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For our office Christmas party with the place where I work, I chreographed a little belly dancing routine which I then taught to some of my co-workers. And we performed it at the party for the rest of our co-workers. Keep in mind that most of the group has no dance background and we only had 6 sessions over 2 weeks to rehearse it.

Here is a short clip


I also performed a short flamenco routine on my own.

Lots of people sent me emails asking me "So how is the book doing?". I managed to sell a little over 150 copies so far. It might not sound as much but for an unknown name I think it is alright. I also managed to place the book in a few local bookstores. If you live in Vancouver you can now buy the book from the following book stores

Duthie Books on Fourth in Kitsilano
Fireside Books on Arbutas and Broadway
Peoples Co-op Bookstore on Commercial Dr.
Chapters Bookstore on Ackroyd Rd in Richport Town Center, near Westminister Hwy and Number 3 road

The thing that warms my heart though is that several people that baught the book and read it, came back and baught 2 and 3 more copies to give as presents to family. Now that is cool.

While I am busy promoting the book, I would like to take the time to acknowledge a few people that have encouraged me to write. I start with my friend Daryl.

Daryl lives in Philadelphia and works in New York. I met him during a work trip in the the US and despite our differences in opinion, he always encouraged me to write. Daryl is a conservative we therefore disagree on almost everything. But as soon as Daryl found my English blog, he insisted that I write my own book. I used to tell him that publishing a book takes a lot of time and effort and because I was too busy, I didn’t have the time for that. He would ask me about when he would read my new book every time he spoke to me to the extent that I started getting annoyed with his nagging. His words would ring in my ear "You have a unique voice that needs to be read", "Don't waste your writing talent" he would say to me. Those words made an impact. I await with anticipation Darly's feedback on the book as I am sure it will be honest, also I am certain that he disagrees with many parts of it. But until then "Thank you Daryl for your encouragement"

Whenever I tell people here in Vancouver that in the Middle East, men bellydance as well as women and in somecases even better, they always look at me in disblief.

Well here is a short clip that I have enjoyed watching very much and I hope you do too.



I think think guy is amazing.