How my dance career went from hobby to pro
The other night my husband and I were dining with friends when one asked me how I got to be a professional belly dancer. I thought back, and without immense detail, just went through the chronological steps. So I'm listing them off here so that later I have a guide to fill in the relevant details. 1975 - I was working in the law firm in San Mateo and a co-worker suggested I go with her to take belly dance lessons. I had been taking tap and jazz and couldn't really relate to what belly dance is. She talked me into it and I found it lots of fun. I took classes and workshops with several different instructors. 1977 - Now married and living in Wiesbaden, Germany, I had been moping around for six months, depressed, after my mother died. I was listening to the AFRTS (Armed Forces Radio) and there was an announcement that the Air Base in Wiesbaden was looking for teachers for classes for the military wives. I called and offered to teach tap dance. The coordinator said, ok, he would ha...