belly dance mileage

Last night in Najmat's class, one student was wearing a pedometer because of a study in which she is participating.  It measures steps by the hip swinging back and forth, so naturally a belly dance class is going to throw its mileage off.  Still, we learned at the end of class that our hips, at the very least, did FOUR MILES' worth of movement in an hour and a half, though our feet didn't necessarily travel that much.  No wonder I'm beat when I get home on Tuesdays!

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Man I am jonesing for new costuming so badly.  I know I have Dahlal looking for something for me and I do have my assuit dress on its way some day, but it took all my will power not to buy a black and purple assymetrical Egyptian costume on ebay this afternoon, and if I'd seen this before it sold it would have been mine.  If the ebay dress hadn't been a halter I'd probably have bought it.  Still kind of tempted by one of Bellydance with K's saidi dresses.  Must be patient...  also, must check K's website more often...