Belly Dancing

Belly dancing is a cultural, a folk dance originating from the Middle East. Belly dancing, contrary to what many people perceive, is not a provocative and sensual dance. Belly dancing is an art and it is a form of dance that requires skills and practice. The most popular form of Belly dance is called Raks Sharqi, which is a workout routine that stretches, tones and strengthens the body. Belly dancing improves your body flexibility and postures, it is a great exercise for losing weight. I attend a weekly belly dance class with a group of lovely ladies, mostly in their 50s and 60s. It does not matter if they are big or small, fat or short, these ...  Read the complete review

Do you want to surprise your lover? then belly dancing is for you!! It is a fabulous way to shape up and to feel beautiful. Whatever your shape belly dancing makes you feel so womanly and happy. It consists mainly of bouncing and shimmying your hips, beautiful and delicate hand and arm gestures and fluid movements of your body. The end result is a very sexy feminine dance that celebrates the delights in the shape and display of the female body. You can get books that teach you from ebay and other various book stores, but I find the best way to learn is to buy the dvds that actually take you through each movement step by step.It is much easier ...  Read the complete review

When I tell people that I do belly dancing (OK, make that men) they get quite excited. Most people see belly dancing as a provocative and sexual dance that is performed to entertain men. (Or if you believe the story one of my workmates told me, he said it was a dance that originated because the sultans were too obese to perform sexually so it was all down to the woman… I think that he was getting carried away by the idea!) ~~~ History ~~~ According to the websites I’ve looked at, belly dancing is thought to have originated in the Middle East and is one of the earliest dances known to man (and woman), dating back to at least 4,000 BC. It was ...  Read the complete review

Belly dancing. Thank you to all of you that read my previous op on belly dancing (not) I am now trying to amend that and write a little about belly dancing not that I know any thing about it really I have now had 42 reads from that misplaced op I shall donate that money and money from further reads to a cancer charity .I have chosen the Marie Currie nurses as the charity My mother has / had breast cancer she had nothing but praise for them. Marie curie gives a lot of support to cancer sufferers and has hospices. Any way back to belly dancing Belly dancing is a Middle Eastern North African Egyptian form of oriental dancing It is thought of as ...  Read the complete review