Health Benefits of Belly Dancing

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Hi I am new here I have found an article from Internet: "Health Benefits of Belly Dancing"

Belly dance is a Western term for a traditional Culture of Arabs dance which is also known as raqs sharqi or sometimes raqs baladi (means "dance of country", and so "folk" dance). It is also sometimes called "Middle Eastern Dance", "Arabic Dance" or "Belly Dancing" in the United States.

For centuries, the role of Oriental dance in Middle Eastern society has been that of a folk dance that people would do at joyous occasions such as weddings, the birth of a child, community festivals, and other events that bring people together to party. It was a dance which men, women, and children did for fun, not a "performance" done to entertain an audience. Just as Americans at a modern-day wedding reception might do waltzes, two-steps, or even the chicken dance, so people in the Middle East would get up with their friends to shimmy to their favorite music.
The Health Benefits of Belly Dancing

The graceful hip drops, rolls, and pivots of this dance form utilize muscle groups in the abdomen, pelvis, trunk, spine, and neck, working with the body instead of against it. There is a wealth of health benefits awaiting those who practice this form of dance.

Improved posture and muscle toning - During the dance, the movements of hip drops, circles, figure eights, and shimmies put the joints and ligaments in the lower back and hip through a full range of gentle, repetitive motion. This movement helps increase the flow of synovial fluid (nature's lubricant) in these joints.

Weight loss ' Belly Dancing can burn up to 300 calories per hour. This estimate will vary, of course, depending on the intensity of your dancing.

Stress reduction - The repetitive movements of the dance and the concentration needed to do them can help a mind filled with daily stress to "let go" for a while and relax.

Aiding digestion - Exercising the abdominal area, not just by rolling the belly, but also by swaying the torso, helps food move along the digestive system.

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Posted: 15 years ago
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Originally posted by: JBrat2010

Hi I am new here I have found an article from Internet: "Health Benefits of Belly Dancing"

Belly dance is a Western term for a traditional Culture of Arabs dance which is also known as raqs sharqi or sometimes raqs baladi (means "dance of country", and so "folk" dance). It is also sometimes called "Middle Eastern Dance", "Arabic Dance" or "Belly Dancing" in the United States.

For centuries, the role of Oriental dance in Middle Eastern society has been that of a folk dance that people would do at joyous occasions such as weddings, the birth of a child, community festivals, and other events that bring people together to party. It was a dance which men, women, and children did for fun, not a "performance" done to entertain an audience. Just as Americans at a modern-day wedding reception might do waltzes, two-steps, or even the chicken dance, so people in the Middle East would get up with their friends to shimmy to their favorite music.
The Health Benefits of Belly Dancing

The graceful hip drops, rolls, and pivots of this dance form utilize muscle groups in the abdomen, pelvis, trunk, spine, and neck, working with the body instead of against it. There is a wealth of health benefits awaiting those who practice this form of dance.

Improved posture and muscle toning - During the dance, the movements of hip drops, circles, figure eights, and shimmies put the joints and ligaments in the lower back and hip through a full range of gentle, repetitive motion. This movement helps increase the flow of synovial fluid (nature's lubricant) in these joints.

Weight loss ? Belly Dancing can burn up to 300 calories per hour. This estimate will vary, of course, depending on the intensity of your dancing.

Stress reduction - The repetitive movements of the dance and the concentration needed to do them can help a mind filled with daily stress to "let go" for a while and relax.

Aiding digestion - Exercising the abdominal area, not just by rolling the belly, but also by swaying the torso, helps food move along the digestive system.

Thanks for sharing..
@ bold -- even men and children do it ??! 😕 I have never seen a man doing a belly dancing. 🤔
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I had seen a guy doing Belly dancing in Entertainment ke liye kuch bhi karega and Farah was complimenting him so much comparing him to Shakira !! 😆😆😆
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@ ALD

I had seen a guy doing Belly dancing in Entertainment ke liye kuch bhi karega and Farah was complimenting him so much comparing him to Shakira !! 😆😆😆

😕 .. a man doing a belly dancing and comparing a guy belly dancer to SHAKIRA ??! 😲 😕
I think there was one in the auditions last season who was actually impressive with belly dancing.. 😕 Remember a guy who withdrew from the mega-audi group choreo routine??!
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Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil

😕 .. a man doing a belly dancing and comparing a guy belly dancer to SHAKIRA ??! 😲 😕
I think there was one in the auditions last season who was actually impressive with belly dancing.. 😕 Remember a guy who withdrew from the mega-audi group choreo dance??!



I don't remember coz I hadn't watched the last season !! 😛 😆😆😆
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I don't remember coz I hadn't watched the last season !! 😛 😆😆😆

Awww.. wish I could search for the video! I totally forgot the guy's name.. Maybe he audtioned at Delhi... 🤔
Will let you know if I get the guy's name or his video.. 😊
So guys actually do belly dancing.. 🤔
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are itne door jaane ki kya zaroorat hai Akshay and Salman did belly dancing in Mujhse Shaadi karogi title song( sort off) 😆 🤣
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Originally posted by: keenugill08

are itne door jaane ki kya zaroorat hai Akshay and Salman did belly dancing in Mujhse Shaadi karogi title song( sort off) 😆 🤣

😲 😕 .. I didn't know that.. 😆
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<div>😲😕.. I didn't know that.. 😆



if i remember well, they did something like Afro dance :P not sure..
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Originally posted by: keenugill08



if i remember well, they did something like Afro dance :P not sure..

I've gotto see it in that case.. 😃 😛 ROFL

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