Tips And Tricks For Creating Choreography For Belly Dance

To take your Shakira moves one step further, take up belly dancing classes at your local dance center. Look for a belly dancing class that focuses on Shakira’s dance style. Sign up for the class with a friend so you’re more encouraged to show up and have fun together.

To All Students, Regarding "Loyalty" to Your Teacher. Once you feel comfortable, try picking up the pace so that your hips begin to shake. From here, you’ll continue alternating between straightening and bending knees to cause each hip to raise in succession.

Doing your research and get a deeper understanding of the music your dancing to will only improve your performance. Writing a choreography can sometimes be a laborious and frustrating experience. Getting ideas from conception to paper isn’t always intuitive and it's very easy to get lost or feel like you're running out of ideas. Over the years I've gathered together some tips and tricks to help your choreography process.

Her improvisation (which falls in the “formal” category, above) is high-energy, complex, dynamic, includes a variety of advanced techniques and sometimes props. The series of DVDs by Indian twins Veena and Neena is popular, and widely available in shops, but they are quite basic, and most people find they outgrow them fairly quickly. If they are all you can find locally, then they are enough to get you started - but I think there are better instructors out there. For that reason I recommend Michelle Joyce's DVD, but you'll probably have to buy it online. Rooted in community rituals, dance is for everyone - for any age, body shape and skill level.

You just have to practice, for some people it takes longer. Also, remember that not many normal people can belly dance really well. All hip action comes from flexing and straightening your knees. The deeper the "sit," the more your hips will move.

Some people find this easier than others, but everybody can achieve some level of isolation right away. From then on, it’s a matter of practicing your isolation skills in line with what your teacher has taught you and you’ll soon find that it gets easier. You will learn a variety of ways to use your hands, arms, shoulders and head to accent your belly dancing skills, such as the head slide, wrist circles and falling leaves moves. You will also learn chest lifts, shoulder hits and shoulder lifts and falls. Put on Shakira songs that you like and dance to them using your belly dancing moves.

So much goes into being your best as a dancer, and an important part of any dancer’s rehearsal must include stretching. Stretching keeps the body supple, reduces the risk of injury, and increases range of motion for a more expansive, fluid performance. The following 8 stretches are extremely valuable for any belly dancer, and can be incorporated into your stretching routine. Best results will come if you use them at least three times a week in conjunction with your other exercises and drills. If you're looking to pick up on belly dancing, this is something that is very sensual and is sure to help you focus on controlling certain parts of your Belly Dance body. In this dance, you're able to focus on certain muscles in your body, but one of the most important to focus on is the torso area.

You can also wear more traditional belly dancing attire, like flowing skirts. Shakira sometimes wears traditionally-inspired belly dancing outfits, with a cropped dance top and a low skirt or pants with a belt. She also likes to wear more modern outfits, such as a bikini style top or a cropped shirt and low cut jeans.

Straighten your left leg and raise your left hip upward. Using the lyrics will guide you to the mood of the song and will direct you to what type of movements you'll choose. Let your movements tell the story as if you are the lead singer or the subject of the story.