Belly dance is especially good for women, it can reduce the risk of osteoporosis, there's minimal stress on the knees and feet, it can improve circulation and assist in building cardiovascular strength (if choosing to make it physically challenging). The advantage of belly dance is that it is suitable for all ages and body types. Many belly dance moves develop the ability to move various muscle groups independently, increasing flexibility in the torso and back, whilst the legs are strengthened by hip movements.
It can also burn as many calories as light jogging, swimming or riding a bike!
Music and use of expression is just as important as learning the movements of belly dance alone. Dance is an art and involves the 'inner self' as much as the 'physical self'.
It is, fundamentally, a solo improvisational dance with its own unique dance vocabulary that is fluidly integrated with the music’s rhythm.
'Raqs Sharqi dancers internalize and express the emotions evoked by the music. Appropriately, the music is integral to the dance. The most admired Raqs Sharqi dancers are those who can best project their emotions through dance, even if their dance is made up of simple movements. The dancer’s goal is to visually communicate to the audience the emotion and rhythm of the music. This is especially apparent during the drum solo portion of a performance.'
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