Belly Dance for Exercise FAQs

What is Belly Dance for Exercise?

Belly Dance may look effortless but to achieve the look requires physical effort. This class takes some of that training as an exercise regime. Some movements work the abs, others the arms and others the legs. Belly Dance technique will be taught (no previous experience needed) but the emphasis is on fun and fitness rather than perfect technique, musicality or performance. Each week you will work on a couple of belly dance moves and then put them in a simple combination which you can drill to music. About half of the class will include belly dance travelling steps.

Where are the classes?

There are no current Belly Dance for Exercise on offer.

When are the classes?

There are no current Belly Dance for Exercise on offer.

How much are the classes?

There are no current Belly Dance for Exercise on offer.

What if I want a more "belly dance" course?

There are two main belly dance beginner courses on offer. Introduction to Belly Dance is an 8-week (10-hour) course that teaches technique and also gives a background to belly dance (what it is - and isn't - videos of different styles of belly dance and famous belly dancers - introduction to veil and also folk styles).

Belly Dance Basics is slightly more casual and can be attended as a drop-in class if required. Each week concentrates on a different movement family and mixes drills, travelling steps and combinations.

Students with belly dance experience can go on to a series of Next Steps classes if they wish. These develop belly dance skills through choreography and drills.

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