My Journey as a Belly Dancer by Elizabeth Gordon
Like Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love, in My Journey as a Belly Dancer Elizabeth Gordon finds a way to put her life back together after a painful breakup, only to end up with a life that’s much better than the one before.
After heading to Morocco, because who doesn’t want to head to an exotic location after a breakup, Gordon sees a woman belly dancing in her hotel. This sparks some inspiration, and once she’s back in London, she hunts down a place to take dance lessons and eventually ends up dancing in a restaurant in London while working as a legal secretary during the daytime. As you can imagine, her life ends up taking her in a direction that she never expected after her initial journey to Morocco.
My Thoughts on My Journey as a Belly Dancer
If you watched the Superbowl Halftime show that featured Shakira and JLo, then you know what belly dancing is. And if you’re anything like me, the idea of learning how to do it is extremely tempting. (It looks like fun.) I took those ideas with me as I read the book, reveling at the ways in which Gordon describes the dancing, as well as her life outside of the studio.
I think that the best memoirs are those that are honest and include people who are fully “written” or described characters. I want to hear about the mundane daily minutia so that I can see the author’s personal evolution. This is one of those books. It’s captivating, well-written, and extremely interesting. I highly recommend it.
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