Belly dancing and its benefits for women's health

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Belly dancing or oriental dance is an exotic activity that today is very popular among women of all ages. This dance, in addition to purely physical activity, allows you to take care of women's health while spending time profitably. The movements on which belly dancing is based help strengthen muscles and ligaments, and also have a beneficial effect on internal organs.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF BELLY DANCE FOR WOMAN'S HEALTH

Circular movements and shaking of the abdomen during oriental dance have a massage effect on the small pelvis and internal organs, thereby preventing congestion, stretching adhesions, and improving intestinal functions and blood circulation.
Thus, we can safely say that oriental dance brings enormous benefits to the female body. Strengthening your back muscles will help you get rid of pain and fatigue. During belly dancing, there is a targeted effect on the abdominal and pelvic muscles. After a short period of time, you will notice that the shoulder girdle, pectoral muscles, as well as joints and ligaments have become stronger and more resilient.

Belly dancing has no age restrictions. Practice belly dancing without looking at how old you are. It doesn’t matter what build you are or how flexible your body is. Once you start mastering oriental dance, you will quickly master your body, which will happily respond to the intense movements inherent in this activity.

Only certain cases can serve as contraindications for belly dancing, for example: severe flat feet, hernia, injuries to the musculoskeletal system and the spine in particular, inflammatory processes and tumors, difficult pregnancy, if the doctor prohibits any type of stress.

Basically, belly dancing is one of the safest types of dance, as well as one of the most beneficial for women.

A belly dance school for beginners allows you to master all belly dance movements in a short time and gives you unprecedented pleasure from dancing and the vigor that appears in your body after each lesson.

How does weight loss happen?

Belly dancing uses a large number of abdominal and thigh muscles. Fat deposits begin to break down and are gradually replaced by elastic and beautiful muscles. In 1 hour of active exercise, about 400 kcal are burned.

Physical activity and exercise accelerate blood circulation, which helps eliminate cellulite, which is concentrated on the stomach and thighs.

Dancing relieves nervous tension, which eliminates compulsive overeating.

Since the anterior part of the peritoneum works most actively, this normalizes the functioning of the intestines - digestion improves, stagnant feces are removed. With sweat, harmful substances and excess fluid are removed from the body.

With proper nutrition, oriental dancing really helps you lose weight. However, you need to understand that the results will be somewhat different from regular fitness training or diets:

fat folds will disappear primarily from the abdomen, sides, buttocks and thighs, and not evenly throughout the body;
in a week you will lose only 1-2 kg, and after a month of intensive exercise, weight loss may stop altogether;
This method is not suitable for losing weight by 10 kg or more.

Any oriental dance helps you lose weight if you follow a number of rules, but only slightly. Basically, it is suitable for women who want to remove belly fat, make their waist narrow, and their hips round and beautiful. Correcting your figure and losing weight by no more than 5 kg are the goals that you can set for yourself when choosing this dance style. With persistence, achieving them is quite possible.

IMPROVING FORMS WITH BELLY DANCE

By swinging your hips, making shock movements with your stomach, drawing your body in a figure eight or imitating a pendulum, the body receives a good load, during which the oblique and rectus abdominal muscles, as well as the lower back, are trained. And the movements of your arms during the dance will strengthen your shoulders and triceps, which will relieve your arms from sagging. The load on the muscles of the buttocks and quadriceps is carried out during the dance, when steps are performed on bent legs. As you can see, belly dancing has a complex effect on the whole body and you are guaranteed an ideal figure with regular exercises.

Feedback about the classes

Elena (35 years old): “I studied on my own for four years, at home via video. I learned the simplest movements and combinations, and then decided to enroll in the La Salute dance school. After a couple of years, I was able to participate in competitions and began giving lessons to beginners. Many thanks to my mentor!”

Anton (42 years old): “My wife took me to oriental dancing; she went to the studio for three months and asked me to be her partner. I am pleased with the classes, we began to spend more time together, we even performed. It turned out that learning the movements is not so difficult. We have a good group and have common interests. Well, I improved my physical shape.”

Nastya (25 years old): “I was embarrassed by my curvy body and did not want to go to the gym. My weight was 80 kilograms with a height of 165 cm. I thought, first I’ll lose weight, then I’ll start playing sports. And so I reasoned until I accidentally saw a BD dancer in the video. She was an adult woman who probably weighed more than me. But how beautifully she moved, not at all embarrassed by her size. And it hit me – I want to dance like that too. I signed up for the La Salute studio with Maryam Lepekhina and all my inhibitions disappeared! All our girls are skinny, but they are so beautiful. In a year I lost 18 kilos and now, on the contrary, I eat so as not to lose too much weight.”

