Ventures in belly dancing count.

Perservence has prevailed, I have finally mastered the dreadful snake arms. I no longer really need the book anymore at this point, becasue I pretty much have each over the movements memorized so I can just go through them and practice without have to stop and look it up first. I have also discovered the best way to acutally get something going and to put together something even remotely resembles a dance opposed to just working through each movement individually is to just put on some music, close my eyes, and let my body the rythem of the music, and flow with the tune, without thinking about it, or without spefically trying to go through the motions of belly dancing, but to just move freely, and now and then through in a belly roll, or snake arms, or hip drop, and so on if it feels right to do at that moment, but if I do something that is not "belly dancing" persae then that is ok too just keep moving. Instead of trying to foce it and just go through the motions quite litteraly. It might not be perfect at this point, but it is something.

I am hoping then if and when I do get into a class everything does feel familar to me, and I am like oh yeah I know how to do this, and I do not get thrown for a complete loop where I am like what is happening? Becasue you never know with things like this, but when you do acutally go into a more hands on apporach as in a class, it is not always the same as just trying to learn it out of a book. So I am hoping I wll be well prepared for the class and feel like I already have some idea and knowlege going in.

10:21 AM - 1/13/2007 - post comment

Untitled Comment

I had a cousin that did belly dancing, and I've always
wondered--coming from a martial tradtion--do you move
only from the center of the navel?

On the snake hands, even with the undulation, again
is it from the navel?

Reason I ask: Just curious. Everything I do martially
is from the navel area---dan tien.

DarthTsynn - 3:31 PM - 1/13/2007

Dance

Yes, that is how it works in dance as well, the movement comes centurally from the navel, and not just in belly dance, that is one of the first things we learned when I preivsely took dance lessons in a class that focoused on like 5 different dance styles.

SilverWind - 4:32 PM - 1/13/2007

Quote of the Week: Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind--Albert Einstein

ShadowEyes
Eternal Catharsis
Poem Hunter
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
StopWhaling
NRDC BioGems
IFAW
Social Values Marketplace
Blogthings
Shadow Poetry
Seafood Choices Alliance
Look At Me
Stop The Seal Hunt
Holla Back
My Deviant Art
My Cafe Press Store
Bold, Beautiful, and Big
Internet Movie Database
Responsible Traveling
Ethical Traveling
Green Weddings
Eco-Friendly Sking and Snowboarding
Keep Winter Cool
Green Resorts
Beyond the Mystery
The Pen is Mighty
The Spiders Den
The Poetry Forum
The Literature Forum
Beyond Truth
Frederick W. Cook
Good Reads



Recent Entries
- Quote of the Week
- Would you like some pot with that shake
- Deal or No Deal
- Tangled Up in Me
- Speachless




Catagory
- Articles
- Books
- Arcane
- Movies
- Music
- Philosophy
- Poetry
- Writing
- Thoughts
- Rants
- The Silvernary
- Word of the day
- Quote of the Week
- In Praise Of
- Art
- Confessional
- Garden and Animal Journal
- Roots
- Raw
- Humur
- Photography




Friends
- JournalHome
- troutdude
- DAWNIE
- kaymbl0403
- Heather
- silvermelusine
- Fightingfemale
- LandsdownLad
- dutchboy
- pykimconant
- inamorata
- Realove
- sweetlydisturbed
- imagination999
- SilverWynd
- lobond
- DarthTsynn
- YankeeInnkeeper
- StarrSilverMoon
- shokat99
- sweet2pinkash
- LadySilverMoon
- glorydreamer386
- 5489
- TheSeraphim
- enelda
- Zachtin
- visitor





Visit www.hostdrjack.com




www.hostdrjack.com




Visit www.hostdrjack.com




Visit www.hostdrjack.com









Visit www.hostdrjack.com