The Interesting Hobbies of People I Know

I recently got back in touch with a friend of mine from college.  Mary and I had lost touch but not for any particular reason so it wasn't hard to just pick back up where we left off.  Mary has always been adventurous and uninhibited and I always admired that about her, so when she told me that she had a "new secret hobby" and that if I dared I could show up at a given address tonight at 7:30 and prepare to be entertained.

Who could  resist such a dare?

So I dragged my friend Jacqui along and to the clandestine location, where we paid $5 at the door and stepped into a dance studio with an eastern theme.  And ladies in twirly skirts with chimes and scarves.

Mary's super secret hobby was belly dancing.  And seriously those ladies can shake it.  It's like their bodies were divided into sections that could move together or separately.  I thought it was pretty cool, especially since all the dancers were so comfortable in their skin and looked better with more meat on their bones.

Of course, it totally tempted me to come home and stand in front of the mirror and see if I could move my body in separate but equal parts.