I have to admit, I've always had a fascination with the Middle East, with the culture, the men, the spices and....the dance...belly dancing. Just to see the women gyrating every part of their body is mesmerizing, Middle Eastern dance exults sensuality.
So, I couldn't resist the temptation to learn how to perform those moves when I decided to take a couple of belly dancing classes. With each one being an hour of pure delight. I’ve never felt so feminine, it is a very vibrant dance, very joyful, and even if you don't master the art of shaking your belly after one class, you definitely improve your hip moves, and learn a way of moving your arms which is absolutely exquisite.
The School of Arab Dances offers a rich and diversified program with classes of traditional and modern Belly Dance from the Arab world - stretching from North Africa to the Middle East - as well as fusion Belly Dance.
Regular group classes will include: Warm-ups (posture & stretching), Basic techniques (roots & fundamentals), Combinations (routine, appropriation of the move), Choreography (reinforcement of the acquisitions)
For those who are not familiar with belly dancing, it is a sensual dance where you isolate and move every part of your body: hips, shoulders, chest... the focus being on the hips and pelvic area. It helps to get a better posture and flexibility, working on your abs and back muscles especially. You know those muscles which look so great in a backless top but that we often neglect to train :)
And the cherry on the cake? Oriental music! It really sets the atmosphere, as soon as the first song starts to play you'll feel right away taken in an oasis where you'll be the Dancing Queen.