I am new to belly dancing, though I take other dance classes regularly (ballet mostly, but also a bit of burlesque). From the performances I've seen, I most identify with the mysterious, earthy look and movement of tribal style.
Twice a week I take a 45 minute bus trip to a neighboring city for ballet and college classes, and they apparently have a very good belly dance studio there. Unfortunately it's in a very seedy neighborhood, and I don't feel comfortable waiting for the bus at night.
Hopefully I will eventually be able to carpool or they will offer a beginner class in the daytime, but until then I want to learn all that I can from home.
In order to be as ready as possible for my first "real" class, what can I do to teach myself?
Can anyone reccomend any DVD's/Online videos/books that would give me the basic movements of tribal style?
Twice a week I take a 45 minute bus trip to a neighboring city for ballet and college classes, and they apparently have a very good belly dance studio there. Unfortunately it's in a very seedy neighborhood, and I don't feel comfortable waiting for the bus at night.
Hopefully I will eventually be able to carpool or they will offer a beginner class in the daytime, but until then I want to learn all that I can from home.
In order to be as ready as possible for my first "real" class, what can I do to teach myself?
Can anyone reccomend any DVD's/Online videos/books that would give me the basic movements of tribal style?