Sahara Dance at the NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo

January 13, 2009 10:14 AM

Raqs Caravan members Patty, Aurora, Vicki, Aleta, Melinda (not pictured: Janella, Ramona)

Members of Raqs Caravan East and West took the stage on Sunday during the 2009 NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo. The Expo offers every imaginable health screening, information on staying or getting healthy from head to toe, cooking classes, and opportunities to try every sport and fitness activity from belly dance to Zumba, rock climbing, tennis, walking a full size-track and more - all indoors and free!

After the Raqs Caravan performances, Colleen led a 20 minute power belly dance demonstration that had Raqs Caravan members and audience participants sweating and laughing. However, the fun didn’t stop there! Raqs Caravan members stayed to participate in several of the demonstrations that followed and jumped on stage and danced with the WandaWoman Demo Team, Zumba’d with the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington, and learned a thing or two about office workouts from Fitness Made Easy. We were also inspired and maybe a bit intimidated by a Ms. Ernestine. Ms. Ernestine is a 73 year old fitness instructor with abs of steal and stamina that would rival an 18-year-old! With a calm voice and a beautiful smile she made even the hard core of us sit down and sweat with a workout that can be done in your chair. We all left a little tired, inspired to get dancing again in the new year, and very hungry. ;)

Raqs Caravan West members meet the Pink Panther!

—Janella and Melina

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