WE LOAD THE BODY BY DOING BELLY DANCE

Belly dancing provides full-fledged physical activity to the entire body, thanks to smooth, continuous movements that specifically work all the muscles and also have a massage effect on the internal organs.
Oriental dance will help you develop plasticity and flexibility, regardless of what age group you belong to. Classes will certainly require persistence and patience in order to master all the movements and learn to control your own body. However, as a result, all efforts will be rewarded with a beautiful and fit body, as well as excellent health and a cheerful mood.

The choreographer was a bee

Legend claims that this erotic oriental dance appeared quite by accident. It was all the bee's fault. Confused by the delicate floral scent emanating from the young dancer’s oiled body, mistaking her for a flower, the bee flew under her thin outfit during the performance. Frightened by the uninvited guest, the girl began to rotate her hips and stomach with all her might. It seemed as if her hips and stomach were competing in mobility, teasing and provoking each other. The grace with which she made the movements delighted those around her.

Over time, European travelers also became acquainted with the ancient dance. However, its eroticism is perceived differently by Europeans. “Indecency and lasciviousness,” some exclaim indignantly. Others consider belly dancing to be a real art.

SUMMARIZING. WHAT IS BELLY DANCE USEFUL FOR WOMEN?

Belly dancing is an ideal physical activity for women of any age and any size.
There is no age limit here, since the movements are understandable even to a child. Regardless of their build, women performing dance movements look sexy and attractive, thanks to the smoothness and beauty of the dance. And the bonus in the form of weight loss really attracts attention. Losing weight while having fun is not a dream activity? A targeted effect on internal organs, in particular on the pelvic organs, promotes good blood circulation, which means problems with the female cycle go away and the likelihood of developing adhesions is liquefied. When planning a pregnancy, belly dancing is an ideal preventive measure for quick conception.

Belly dancing perfectly liberates a woman and fights a woman’s internal complexes, since the frankness of movements allows a woman to open up and be herself. The smoothness of the hands seems to lull you to sleep, which means that the nervous system is restored, which in turn increases stress resistance. As a result, you become an attractive woman with a beautiful, flexible body.

Belly dancing, like everything that came to us from the East, has an unconditional charm and mystery. The bright outfits and light fabrics that the dancers use reveal the sexuality of a woman and beautifully emphasize her shape. Belly dancing is alluring smooth movements, sparkle in the eyes and a feeling of lightness. Come to us to become even more beautiful!

Belly dancing Moscow training and classes is a popular Internet request that is increasingly found on the Internet. Our school will be happy to provide you with the opportunity to learn all the intricacies of this exotic dance.

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How do dance moves burn calories?

It is known that any dancing is a cardio exercise. It can be both intense and moderate. Depending on the dance rhythm. During the rhythmic sway of your hips and graceful movements of your arms, calories are “burned” with a vengeance.

During training in a sports hall or dance hall, 450 kilocalories can be “burnt” in 60 minutes, and if a person dances in front of an audience, then all 600.

With regular training - three to four times a week - a woman loses 1,600 extra kilocalories. But everyone has seen dancers from the East; can you call them slender? So can we say that dance movements from the East are exercises for losing weight? Why don’t Eastern women lose weight, despite the fact that they have been dancing all their lives?

The fact is that in the East there is not and never has been the cult of harmony that Europeans have. It is known that no one has ever managed to lose weight without changes in diet, even with intense fitness training. Therefore, if we want to lose weight by moving our hips and other parts of the body in the Eastern way, we need to reduce the number of kilocalories consumed.

Basic movements

First, you should learn four basic hip movements: rockers, hip thrusts, horizontal hip twists, and vertical figure eights.
"Rocking chairs"

Let's place our feet at the width of our feet. Soften your knees by bending them slightly. The pelvis is slightly tucked forward - this is important so as not to injure the spine. Let's spread our arms out to the sides parallel to the floor. We also keep our chin parallel to the floor. And we begin to slightly bend our knees one at a time.

Swaying your hips Imagine that your hips are a swing that moves right and left without delay or emphasis. When performing the movement, you will feel a warming in the pelvic area, because blood rushes to the internal organs. This is useful, as it removes congestion that is typical during sedentary work.

And if you make the “rocking” more intense, it will turn into shaking, which has an anti-cellulite effect.

Accents with hips

Move your hips like in a rocking chair, squatting slightly with bent legs. Straighten your knees one at a time and fix your hip at the top point for a second. You should feel the gluteal muscle tighten. This delay is called an accent and looks impressive and sexy.

Such movements tighten the front of the thighs and make the buttocks more rounded.

