Belly Dance-The Sensual Art of Spirit

Bellydance Dancer - Rachel Brice

2008-05-01T10:45:00.000-07:00

Rachel Brice Drum Solo

Tribal Fusion Bellydance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryZA68xoly8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6MTj8xdjio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYAfuyAItX8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqJsaqykhLo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dl-4uFNwRw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaSfZ1SPC1A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKBP_TZsc-I

Bellydance -Music

2008-05-01T10:23:00.000-07:00

Bellydance Sample Music

Latern
https://www.hollywoodmusiccenter.com/additionalMedia/969.mp3

Setrak Sarkissian: Layali
https://www.hollywoodmusiccenter.com/additionalMedia/830.mp3

Mohamed Alli Ensemble: Enta Omri
https://www.hollywoodmusiccenter.com/additionalMedia/831.mp3

Bassil Moubayyed: Sahra
https://www.hollywoodmusiccenter.com/additionalMedia/832.mp3

The Soul of Cairo
https://www.hollywoodmusiccenter.com/additionalMedia/991.mp3

Taka Doom
https://www.hollywoodmusiccenter.com/additionalMedia/992.mp3

Bellydance - Hip Circle

2008-05-01T10:15:00.001-07:00

Bellydance - Hip Circle

https://www.hollywoodmusiccenter.com/

Styles of Bellydance

2008-05-01T09:35:00.000-07:00

Interviews from Bellydance Superstars Ansuya and Rachel Brice... Including commentary at the end by Morocco on the different styles of bellydance which include, but are not limited to, modern egyptian, cabaret, tribal, and tribal fusion. ENJOY!

tribal cabaret modern egyptian gothic fusion danced

Bellydance -Hip Drops and Lifts

2008-05-01T04:04:00.000-07:00

Bellydance instructor, Aubre, teaches the proper way to do a bellydance hip raise. She goes over the steps for doing the hip raise both standing and traveling.

You prolly hear me call the hip drop, back, they are both the same thing.
the major difference between the two is where you are hitting the drum beats. Hip lifts - one leg slightly infront of the other that knee is very bent, weight on the back leg which is slightly bent. straighten the front leg, tighten that glut. lift, lift lift hip to beat of music.
back or down hips. same pose, but this time, you drop that hip to back, like there is a drum behind your butt and you are going to smack it. drop drop drop to the beat.

Learn how to twist your waist while raising your hips

In this vlog I demonstrate various ways to do the 3/4 shimmy (Hip Bump, Hip Lift, Hip Drop plus travelling variations).

I also talk about beats, how to count music and give a brief demonstration of the saiidi and beladi rhythms on the doumbek. PLEASE NOTE! The rhythm demos were not planned and it WAS lazy of me not to turn the drum around and play it correctly. (I am not left handed.)

~* Belynda Azhaar *~

Bellydance - Shimmy

2008-04-30T11:54:00.000-07:00

In the performance section, dancers in stunning costumes and dramatic settings combine the movements just taught into an energetic and stimulating low-impact aerobic choreography designed to burn calories and help you explore your sensual side. The episode ends as the dancers take inspiration from the movements taught throught the entire series in a mesmerizing display of freestyle belly dance.

Bellydance - Snake Arms

2008-04-30T11:40:00.000-07:00

basic snake arms ...
the energy starts in a shoulder lifting, energy ripples down to elbow lifting, then flows to wrist, finally releasing out the finger.
both arms move at the same time

Bellydance -Undulations

2008-04-30T10:40:00.000-07:00

This short video demonstrates how to execute a bellydance lower undulation.

This one minute video demonstrates how to execute a bellydance upper undulation. The video's sound actually works correctly at video.google.com. This venue plays the image much faster than the sound....

Learn how to do upward and downward undulations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_79HEjCGZU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC1XlhRwhsU

lower undulations - mixed with full body wave (camel)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oAJPMw9UVk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY8jS31V-Dk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChoDbplGTQs

Upper/chest Undulations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SkSljWay0k

Bellydance Superstars

2007-06-20T21:02:00.000-07:00

Middle Eastern music is an expressive language of quarter tones ane=d percussive rhythms, varying from slow and sensual to upbeat and playful.
The traditional instruments hav ancient origins, dating back to predynastic Egypt.
Today, they accompany the accordion, saxophone, violin, cello, clarinet and other orchestral instruments.

"Entrance of the Stars "

Bellydancer Petite Jamilla

2007-06-20T20:54:00.000-07:00

Enjoy bellydance solo

Bellydance-The Hips

2007-06-12T15:15:00.000-07:00

The Hips

When Your Hips Circle
The Whole Universe Swings Along

The hips are two shell-shaped walls that contain the pelvis.
How soft and supple they become with this dance! Hip movements require less effort than other belly dancing movements. The important thing is to keep your knees bent,
Your head high and your chest open to leave enough space for the heart.

