Eugenia

Eugenia photography by Denise Marino

 

Celebratory dance  that is  joyful , done in all  happy occasions.  Families  gather to celebrate life  events .

Old dance form of unknown origins  some of them attributed to fertility and birth rituals . Women dance for women.

In America  became popular in the early 1900's when  it was showcased at fairs and circus acts, people named it bellydance because of the  ondulating moves of the  abdomen ,in those days  women did not show their bodies! The  real name for this dance is Raks Sharqi .

During the  Golden Era of bellydance(1930-1950)  in Egypt the famous dancers : Samia Gamal , Tahia Karioka, and many others popularized the dance and the 2 piece outfit , television was invented and  egyptian films  were made  with egyptian dancers, once  this happened  it  traveled outside of Egypt  to America and beyond.

Today Raks Sharqi continues to evolve into many forms  such as ATS(California Tribal), Neo -tribal,  funky tribal, gothic, American style  bellydance , cabaret  gypsy fusion all this dance forms come from the  same root, the mother dance that celebrates  the femenine body.

The term bellydance  as it  commonly  involves the use of  the body as an instrument  to  describe the music in a visual way.

This is a dance that  is  beneficial for all women , no matter your age or body type.

Among the benefits of  bellydance are:

• improved posture
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• increased endurance
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• tones arms and legs
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• defines torso
  
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• improves body image and self confidence
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• improves balance
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• improves coordination
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• increased respiratory  capacity
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• sense of well being and inner peace
  

Experience Bellydance ! take a chance and BELLYDANCE!

Check my  class  info page for  details on how to learn this  magical dance!

yours in dance,

Eugenia

Experience bellydance!