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Belly dancing (Continued from front page)
According to Palmieri, there are entire classes on shimmying, and many different styles to
try such as cabaret, tribal, Turkish and fusion. “My instructor Phoenix wants us to learn how to do things like the finger cymbals, but I love the sword!” Palmieri exclaimed. The swords are heavy and must be balanced as they are twisted around a dancer’s head and body. Palmieri performed a solo with a fan veil and has performed with lit candles on her head and in the palms of her hands. She demonstrated the twisting motion required of a dancer’s wrists and arms to keep the candle upright. “You can’t hold the lit candles; they rest in the palms of your hands.”
“Belly dancing is fluid, it’s pretty and it can be sassy,” Palmieri remarked.
For more information on classes and upcoming shows and events, visit www. phoenix-dancing.com, www.sadiebellydancer. com and www.rafiahdancer.com.
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Baseball moms Photo courtesy of Beth Schneider
These ladies live and breathe baseball – carting their boys to practice, scrimmages, baseball games and out-of-town tournaments. They have become close friends. Joining together at Coors Field on Monday, July 12 for the 2021 All-Star Celebrity Softball Game, they reveled in the excitement leading up to the game.
“We had a blast,” exclaimed all the moms. “We got to see OneRepublic sing and
the entire experience was great.” Another mom explained that San Antonio Spurs’ Derrick White grew up in Parker, went to Legend High School and attended the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and was named MVP of the softball game. She knows a little more than baseball.
Michele Palmieri (pictured above left), whose belly dancing name is Desert Rose, in costume with a friend and fellow dancer Katina Milioto. Palmieri has been taking belly dancing classes for 12 years and enjoys the fitness as well as the glamorous costumes.
Elitch Gardens chaperone
policy
By Carin R. Kirkegaard
In July, sighting a shortage of workers
as well as unsupervised youth who have caused problems within the park, Elitch Gardens updated the chaperone policy for all youth visiting the park for the remainder of the season.
Now, all visitors under the age of 15 need to have an adult chaperone while inside the park, and those under the age of 17 will need an adult chaperone after 3 p.m. The park’s definition of an adult chaperone is
a parent or legal guardian who can prove they are at least 21 years old with photo identification at the gate. All chaperones will need to remain in the park with their children which would prevent checking kids in at the gate and then leaving. All violators of the new policy will be ejected from the park.
August 2021