Don't expect more of this

Well, tonight was certainly interesting.

Once a month for several months now, I go to a meeting of S.O.S. -- Sisters of Survivorship, a breast cancer support group. We meet at Golden Corral, have a short opening session, eat, and then there's usually some kind of program. Lately, they've been getting away from the "let's talk about breast cancer" type of program. Last month, it was the owner of a local salon and spa talking about aromatherapy. Tonight, it was belly dancing.

Yes, believe it or not, in western Kansas there are belly dancers. This small group of women from a small town got started around the millennium looking for a new way to exercise, taking classes in Denver. After a couple years, they started performing for groups around the area and teaching classes. And they are by no means thin-as-a-rail women either. They didn't seem to care they have rolls and shook everywhere. In fact, they loved to laugh about it.

They demonstrated a couple dances, talked about some of the history and culture behind it, and then -- of course -- got us up to try it out. And it was actually fun. A year or so ago, I probably would have just sat in the corner and watched. But I figured what the hell, these women didn't care if they looked silly, and there were a lot of other people getting up who wouldn't know what they were doing either. So I got up, tried to move like the dancers, and a good time was had by all.

Just don't expect to see me doing figure eights or the camel anywhere in public.