Thread: My first performance!!! (video)

Originally Posted by Zaghareet

I agree with everything lizaj said.

You have great isolations and hip movements.
But you should really take som time to learn more about the art of belly dancing. Listen to egyptian music, both classical, raks sharki and folkloric. I mean, really listen to it! Learn about the different rythms like the ayoub, masmoudi and the maksoum. Read some books about the subject, get some understanding of the history of modern bellydancing. And get a great teacher with lots of experience and knowledge, both practical and theoretic. You will have a whole new world opening up to you! I promise!

And... Dont look so much at Shakira if you want to learn to bellydance. Look at real bellydancer like Tahia Carioca, Naima Akef, Fifi Abdou, Suheir Zaki and Nagwa Fouad. If you want a more modern one i think Randa Kamel is really good. Choose your inspiration carefully.

You have potential, just keep on going! Good luck!

Same goes here - you did great for learning from YouTube. But please don't look so much to Shakira as a role model. It works for Shakira but if you want to learn better bellydance, look at the classic dancers and take lessons with a really good teacher because you need to smooth out your movements more and connect them better. But wow, you sure got off to a great start, and the costume is really lovely.

You're very pretty, you look great in your costume, and are a natural performer with great charisma Like me, you have difficulty making transitions from move to move, and would benefit from drilling to perfect movements. Like everybody else said, seek out a teacher and you'll probably get great results