Horizontal hip crunches

The next movement resembles a Latin American figure eight with the hips. We perform hip movements in a horizontal plane. Hands and chin are parallel to the floor. Soften your knees, but don't squat. We bring the right and left thigh forward alternately. The work includes the abs and oblique abdominal muscles. Try to twist your hip as much as possible.

The wider the amplitude of your figure eight, the thinner your waist will become.

Vertical figure eight

Also performed on soft knees. We keep our hands parallel to the floor. We draw a figure eight with our hips in a vertical plane, one by one bringing each hip up as much as possible, pulling it to the side and lowering it down. Try to keep your upper body motionless.

Combine the basic movements one after another and you get a simple oriental dance. The video lessons we have selected will help you master these and other elements of oriental dance.

Main directions of belly dance

Belly dance originated in the distant past. No one can say with certainty how, where and when it arose. In his homeland he is called Raks Sharki.

The multinational development of dance has created many styles:

Baladi is a style of Middle Eastern belly dance. The main difference is the movement of the hips and the performance barefoot. Baladi combines all the styles of Egyptian folklore (fisherman, peasant, Bedouin dance). An individual performance involves the use of all kinds of accessories.
Saidi is a type of belly dance whose main prop is a cane. The name corresponds to the place of origin, the region of Upper Egypt - Said. The basis is taken from shepherds and reed sticks, which were used to drive cattle. The dance is full of energy. A special feature is the balancing of the cane on the dancer's chest, hip and head.
Khaleegy is a group dance originally from the Gulf countries. Characterized by alternating smooth movements with vigorous shaking. The main emphasis is on the dancer's hair.
Muwashahat is an Arabic belly dance style artificially created in the 20th century. Combines graceful hand gestures and barely visible hip movements.
Shamadan is a variation of Raks Sharqi, the main accessory of which is a candelabra. The balance of the dancer is important here.

Basic elements form the basis of all styles.

What's the benefit?

First of all, with the help of oriental belly dancing you can realize one of the main dreams of every woman - an ideal figure. With its help, you can noticeably dry out your abs, back, and make the shape of your hips more feminine. Why is fat deposited specifically in the hips and waist, and in case of obesity it is distributed evenly? All this happens due to the hormonal background of a woman.

Nature provided that a woman should be a mother, and in order to feed her child and not die of hunger herself, she needs certain fat reserves. They are most often stored on the inner thigh, lower abdomen. Special movements involve precisely these areas and help a woman get rid of the hated fat. Arabic belly dancing is much more enjoyable than doing laps around the stadium or doing squats. During the process, you are in beautiful clothes, moving to rhythmic music. The movements are quite smooth, but at the same time they give a feeling of pleasant fatigue.

Please note: He changes his gait and posture, making it more graceful. One belly dance is enough to replace a full-fledged cardio workout.

Most often, one workout is accompanied by a single melody. During movements, the body warms up and blood flow to the muscles and skin improves. If you feel thirsty during exercise, be sure to drink: this will help you better break down and transport fat waste.

By the way, to effectively lose weight during the day you need to spend more than your body receives. For example, you can adhere to a healthy diet or balanced diet. You can also eat in moderation, without overeating on tasty and unhealthy foods. They can replace exercise, and voila - you are already on your way to losing weight. If your goal is to pump up beautiful abdominal muscles or buttocks, then oriental dancing is not suitable for you. For this you only need to go to the gym and perform sets of strength exercises. Belly dancing can only serve as a complement to sports and “dry out” the fat that hides the muscles.

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Basic belly dance movements

A prerequisite for training is mastering the basic components of belly dancing. In a full-fledged dance, various elements are connected using special ligaments.

Let's consider the main elements that are studied in the courses:

twisting by the hips, occurs in each direction with the torso motionless;
bringing out the number 8 with the hips;
bringing out waves with the hips;
twisting of the chest, with motionless hips and head;
bringing out the number 8 with the chest in different directions;
drawing a circle with the body;
removal of waves by the chest.

Only after the basic skills have been honed can they be combined into a real dance.

Where can I learn

You can learn belly dancing for weight loss in special studios or fitness clubs, where classes are held even for beginners. They are found almost everywhere. The main thing is to pay attention to the regularity of classes and the quality of movements.

There are also dance schools, where they usually learn to dance in order to perform. But this is not suitable for everyone, so it’s worth signing up for them if you’re really interested.

You should choose an instructor carefully so that he can find an approach to each student and monitors the correct movements.

Expert opinion

Yulia Mikhailova

Nutrition expert

But start belly dancing if his temperament suits him. For some, the movements seem too slow, and sometimes contradict the inner state of femininity. If a girl wants to develop these qualities in herself, then she should try it. But if you don’t like Belidance, then going to training in a bad mood and under stress will only make things worse.