Learn how to do two of the most essential movements in Belly Dance, the weighted hip lift and hip drop with Anna – founder of Ahlam Academy in Houston TX. Anna will start with a breakdown of each move, then she will show you some of the trouble spots many newer dancers have with this fun but challenging set of belly dance moves. As well as, how to correct them. Special attention is given to maintain good posture to perform…
Are you looking for lessons on how to belly dance for beginners? My name is Anna and I have some beginner belly dance tutorials just for you – the absolute beginner. On this webpage, you will learn 13 of the most foundational movements of belly dancing! Each beginner belly dance lesson video covers basic techniques that are simple and easy to do. If you find a particular move challenging, don’t give up on it. Sometimes your body just needs time to…
Learn to do classic Egyptian style shoulder rolls with Anna from Ahlam Academy in Cy-Fair / Houston TX. The shoulder roll is one of those sensual, dramatic, and sexy moves that can really add a lot of expression and feeling to our dance. Shoulder rolls work great as a transition and to accent a dramatic note or two in the music, and can be done in longer sequence to highlight melodic phrases. They can also be used in a drum…
Learn how to do the basic belly dance snake arm, plus three different ways that you can initiate it. Snake arms are an expressive part of our dance form. They can add a lot of beauty and grace when done properly or they can ruin an otherwise lovely dance if executed poorly. Watch and learn the necessary mechanics to build graceful and strong snake arms. Watch for our video next week where I will talk about 8 things you can…
Download the Gig Booking Toolkit The Gig Booking Toolkit comes in two files. Download each file below: 1) [download id=”2962″] Use Adobe Acrobat with this file. 2) [download id=”2965″]Use Google Docs to open this file. Do you like these resources? We would love to hear what you think! Please send any feedback to info@AhlamAcademy.com.
Are you looking for great places to buy belly dance costumes? Look no further! I have compiled a list of the best belly dance costume vendors EVER from around the world. No “Turkish airport specials” here! Actually, we do have Turkish airport specials, but they are at the bottom of this list. Are you new to belly dance costuming and you are not sure where to start or what to get? Check out these resources too! Finding & Preparing Your First Belly…
Learn how to do a belly dance reverse undulation. The reverse undulation, unlike the “regular” undulation, travels from the hip up. Rather than from the chest down. This move is based on several foundational movements like the hip tilts, chest lift/drops, and ribcage tilts. If you need more practice on these movements to improve your reverse undulations, make use of our videos on these topics.
Tool #1 Audacity: Getting Your Music Just Right Somewhere along your dancer’s journey, you will inevitably need to alter your music to suit your needs. Sometimes, you might feel a song is too long and you wish to remove less exciting or repetitive sections. Or you’ve signed up for a dance show and your time limit is shorter than the music you want to use and you need to cut it down. Or you are wanting to perform in a…
Don’t be caught dead in these belly dance fashion mistakes! Watch and learn these valuable tips on how to avoid belly dancing costume nightmares. Warning to New Belly Dancers: When you are a new belly dancer, chances are you don’t know much, if anything at all, about real belly dance costuming. Truth is, you won’t have any experience in making good costuming choices until they’ve been around the art form a while. So, early in a dancer’s journey, it’s highly…
