Stretching Before Belly Dancing

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Stretching Before Belly Dancing
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Like any other types of dance, belly dance also
needs to be done with certain safety exercises.
It is needed to prevent experiencing pain or
having injury while dancing. Stretching your body
parts will help to ready your muscles with the
movement that you will be executing. Before doing
belly dance, the following are the steps you must
follow to stretch your body in the right way.
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Step 1.The first thing you should do before
heading to belly dancing lessons is to stretch
your arms to the side and lift them slow over
your head. Make sure to deeply breathe while
doing this. After your hands meet over your head,
hold your breath and then slowly bring your hands
down while exhaling. Repeat the steps at least
six times. This will help you exercise your
breathing pattern and stretch your arms, which
are needed to execute several movements for your
belly dancing lessons. Breathing properly while
doing the stretching will help you feel relaxed
and calm. This will also help exhale all the
tensions that you are feeling.
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Step 2After practicing your breathing pattern,
it is now time to stretch your whole body by
stretching your right arm to reach up your head
and hold your position for six seconds. After
doing this, bring your right arm down and then
repeat the same procedure with your left arm.
Stretch your arms as much as you can while
maintaining your balance. However, avoid pushing
yourself too much because it may hurt you or
cause injury. You can do the stretching carefully
to know how much you can stretch your arms above
your head without feeling pain.
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Step 3Before attending your belly dance classes
Singapore, you must bend your body to the side to
make it easier for you to move freely while
dancing. Bending side to side will help your body
to be more flexible and improve your body shape.
Lift up your right arm and slowly bend to the
left side while your left arm is on your hip. You
can hold this position for six seconds then get
back to your original position and rest for about
three seconds. Do the same procedure for the
other side of your body. Do not forget your to
match your movements with your breathing pattern
to make you feel relax.
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Step 4Because bellydance Singapore also involves
back bending, you also need to stretch your back
to make it more flexible and avoid experiencing
pain when making back bending movements. Stretch
both your hands to the side and slowly bend
forward. While doing this, make sure that your
legs are straighten. Lower your back in a
horizontal position and reach your left knee with
your head while your arms dropped to the floor.
Hold this position for about three seconds then
come back to your vertical position. Repeat the
procedure to the other side. If you cannot reach
your knees using your head, do not force yourself
because it might cause pain or make you feel
dizzy.
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Step 5Roll your shoulders by lifting them and
moving them both backwards. Drop your shoulders
then move them forward. Rolling your shoulders
seems like forming a circle using your shoulder.
Repeat the procedures for six times. You can also
choose to alternate the rolls while moving your
shoulders or change the direction. Whatever might
make you feel relax and comfortable, you can
choose to do it.