Ten women walk into a large, mirror-walled room dimly lit by tiny floor lamps. They tie colourful georgette scarves embellished with rows of silver coins, around their hips. As the group begins swaying, the coins shimmer and jingle in a rhythmic beat.”Move your hips to the right, push your pelvis out, now hips to the left and pelvis in,” instructs a petite girl in leopard-print pants with a black, tasseled hip scarf. The class follows, gyrating their lower bodies provocatively in a circular fashion like belly dancers.The women are not rehearsing for a performance at a lounge bar, they are preparing for labour. Behold the bulging bellies and you realize that all participants are in different stages of pregnancy — one is just days away from her due date. “Be gentle, don’t jerk,” the teacher repeats every few minutes. This is a prenatal belly dance workshop held at Zaazen, a maternal wellness centre at Phoenix Hospital. -
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