Belly Dance for Fun, Exercise, or Profit

An introduction to this lovely art form, an overview of the best known Arabic musical instruments, how to play basic finger cymbal rhythms, costume ideas, and choreography exercises to get you in the mood!

Describes how to perform well over a dozen traditional steps, gestures, and variations -- hip circles and lifts, the push, figure 8s, chest circles and slides, shoulder rolls and shimmies, turning steps, headslides, basic Arabic step, cha cha, Hindu walk, crossovers, snake arms, rocking steps, and lots more.

Fun and healthy to perform!