
Review and refine belly dance fundamentals by practicing hand, arm, leg, and feet positions and explore extensions like lunge or demi point while varying hand speed and ripple circles.
Perform vertical chest circles, counterclockwise and clockwise, tracing a big circle with your chest to engage the upper abs and improve range of motion, keeping hips out and shoulders level.
Master upper body belly dance moves, including shoulder rolls, thrusts, shimmies, chest drops and raises, with four drills and multi-angle demonstrations. Prioritize technique before adding traveling steps, piece by piece.
Practice chest drop drill with four-count, two-count, and one-count sequences, emphasizing abdominal contraction and building up to quick repetitions through side-to-side practice.
Practice waterfall arms and arm trace with adjustable tempo, and enrich the routine by adding undulations and a flowing body trace for varied, pretty moves.
Master the upper body combination with Kabbani waterfall arms, chest raise, and drops, then vary timing, softness vs sharpness, and angles to personalize your belly dance.
Learn an upper body combination featuring a chest shimmy, an undulation, and precise weight shifts, with left-right transitions and grapevine patterns for coordinated belly dance movement.
Move through low and medium run days with circular footwork, keeping the toes pointed and the knee flexed to build balance, thigh strength, and smooth arcing kicks.
Explore hip crescents in belly dance, tracing half circles forward and backward as you shift weight across the feet, turning and wrapping the arms to add movement.
Perform the hip pivot drill by turning in a circle with four counts, then two counts, then one count, switching directions while pivoting on the standing leg.
Practice the Egyptian basic drill with traveling steps in circles to the left and right, switching clockwise and counterclockwise while lifting the hip, starting with either foot and traveling straight.
Master the 3/4 hip shimmy up by coordinating right-left-right-left timing with purposeful pauses, knee flexion, and controlled weight shifts through contract release and traveling steps.
Practice three-quarter hip shimmies in place, then travel forward and backward with the movement. Move in a circle and use alternating steps to deepen control and comfort.
Learn the introductory belly dance choreography: eight-count arm trace facing away, then turn to the audience for cross taps and a vertical chest circle.
Perform group one choreography of 32 counts, starting with chest drop and weight on left leg, then snake arms, undulate, hip figure eight, pelvic circle, vertical chest circle, waterfall arms.
learn a group belly dance routine built on eight-count segments, featuring cross steps, weight shifts, chest shimmy, undulations, grapevine, and shoulder work, culminating in an explosion and pelvic circles.
Ready to step up your dance game?
Mesmerizing Belly Dance - Foundations 2 is an amazing online dance course that will challenge you with a ton of new belly dance moves and combinations, 21 dance drill sets, and a brand new original belly dance choreography -- a triple delight!
This online dance course is the 2nd in the Mesmerizing Belly Dance Foundations series, and is designed to be challenging, exciting, and a little bit sexy! So get ready to unwind and play... this 4-1/2 hour online belly dance course will not only enhance your dance skills, but will increase your fitness endurance and give you an excellent workout!
Here's the details about the new dance moves you will learn:
Dance Positions: Hand movements (wrist circles, hand figure 8's, hand ripples), arm movements (5 classic ballet positions), leg positions (3 beautiful picture poses!), and feet positions (demi-point and releve)
Traveling Dance Footwork: Side-Together-Side; Cross-tap, Continuous Crosses, Step-tap, and the Grapevine.
Upper Body Belly Dance Moves: Horizontal Rib Circles, Vertical Rib Circles, Chest Arc, Undulation, Reverse Undulation, Shoulder Rolls, Shoulder Thrusts, Shoulder Shimmies, Chest Shimmies, Chest Drops, Chest Raise + 3 Drops, Waterfall Arms, and the Arm Trace.
Lower Body Belly Dance Moves: Hip Circles, Ronde, Hip Crescents forward, Hip Crescents backward, Pelvic Circle, Hip Lift, Hip Pivot, Egyptian Basic, and the 3/4 Hip Shimmy - Up
Belly Dance Combinations: 3 upper body belly dance combinations plus 2 upper body belly dance challenge combinations, 3 lower body belly dance combinations, and 2 challenge belly dance combinations that incorporate both upper and lower body belly dance moves!
Dance Drills: 21 belly dance drill sets will help lock in your learnings
Fun Belly Dance Choreography: The original belly dance choreography at the very end is a little bit spicy and will incorporate many of the dance moves learned in this course
After watching this course, you will be able to...
1. Build upon the foundations gained in the last course and be able to perform many more belly dance moves
2. Be able to dance through 6 different belly dance combinations, along with 2
challenge dance combinations
3. Feel comfortable with different hand, arm, leg, and feet positions and incorporate them into your dance
4. Feel comfortable with some initial traveling dance footwork and incorporate them into your dance
5. Have at your fingertips 21 belly dance drills to continue your ongoing practice
6. Be able to perform an original belly dance choreography that puts several of
the moves together!
When you are finished with this course, you will have an increased level of confidence with your belly dancing and a good deal of moves and drills to continue your practice. Remember that you have lifetime access to this course!
Now I want my students to always feel comfortable when they make a purchase, that's why I have uploaded multiple free previews for you to view at any time.
Also, I offer you a 30-day money back guarantee. YOU HAVE NOTHING TO RISK AND EVERYTHING TO GAIN!
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So if you are looking for a great way to stay healthy and make your belly dance more fun, rev up the party and get movin' and groovin' with this amazing class!