Hip Swing
Shift your weight on to your left leg and place your right leg in front of you, balanced on the ball of the foot.
The hip has now enough space to move freely.
Throw your right hip upwards, while keeping the ball of your foot on the ground and your upper body still.
Repeat the movement at few times, then change and try with left hip.
The strength of the swing comes from the hip alone!
The whole lower belly is projected sideways and to the front.
When you get the feeling that you can make this movement effortlessly-without tensing your shoulders or your neck and without blocking your breath-then you’re doing it right.
Your swing your hip outwards and yet you sit in yourself.
You send your energy from your hips into the space around you; it travels from your hips and fills the space with your strength, your inner impulse, invisible yet perceptible. You give your strength a shape, a face. You swirl up everything around you and absorb it.
You can also perform the hip swing while turning around yourself. In that case, your front foot is used as a compass. Your arms are held up and to the side.

Hip Drop
In contrast to the hip swing, in which the movement is directed upwards, the hip drop is a downward movement. You perform it as if you wanted to sit on an invisible chair,
Changed your mind at the last minute and stood up again.
You bend your knees and lower your body, but all the time you sit in yourself, drawing your security and your strength from inside. No matter how far down you go. You never forget who you are. Your forehead is relaxed in the knowledge that meekness is the sister of pride.

Hip Sway
Imagine a child sitting on your right hip.
Now move him to your left hip.
Practice until you feel that the child could fall asleep, until the movement turns into a wave, until the wave carries you away and you become the baby.

Hip Thrust
Take the basic position. Center yourself. Now bring your right hip bone forward;
Your left hip bone will automatically go backwards.
Alternate bringing right and left hip bones forwards, as if trying to throw a ball with each forward thrust. Between each movement, take time to pause in the middle, like so: left hip bone forward, basic position, right hip bone forward, basic position, and so on.
Let all your strength and self-confidence come to the fore in this movement!
The wilder your thrust, the quieter and more sober you’ll feel inside yourself.
Let all the tensions, the laws and disciplining-whether imposed by the outside or by yourself-flow out and let yourself be swept away in the intense moment of dancing.
If you thrust your right and left hips in a forward diagonal direction, at a crazily fast rhythm, you’ll progress to the hip shimmy.

Goddess

2007-06-05T18:25:00.000-07:00

Belly Dance as Self-Experience and Self-Expression.
Belly dance allows you the freedom to move and create, opening your body to powerful energy flows and healing your imbalances.

Arabic Shakira

Vatalya Strelchenko-Russian Bellydance

Turkish Belly Dance- Elcin

Valeria's Belly Dance

Bellydance

2007-05-30T12:06:00.000-07:00

Belly Dancer- Sharon Kihara

Bellydance the origins theories

2007-05-22T09:37:00.000-07:00

Many Belly dancers subscribe to one or another of a number of theories regarding the origins of the form. Some of these theories are that the dance form:

-Descended from dances in early Egypt
-Descended from a religious dance Temple Priestesses once practiced
-Had been a part of traditional birthing practices in the region(s) of origin
-Had spread from the migrations of the 'Gypsies' and related groups, with origins in India.

Watch bellydance----->Bellydancer-Aisha

Mirage Bellydance

2007-05-22T06:54:00.000-07:00

"Eyes are the Ocean of the Soul"
"Ears are the gateway to the Soul"

The benefits of belly dance are both mental and physical.

Dancing provides a good cardio-vascular workout and helps increase both flexibility and

strength, focusing on the torso or "core muscles", although it also builds leg strength. Many belly

dance styles emphasize muscular "isolations", teaching the ability to move various muscles or

muscle groups independently.

Belly dance is suitable for all ages and body types. The practice offers mental health benefits

including an improved sense of well-being, better body image and self-esteem, and the generally

positive outlook that comes with regular, enjoyable exercise.

(Rachel Brice Drum Solo)

Bellydance Superstar

2007-05-21T11:43:00.000-07:00

"Grace flows from a strong connection with the earth."

Belly Queen

2007-05-21T10:54:00.000-07:00

The Sensual, Creative, and Erotic Aspects of Belly Dancing.

(NYC Belly Dance)

Ansuya Bellydance Oriental Dance

2007-05-21T08:05:00.000-07:00

Physical and psychological processes influence one another.

Feelings cause certain physical reactions.

Mental positions and beliefs are lived in the body.

Belly dance in a gentle but comprehensive way strengthens the whole body and harmonizes the psyche through its positive influence on a woman's feeling of SELF-Worth.

Belly Dance : The World of Emotion, and Spirit

2007-05-21T04:53:00.000-07:00

Belly Dance as the Dance of Birth

Belly Dance as Self-Experience and Self-Expression

Belly Dance the Interactions Between Body and Soul

Belly Dance Express the Natural Rhythms in a Woman's Life

( Super Belly Dancer )

( Performer: Rachel Brice )

( Ansuya Salam Alay )

Belly Dance: The World of Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual

2007-05-21T04:40:00.000-07:00

Belly Dance

Connecting to the Earth-Flowing Energy in a Grounded Body

Self-Experience -The Interactions between Body and Soul

Self-Expression-The Nautural Rhythms in a Woman's Life