Video: 'Looking at the Moon' Belly Dancing Move

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Belly dancing is a very expressive form of dance. Learn how to do the 'Looking at the Moon' move in this free video clip on Egyptian dancing.

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Looking at the moon is a great way to take up some of that space that those long intros at the beginning of Egyptian music sometimes. Let's begin with our feet slightly apart, our knees are soft; our belly buttons pulled in toward our spine, chest is lifted and the shoulders are back and down nice and relaxed. And we're going to take one arm and sweep it up and bend the elbow in front of the face, and the fingers are going to stay vertical and come around. And then the other one is going to alternate and come up and around. So depending on where you want your gaze to be, preferably a little bit up so that you're looking at the moon and gazing at its beauty and the light. And you can angle your body slightly so you're going in the opposite direction of the hand that's coming down around your face. And it's a nice way to use some of that beautiful flute music and violin music that's playing. You can also use it as a dramatic pause in your dance. So practice this in the mirror and see what your hands look like as they're framing your face, and coming out from your body. Make sure those shoulders are down and everything stays relaxed and graceful. So try that a few times and put it in your dance.

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'Looking at the Moon' Belly Dancing Move

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