workshops with a performance for each. Even though I was sick, I was told it would only be the first trimester, I figured I would be fine by then....& thought it would be way fun to dance pregnant.
Now it has been 6 months of inactivity...coming from 2-4 hours of dancing and/or yoga a day, 4-6 times a week....with 1 - 2 performances almost weekly. Now I can barely lean back...or my upper abs feel like they are tearing & my stamina...is...welll.... I huff n puff everytime I climb the stairs.
These gigs are in about 3 weeks & I'm stressin'!
Usually my workshops/classes are very challenging with a large basis in yoga/pilates & /..well....just a lot of work!!! I enjoyed going about things in that way because I found that students loved a workout to build stamina/strength/and fluidity in their moves...while pumping up their endorphines.......creating a happy feeling after the workshop.
Should I go about teaching the workshops like a yoga instructor...lead more with a demo & then explain...followed by walking around making sure everybody's getting it.......versus doing everything with them??????
Any three week fixes for low stamina & tight/weak muscles????
Phweeeew, I'm so glad I have a place to come to...where I don't feel like a freak!!!!
K....I need some advice!!!
Up until just a few days ago...I have been reall really sick.....working out...let alone bellydancing has just been an impossiblity. In the beginning of my pregnancy I got hired for two 3 hour workshops with a performance for each. Even though I was sick, I was told it would only be the first trimester, I figured I would be fine by then....& thought it would be way fun to dance pregnant.
Now it has been 6 months of inactivity...coming from 2-4 hours of dancing and/or yoga a day, 4-6 times a week....with 1 - 2 performances almost weekly. Now I can barely lean back...or my upper abs feel like they are tearing & my stamina...is...welll.... I huff n puff everytime I climb the stairs.
These gigs are in about 3 weeks & I'm stressin'!
Usually my workshops/classes are very challenging with a large basis in yoga/pilates & /..well....just a lot of work!!! I enjoyed going about things in that way because I found that students loved a workout to build stamina/strength/and fluidity in their moves...while pumping up their endorphines.......creating a happy feeling after the workshop.
Should I go about teaching the workshops like a yoga instructor...lead more with a demo & then explain...followed by walking around making sure everybody's getting it.......versus doing everything with them??????
Any three week fixes for low stamina & tight/weak muscles????
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Re: Finally, heaven!!!!!!
Tue, September 25, 2007 - 4:59 PMYou are 6 months pregnant! Don't be so hard on yourself!!!
I would say going the route of talking through the moves and not being so hard on your body. Do you have someone that can go with you and demonstrate what you are talking through?
As for stamina building while pregnant..... maybe just walking and working up to stuff, but now is not the time to over exert yourself. Oh and I'm sure you know, but keep drinking lots and lots of water in whatever you do.
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Tue, September 25, 2007 - 5:00 PMOh yeah, and Welcome aboard! -
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Tue, September 25, 2007 - 6:15 PMbe gentle with yourself, there is already a lot of work being done! If you have a friend or a student that knows your style, ask them to come with you to demonstrate.
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Wed, September 26, 2007 - 3:52 AMIt sounds like if you feel tearing in your muscles like in your upper abs, its important to listen to this and avoid doing a movement that feels this way. The hormone we produce when we're pregnant..relaxin can mean its easy to overextend muscles and ligaments and cause damage which you only discover after you're pregnant. It sounds like you're used to a lot of exercise and are amazingly fit, but my advice would be to listen to your body and don't push it too much. I'm sure women in the workshop will see your bump and make an allowance for you, they're not gonna expect you to be able to do everything you could when not pregnant.
Poor you with the sickness. I hope you've come to the end of that now as its pretty grim!
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Wed, September 26, 2007 - 2:18 PMA student or fellow troupe member would be awesome!!!! Unfortunately, they are all in CA. & I just moved to Utah.
The first workshop is in Texas & will be mostly taught by friend/troupe leader Sabrina of Atash Maya (the troupe I've been dancing with for the past few years). She understands that I will mostly be helping students ease into the right postures & do the combos correctly....becasue her workshops/classes are VERY rigorous!!! ...And we planned the performance to be very gentle.
The second workshop, however, is in SLC, UT. I am teaching it by myself & performing by myself. I think I will definately go with a gentle warm-up that I can do, then one demo per drill & walk around while they are drilling it, then...luckily...I am teaching slow, sultyry combos...so I'll take it easy & have them show me how they are picking it up....after running through it just a few times.
I also think I will only perform one song. My movements are so limited I don't want to bore them anyway with too much repetition. Does one song, ~3.5 minutes, sound reasonable or like a rip off?
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Thu, September 27, 2007 - 1:44 PMAnother thing to consider- will you be able to provide enough content that the participants feel the workshop was worth their money? I would prefer missing a workshop than feeling like I ended up with someone 'making do.'
