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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...


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...


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...


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...


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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