I think what has occured is that I am more focused on my practices. Instead of throwing on a DVD to dance, I work on specific things each practice and I'm improving to music more often.

Well, I've been posting less...not for lack of interest, but several new projects coming forth, a couple of which absorbed all time I desired to look at a computer screen. I feel much more articulate as to where I am in this dance journey and can begin at my beginnings, as well as greater clarity as to what is important to/connects most deeply with me. I feel a connection to my future dancer self. The transition into dance practice has changed significantly in my regular routine; before I doubted myself as dance student and was not aware to what extent, whereas now I trust that my forming my questions to frame my active practice connects me to my future dancer self and not to my past cheerleader. I am not aware of where to find the stopping point, nor that I would want to be. I may be close to completing ninety days, but not tending to what grows from there. How another ninety day period may compare to this one tickles me.

90 days !

yah I have not been the faithful poster and fell off the wagon twice but I have done the pennence and added 1 extra day for each fall...

This grounded me a little more.. I have the tendancy to be very MOVEY, here a second there a second... I danced to Jalilah's Raks Sharki Tamra Henna and I felt like i controlled it [at least most of the time]
Daily focus helped channel that.

I will [am] continuing daily "better belly dacing" but won't feel so guilty about a missed or rushed day

It did and still does make me feel more motivated and more goal-oriented in practice..

I created an excel sheet (geeky I know) to monitor my practice per day/week/month and it helps me keep focus, so my practice sessions are now less 'random'..

I do plan to keep up with the program, I already extended my excel sheet to 120 days ;-) And even though I had a big lapse of 2,5 weeks (vacation) this February I managed to keep an average of 2 hours a day (including teaching and cross training) My goal is to get to an average of 3 hours a day in the next 90 days.

I've already noticed a difference in my performances.. my hands and arms are finally feeling more controlled and the movements seem to have more 'flow'. Next thing to work on: Feet! For poses, turns and still those darn traveling steps..