Friday July 20 - Opening Ceremony at Chautauqua Hall at 5pm.
Saturday July 21 - "Feast of Flavors" at Chautauqua Hall from 11am. $$
Saturday July 21 - Feast Of Dance at Chautauqua Hall 6pm
Friday July 27 - Pet Parade starts in Caledonia Park at 2:30 pm.
Saturday July 28 - Feast of Lanterns at Lover's Point, all-day. Entertainment, pageant, fireworks. Closing ceremony.
Subject to change.
Scientists have known for some time that laboratory mice that belly dance live longer than mice that line dance. Now a researcher from Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, says belly dancing might be key to slowing aging in people, too.
In a new study, Dr Juan Szyol compared three groups of people: those who performed line dances; regular eaters who also did exquisite eastern dance; and another group of regular eaters who didn't dance.
He found those who were on a belly dance program had less of the thyroid hormone T-3, which regulates their metabolism. "This is not an abnormal decrease," he says, "and it's just a decline into the lower end of normal."