It is possible to do the type of workshop you describe, with shorter demos & more observation IF done well & the class is not too big. I would recruit a friend to practice with- maybe even a non-dancer friend and see if you really can pull it off.
As far as deconditioning- be very carefull! even a little absence from your routine can really do a number on your muscle tone. I would actually talk to a trainer who has experience working with pregnant women- maybe check out a dancing thru pregnancy class if there is one in your area. I danced through all my pregnancies, but for the first two I was still not working the RIGHT muscles to ensure safety and quick recovery- dancing thru pregnancy was a life saver for me!
dancingthrupregnancy.com
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Tue, October 2, 2007 - 3:47 PMOf course I considered content. There is definately enough content to kill a race horse. I am also a college instructor by profession and am adimit about detail, description, & thoroughness of valuable/useful content.
My worry is simply...a slower pace....just because I usually cram sooooo much high impact content in.
I'm also clear on on muscle atrophy; I actually teach Structural Kinesiology, Anatomy/Physiology, exercise, etc.
The book facts, I am clear on. However, it is personal experience, since I am a first timer at this, that I am seeking. ...And I worry that so many books/Drs say different things about it all.
There's nothing I can do about being bed ridden the last 5.5 months....so I am curious...what is safe/best now!
I've worked out a plan with my fiance though:
he stretches with me every night before bed
this week I start swimming 2 days a week
& I've been drilling some evenings as well
My body seems to be good that level though....not much more!!!
Anyway, I feel that being positive & realistic is best! ...And I have no illusions, but I feel it is worth my all. Cancelling 3 weeks prior seems a bit rash. However, if it bombs...I have no issues handling whatever comes.
Thanks for your imput though. Food for thought is always valuable!!!
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Sat, October 6, 2007 - 9:25 PMSounds like you would be in "perfect shape" to handle pregnancy, but from experience (and I was nowhere near the fitness goddess you are) our bodies don't always respond the way we think they should. I thought having one baby already and dancing through the entire pregnancy with my 2nd baby would lead to nirvanic splendor during pregnancy and delivery................an lo and behold, by daughter and body had other plans!!!
Intuition is a pretty good guide to go by. If you are feeling stressed and strained, you need to listen to your sacred body and use this time to turn inwards. It will be soon enough that your body will again be your own and feeling vibrant again, but don't count on taking a shower or going pee by yourself for the next 5 years! ;) -
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Sun, October 7, 2007 - 6:23 PM"Fitness Goddess"... oh I wish. However, I was in very good shape looking back...I was even eating 80% raw & 100% vegan. Funny, since I have been pregnant I can't stand the sight or thought of vegetables & only recently can tolerate fruit.. & &&&&& I'm totally eating dairy & have even craved a couple of big macs from McDonalds.....I know...discusting!!!!
I'm am blown away, daily, with my body's new demands, limits, cravings, aversions, etc.!!!
...I did, however, put together a perfect workshop this weekend. It is going to be purr-fect & my body can tolerate it all 8)))))
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Mon, October 8, 2007 - 9:32 AMAbout the shower thing, when he is a new born put him in the baby-buggy ( don't now the englisch word but the thing where you walk on the streets with, like a buggaboo) next to the door of the shower? or when he is a sleep, or when he is with the daddy ( if the dad is around) and later when he is older take him with you.That's what i do these days.....
You gotta comprimise....
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Mon, October 8, 2007 - 12:50 PMYup that's kinda what I thought.
Note to self: Sleep as much now & take as many "spur of the moment" showers/baths as possible!!!! -
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Mon, October 8, 2007 - 4:35 PMGet a little bouncy chair (or use the infant carseat) to put them in on the bathroom floor while you shower (the stroller would work too if your bathroom's big enough). This usually worked ok for the five or ten minutes it took to shampoo and wash... if I wanted to lounge longer I'd fill the tub and bring baby in with me. :)
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Tue, October 9, 2007 - 5:05 PMWhen mine were little I was the queen of really fast showers. If they were asleep I'd bring the monitor into the bathroom with me. If awake I used the bouncy seat or carseat w/ dangly toys. When they were older and I wanted a good soak in the tub I'd bring the swing in. They'd nap and I was in bubbly warm bliss.
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Wed, October 10, 2007 - 1:42 PMDo you leave the door or a window open so they don't get steamed out? That's the only thing that would concern me... -
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Fri, October 12, 2007 - 12:48 PMWindow or exhaust fan...whatever keeps it from getting too overwhelming.
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Sat, October 27, 2007 - 8:35 AMPut your little honey in their car seat and bring them into the bathroom with you. The only one of my kids who ever cried (my daughter) quickly hushed when I talked her while I showered (quickly mind you).
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