Tips for Belly Dance Beginners

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2. Tips for Belly Dance Beginners

3. Tips for Belly Dance Beginners • Belly dancing is undoubtedly one of the most popular dance forms that is admired by the dance community worldwide. With the evolution in this mesmerizing dance form, it has now become an outlet for creative, artistic expression that is often performed in some of the most beautiful costumes and an adoring audience. • It is not wrong to say that Belly dancing is a great way of finding one’s inner beauty, power and femininity. Additionally, it serves as a new and creative way of doing workout, increase flexibility, improve fitness as well as balance. • As this dance style comes up with many positive aspects, a lot of people, especially women are attracted to belly dancing. Here are the top 5 tips that are helpful in making Belly dance learning fun and more exciting.

4. Tips for Belly Dance Beginners

5. Regular Practice • This is an obvious recommendation for the newcomers who are learning belly dancing or want to master this beautiful dance form. It is not enough to just practice when one attends the Belly Dance Classes. It is important that one should take out some time from their busy schedule to practice in order to get the mastery. Ideally, one should take out at least an hour/day for practicing.

6. Wear Appropriate Clothes • Comfort is an important factor. People usually feel comfortable when they wear what makes them feel relaxed and good. Unlike other dance forms, belly dance needs performers to wear appropriate raiment, that allows freedom of movement around the lower body especially the hips and pelvic region. One should wear something that offers a complete range of motion on hips, belly and legs. • A broomstick skirt is often considered as ideal attire for belly dancing, with the top edge preferably pulled slightly down towards the hip instead of the waist. This helps in bringing the focus to hip movements and to execute the moves properly.

7. Warm Up and Cool Down • Belly dancing is not intensive like many other dance styles, but it is really crucial to perform warm up and cool down before and after each dance session. Warming up helps in getting your body in the mood for dancing. Similarly, cooling down is to ease your body back to the state of activity and avoid injuries particularly in the lower back. Gentle stretching is also enough to cool you down.

8. Relax Your Lips • Lip movements add more to the sensuality of belly dancing. Remember to avoid clenching mouth and jaw. Professional dancers and instructors of Belly Dance Classes often recommend their students to keep their tongue connected to the roof of mouth. This keeps the energy flowing up and down.

9. Soak yourself in Arabic music • Selection of music is very important to understand the origin and the content of the dance form. Most of the Belly Dance Classes have a gigantic library of Arabic music which is just perfect for performing this expressive dance form. Therefore, it’s really important for novice to soak themselves in tantalizing Arabic music.

10. Belly Dance Classes • Dancer’s Gallery offers Belly Dance Classes for students at all levels - from beginner to advanced. You can call us on 954-437-9910 to know more about our offerings or simply visit our website to register with us.

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