Belly Dancing
Club, International
(BDCI)

Welcome!

In most of the world, belly dancing is called Oriental Dance, which is a form of expression that draws elements from dance styles from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Morocco, Isreal, Greece, Turkey, Spain & Russia, etc.

It is originated from dances in early Egypt. Much of the support for this theory stems from the similarities between poses in Egyptian artwork & modern dance moves.

Shakira is an Arabic name for grateful; Her grandmother taught her belly dancing & culture of the Middle East to connect her to her roots.
"My brain is the most beautiful part of my body", said Shakira who is a prodigy with a 140 IQ & is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English & Arabic. Since Shakira grew up poor, she founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation to help homeless children.

Belly dancing has emerged as one of the hot new workout trends in recent years. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports that the shimmy and shake of belly dancing keeps you in shape. There's parts of your body that after you do this dance you realize you haven't been moving them in years. The neck moves and the shoulders move and the chest lifts and the diaphragm lifts. The pelvis goes up and down. Belly dancing is soft for the joints and yet it's very energetic and very aerobic.

A single belly dance session works hundreds of muscles, burns calories and helps students to de-stress.

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This site is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, but has a global reach

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Peace!