I have been dancing for more than 15 years, I do not know if I am at my best, I dance for the joy it brings to me, I am a Goddess type of dancer but if you are looking for facial exteriorization of the " feeling " just observe Egyptian dancers or take a workshop that focus on the aspects of the dance that you think you are lacking, if you know the lirics of the songs, it can help too. have a nice day. MarieHiya Marie thanks for the simple yet lovely message ;-) I avery expresssive in my dance when it comes to performance and choose my music and do totally feelas though i abandon myself to it.. however when i see other belly dancer whohave been dancing for years and years the their expression is so much more powerful.. and this isthe stage that i want to get to.... how long have you been belly dancing and do you feel that you are at your best?
have u got any recommended videos that i could watch?
Hiya everyone,
Although ive been dancing various styles of dance since the age of 8, i know that it takes alot of hardwork to become the best at something ... for those that are professionalbelly dancers how long has ittaken you to become that?
Dear Rupa,
It takes the rest of your life.
Regards,
A'isha
Go to our video sub forum
http://forum.orientaldancer.net/video-clips-youtube/
and look for videos of Fifi Abdou, Soheir Zaki, Nagwa Fouad, Mona al Said, Dina... Or search for them directly at youtube.
By the way, it is difficult to say how long it will take you to become a really good belly dancer, because it depends on many things. You can learn to dance well already after 3-5 years, but by that time it is still rather improbable that you have the entire knowledge and the entire skills which will make you an outstanding belly dancer. You have to understand the whole system, have a big repertoire of movements, be able to improvise with music you don't know, be able to dance with a live band, be able to dance also the folklore parts of Arabian belly dance (like cane dance, play the zills etc.). Actually you must count with at least 10 years of permanent work and exercise, if you want to reach a high level. This doesn't mean, that you must wait 10 years in order to become a professional belly dancer. You can start dancing professionally even after 3-4 years, but at that time you'll surely not be the best yet. And of course you have to keep on learning.
I started performing already after one year and became a professional dancer after about 4 years, but when I watch my videos from that time today I laugh at myself. The only thing that made me successful at that time was my Greek temperament and my youth:lol: Now I've been dancing for more than 20 years and although I have reached quite a high level, I still keep on learning. One should never stop to learn, because the field "belly dance" is huge (like almost every dance, if you deal seriously with it).
So go on learning