Helena Vlahos was probably one of the first people to really bring belly dance to the masses for Gen Xers. She is the first person I saw dance.. on That's Incredible! in the very early 80's. A couple of years before she was inducted into the Guiness Book of World Records for flipping 9 quarters on her belly - one at a time. Now, I would like to see the gym rats try that with their washboard abs!
Anyway, I saw it and flopped down on the floor in the den trying to flip the quarter like she did. She made it so easy - I had no idea that flipping a quarter is quite possibly one of the hardest things to do in belly dance. After about an hour, I gave up and went on to something else.
I came back across Ms. Vlahos in searching for pictures for this weekly feature. I may not yet be able to flip a quarter but my belly rolls are improving.. just got to get the lower abs involved. Enjoy!
9 quarters! They didn't have a pictures of her dollar bill folding trick but I bet that is really cool to see.
