Ultimate Belly Dancing Guide
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Belly Dancing Guide
Belly Dancing is fun first of all. You can also lose weight with belly dancing while enjoying this great form of Art.
Also; Did you know that Belly Dancing is the World's oldest dance?
The whole purpose of this "Ultimate Belly Dancing Guide" is to explain belly dancing and offer resources for beginners who are interested in belly dancing and share some advanced resources for non-beginners. I hope the information I offer will help you in some way.
I will be updating this ultimate guide regularly, so please leave your comments, and let me know if you want me to add any specific information.
Belly Dance History
There are many different versions of stories about when and where belly dancing started. Belly Dancing History might be interesting topic, therefore I have created a list of great resources for belly dance history:
How to Belly Dance
It used to be hard to find an instructor to learn belly dancing from. But nowadays, even in very small towns you might find a belly dance instructor, or a gym that offers belly dancing classes. Definitely, your best option to learn belly dancing is from a knowledable belly dance instructor.
A teacher can work with you and make sure you are executing a move correctly. If you are doing something wrong, you can ask your teacher to show the right form to you. It is always nice to have someone in front of you demonstrating the movement. But let's face it, this is not always feasible. If you don't have a chance to learn belly dancing from an instructor, you might want to check out these options:
How To Do Bellydance Hip Raise
How to Belly Dance Videos
There are few belly dance instructional videos from YouTube at the right column. YouTube.com has a very large selection of instructional videos. These are some nice sites with belly dance instructional videos:
- Cassiopeia's How to Execute a Belly Dance Move Videos (26 videos).
- Basic belly dance instructional videos by Sharia covering basics of belly dancing (20 short videos).
- Atea's Belly Dance Clip.
- Yasmina's How to Belly Dance Page.
More Free Belly Dancing Video Samples From YouTube:
Cassiopeia's Choreography
Learn Egyptian Belly Dance
Asena Performance - Famous Turkish Belly Dancer
Didem Dance Show - Turkish Belly Dance Star
Belly Dance Resource Websites
- Shira - The Art of Middle Eastern Dance
Shira's site is full of resources for belly dancers from beginner to advanced level. You will find many articles, how to guides, and links to belly dance sites. - Joy of Belly Dancing
One of the authority resource websites in belly dancing. - OrientalDancer.net
Oriental Dancer offers a large variety of articles, resources and a community forum for belly dancers. - BellyDance.org
Another resource website for belly dancers. Very helpful information. Site of The International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance. - BellyDance.com
Belly Dancing Articles & Resources - Learn to Belly Dance
Articles and resources teaching belly dancing.
Belly Dance Shopping Resources
- Belly Dance Store
Belly Dance US offers a large variety of belly dancing products ranging from hip scarves to professional costumes. Turkish style harem pants, veils, finger cymbals, instructional dvd's and more. - Belly Dance Hip Scarf
Affordable Belly Dance Hip Scarves. BellyDanceHipScarf.com categorizes affordable belly dance hip scarf auctions from eBay, and also offers unique articles. - MoonDance
MoonDance offers a large selection of tribal belly dancing products.
Belly Dance Produts at Amazon
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Great first hub, Jenn! Welcome to Hubpages :)
I don't have any videos yet.
When I become a pro, I'll post my videos also :)
Thanks for the comment embitca
Great first hub! Welcome to hubpages Jenn :)
Jenn really Knows what people like to see! I love belly dance :D
I'm Not much of a belly dancer but nice start Jenn....
Welcome to the club, very good hub!
I actually practice belly dancing, I love it, I try to do it at least twice a week. I find it better than any other form of excercise (apart from Pilates). As an added bonus you ca pick some of the steps for when you are clubbing!!!
fantastic
i have always been abelly dancing fan
Awesome Hub..
Thanks for the help earlier on the forums as well. (Jewelery Blogger)
-Scott :)
Great hub jen! it looks like so much fun!
Welcome to hubpages :)
Good hub and very interesting. Makes me want to learn how to belly dance, but I am not very good at dancing, so I enjoy to watch others do it.
Hi Jenn, love your hub-belly dancing. On the odd occassion in the nightclub I have tried this, often getting a positive response, not sure if it is the dancing they're admiring.
What decided you to venture into belly dancing?
suok3
These videos are brilliant!
Blellydancing....I LOVE it! I was contracting my Glutes by the end of the first video!
Daniel
Great Hub, sorry I hadn't come across it before. Tip - you probably know by now that rather than continually adding to this Hub, it's much better to start a new Hub and link the two together. Happy Hubbing!
Awesome Hub!
Great hub and video sharing, thank you!
Belly dancing is amazing, and some of the videos you've posted up looks really good. I guess shakira brought belly dancing the media attention it needed [in the west] and the rest is history.
Love your hub. Those videos are amazing and beautiful.
Great Hub Jenn,
Need a lot of energy to do that. Great videos! Thanks for sharing.
Awesome! I wonder if the talent is trained or naturally born?
thanks for those video tuts they are pretty helpful
I have a couple of belly dancing websites where you might like to contribute DVD reviews or articles. Affiliate advertising is allowed. PM me if you're interested.
This is awesome. It's perfect compliment to my bellydance resource guide. I include tips. If you have time, perhaps you would be willing to leave a comment with a tip?
Thanks!
Recent Belly Dancing News
- For a flatter belly, try belly dancing - The State Journal-Register
For a flatter belly, try belly dancing The State Journal-Register After watching a belly dance performance on television, Nation was intrigued. She started learning from instructional videos, began classes at the Lawrence Education Center, and eventually lost the 100 pounds she had gained during pregnancy. - 15 hours ago
- Dancing with Brothers: How did Egypt's belly dancing troupes vote? - Al-Bawaba
Al-Bawaba Dancing with Brothers: How did Egypt's belly dancing troupes vote? Al-Bawaba Nowhere more so than in the popular national exported trade of belly-dancing. The spectre of the Muslim Brotherhood, now officially heading the race, seizing the helm of Egypt, is choking the politically, diametrically-opposed current, ... and more » - 2 days ago
- Egypt: Owner of belly dancing TV station arrested - Fox News
Egypt: Owner of belly dancing TV station arrested Fox News CAIRO – Egypt's vice police on Thursday arrested the owner of a belly dancing TV station on suspicion of operating without a license, inciting licentiousness and facilitating prostitution, a security official said. The station, ElTet, broadcasts videos ... and more » - 11 days ago
- Egyptian Belly Dancers Afraid Islamic Censors Will Destroy Art - Al-Monitor
Al-Monitor Egyptian Belly Dancers Afraid Islamic Censors Will Destroy Art Al-Monitor They have now extended to a large segment of intellectuals and artists, notably dancers. Fears of an Islamist takeover in Egypt aren't limited to moderates, secularists and leftists, writes Kamel Saleh. Belly dancers and other artists are also worried. and more » - 5 days ago
- Bellydancing combines Middle Eastern culture, a hip scarf and some major glute ... - Syracuse.com (blog)
Syracuse.com (blog) Bellydancing combines Middle Eastern culture, a hip scarf and some major glute ... Syracuse.com (blog) Behold: a fundamental step of belly dancing. As I learned in a Syracuse studio, belly dancing takes more than vigorously shaking ones' hips in a full, bejeweled skirt with heavily kohl-lined eyes. It takes firing muscles uncommonly fired. - 4 days ago
vreccc 4 years ago
WOW!!!!!!!
Those videos are great!!! Do we get to see a video of you belly dancing, or were you in one of those????
Oh yeah!!! this is a nice hub
Jonathan