Sydney Belly Dancing

For belly dance we invite you to consider Sydney Belly Dance Entertainment, who offer quality services throughout Sydney.

You might find the following general information regarding belly dance interesting:

Zaida of ‘Belly Dancing for Older Women’ speaks about confidence

I am living proof that Stage Presence CAN be learned.  When I first started to dance in 1996.... I could not lift my eyes from the floor and my body movements were extremely contained and upright, until I saw a video of myself dancing and sorted out these problems.

You need only a short glance at a member of the audience or a blink (never a wink as that can appear sleazy).  You can give sultry glances over your shoulder and lots of SMILES.  I don't mean fixed stage grimaces, but real smiles. Show the audience how much you are enjoying yourself and they will enjoy your dance.  A nervous performer makes a nervous, irritated audience.  Try not to look at any particular member of the audience more than twice or you will create problems for them with their partners.

Some performers, and I don't mean just dancers, erect a glass wall between themselves and the audience.  You can eliminate this glass wall with just a few tiny motions, which make contact with your audience.

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Some musical instruments that were used in traditional belly dancing

Ancient musical instruments from pre-Islamic times - ancient Egyptian, Babylonian, Sumerian and other former kingdoms - the lands that are today part of the general expanse now known as the Middle East - are still often played nowdays, several thousand years later.

The lute or 'oud' is an ancient instrument, with images of it dating back to the Pharonic tomb paintings. The rababa, a coconut shell type of violin instument was often depicted in ancient paintings and sculptures. Flutes, sagat (finger cymbals), harps and tambourines were commonly played by musicians, who were often women.

Rhythm instruments featured strongly. Predominantly crafted and played were instruments from the percussion group, ie; tabla (shown in picture to the left) and dof (tambourine minus cymbals) and the brass finger cymbals.

The first tablas (drums) were believed to have been earthenware water pots that had lost their clay bases. The broken pots were covered in fish skin and the skin tightened as it dried in the sun, forming a tight resonating cover, that when struck made two main sounds - a 'dom' and a 'tak'. To this day the tabla's main rhythms are created from 'doms' and 'taks' arranged in various patterns, often, but not always in groups of four.

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Please phone Sydney Belly Dance Entertainment on 0423-192-668 to enquire about your next event and how belly dancing can inject a touch of charm, excitement and elegance that will leave your guests asking for more!

Manish Paul

Sydney Belly Dance Entertainment - The Perfect Choice For Your Occasion Within Sydney

Please consider Sydney Belly Dance Entertainment for belly dance throughout the Sydney area.

From the net - interesting information on belly dance:

A history of the start of Belly Dancing in Australia

The first wave of interest for belly dancing in Australia was during the late 1970s to 1980s with the influx of migrants and refugees escaping troubles in the Middle East, including drummer Jamal Zraika. These immigrants created a lively social scene including numerous Lebanese and Turkish restaurants, providing employment for belly dancers.

Early dance pioneers included Amera Eid and Terezka Drnzik. Both of these teachers have pedigrees linked back to Rozeta Ahalyea. Belly dance has now spread across the country, with vibrant belly dance communities in every capital city and many regional centres.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belly_dance

How to make your belly dancing ensemble

Costumes need not be expensive. Raid the ‘op’ shops and buy pre-loved ball gowns and chop them up to your heart’s content. Combine two or more gowns to achieve the effect you wish. You may even find beading or fringing in these shops (sometimes attached to dresses, which you can discard... the dress, not the decoration). If not, Christmas decorations are usually very pretty and some are strong enough to withstand the demands of dancing.

For your first costume, plan it just for the classes. This way you will learn what adjustments you need to make in order to have a serviceable, but comfortable, costume. Also, your dancing in class will be enhanced when you are dressed in context. You will slip easily into your dancing persona. Leave your everyday self at the door. Enjoy yourself.

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When Considering Belly Dancing in Sydney The Choice is Clear!

Sydney Belly Dance Entertainment is well established as a privately, locally owned belly dancing company in Sydney. Give them a call on 0423-192-668 with any questions you may have.

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The most essential belly dancing movements

• Shiver or Shimmy – a shimmering vibration of the hips. This vibration is usually layered onto other movements to create depth in performance. The simplest shimmy is created by moving the knees past each other at high speed, but contractions of the glutes, thighs or lower back may be used instead to create different qualities of movement. The shimmy can be performed in different directions - up and down, side-to-side, or in a forward and back swinging motion. The same move can be performed using the chest and shoulders, sometimes called a shoulder shimmy.
• Hip hits – A staccato movement of the hips out from the body. This can also be performed using other body parts such as the shoulders or chest. The move is usually achieved by isolating the hip area and contracting the glute muscles to move the hips up or down. The dancer's weight can either be distributed across both legs or on one leg with the toes of the other foot pointed.
• Undulations – Fluid movements of the hips or of the chest and abdominal muscles in a circular or rotating fashion. There are a wide variety of movements of this kind, of which the most well known is probably the rotating movements of the chest forward, up, back and down to create the impression of riding a camel.

Visit Wikipedia- “Belly Dance” at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belly_dance for more information.


Manish Paul