| With the increasing popularity of Belly dance, there is | | | | dance can be used for therapeutic uses. If you have |
| an ever-increasing demand for information about | | | | any information and interest in belly dance and dance |
| events, classes and workshops which are taking place | | | | therapy then feel free to get in touch. |
| for this form of dance. | | | | If you are completely new to Belly dance and have |
| It is easy to see why this Eastern style art is so | | | | thought about it before but not started then why not |
| popular these days across Europe and North America | | | | give it go. There are many benefits to belly dance and |
| with belly dancing offering the benefits of exercise, | | | | ten good reasons to take up belly dance are listed |
| friendship, a form of dance where shape really does | | | | below: |
| not matter and also an art form which can literally be | | | | 1. Belly dancing is can be fun! Dancing can be fun. |
| practiced at home when time permits. The nature of | | | | 2. Belly dance can be great for your health including for |
| the belly dance in fact, is such that it was originally a | | | | weight loss. |
| fertility dance and it is said that belly dance helps to | | | | 3. It is great socially. You get to meet many other |
| strengthen the hips, which in turn aids childbirth. | | | | dancers and you can find yourself making many new |
| Valeria Lo Iacono, originally from Sicily, Italy, but now | | | | friends. |
| living in Bristol, England, has now created a website | | | | 4. Belly dancing is thought to make your hips stronger |
| called and this site offers the benefit of being able to | | | | and this can aid child birth. |
| add Belly dance EVENTS to the website dynamically | | | | 5. It can help to build your self-esteem. |
| in real time and for free. Valeria is also open to ideas | | | | 6. It can also help to reduce stress. |
| about in which direction to take the site. If you have an | | | | 7. It is a relatively inexpensive hobby (unless you start |
| ideas about what you would like to see on then feel | | | | buying various belly dance attire). |
| free to send your ideas to Valeria at This site is for | | | | 8. Belly dancing is something which you can start no |
| belly dancer by a belly dancer and the site is an | | | | matter what your level and you can easily |
| ongoing project. One particular area of interest to | | | | 9. Belly dance is said to help relieve PMS. |
| Valeria is the area of dance therapy and how belly | | | | 10. It is something you can practice for for free. |