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Knowing how to belly roll is a great tool to have in your belly dance toolbox! Break it down, drill, refine, and repeat!In this video I cover:3 areas to foc...
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- Samantha Karim, The Inner Dancer
Learn impressive belly dance belly rolls tutorial with Melissa Belly Danceunderstand how to correctly belly roll with a complete breakdown.Great for ab worko...
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The belly roll is a quintessential movement for every belly dancer... BUT it's much harder to do than it looks.Luckily, with a detailed step-by-step breakdow...
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- Overview
- Learning to Control Your Abdominal Muscles
- Rolling Your Belly
The belly roll, or undulation, is an essential movement in belly dancing, a mesmerizing dance form that originated in the Southwest Asia. Rolling your belly is done by flexing and unflexing your abdominal muscles so that the stomach undulates while the hips and spine remain still. With practice, you can train your muscles to roll at varying speeds.
Position yourself in front of a mirror.
Stand facing the mirror with your feet about shoulder-width apart and your back erect. Keep your arms at your sides. Relax your abdominal muscles and let your pelvis naturally stick out a bit. You should feel loose and comfortable.
Since you're doing a belly roll, you'll need to be able to see your belly. Wear a midriff-bearing shirt or just a bra, and comfortable yoga pants, a skirt or shorts that sit below your belly button.
Find your two sets of abdominal muscles.
Your abdomen is divided into two different sets of muscles: upper abdominal muscles and lower abdominal muscles. Place one hand across your upper abdominal muscles, just below your ribs. Place your other hand over your lower abdominal muscles, just below your belly button. Learning to isolate the two sets is the key to performing a belly roll.
Keep your hips and spine still.
Do a top-to-bottom belly roll.
This is the basic belly roll that every dancer knows. It goes like this: push your upper abs out, your lower abs out, your upper abs in, and your lower abs in. Practice these motions until you can do them smoothly.
Look in the mirror to see whether your belly looks like it's starting to roll. If you can't tell, try to make your flexes more pronounced and stick out the muscles that aren't being engaged. When you suck in your upper abdominal muscles, really push out your lower belly, and vice versa.
Do a bottom-to-top belly roll.
To do a bottom-to-top belly roll suck your entire abdomen in, then push out with your lower abdominal muscles first. Push out with your upper abs. Suck in your lower abs, and finally suck in your upper abs, too. Repeat.
Practice both this and the top-to-bottom roll; you might find that moving in one direction or the other comes more naturally to you.
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To do a belly roll, you'll need to isolate your upper abdominal muscles, found right under your ribs, from your lower abdominal muscles, found below your belly button. Start by standing in front of a mirror with your feet shoulder-width apart, your back straight, and your core relaxed.
Sep 27, 2023 · The belly roll is a quintessential movement for every belly dancer…. BUT it’s much harder to do than it looks. Luckily, with a detailed step-by-step breakdown, everyone can learn to control their abdominal muscles in amazing ways… and I am here to show you how!
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