http://utahbellydance.com/forums Utah Belly Dance Forum en http://backend.userland.com/rss http://utahbellydance.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=109#109 109@http://utahbellydance.com/forums Topic: Speak Through Dance Pictures! Message: Those are so beautiful!  Who took them? Wed, 21 May 2008 10:58:16 -0700 http://utahbellydance.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=107#107 107@http://utahbellydance.com/forums Topic: Speak Through Dance Pictures! Message: http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/b5 … peakDance/Here is the link to pictures from the Speak through Dance Autism Awareness Show! Wed, 21 May 2008 10:53:12 -0700 http://utahbellydance.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=77#77 77@http://utahbellydance.com/forums Topic: I want to learn how to dance. Message: Coming from a teaching perspective, I would find someone with experience and patience. If you are not dancing inclined, I would take a few private classes and see what comes out of it. If you want, I have some time that I can teach you a few private classes at your home. The best way is to find someone you connect with their teaching. Try a few different teachers and different dance types. For example, I've had experience in ballet, jazz, lyrical, bellydance, and hiphop. I've even taught a few people how to dance at dance clubs and have eyes watch them because they look so natural. Call me or write me back. We can talk things over and maybe I can help you get on your dance feet. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:23:39 -0800 http://utahbellydance.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=75#75 75@http://utahbellydance.com/forums Topic: I want to learn how to dance. Message: Hey, there are a lot of  studios, dance clubs almost everywhere you can find and even too many effective programs available in the market that can help you. Hope this will help you. Best of luck! Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:26:25 -0800 http://utahbellydance.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=74#74 74@http://utahbellydance.com/forums Topic: I want to learn how to dance. Message: I want to learn how to dance. I am the worst dancer you can imagine, but I like to do it anyway. I have fun and it would be more fun if I were any good. Where can I find a place to learn how to dance? I will grateful for your information. Thanks! Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:41:54 -0800 http://utahbellydance.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=55#55 55@http://utahbellydance.com/forums Topic: How can I improve performance? Message: Like quinny said, practice helps. If you're trying to lose weight, I can tell you what helped me. First, I have tried to be very conscious of when I am full--then I stop eating. That was actually really hard because for years I had been eating huge portion sizes. It was a difficult habit to break. The second thing was that I did about an hour of basic ballet barre exercises and situps, leg lifts and the like and after that I spend another hour or half hour dancing. I did that at least three times a week starting in January and since then I have lost twenty pounds and lots of inches. But it was work! The thing that made it easiest was to have music I like playing while I practice and exercise.Dance! Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:24:38 -0800 http://utahbellydance.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=54#54 54@http://utahbellydance.com/forums Topic: Looking for a teacher... Message: Hi, I'm pretty new to bellydance and I've only had one teacher, so you might say I am biased, but I can recommend Viktoriya. Look on the find teacher list and she's in Utah County: Bellydancing by Viktoriya. Check out her website also!Good luck!Valerie Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:08:43 -0800 http://utahbellydance.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=42#42 42@http://utahbellydance.com/forums Topic: How can I improve performance? Message: Maxmax wrote:I am in middle school and I just started dancing jazz, tap, Hip Hop, and a Modern "fun" class. I am a little overweight so it is a little hard for me to be like the sticks in my class. I want to go to ADTC (American Dance Training Camp) and Camp Med-o-Lark, which has a huge dance program. I want to go to a dance boarding school like the School of American Ballet, but that is for professionals. Is there any other boarding school like SAB? Moreover, how can I improve my dancing performance?Thank you! Hi, I am also a teenage dancer. The only thing that you can really do to improve is practicing. Stretch three well before you start dancing. Practice things like sashays, leaps, pirouettes, etc. across the floors and practice dances that you have learned in class. You might even want to make up some of your own dances and put it to your own music because then you will learn a little about choreographing and will learn more dance creativity. Just make sure that you practice dancing for at least an hour every day. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:03:30 -0800 http://utahbellydance.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=38#38 38@http://utahbellydance.com/forums Topic: How can I improve performance? Message: I am in middle school and I just started dancing jazz, tap, Hip Hop, and a Modern "fun" class. I am a little overweight so it is a little hard for me to be like the sticks in my class. I want to go to ADTC (American Dance Training Camp) and Camp Med-o-Lark, which has a huge dance program. I want to go to a dance boarding school like the School of American Ballet, but that is for professionals. Is there any other boarding school like SAB? Moreover, how can I improve my dancing performance?Thank you! Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:26:08 -0800 http://utahbellydance.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=18#18 18@http://utahbellydance.com/forums Topic: Looking for a teacher... Message: Hey y'all!I'm brand-new to bellydance and I wondered if you had any suggestions for teachers.  I'm in Utah County but I'd totally be willing to drive anywhere for classes.  Where are y'all from, and who do you recommend? Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:04:46 -0700