Belly Dance HOW TO secrets:
Warming up and cooling down tips
Always do warming up before dancing or exercising any
bellydance movement. We start to warm up upper body first (neck, shoulders),
because this part will be affected by hip movements, and it needs to be
prepared for that. Then gradually warm up lower levels: bend down, then bend
sideways, then stretch your rib cage, and stretch yourself up. Make your
back round, and then stretch your belly. Stretch
hip sideways, forward and backward, then turn them.
While exersicing it is very important to stretch your back
by bending down. Do it every 5-10 minutes. It will prevent your back from
tiredness. If you feel tiredness
of other muscles (on the sides, belly, etc) stretch them too by bending
sideways and making a big curcle with your hip.
After training always do cooling down: stretch yourself
in all directions, bend down. It can
be also same as warming up. It helps
to release muscles which were working hard, and it gives a nice feeling in
the body too.