I was wondering what experience dancers here have in other dance styles (or other exercise forms) and how that experience has related to your bellydancing. Ie, has it helped you? Have you found some moves similar, and has that made the bellydance moves easier or harder to learn? Do you incorporate your other dance styles and techniques into Fusion routines?
I imagine flexibility gained from years of ballet, or gymnastics, or yoga, would be immensely helpful in bellydance.
For myself, I have a background in a dozen different dance styles (ballroom, ballet, jazz, modern, tap, Irish... a little of everything) and I did figure skating for many years. So far I've found that having some general dance experience has helped lot, for being familiar with counts and with general terms. But I've heard from others that when they have a lot of training in one dance style, it can be difficult to shift to a different one.
(BTW, I'd love to do a skating solo one day incorporating bellydance music and moves, but I have no idea how that would work).
I imagine flexibility gained from years of ballet, or gymnastics, or yoga, would be immensely helpful in bellydance.
For myself, I have a background in a dozen different dance styles (ballroom, ballet, jazz, modern, tap, Irish... a little of everything) and I did figure skating for many years. So far I've found that having some general dance experience has helped lot, for being familiar with counts and with general terms. But I've heard from others that when they have a lot of training in one dance style, it can be difficult to shift to a different one.
(BTW, I'd love to do a skating solo one day incorporating bellydance music and moves, but I have no idea how that would work).