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12 Strategies to Learn Belly Dance Choreography More Quickly (Part 1)

https://youtu.be/8vLidQqcKoo Learning choreography is never easy, but there are some things you can do to make the process a little easier. Anna, the lead instructor at Ahlam Academy, in this two-part series shares tips and tricks to help you learn and remember choreography. Get the next 6 tips! Watch Part 2 Share “12 Strategies to Learn Choreography More Quickly Part 1” [products limit=”1″ columns=”1″ visibility=”featured” ][learn_press_featured_courses]

How to do Belly Dance Hip Slides

Learn how to do one of the most foundational belly dance movements – the hip slide. Hip slides are the basis for several types of undulations, hip figure eights, and much more. Shimmies may also be layered on top of hip slides to create exciting combination movements.

12 Strategies to Learn Belly Dance Choreography More Quickly (Part 2)

Learn six more strategies to help you master choreography more quickly. There are quite a few tricks that will make the process easier. Don’t struggle with your dances, learn what to expect and how to handle it with Anna, a professional belly dancer based in Houston Texas. Didn’t catch the first six strategies? Watch them here! Share “12 Strategies to Learn Belly Dance Choreography More Quickly (Part 2)” [products limit=”1″ columns=”1″ visibility=”featured” ][learn_press_featured_courses]

How to Belly Dance Hip Twist and Twist Shimmy

Hip Twists are a fun and exciting belly dancing movement. The hip twist’s speed may be increased into a hip twist shimmy. A single hip twist can be used as a dramatic accent in drum solos or any danceable Arabic music. The hip twist shimmy may be layered over a simple side-to-side hip slide to add spice to any dance.

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Stage Directions for Belly Dancers

In this video, I’m going to be introducing you to stage directions. Knowing your Stage directions can help you to better understand and describe your position on stage, which way you are facing in relation to your audience, as well as which direction you may be traveling. Using stage directions provides us a method to more accurately describe stage locations so we can write and teach choreography more clearly. It also reminds us, when we are creating choreography, what our…

How to do Belly Dance Head Slides

Learn how to do belly dance head slides with this belly dancing tutorial. Headslides are a quintessential movement within many Middle East and North African dance styles. Head slides may be done slow or fast and are sometimes combined with gestures to bring greater expression to your dance. Head slides are a foundational move that prepare you for the head crescent (semi-circle) and head circle. Head slides may also be performed from front to back. Here is the list of…

How to do Belly Dance Hand Undulations

Learn how to do the hand undulation, sometimes called hand waves. This move can be used to express emotion and drama in your dancing. It’s very feminine and beautiful, and it goes well with slow, more dramatic music.

Maqsoum Rhythm vs Fellahi Rhythm

Learn how to tell the difference between maqsoum and fellahi Egyptian rhythms. Maqsoum and fellahi rhythms are often played with the same doumbek pattern using very similar sounding strikes. This can confuse dancers and new drummers. Maqsoum is a 4/4 rhythm and Fellahi is a 2/4 rhythm. You can think about Fellahi being a Maqsoum played double-time or twice as fast. One of the keys is looking to the phrasing of the melodic instruments in the music is the melodic…

How to do Belly Dance Hand Circles

Learn how to do the basic belly dance outward and inward hand circles with Anna. With literally a flick of the wrist, hand circles add style and drama to any choreography or improvisation. They are a beautiful embellishment to your dancing.

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