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Treat your dancing feet

As dancers, our feet take a lot. To help them recover after a dance class, include a short foot massage in your cool-down routine. One...

A dancer’s posture: the vertical axis

In Belly Dance we often hear about the importance of grounding, in order to build a strong, beautiful posture. Teachers might tell you –...

The dancer’s eyes.

The eyes convey emotion, help the audience understand your dance and guide your audience’s gaze to what you want them to see. By engaging...

Dance moves: form, function and sensation

When you practice - or teach - a dance movement, take into consideration that a movement is constituted by 3 aspects: its FORM, its...

One reason for the name “Belly” Dance

Why is this dance style called “Belly” Dance? Generally speaking Western countries have always had a fetish for legs. This fact can be...

The mystic spiral

Once a student masters the bellydance movement known as the "circle" the next step is to learn the movement known as the "spiral". The...

Breathing exercise: the balloon

Imagine that your belly is a balloon. This balloon starts at your pelvic floor and goes all the way to your diaphragm. Every time that...

Belly Dance how to: hip circle move

To draw a perfect circle with your hips have these in mind (and in your body): - The circle is a closed shape, this means that the...

Dancing through imagery: the "maya" movement

Imagery has always been a great tool to perfect dance technique. I remember studying the belly dance movement called “maya” and imagining...

Ancient Greek Dance Gestures - The Doric

The Doric Gesture is the name given by the Terpsichore - Ancient Greek Dance Company to describe the gesture where all five fingers are...

What is Belly Dance?

Through the years I have heard many things about Belly Dance. Here is a list of phrases that I have noted on my notebook: “It is the...

How to find the correct posture

Good posture is more than standing up straight in order to look your best. It goes beyond concepts like alignment, natural curvature or...

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