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What are the entry gestures for Indian belly dancing?

What are the basic gestures of Indian belly dancing? First, the triangle gesture.

The index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger are naturally close together, relaxed and stretched horizontally. The tip of the thumb is placed at the second joint of the middle finger, and the joint at the root of the finger is arched. Seen from the side, the hand is triangular in shape.

Introduction to Indian belly dance gestures II: Syndactyly

Fingers together, the whole palm is a plane when viewed from the side.

Indian belly dance introduction posture 3: natural style

When the wrist is slightly pressed down, the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger naturally extend horizontally, the fingertips are slightly upturned, the thumb is below, and the middle finger is slightly pressed down, moving closer to the thumb.

Indian belly dance entry pose 4: wave style

Wrist, finger root, knuckles and fingertips are lifted up in turn, and then pressed down in turn to complete a wave, and so on, imitating the rolling state of the wave.

Indian belly dance introduction gesture 5: rotation

With the wrist as the axis, the hand rotates inward, the right hand rotates clockwise, and the left hand rotates counterclockwise. When rotating, relax your fingers.

Introduction to Indian Belly Dancing Gestures 6: Lifting Wrist and Pressing Wrist

On the basis of finger pointing or tattooing, wrist lifting and pressing.

What are the main schools of belly dancing? 1. Modern Egyptian Performance School.

Generally speaking, Egyptian belly dance is restrained and elegant, and often contains some ballet movements. It emphasizes the control of muscles, and the range of action is relatively small. Accurately twist the abdomen and buttocks below the ribs. "Less is better" is their dance philosophy. Egyptian belly dance mostly uses Egyptian and Arabic classical music.

Second, the Turkish performing genre.

Turkey is also one of the cradles of belly dancing. However, it is completely different from the style of modern Egyptian performance schools. Everything is OK is more in line with their dance concept, with large scale of movements, many gorgeous movements of pelvic back and forth, and common jumping movements. Turkish dancers usually wear revealing clothes, but this is not the requirement of this style.

Third, Lebanon Performance School.

Belly dance in Lebanon is a style between modern Egyptian and Turkish styles.

Fourth, American belly dance

American belly dance can be divided into American traditional style and American kabbalah style. There is little difference between American traditional belly dance and Egyptian belly dance, while American Kabala belly dance is based on Egyptian belly dance, using more scarves and other auxiliary tools to make the dance look more dazzling, and influenced by ballet jazz and Spanish dance. Compared with traditional belly dancing, American belly dancers seem to be more willing to add some fresh content.