Venus Uprising Bellydance New York City: MY LIFETIME GOAL

Here we are in rehearsal, talking about our superheroes:

Ayshe: My superhero persona is this sparkly fairy creature that goes around healing people.
Blanca: Yes you are the transforming fairy... Ayshie, look at my back. Isn't it improving?
Ayshe: Yes Blanx, it's better and better!
Blanca: Aysh! I'm going to build you three monuments... and a temple!

Somehow I start thinking of Amma who has thousands of people lined up to be hugged and healed by her.

Ayshe: Sounds like a plan! I will be like Amma! I will have people lined up to be touched and healed on the spine. That's going to be my lifetime goal. They will come to me and I will poke their spine, right in the spot that they need to transform... behind me, big screens will be playing videos of Sasha Filipov* demonstrating "Rib Disease" [when students flatten out the area above the waist because they want to bring the ribs down, a "too-modest" attitude] and "Bad Dog Position" [tucking], not to be confused with the equally damaging "Happy Dog Position", often used by certain genre of bellydancers in an attempt to get more attention and tips.

Amma is changing the world, one hug at a time. I want to change the world, one poke at a time.

* Sasha Filipov is the founder of the mid-spinal arch. He is also on a mission similar to mine, but has a different manner.

photos below: Our anonymous and unrecognizable model is demonstrating:
Left: Rib Disease
Center: Bad Dog Position
Center: Happy Dog Position
Right: Good and Healthy Performance Stance