What you'll learn

Put key belly dance moves to music.
Warm up and learn proper belly dance posture.
Snake arms, shimmies, omis, figure 8's, head slides, shoulder shimmies, bicycles, crescent moons, chest slides and circles, floreos and hip hits.
Become better prepared to select and use belly dance props including veils, sword, cane, candle, tambourine, candelabra, fan veils, Isis wings and zills.
Learn veil moves.
Receive practical "Dos" and "Don'ts" of belly dance.

Course content

5 sections • 24 lectures • 58m total length

Introduction1:35
Introduction to this PRACTICAL guide for learning bellydance, including a short demo of some of the moves that will be elaborated on. Over a dozen of the key bellydance movements will be shown in this video series. Please join me for the dance at the end! You can do it!

Snake Arms2:01
Snake arms are a beautiful key bellydance arm movement... a 'must have' in your bellydance repertoire!
Snake Arms
Shimmies1:59
Explains proper feet placement and how to move your knees for shimmies. Don't forget to imagine a "pail of water on your head".
Omis2:28
Omis are making an "O" on the floor underneath you. Take care to not release your tail in the back ;)
Figure 8's3:04
There are 4 types of 'figure 8 hips' covered in this video. They include the horizontal figure 8 twists from front to back and back to front. The vertical figure 8's are called guccis, which scoop from down to up, and mias which scoop from up to down.
Head Slides1:45
Another name for head slides is chin slides.
Shoulder Shimmies1:52
Shoulder Shimmies
One and a half stance2:17
A 'One and a half' is what my group refers to as 'one foot flat' and a 'half of another foot' on the floor for a side stance.
One and a half stance
Chest Slides & Circles and Hand Floreos3:09
Chest slides, circles, pops and hand floreos are covered in this lecture.
Hip Hits1:33
Hip Hits are an essential belly dance move.
Hip Hits
Undulations1:45
Undulations are also referred to as body waves or body rolls. When undulations are used as a traveling step, they are referred to as camels or camel rolls.
Let's Dance!3:18
Let's Dance! Put all of our moves together to an 8 count piece of music of your choice! Head slides, shoulder shimmies, snake arms, hand floreos, chest slides, undulations, omis, figure 8's, including guccis and mias, hip hits, shimmies, and a one & a half ending pose!
Shimmies, Omis, Figure 8's, Head Slides, Undulations

Veil Introduction4:22
This selection points out some differences in kinds of veils and will help you select one for your belly dance needs.
Veil Moves2:55
Veils
Sword4:54
Balancing a sword on your head helps a belly dancer to develop isolation skill.
Sword
Cane1:57
Candle1:53
Candles are a beautiful addition to your belly dance prop collection.
Candles
Tambourine1:16
Tambourine is a fairly low price, Gypsy styled belly dance prop.
Candelabra2:50
Candelabra
Fan veils1:37
Fan veils
Isis Wings3:10
Isis Wings are a beautiful addition to your belly dance prop collection!
Isis Wings
zills1:35
Zills, or finger cymbals, are a fun, classic belly dance prop. You don't have to be fluent in the patterns to pick up zills and start playing to the beat of a song! Don't be shy... give it a try! Thank you for watching, Lanae

Requirements

Willingness to learn belly dance and have fun along the way!

Description

Warm up and learn proper posture. Work on important belly dance moves such as snake arms, shimmies, omis, figure 8's, head slides, shoulder shimmies, bicycles, crescent moons, chest slides and circles, floreos and hip hits. Receive demonstrations of common belly dance props including veils, veil moves, sword, cane, candle, tambourine, candelabra, fan veils, Isis wings and zills. Put all the moves together at the end for a dance!

This course is primarily designed for people that are interested in belly dancing with an ecclectic group like The Secret Bellydancers of Muskegon. We do a little bit of everything, so the student can get a taste of everything they may experience in the belly dance journey.

It is set up for easy learning and simple replication of belly dance movement and a fun, unique form of dance. Learning the dance props that are special to belly dance is so fun! These lessons are a unique perspective that you may not get elsewhere. Expression through dance is so freeing! You will be able to take the information from this course into account when you search for a class, instructor or a workshop in your area, or you can use it in your own individual dance practice or choreography at home or with others!

Who this course is for:

Anyone can belly dance!

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 2min

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Warm Up and Posture2 lectures • 5min

Bellydance Moves11 lectures • 25min

Prop Introduction10 lectures • 26min

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