BELLY DANCING 101

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Your first beginning STEPS into the art of BELLY DANCING

For those who love to dance, or those who admire those who Bellydance from afar. I want to share some great resources I found about the art of Bellydance. I have uploaded several you-tube bellydancing videos, searched for great instructional DVD's, books, and one of the most important things about bellydancing is MUSIC! Enjoy looking over my lens.

Bellydancing OR also known as Raqs Sharqi or Raqs Baladi is a beautiful art form, it isn't stripping, it isn't some type of girlie show. Most who appreciate it, are other women, which may be surprising. When you have taken a couple of Bellydance classes yourself, you come to appreciate others level of artistry.

It takes awhile to get some basic dance steps down, but you have to just have fun with it. Plus, you can meet and make some new friendships in a Bellydance class too. Like most gals out there, we all enjoy putting on sparkling things, right? That's half the fun of Belly dancing!!

You don't have to aspire to become a professional bellydancer to enjoy bellydancing. It's a great new way to exercise, if you are tired of the old gym scene. Plus, it's fun and probably completely new to you. You may of never thought of bellydancing as a form of exercise. You will develop flexibility, strength, stamina, timing and muscles you never knew you had.

So this may be your first beginning steps into Bellydancing. Be patient with yourself, when you first start Bellydancing. It took me three full courses to just get down some basic steps!! But I'm not exactly coordinated, I was raised as a tomboy, I was used to more athletic type of exercise. But I really wanted to try something non-competitive, low-impact, feminine, and fun. Bellydancing embraces and celebrates femininity, it's not about bulking up, it's about accepting your womanly curvy body.

At the bottom of this lens there is a directory of links, so if you want to enroll in a Bellydance class in the future you can locate one. But if you never decide to dance, you can also incorporate the influence of belly dancing into your everyday fashion style.

An interesting article to find out more about it's origins BELLYDANCING. Feel free to leave any comments at the very bottom of this lens. If you liked what you saw, click on the stars above to leave your rating.

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You-Tube BELLY DANCING Videos 

WATCH AND BE INSPIRED!

If you don't really know much about belly dancing, or just want to see some amazing performances....here ya go! It's not only entertaining but inspiring to watch these intricate movements, especially if you have tried belly dancing yourself. You will come to admire these talented dancers.


Asia Global Belly Dance Competition 2009 - Traditional (Winner - Fatema from Singapore)

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Shimmy Shake(2) Cross Over Belly Dance Competition 2009 @Sugar Factory

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SAHARA-Winner of Tribal Belly Dance category @ Eilat Festival 2009

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Suraiya - Winner of Isis Award - International Belly Dance Congress 2009 - UK

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Jalila - Belly Dance Queen 2009

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JAMILAH - International Raks Sharqi Contest 2009 in Berlin. Konkurs tańca brzucha.

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Belly Dance Soulfire | Drum Solo Choreography | 2009 Bellydance Nationals Troupe Champions

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Najmah - Belly Dance Queen 2009

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Sadie Bellydance 2009

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BELLY DANCE DVD's 

Instructional DVD

A good place to start belly dancing, is by purchasing a instructional DVD to watch and practice at home. You can learn a lot of basic steps, techniques, and some are more like a workout program...you choose. These are the latest DVD's, this updates almost daily.

BELLY DANCE DVD's 

Instructional DVD

There are many different styles of belly dancing, but it is common to mix many different steps from different origins into the same dance. You don't have to aspire to become a professional dancer, you can dance just to get in great shape with regular practice.

BELLY DANCE DVD's 

Instructional DVD

Belly dancing is a lot of fun, learn some basic steps, and if you want to later on, check out my links at the bottom of this lens. To find a local instructor or belly dancing class, something to look forward to!

BELLY DANCE Books 

Instructional Guides

Here are latest popular belly dancing books, some are for instructional and also contain historic information about the origins of belly dancing.

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BELLY DANCE MUSIC 

CD'S

Besides knowing what to do, and how to perform certain dance steps, music is extremely important to belly dancing. It is the means to inspire movement, and timing for the belly dancer. When you watch the you-tube videos above, you can see how many artist move exactly to the beat. These are the latest available, updates almost daily.

BELLY DANCE MUSIC 

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Music inspires the belly dancer to interpret music, no two dancers will dance the same dance to the same music. If you just want a new type of music to listen to for enjoyment, or to exercise to, give this type of music a try. I dare you not to move when you hear it....

BELLY DANCE MUSIC 

MORE CD'S......

These CD's I selected are more traditional styled belly dance music, some of these are familiar songs that you may recognize. With very traditional instruments and musicians from years ago.

BELLY DANCE MUSIC 

EVEN MORE......CD'S

These music CD's are more of a Tribal styled music for belly dancing, which seems to be growing in popularity.

BELLY DANCE MUSIC 

OKAY THAT'S IT....CD'S

These music CD's are more international, recently India's "Bollywood" music scene for belly dancing has become more popular.

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Express your Love for Bellydancing 

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Find fun artistic appreciation of belly dancing on magnets, stickers, t-shirts, hoodies, coffee cups, etc. Fun designs to choose from by various talented artist.

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BELLY DANCE Influenced clothing 

You can wear out....

These are listed for belly dancing, but since they are bra top/halters, most of the styles could probably be worn out on the street. Tribal, Gypsy, Boho-chic, Hippie, Goddess are all subcategories styles that are directly influenced by belly dancing. You may never take a step on the dance floor as a performer, but that doesn't mean you cannot enjoy wearing feminine belly dance influenced items in your wardrobe.

BELLY DANCE Jewelry 

Even if you don't Dance.......

Even if you don't dance, you can incorporate bits and pieces of this belly dancing jewelry into your daily outfits.

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BELLY DANCE Jewelry 

Tribal is another subcategory of belly dance....

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BELLY DANCE Influenced clothing 

Add a little Bohemian to your wardrobe

You can find belly dance influenced clothing and accessories you can wear out on the street, called bohemian-chic.

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BELLY DANCE Influenced clothing 

A little Goddess in your wardrobe....

You can find the influence of belly dancing in more clothing than you can imagine nowadays.....

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BELLY DANCE Influenced clothing 

Add a little Hippie/Gypsy to your wardrobe.....

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BELLY DANCE Costumes 

Lot's of beautiful belly dancing costumes to choose from harem pants, hip scarves, jewelry, tops, skirts, etc. Changes daily from various suppliers, check back to see what comes up.

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BELLY DANCE Costumes 

These are more exotic listing of belly dancing costumes, more unusual styles from tribal to India...never know what interesting things will pop up here, harem pants, jewelry, dresses, skirts, unique combination of ethnic influences.

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BELLY DANCE Costumes 

More belly dancing costuming, from harem pants, skirts, jewelry, veils, tops, mens belly dancing, hip scarves, etc. beautiful things.

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