HOW TO DO THE BELLYROLL

When I was a little bit younger than I am now (I decided long ago that I’ll be young until the day I die), I was always jealous of those kids showing off their spontaneously learnt belly rolls: “Look, I know how to do the belly roll!”

For them it was a very natural movement, learnt as a game, experimenting.

Then I joined some bellydance classes (that happened long ago as well) and realised the belly roll was a very commonly used movement in bellydance. So I had to learn how to do it.

In today’s video, I’d like to show you what the steps are for a proper belly roll. From scratch. Even if you have never danced before.

Play it and start enjoying the belly roll now.

I’d like to use this article to keep on working towards my mission in favour of the diversity of beauty.

BODY POSITIVE

It’s been a huge effort for me to show you my belly as it is: with its stretch marks, its fat, its jelly movement.

I might appear very secure, but I am full of complexes. I’d like to continue fighting for a wider beauty standard, as I have been doing for a long time already. Yes, also in the dance world.

Today I’m showing you my belly, that belly that has been pointed at too many times as something to hate.

And I am showing it despite my own complex because I believe that dance, emotions, and humanity should be above any imposed beauty standard.

I hope to be of some inspiration to you, if you haven’t dared yet to show yourself as you are. You have nothing bad; you are amazing.

As a dance teacher, I am aware that with my classes, movements, and steps, I am giving away happiness pills. Sometimes dance feels like an oxygen bottle.

Everybody is able to dance. Everybody is able to dance

See you soon in the next video.

Warm hugs,

Zahida

Pd. If you would like to start belly dancing from scratch, you might be interested in my program Bellydance With The Moon: 29 Days to Start Bellydancing.