What a year it has been for this Orlando Belly Dancer! When I look back on 2012 I get a bit...
Bellydance Blog>Blog Posts (2012)
Orlando Belly Dancer Jennifer: Recovering From a Not-so-Perfect Performance
“Hi Jen, do you ever not like a performance you've danced before? How do you recover from it...
How to Make More Money as a Belly Dancer
There is an abundant amount of money to be made as a belly dancer, all you need is the courage, a...
How to Make More Money as a Belly Dancer Part I
There is an abundant amount of money to be made as a belly dancer, all you need is the courage, a...
Hiring a Belly Dancer for Your Orlando Wedding Reception Entertainment?
Every wonder about hiring an elegant, fun, and dynamic belly dancer for your Orlando Wedding...
Costuming Checklist for Belly Dancers
As a Professional Belly Dancer and designer in Orlando with Bellydance By Jennifer Inc., the...
Bellydance By Jennifer Inc: How to Edit Your Belly Dance Music
Ok everyone I wrote this blog because there are still a large volume of dancers who do not know...
I Have a Dream…
As the elections have come to a close and America has chosen to once again vote for Obama, what a...
Inappropriate Cyber Etiquette with Belly Dancers
I don’t know about you, but Bellydance By Jennifer Inc. has had ENOUGH with inappropriate comments via cyber space. The internet is a wonderful thing; one can market and promote their abilities via forums, social networking sites, blogs, and video to name a few.
There is a very dark side though, the side that does not appear publicly for others to see by way of inappropriate pm’s (Bhuz), DM’s (Twitter), inbox (Facebook), email, text, and Youtube Messages.
While the vast majority of private messages I have received have been overwhelmingly positive (and at times made me tear up with happiness), there is a small percentage that have been made by men and cyber stalkers who send sexualized, offensive and inappropriate comments. Just one of these is enough to throw one over the edge, and as a belly dancer it seems that my profession attracts these perverts.
No matter how classy and sweet one portrays themselves online, being a woman and a belly dancer seems to call the attention of some men who feel that it is ok to tell us how sexy they think we are, or that we should show more skin, or come away and dance for them…ugh!
If you cannot say it in real life to my face or publicly on the internet then do not say it! It is disgusting etiquette to throw these comments out to someone. Your sexualized, inappropriate comments strike me and many others who deal with these people offensive.
This is an art form. If you cannot say it to another serious profession then what makes you think you can say it to us? Personally I do not like any man other than my boyfriend telling me that I am sexy or anything else above that. Have respect!
That is enough for toniight. Have you ever been cyber stalked? Gotten a text from someone you did not know wanting you to dance or meet them somewhere? Unwanted private messages to where you had to block the person because it made you uncomfortable? Many of us have. So what should we as a community do to prevent this and educate?
Please leave your comments below and let Bellydance By Jennifer Inc. know your story.
Belly Dance Roll Down- Jennifer Style!
After numerous messages and discussions here is a nice blog post with video to go over this challenging approach to a belly roll down… Bellydance By Jennifer Inc. style! It is not something that once can learn in a day it takes a lot of time and patience and no matter what size you are, with determination, the muscle control necessary can be developed.
The first section of the video goes over drill #1 which covers isolating the top half from the lower half of the abdomen.
Drill #2 follows showing a 6 step approach to the roll down with the tightening of the ab muscles one section at a time from upper abs to lower abs, and finally a pelvic squeeze.
Drill #3 goes over my stylistic choice of pushing out the ab muscles from top to bottom
and finally the ab muscle are reeled in from top to bottom in a much more gooey and relaxed fashion.
This roll down is about dynamic muscle movements, discipline, and concave and round shapes that are made utilizing nothing more than the abdomen. Enjoy and send me all your questions in comments in the comment box below. Muah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2UyUlKKyoY
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