Learn Arabic Belly Dance Moves - Part 4

Learn Arabic Belly Dance Moves - Part 3

Learn Arabic Belly Dance Moves - Part 2

Learn Arabic Belly Dance Moves - Part 1

Belly dancing is not only about movement of the belly or just dancing! It is an amazing exercise too that tone up your entire body and energize your mind too. It is very good for those who fight obesity too. There are many people who started practicing Arabic belly-dance moves from videos like this and have lost weight plus they picked up some great belly dancing moves. So, it is highly recommended for any body who wants to lose weight, or learn belly-dancing for professional reasons or to just have fun.

Shoulders may tend to hurt for some beginners if they overdo. Listen to the instruction and you can do it right. For practicing the upper body movements, it doesn't matter how big your breast size is to do shoulder shimmy, or other moves. The vibrating movement of the breasts is natural during a shoulder shimmy, and you can perfect it like any trained professional belly dancer does.

Many new practitioners report that belly dancing is really not too different from your basic dance warm-up with all the isolations. It is easier and better to practice the moves with your friends rather than doing it alone, especially if the moves are found difficult or if you cannot reach perfection.

Houida Arab Belly Dance

Raqs Sharqi - Belly Dance

Bauchtanz / belly dancing / رقص شرقي, originally uploaded by pittigliani2005.

Belly Dance, in fact a misnomer as every part of the body is involved in the dance, is a Western-coined name for the traditional Middle East dance, especially Raqs Sharqi. It is also called Arabic Dance in the West, or by the Greco-Turkish term çiftetelli. Raqs Sharqi is more familiar to the Westerners, as it is performed in restaurants and cabarets around the world. Though usually performed by female dancers, it is also sometimes danced by men. Raqs Sharqi is a solo improvisational dance although performed as choreographed dances in a group, sometimes.

Belly dancer in blue at Istanbul dinner club

The author of this beautiful photo says, "Belly dancer in blue performs at Istanbul dinner club: For visitors and tourists to Istanbul, many dinner clubs offer an evening of performing arts. The performance of this belly dancer was a crowd favorite at this popular restaurant located in Istanbul's Sultanhamet district... Other authentic Turkish performances this evening included traditional "whirling dervish" dancing and a showcase of Turkish popular songs by a local recording artist."

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Belly Dancers in Malta

Belly Dance styles in Malta - ARTEMOCION, originally uploaded by Artemocion Malta.

Karen, Ira, Paula and Corinne bring different styles of belly dance in Malta, the author of this photo says.