Some Standard Moves For Belly Dancing
By Paul J Eastwood

Doesn’t the idea of belly dancing classes sound like a lot of fun? Once you learn this dance you will become a graceful and flexible dancer that can put on a show for anyone. Belly dancing classes give you the opportunity to learn the moves and make sure that you are performing them the way they are meant to be performed. You will keep yourself from getting hurt by learning how to move your body in an injury free way.

Where Should You Go

You can check with your local gym or college for belly dancing classes. Or get your yellow pages out and look for a dance studio that offers belly dancing lessons. Sometimes Middle Eastern restaurants will offer belly dancing lessons for their customers. Go online to find out what is available in your local area.

If you are unable to find a belly dancing class in your area then you can learn to belly dance online. There are sites that will offer lessons through video right on the website. There are many moves you will learn; here are a few of them.

Snake Arms

The graceful arm movements are distinctive of belly dancing. You will learn to move your arms so that they resemble a snake slithering around your body. Not only will you learn a graceful belly dancing move, but you will also be toning up your arms at the same time.

The Shoulder Shimmy

This dance move is used in many other dance styles. You just move your shoulders back and forth in opposite directions. Those who are new to belly dancing will start out very slowly and gradually increase their speed as they master the movement. This wills workout your shoulder and back muscles.

The Hip Circle

What kind of belly dancer doesn’t use this classic hip rolling movement? Imagine that a giant pipe surrounds your hips. Move your hips around so that you graze all the surface of the pipe. You can add your own personal style to this dance move. Belly dancing is a great form of self expression. Listen to the music and get into it with the moves.

The Hip Piston

You are simply pumping one hip muscle at a time. You will learn this move slowly at first and gradually increase your speed as you master the move. Take your time and learn each move well before you move on to the next. You will find that your belly dancing is a great source of exercise and fun.

Belly Dancing Fun.com/provides information, articles and tips including Belly Dancing Costumes and ideas. Check out all the styles, origins and history of this ancient art.

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Toxic Goddess Burlesque to Headline the Ghouls Gone Wild After-Party at the
IAO Gallery

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, September 23, 2008 – Toxic Goddess
Burlesque will headline the official after-party for the Gazette’s 2nd Annual
Ghouls Gone Wild Parade on Saturday, October 25th at the Individual Artists of
Oklahoma Gallery. The show will begin at 10pm following the Ghouls Gone Wild
Parade where the new Queen of Halloween, April ‘Elvira’ Wahlin, is the Grand
Marshall and the Toxic Goddesses will be her court. In addition to the Toxic
Goddess Burlesque Show there will be a full bar, DJ Ostara will supply the
beats, and more fun, including photos with the Toxic Goddesses and book signings
until 2 am.

The burlesque show features the lovely and wicked Toxic
Goddesses performing classic striptease and circus side-show acts with their
unique and edgy style. Toxic Goddess Selkie says, “Toxic Goddess Burlesque is a
variety show. Sure, you’ll have some good ol’ tassel-twirlin’ striptease fun,
but we also have a vocalist, a straitjacket escape artist, an experienced
belly dancer, and some other goodies tucked in as well. I can’t tell you ALL the
surprises… it is Halloween, after all!”

Halloween costumes are
encouraged. Attendees must be 18 and older. The IAO Gallery is located at 811
North Broadway on Historic Automobile Alley, in Downtown Oklahoma City. Pre-Sale
tickets for the Toxic Goddess Burlesque Ghouls Gone Wild Official After-Party
are available through OKCTickets.com for $12 prior to the event or $15 at the
door. Organizers expect this event to sell out so advance tickets are suggested.

Sight Key Studios Incorporated is a
company dedicated to providing entertainment that is provocative, artistic and
unique. It is the parent company of Dirk Hooper Photography and Art Works,
Robert Henry Art, Mean Girl Makeup and the new Sight Key Photography Studio.
Sight Key Studios Incorporated also provides design and content for premier
model pay site ToxicGoddess.com among other sites in the Sight Key Studios
family.

www.iaogallery.org
www.ghoulsgonewildokc.com
www.sightkey.com
www.toxicgoddess.com

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