My first experience with belly dance came through the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., a medieval recreation group. I was attending a camping event and the Saturday night was filled with drums and bonfires.
In that dim half-light filled with celebrating people and exotic scents of cooking foods, woodfires, and incense, I wondered into a party in which the main feature centered on the
dancers framed in firelight.
I watched as these women, of all shapes and sizes and ages, danced around the bonfire, seemingly unaware of the crowd; hypnotised by the flames. Dancing only for themselves and for the other dancers.
But the isolation broke when they reached out into the crowd and drew the watchers into dance with them, men and women alike. My neighbor and I debated nervously about going out in front of all those people, dancing with such abandon.
I finally drew up the courage and stepped out into the firelight, leaving my companion behind; the drums too intoxicating to ignore. I haven't looked back since.
So,.... You want to know how to belly dance,......
Learning to belly dance is not as hard as you might think. This style of dance simply enhances and exagerates the body's natural movements. However, today's society has taught us to hide and surpress things like hips swaying, tummies jiggling, amd expressive arm and hand movements. By returning to natural movement, we feel better, have more control over our bodies, and generally have better circulation and precision.
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