Added: 01/13/2006 |
Belly danceAmazing dance known as a belly dance originated at the Mysterious Orient. People of any size, age, and fit can enjoy it, amusing themselves, developing their bodies, and ensuring good fit. The belly dance is exotic, beautiful, and sexy; it is also helps to keep you fit both physically and mentally, provides good carriage, and strong muscles.
Each lady wanting to learn it can learn it. The main thing is to be persistent and not give up after first failures. Keep in mind that belly dance is good for health; hit helps your backbone, back muscles, belly muscles, and alimentary system. It also helps against depression, keeps you cheerful, helps to relax, to return mental comfort, and makes you self-confident.
The oriental belly dance is based mainly on the moves of hips, belly, and arms. It is hardly possible to say that each move is a special symbol. For some of those it is true, for example, some elements correspond to greeting or resemble animals. Still, the belly dance is not as symbolic as Indian dance where one can narrate the whole tales by the dance movements. The main belly dance move (hips' rocking) has a very practical meaning: it is said to help to the African women in labor.
According to the ancient tradition the belly dance must be performed with bare feet, for the woman to be in direct contact with the earth. The belly dance emerged from the oriental music; though now some of the western elements are used in this music. Western music is rhythm-oriented, while oriental music has more freedom and gives more room for improvisation both for musicians, and dancers.
It is not possible to trace back the country of origin for the belly dance. Some versions are the Egypt, Mesopotamia, or India.
It was called the belly dance about hundred years ago at the international exhibition in Chicago.
Such sexy name for the dance is very meaningful. 'Belly' is associated with 'life'. What is associated with 'life'? Of course, the woman, the mother, and the earth.
As the ancient civilizations grew, the dance changed and went beyond the religious cult. It secular trend is an amusement in the everyday culture of the oriental people. Now this ancient art is very popular in many western countries as a show and a hobby.
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