Belly dancing is a trendy way for young women to shape up, and an increasing number of Shanghai studios teach them how to shimmy, undulate and gyrate their way to fitness. Nie Xin lifts the veil.
Belly dancing is catching on fast outside the Middle East, and even modest young Chinese women are shaking their stuff to stay fit or really get in touch with their sensuality.
A number of studios specialize in belly dance courses - it's not just a class in the gym - including iPi Studio, Lotus Belly Dance Studio and Isis Belly Dance Club, among others.
Last Friday, noted belly dancer Molly Mao and students from her iPi Studio performed in a belly dance extravagance inside the Shanghai Dance School on Hongqiao Road. They were joined by Shereen from the Czech Republic, Sherlyn from Malaysia and Brancy Teo, founder of Malaysia's Belly Fusion.
Belly dancing is catching on fast outside the Middle East, and even modest young Chinese women are shaking their stuff to stay fit or really get in touch with their sensuality.
A number of studios specialize in belly dance courses - it's not just a class in the gym - including iPi Studio, Lotus Belly Dance Studio and Isis Belly Dance Club, among others.
Last Friday, noted belly dancer Molly Mao and students from her iPi Studio performed in a belly dance extravagance inside the Shanghai Dance School on Hongqiao Road. They were joined by Shereen from the Czech Republic, Sherlyn from Malaysia and Brancy Teo, founder of Malaysia's Belly Fusion.
