This week we are proud to have Ms. Maya Gaorry as the cover girl of this group.

Maya comes from Brazil but currently lives in Italy where she came as a student of psychology. But psychology did not become her main passion, her love for dance became stronger so she started her career as a professional belly dancer and international instructor.

Maya attends the main belly dance festivals all over the world and performs not just in Italy, but the other countries including Japan, USA, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Russia, Canada and the others.

[Cindy]
Hi Maya, congratulations on becoming another one of our Girls of the week.

As a professional belly dancer and international teacher you should be familiar to a photoshoot with several photographers. How do you feel in a role of a model?

[Maya]
I like it very much. Since I was a little girl I loved to be photographed, I was always in pose. So, for me is very funny to make facial expressions and body positions, during my bellydance shoots I try to interpret the beauty of this dance and feminine and show my body doing movements.

[Cindy]
Dhyanis & Aruna told about you that your dance does not miss luscious moves and you feel great in your body. Feeling good in own body is something what many women are missing. Do you have any advice for them on how to improve an attitude to their own body?

[Maya]
I think the point is not to give most of the importance to the body, let me explain, ok, we have to take care of our body, health and beauty, but when you are doing an art like the oriental dance, you have to express your soul, not just dance with the body, but with your heart. When you do anything with love your body will be part of it and be beautiful, people will see and feel the good energy that you are giving. First thing is to be ok insight, we see lots of pretty and “perfect” girls that are still not happy with their body, but in reality they are not happy inside themselves.

[Cindy]
A performing dancer must be also a kind of actress and not to be shy to show her body in its full beauty which is similar with modelling. This requires a good self-confidence and courage. But what about stage-fright?

[Maya]
Yes, you are correct, a good dancer is able to make face and body interpretation, she cannot be shy or an empty robot. Stage fright is normal when you are beginning to dance in public, slow slow you take confidence and experience, but when you become a professional dancer you cannot be afraid, of course, there is always an emotion when you have to entrance on the stage, but it is positive and charge you for your dance.

[Cindy]
In your CV I have read that you have started with a classic ballet as a little girl and now you are doing a belly dance. I have the same dance history :-) Do you find a dance as an important way how I keep or create great curves? Or would you recommend some classic sport?

[Maya]
I think that belly dance is a very good exercise to help your body to have feminine curves! The muscle work, you get good posture, strong legs and belly, strong arms when you dance with the veil, your waist is smaller and your breast up … hum, better than this? Yes, you get a feminine way of being! But, in my opinion, is always good to do other movements to help your health.

[Cindy]
Where can we see you to perform live in the next few weeks?

[Maya]
Next few weeks here in Trieste (Italy) with my wonderful students, next months in Spain, England, Brazil and Germany. And if is not possible to be present, there are some of my videos on my webpage: www.mayagaorry.com

I would like to thank the opportunity to participate as cover girl and share things about our bellydance art, that is an expression of the feminine and a way to give respect and value to the woman.

[Cindy]
Thanks for taking the time to allow us to interview you Maya and again, congratulations on becoming our Cover Girl of the week :-)