Burlesque Dance Tip of the Week!

Fluidity of Movement

For a more complete and stronger presentation of a dance movement, I suggest creating your own resistance.  This is especially helpful in slower movements, and creates a more graceful appearance.

How to create fluidity:

Engage all your muscles, and use the imagery as though you are moving underwater.  Example:  Rather than lowering your arms, pull your arms slowly through the air, and encompass as much space as possible during the process.  This will also add the additional benefit of working on toning muscles as well as burning a few more calories!

Also, be sure you're incorporating all of your muscles! Remember, even with isolating one part of the body, you should still be engaging the rest of your body to produce the emphasized movement.  A dancer's body, though it may appear to be at rest, never is.

Your Velvet Kitten dance instructor and choreographer, Jana Edele, supplied this burlesque dance tip of the week.