Belly Dance
Learn that you really CAN dance! This ancient dance form brings together both fluid and sharp movement while using articulate isolation of neck, shoulder, arm, ribcage, and abdomeno-pelvic muscles. Most of all, it's soulful, sensual and fun.
Belle' Fusion
Exclusively at Blue Anjou and developed by Farasha (Joan Brown)! What happens when two classics merge. Reap the benefits of gentle leg toning BALLET and the torso and abdomeno-pelvic exercises of Belly Dance. Stretch, strengthen and DANCE!History
The exact origin of this dance form is actively debated among dance enthusiasts, especially given the limited academic research on the topic. Much of the research in this area has been done by dancers attempting to understand their dance's origins. However, the often overlooked fact that most dancing in the Middle East occurs in the social context rather than the more visible and glamorous context of the professional nightclub dancers, has led to an overall misunderstanding of the dance's true nature and has given rise to many conflicting theories about its origins. Because this dance is a fusion of many dance styles, it undoubtedly has many different origins – many of them in ethnic folk dances.
Many dancers subscribe to one or another of a number of theories regarding the origins of the form. Some of these theories are that the dance form:
- descended from Greece, spreading with Alexander the Great
- descended from indigenous dances of ancient Upper Egypt
- descended from a religious dance Temple Priestesses once practiced
- had been a part of traditional birthing practices in the region(s) of origin
- had spread from the migrations of the Romani people (also called "gypsies") and related groups, descended from the Banjara of Rajasthan[citation needed] in northwestern India.
- originated in Uzbekistan, traveling to India through the slave trade.
