Dancing(101)?

Question

Ok so I wont to get better at dancing i know how to dance pretty good but at some points im slightly stiff like with moving the back area lol i dance like ciara but not that good ha well what i want to know will learning belly dancing help me with more rhythm and also stretching will that help me keep in mind im not all that stiff just in some areas

Answer 1

dancing is all about expressing yourself... so whatever you do, may it be belly dancing or what, as long as you dance with your heart then you can be a great dancer. On stretching, that helps a lot!

Answer 2

Belly dancing is great, but I wouldn't say it necessarily helps with rhythm or stretching.  For stretching, yoga seems to be the best thing for me; in fact my bellydance instructor recommends it to all of her students.  For rhythm, try putting on some music and finding the beat and do something really simple like clap to it. Then walk in rhythm while you clap, then move onto simple dance steps.  Try this with lots of different songs and eventually it becomes more natural.