The surprise is Salsa and belly dance go really well together!  How, you might ask. The movements that are used in Belly Dance can be transposed to your Salsa. Isolating parts of your body  helps you get a better understanding into how your body works, so in turn helps movement within Salsa.

 An example is hip circles. Getting used to just moving this area frees up your lower body to add that essential Cuban movement.

 Undulations can be a fantastic, sexy movement, if done correct of course! This would be used for your body styling.

Arms are used a great deal during Belly Dance. Movement in the arm should not stop at your wrist, but continue to the tips of your fingers. As in Salsa we want smooth, graceful movements. Not throwing a welly!

 I have been dancing Salsa for ten years now, but i found something was missing , I was not as smooth as I could be. So off I went and found a class in Belly Dance.

 I first came across a class at a Pontins Salsa Weekender about six years ago as a taster.  At that time there were not any classes in the area where I lived. A couple of years later one appeared!  From day one I was addicted. I now attend class two times a week.

There are two forms . One being Traditional Cabaret, and the other Tribal. The Cabaret comes from the Middle East and the other San Francisco! The first is what you would expect, with the sequinned outfits. The tribal being dark and moody, with , as the name suggests, Tribal clothing. The more you add to it the better!

I now take part in both forms.

 I regularly perform in a troupe, showing this wonderful dance and hopefully on the way encouraging others to join. It has been known for me to teach Cabaret on a couple of occasions!

If you are interested in trying it out along side your Salsa, welcome to the Family. If not, you don't know what you are missing!

Contact myself or go straight to my source of information, my fantastic teacher Sarah.

 www.bellydancinguk.co.uk