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Question: How long does it take to learn belly dancing!? Where can one learn belly dance if they live in a rural area!?
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How long it takes to learn belly dance will vary!. Some will pick up some moves right away, while some moves may take more practice!. It depends on how proficient you expect to be!. If you practice at home between classes, you'll become quite good more quickly!.

You might want to start by checking with a gym or recreation center in your area!. Sometimes they have dance classes, and those teachers may also do private lessons!.

You can look on Shira's website!.
http://www!.shira!.net/
http://www!.shira!.net/directory!.htm

other websites where you can look for teachers
http://www!.middleeasterndance!.net/
http://www!.middleeasterndance!.net/Dancer!.!.!.

http://www!.bhuz!.com/
http://zaghareet!.freeservers!.com/
http://www!.bdancer!.com/med-guide/

You can e-mail or call some of the dance instructors to find out what ages they teach in their classes, more about their background, their style of instruction, what they expect from students, and fees they charge for classes!. If you don't find a teacher listed for your area, you might want to contact one from the websites and find out if they may know of an instructor who may live closer to you!. You might want to see if you can contact other students of theirs to get their opinions of the classes!. A good teacher should encourage this!.

I hope you find a teacher that you like!. If one teacher's style doesn't suit your learning style, try another!. I've known some dancers to take awhile finding a setting that worked for them!.

A live class is best, but I know that sometimes it's just not possible!. Even if you can take just a few classes, you have the basic foundation to start with!. There are good DVD's, but there are also DVD's that aren't as good!. Check the reviews on Shira's website for good DVD's!. I found DVD's at my public library!. Again, check reviews so you know which ones are worth your time!.

I have "Bellydance Basics and Beyond" by Jenna, and I like her instruction!.
http://www!.amazon!.com/Bellydance-Basics-!.!.!.

Veena and Neena have some good videos also!.
http://www!.amazon!.com/Discover-Bellydanc!.!.!.

There are some videos on YouTube by Cassiopeia!.
http://www!.youtube!.com/user/cassiopeia22!.!.!.

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