http://www.lotusbellydance.com/belly-dancing/are-there-any-safety-requirements-or-precautions-needed-for-belly-dancing Lotus Tribal Belly Dancing Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:46:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.lotusbellydance.com/belly-dancing/are-there-any-safety-requirements-or-precautions-needed-for-belly-dancing#comment-1322 cassandra581 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:07:59 +0000 http://www.lotusbellydance.com/belly-dancing/are-there-any-safety-requirements-or-precautions-needed-for-belly-dancing#comment-1322 Proper positioning and posture are essential. If movements are executed outside of the appropriate posture they can cause damage both in the short and long term (the Turkish drop is an especcially dangerous move to exacute even for an advanced level dancer and proper alignment and positioning along with luck are the only ways to stay safe from injury when doing it). When dancing in a show it's a good idea to have some type of footware (usually like a sandal but could be high heels depends on style and desired costuming effect) as it will protect your feet from beads, coins, and any other costuming accents that may have fallen off during a performance. If the performance involves a prop there may be special saftey guidelines for example with a sword balancing routine you need to make sure that the swords hilt is firmly attached and that your stage has enough room away from the audience to keep people from getting accidentally smacked with the sword and also employing one or more tricks of the trade to keep the sword in place when dancing helps ensure it will not fly off your head and hit your toes or fly across the room injuring an audience member. When using candles or fire tight fitting costumes with minimal fringe or other things that hang or poof out is the safer costume since there is less that might accidentally catch fire. Also using flame retardant/resistant fabrics is a good safety precaution. In general being aware of your space is a good precaution so you don't fall of your stage or get in the way of any audience traffic. You probably won't find much about this topic since 1. bellydance is a fairly safe dance and does not have many movements that can cause damage or injury. It's very easy on the body unlike forms such as ballet or bharatnaytm (sp?) which put far more stress on bones, joints, and muscles. 2. The safety requirements change based on the venue, moves, and props/specialties used.<br><b>References : </b><br>Middle Eastern Dancer, Instructor, and Dance Ethnologist for over a decade. http://www.middleeasterndance.net Proper positioning and posture are essential. If movements are executed outside of the appropriate posture they can cause damage both in the short and long term (the Turkish drop is an especcially dangerous move to exacute even for an advanced level dancer and proper alignment and positioning along with luck are the only ways to stay safe from injury when doing it). When dancing in a show it’s a good idea to have some type of footware (usually like a sandal but could be high heels depends on style and desired costuming effect) as it will protect your feet from beads, coins, and any other costuming accents that may have fallen off during a performance. If the performance involves a prop there may be special saftey guidelines for example with a sword balancing routine you need to make sure that the swords hilt is firmly attached and that your stage has enough room away from the audience to keep people from getting accidentally smacked with the sword and also employing one or more tricks of the trade to keep the sword in place when dancing helps ensure it will not fly off your head and hit your toes or fly across the room injuring an audience member. When using candles or fire tight fitting costumes with minimal fringe or other things that hang or poof out is the safer costume since there is less that might accidentally catch fire. Also using flame retardant/resistant fabrics is a good safety precaution. In general being aware of your space is a good precaution so you don’t fall of your stage or get in the way of any audience traffic. You probably won’t find much about this topic since 1. bellydance is a fairly safe dance and does not have many movements that can cause damage or injury. It’s very easy on the body unlike forms such as ballet or bharatnaytm (sp?) which put far more stress on bones, joints, and muscles. 2. The safety requirements change based on the venue, moves, and props/specialties used.
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Middle Eastern Dancer, Instructor, and Dance Ethnologist for over a decade.
http://www.middleeasterndance.net

]]> http://www.lotusbellydance.com/belly-dancing/are-there-any-safety-requirements-or-precautions-needed-for-belly-dancing#comment-1321 Sam Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:49:59 +0000 http://www.lotusbellydance.com/belly-dancing/are-there-any-safety-requirements-or-precautions-needed-for-belly-dancing#comment-1321 Well I would say if you're a beginner then don't over strain your body.<br><b>References : </b><br> Well I would say if you’re a beginner then don’t over strain your body.
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]]> http://www.lotusbellydance.com/belly-dancing/are-there-any-safety-requirements-or-precautions-needed-for-belly-dancing#comment-1320 kayla Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:23:59 +0000 http://www.lotusbellydance.com/belly-dancing/are-there-any-safety-requirements-or-precautions-needed-for-belly-dancing#comment-1320 idk<br><b>References : </b><br> idk
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]]> http://www.lotusbellydance.com/belly-dancing/are-there-any-safety-requirements-or-precautions-needed-for-belly-dancing#comment-1319 Lory Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:15:59 +0000 http://www.lotusbellydance.com/belly-dancing/are-there-any-safety-requirements-or-precautions-needed-for-belly-dancing#comment-1319 You must always stretch before any physical activity.<br><b>References : </b><br> You must always stretch before any physical activity.
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