Egyptian Belly Dancing

In Egyptian belly dancing, proper posture involves feet shoulder-width apart, pelvic tucked and pulled underneath, chest lifted and shoulders relaxed. Learn basic movements and posture of Egyptian belly dance with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

The chest circle is a basic belly dance movement that is made up of four parts, including a slide side-to-side and a lift. Learn how to put the pieces of the chest circle together with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

In Egyptian belly dancing, feeling the music is all about matching up movements with certain instruments, such as a shimmy with percussion. Learn about practicing Egyptian belly dancing with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

In Egyptian belly dancing, costuming can be difficult to find, and there is also a difference between costumes for Egyptian and Turkish-style belly dancing. Learn about finding belly dancing costumes with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

Warming up for Egyptian belly dancing involves simple belly dance isolations, warming up the hips and warming up the arms. Learn about using the shimmy as a belly dance warm-up with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

There are many different kinds of belly dancing, and Egyptian belly dancing is different from Turkish belly dance and Greek belly dance. Learn about the Egyptian origins of belly dance with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

In Egyptian belly dancing, cooling down is as important as warming up, and what this means is stretching after the muscles are warm. Learn about basic isolations for belly dance cool downs with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

The hip drop is a common belly dance movement that involves using the oblique muscles to create a movement from the abdominal area. Learn about using the obliques to pull the hip up with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

Finding music for Egyptian belly dancing is fairly easy nowadays, and one method is simply searching dedicated music sites for belly dance music. Learn about belly dancing to music that is not Middle Eastern music with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

In Egyptian belly dancing, a figure eight with hips is comprised of two different isolations, which are the hip slide and the twist. Learn how to put the pieces together for a figure eight with hips with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

Putting movements together for belly dancing is all about knowing the movements and seeing what comes out when the music starts. Learn about piecing belly dance movements together for choreographed dance with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

Egyptian belly dancing tends to be more solo-oriented than tribal belly dancing, which involves more interaction between dancers. Learn about using the toes for Egyptian belly dancing with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

One of the most common ways to play finger cymbals for belly dancing is with the ringing tone, which is done by sliding the cymbals past each other without clicking them down. Learn about making clicking sounds with finger cymbals with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

In Egyptian belly dancing, the shimmy is a move that can be performed at various speeds, with the end result being a vibration of the midsection. Learn about the bicycle or Egyptian shimmy with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

Finger cymbals for belly dance, or zills, should have a two-slot configuration for hooking in elastic. Learn about adjusting elastics on zills with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

There are many variations of the step touch in Egyptian belly dancing, but it is a very common move. Learn about moving the feet, hips and arms for the step touch with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

A common belly dance movement is snake arms, which is a movement that starts in the shoulders and travels down the arms. Find out how to move the arms and hands for snake arms with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

When moving in Egyptian belly dancing, it's important to think of the next logical movement after shifting one's weight. Work on undulation isolations and other movements with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

Costumes for Egyptian belly dancing often involve a matching bra and belt set that can be worn over a variety of different skirts. Learn about Turkish belly dancing costumes with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.

In Egyptian belly dancing, an undulation is a common movement that starts with a chest circle and ends with engaging the abs to push the lower back backwards. Learn about the pieces of an undulation with help from a professional Middle Eastern dancer in this free video on Egyptian belly dancing.