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The Parkersburg Shimmy Mob team performed Saturday at the Parkersburg Riverfront Amphitheater as part of a worldwide celebration to increase consciousness and donations for domestic violence.

PARKERSBURG — Dancing can be utilized as a way to express oneself, exercise and have entertaining it can also be made use of to elevate awareness and donations as proven by Shimmy Mob teams all over the world.
What is Shimmy Mob?
Perfectly, it is a dance overall performance team, established by Francesca Anastasi (aka Sabeya), that generates recognition and raises money for women’s and children’s shelters in collaborating communities close to the planet.
This 12 months there were being 147 groups all above the globe, which include one particular in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
This 12 months, all teams carried out to “Yalla Ya Gamila,” an instrumental song from Emad Sayyah’s album Arabian Jewels and the dance was choreographed by Ellie Taylor, a Shimmy Mob staff chief due to the fact 2019, and at this time operates weekly courses and features on the internet tuition from Kiama, Australia.
This occasion has been held all over the world for 11 many years now, on May perhaps 14, Entire world Bellydance Working day to elevate resources or obtain materials for victims of abuse in regional shelters.
According to Jewels Whitney, the spot workforce founder, area donations are becoming made to the Household Disaster Intervention Middle Women’s Shelter. The shelter is in have to have of cleansing materials such as paper towels and disinfectant wipes, but a financial collection is staying taken up as well.
Sponsors this yr were Health and fitness with Phyllis Schooling Studio and Exercise Facility in Belpre the Parkersburg YMCA and Complete Circle Yoga, who donated place to observe.
Future Saturday, the YMCA will present a no cost belly dance workshop instructed by Whitney from 11 a.m. to noon, where by extra donations will be collected for the shelter.
A search at the studies:
∫ 1 in a few women and just one in 4 adult men have been victims of bodily violence by an personal associate in their lifetime. According to recent scientific studies, emotional abuse by an personal companion is significantly larger than physical abuse.
∫ Emotional abuse is the precursor to most instances of physical domestic violence. Recognizing the early indicators is vital to breaking the pattern and halting abuse before it results in irreversible damage.
Emotional abuse illustrations:
∫ Positioning undue blame
∫ An extremely vital spirit
∫ Resentment
∫ Slapping destructive labels on personalized attributes or behaviors
∫ Threatening physical damage
∫ Beginning rumors that degrade popularity
∫ Angry outbursts
∫ Manipulation (“If you appreciate me, you will …”)
∫ Withholding information
∫ Limiting entry to funds or personal possessions
∫ Refusing to admit their partner’s emotions
∫ Using sarcastic or mocking tones, even if the concept alone is good
∫ Verbal threats
∫ Demeaning the spouse in front of pals, loved ones or strangers
∫ Regular criticism or humiliation
∫ Name-contacting and use of abusive language
∫ Disproportionate anger or yelling to intimidate
∫ Irrational blaming of the partner
∫ Withholding passion, acceptance or appreciation as a punishment
∫ Obsessive jealousy and accusations of unfaithfulness
∫ Instilling in the spouse the perception that “nothing he/she does will ever be great enough”
∫ Use of intimate expertise to make vulnerability
∫ Abusing or threatening to abuse the partner’s youngsters or pets with the intent to emotionally harm the lover
∫ Getting irresponsible with funds
∫ Serially cheating and then blaming for his or her conduct
∫ Applying insults, sarcasm or sneering
∫ Laughing at the lover
∫ Harming or threatening to hurt himself/herself
∫ Denying that statements or guarantees have been built or that behaviors happened, and telling the associate it’s all in his/her head
∫ Silent remedy
∫ Listening to his/her cellphone calls, checking the mileage on the car, contacting/texting/emailing
∫ Stopping access to family members and/or mates
∫ Building procedures about what to say, do or have on.
∫ Behaving like a spoiled youngster
∫ Acting helpless to get his/her way
∫ Telling him/her that he/she will never come across anybody superior, or that they are fortunate to be with a particular person like them
This list is not total. Far more examples exist.
Need to have Aid?
If you, or somebody you know, is in hazard, contact your neighborhood domestic violence shelter or nationwide domestic violence hotline (Textual content “START” to 88788 or simply call 1-800-799-7233)
Resources: Psychology Today – Steven Stosny Ph. D., Ashleighspatienceproject – Healthline











