Belly Dancing Beginners

Bellydance: The Art of Toning and Technique: Fusing sensuality and femininity into a 21st century workout, Meera combines the artistry of eastern-influenced belly dancing with western-inspired core strengthening and Pilates like exercises. Her fitness enriched design transforms the beauty of an ancient dance into a contemporary, vibrant and energetic workout.

Fearful of drum solos? Reintroduce yourself to the art of drum solo with Lotus Niraja s debut DVD. Create the WOW factor by learning framing, accents, creative movement, and building energy. Lotus shares her secrets to owning the drum solo by exploring ways to use isolations, gestures, and 'percussive expressions' to capture and keep your audience's attention.

The connection and interdependence between yoga and belly dance are explored in Tribal Fusion, a reasonably comprehensive and intense program drawing on both disciplines and demonstrated by the remarkable Rachel Brice. Practices of three different lengths (15, 30, and about 40 minutes) are offered; elements in the shorter practices are repeated and expanded on in the longer ones. The yoga portions include some basic sun salutations, lunges, backbends (specifically the locust pose), and such; the more extensive belly dancing exercises and undulations focus on the hips, the chest, and shoulders.