European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday May 3, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 9 Ali Simpkins demonstrates her belly dancing talents. Katri Gol a leg up on her dancing career by starting in the game at the tender age of 4 dance excise can restore right size Story and photos by Bob it la in stall writer Span Dahlem Germany is Bikini months Are just ahead. With this in mind a number of women Here have enrolled in fitness classes which they Hope will make them slim and trim. Through the coincidental direction of great assignments Luck this tactical fighter base Southwest of Coblenz has been blessed with the arrival of two professional dance instructors. Katri Simpkins and Angelique Hoffman began their dance careers Early at Ages 4 and .1, respectively. Since then both have danced and taught dancing on a professional level before accompanying their husbands Here. Simpkins teaches several dancing classes including modern jazz and belly dancing. She was surprised but pleased when 30 women came to the first class which Simpkins described As amusing As the women attempted to copy her gyrations. She believes belly dancing is beneficial in Many ways not the least of which is that it can put a Little romanticism into a when your husband comes Home from a hard Day on he flight line he can be your personal Sultan Simpkins said smiling. Hoffman teaches she coined the term to describe the fitness Lii rough dance a class which she leaches four times a week at the Aya Center Here. Hoffman believes the women ire More Likely to stay with a fitness program flu a it is a scheduled class. I less you re very dedicated it s hard to discipline ourself to exercise at she said be Hoffman leads pupils through warm up in dance excise
