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Belly Dance through imagery: the "omi" movement
Imagery is a great tool for dancers! Imagery helps improve technique because it gives mental cues for proper alignment, balance, and...
Bellydance exercises: activate the 7 chakras
Generally speaking, chakras are energy points in your body. Like with every element of our physical bodies, our chakras benefit from us...
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...
Unblock your creativity: move your hips like you were scribbling
It’s as simple as that! Imagine that your hips have ink and make scribbles in the air. The idea is to move your hips freely and in all...
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...
5 different ways to use your arms in belly dance
1 – As protagonists of the dance or dance phrase. This is when you perform a specific arm movement such as the “snake”. 2 – To frame...
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...
Get feedback on your technique... when you practice alone!
Feedback is an invaluable component of the teaching and learning process. Most of the time we think of feedback as being a verbal comment...
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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