Belly Dance for Sport Relief

Charity Performance for Sport Relief

Performing in a small space in front of an audience who do not expect to see you there is more nerve-racking than performing in front of a paying audience. That's what we did recently...All in the name of charity.

At least you know that when you enter a stage, the audience are there because they want to be and not because you have offered to perform in hope that they'll part with their cash.

It was a busy Saturday morning and we were based at the entrance of a well known store. We had been working on our routine for many weeks prior to the event but despite this, some of us still didn't feel as though we had quite mastered the movements. When the time came to give it our best shot, it was all over too quickly...The nerves disappeared after the first song had finished and we got a firm round of applause.

We managed to pull in quite a large crowd too, who were drawn to the unusual outfits and the sound of Middle-Eastern music blaring from the speakers.

We managed to survive the 30 minutes slot we'd been given and even included some improvisation, where we managed to persuade a few members of the audience to join in too.

We were not only raising money for charity, we were having a great time!