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There seems to be a myth that ballet dancers just can't pick up correct belly dance movement. Don't understand it, and I've seen with my own eyes that it's not true.
Thursday I had 7 or 8 women in belly dance class, and then closer to 20 in my Latin class, right after. Well, the advanced ballet dancers were taking turns looking in the window, giggling at us belly dancing while waiting for the Latin class. But, I think the little bit of hip movement I throw into my Latin class choreography intrigued a couple of them enough that they came to my belly dance class tonight. And one of them in particular was really good! She is a very sweet girl, a senior in high school and is what I guess I'd call a "natural mover," for lack of a better term. She can really switch gears from one style to the next without much apparent effort, and it proved to me again that jazz and ballet dancers can pick up belly dance, and pick it up correctly, without excessive turnout, a "held" rib cage, etc. I think that good dancers really can cross train in different styles, and as long as they understand all the differences, should have little problem doing so.
Thursday I had 7 or 8 women in belly dance class, and then closer to 20 in my Latin class, right after. Well, the advanced ballet dancers were taking turns looking in the window, giggling at us belly dancing while waiting for the Latin class. But, I think the little bit of hip movement I throw into my Latin class choreography intrigued a couple of them enough that they came to my belly dance class tonight. And one of them in particular was really good! She is a very sweet girl, a senior in high school and is what I guess I'd call a "natural mover," for lack of a better term. She can really switch gears from one style to the next without much apparent effort, and it proved to me again that jazz and ballet dancers can pick up belly dance, and pick it up correctly, without excessive turnout, a "held" rib cage, etc. I think that good dancers really can cross train in different styles, and as long as they understand all the differences, should have little problem doing so.