Where can you take belly dancing lessons in the Vancouver area in Canada?
I have a 7 year old daughter who would love to take belly dancing but I can’t find a school who teaches this to kids. Please help.
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If you can’t find a studio or instructor in your area, try a video or DVD. I got “bellydance fitness for weight loss” so I could learn to bellydance in my own home. It has 4 DVD’s and was only like $21 at amazon.com and features “Rania”. I like it a lot, especially because it’s a bargain. Many of the DVD’s I saw were $20 or more apiece. Do a DVD search for “bellydancing for fitness” or “bellydance fitness” or “learn to bellydance” and you should find a variety of videos and can choose what works best for you.
I responded to your previous post about this so firt I’d recommend reading that answer but as to the post above about purchasing rania’s bellydance fitness dvd I have to point out that these are NOT good instructionals! Do not buy these to learn bellydance! They are fusion videos designed for a workout not to learn dancing. The quality of instruction is not good at all. If you decide to purchase a dvd to learn, which I don’t recommend in the first place, at least purchase a dvd that has quality instruction and focuses on teaching proper body alignment and positioning. This is extremely important and your daughter could experience injury if she does not learn this. Please think of your daughters safety and go with something like Suzanna Del Vecchio’s Priscision Motion Workout. Again I’d like to stress that you should only use videos as a last resort and should try private lessons first if no classes are available. Some instructors may allow her into their adult classes but another suggestion is to take them with her at the adult classes and then you can have a fun activity for the two of you to share. You have to drive her there anyways and intructors are often more willing to enroll children if their parents will be participating as well.
there is a website of a Canadian teacher that shows how to execute the basic moves. it is really well explained.
http://www.trybellydancing.com
click on each webisodes. hope it helps
You should check out the JCC. Not sure if they have them for kids but they used to have them for Moms. Their programs are excellent and open to all, regardless of religion.