Belly Dance and feel fabulous ! Start enjoying your body and your life !
Feeling unattractive impacts on everything we do - we don’t enjoy being us, inside our own skin.
How about doing something which will change all of that ?
Belly dance can really transform the way you view yourself.
What does it do and why is it so powerful ?
Firstly it mobilises every moveable joint in the body getting rid of aches and pains and this releases tension and energises the core. The basic belly dance posture is perfectly balanced and with excellent posture you look half a stone lighter and feel so much better instantly. The dance movements strengthen and tone the abdomen, back and arms creating grace and poise which radiate throughout our lives in every action we take. The famous shimmies – relax the skeleton and the muscles and make you laugh! Why does this effect the way I feel about my body though? Because regardless of age and size this dance makes a woman look beautiful. It comes from celebrating being a woman not for men but for ourselves – though men seem to be fascinated by it too! You already know you are a fabulous woman, in any way you want to be, and this dance gives the opportunity to express that! We celebrate together and gain strength through being powerful, warm, sexy, vibrant, humorous women
“I plan each course so that the choreography will include basic steps and progressions within combinations of movements”
“I have no hesitation in teaching the beginner alongside the more experienced dancer as each dance is totally unique to the chosen piece of music”
Lorraine is one of the leading Belly Dance teachers in North Wales. She has classes in Rhuddlan and Denbigh and holds workshops across Denbighshire.
Belly dance is a fantastic way to tone and strengthen the body. It makes the dancer feel happy, feminine and sensual. Belly dance works on the basis of core stability and this means the tummy muscles and the back muscles work together to develop flexibility.
The arm movements – snake arms – are really good for shoulder mobility and shaping up those bat wings!
The shimmies – help to keep the whole body relaxed whilst actually causing supporting muscles to contract. The effect of this is a strengthening of the joints.
The abdominal control – helps to keep us body aware! We can use this to support the back when lifting as well as doing amazing tummy rolls and camel steps.
Learning Belly Dance
Belly dance uses natural movements and shapes. The moving steps are relatively simple, especially compared with other dances such as ballroom.
The skill is learning isolation. The older we get the more we are inclined to use groups of muscles and therefore the communication pathways from the brain to the muscle lessens. Through practice, belly dance retrains the body to use movements not only in isolation but in a flowing movement which stimulates the impulses within the muscle.
Belly dance also helps the dancer to step out of her everyday persona and remind herself of the girl inside. That girl might be small and playful or may demonstrate a sensual and hidden side!
The atmosphere of a belly dance class is one of women gathering together in safety. It is non-competitive and supportive.
What to wear:
That’s easy – Anything you like!