Does anyone know where i can find belly dance instructions on the internet?????? I've looked everywhere!!!!!!

Answer 1

First I'd recommend you try very hard to locate a live instructor as that is the best way to learn you cannot get feedback from a video or website. Secondly, the liks that have been listed so far are excelent ones to check out but, again should be used as supplemental information to your live classes. Here's a short list of resources for finding teachers and supplemental materials. Some of which are repeats since I answer similar questions on Yahoo! Answers frequently and I just copy/paste now to save time on writting it out again.

WEBSITES (for finding teachers/classes)
http://www.shira.net - probably the most extensive directory
http://www.middleeaseterndance.net - my site which has a decent sized directory as well
http://www.bhuz.com - another large directory as well as a great forum which can answer pretty much every question you will ever have about bellydance since it's comprised of bellydancers from all over the world.
If you can't find lessons looking on these three sites their may not be any in your area.

WEBSITES (for learning moves on-line)
http://www.middleeasterndance.net - my own site look under the movements section, there will be enough to keep you busy for a long time. Also please read the before you begin section with the disclaimer, warm-up, cool-down, and basics about posture.
http://www.shira.net - don't mind what the other person said about this site I doubt she even knows how to bellydance. Shira's site is an extensive collection of articles written about and for bellydancers and can provide you with a wealth of information that will be very beneficial. It's one of the oldest and most respected sites on the Internet and is referenced by bellydancers world-wide. She has a specific page which tells you how to do some moves as well as extensive links to other sites that offer on-line lessons as well.
http://www.venusbellydance.com/vocabulary.htm - More movement descriptions.
http://www.aleena.com/miramar/ - go to on-line dance lessons there are several articles about dancing there.
http://www.zilltech.com/onlinelessons.html - Another old, well, respected website full of information you should check out. She offers a few instructions for several basic moves.
http://www.kawakib.com/page-30.html - more of a technique lesson but might be helpful after learning some basics.
http://www.raqs.co.nz/moves.html - has some descriptions of select movements.

BOOKS
Belly Dancing Basics by Laura A. Cooper (ISBN: 140271078X) - newer book, not great but not bad either.
The Art of Belly Dancing by Dahlena with Dona Z. Meilach - This book is out of print but shows up on amazon and e-bay from time to time. It's ok but it's written for a different time the history part is especially questionable but the moves are pretty straight forward.
Grandmother's Secrets by Rosina-Fawzia Al-Rawi (ISBN: 1566563267) - An interesting read has several descriptions of dance moves as well.
A lot of books have been coming on the market recently and most of them (excluding out of print books) are available at Barnes and Nobel or borders books as well as other chains and smaller stores.

VIDEOS
http://www.trybellydance.com - Several webisodes. It's basically like watching a beginners instructional video on-line. Pretty good but Precision Motion Workout is better for absolute beginners.
Precision Motion Workout Series by Suzanna Del Vecchio - offers good posture basics as well as quality instruction on many moves.
Bellydance for Fitness Series by Neena and Veena Bidasher - this series is very cheap and available from major retailers like target, walmart, borders, and Barnes and Nobel but the quality of instruction is low. This is more of a workout for beginner dancers who already have had some training. The videos are a good quality as far as picture and sound but these are not good for an absolute beginner.
There's tons of them available if you want to read some reviews I've written about various videos go to my site and check out the reviews section. http://www.middleeasterndance.net you can also e-mail me with any other questions you might have about bellydancing or related subjects directly through my site (sorry, I rarely respond to e-mail from my yahoo account).
I hope this helps you and I hope that you stick with it as it's (in my opinion) the best art form you can learn.

Answer 2

The prior man gave you EXCELLENT hyperlinks however my recommendation is to train with a trainer for the reason that IT IS VERY COMPLEX do it on-line. I take categories two instances at week and it's tricky. Just suppose on-line however you might get movies, it's bigger.

Answer 3

I found this site on Yahoo's search engine by putting in: belly dance instructions. Hope this helps.

http://www.nevina.com/tips.html

Answer 4

Hiya.. try here!

http://www.shira.net/howtomove.htm

good luck x x

Answer 5

Here you go! It's fun, sexy and healthy!

http://www.shira.net/howtomove.htm