Helen Blondel on The Best Workouts for Belly Dancers – 051

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Helen Blondel on The Best Workouts for Belly Dancers – 051

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Oct 7, 2020

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Singing belly dancer Helen of South Florida gives us some tone-at-home fitness tips we forgot about and shares how she moved past fear to create her own online dance program and write "Belly Dance Business 101".

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Oct 7, 2020

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Helen Blondel on The Best Workouts for Belly Dancers – 051

Helen Blondel on The Best Workouts for Belly Dancers – 051

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