Every belly dancing instructor I've seen is overweight.

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  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
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    Pics or it didn't happen. I have never seen an overweight belly dancer, at least not that I can recall.
  • mjterp
    mjterp Posts: 655 Member
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    My cousin is an instructor...has traveled and done videos...last year went to Milan and did a belly dance video while pregnant...I suppose some might THINK she was obese if they didn't know as she was early on (though I know they mentioned it)

    Yeah..NO, not obese. Though the culture is to have some sort of belly to MOVE and undulate with...soft and sensual, not hard as a board (though there are some SERIOUS muscles underneath!)
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
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    Well, you need a belly to belly dance duh!
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
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    Both of my instructors are lean and beautiful.

    ETA how many have you seen? I'm thinking of the Tribalfest instructors last year and overweight does not come to mind.

    http://www.blacksheepbellydance.com/tf13/instructorgallery13.html

    Pics on page 2...
  • WeepingAngel81
    WeepingAngel81 Posts: 2,232 Member
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    My ex SIL is an instructor and she is not fat. However, most of her students are on the larger side.
  • coolraul07
    coolraul07 Posts: 1,606 Member
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    every one I see is smoking hot!
    great exercise!
    hot bodies!
    These ladies were on America's Got Talent a year or two ago and they were HAWT! I gave them bonus points for how they held the mics (awwww, yeah!)
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  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
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    As a former competitive dancer, I am so much bigger than I was back in the day. But I could no doubt teach dance and can still do most of the moves, even though I am overweight. I would wager to guess the instructors you have seen do not entertain for a living anymore or do so less than they used to. I have seen belly dancers of all shapes though, as it is style of dance that really celebrates womanhood and all types of women's bodies.
  • Milica986
    Milica986 Posts: 70 Member
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    Well, belly dancers are supposed to be overweight, don't they?
    All Arabian dancers that I've seen in Egypt and Tunisia had bellies.
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,646 Member
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    Every belly dancer I've ever seen is ****in' HOT!


    ^^^^THIS... QFT
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
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    Seriously.

    Zoe Jakes

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    Amy SigilDO-Amy-Sigil-Pic.jpg

    April Rose
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    Gina Bruno
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    Sera Solstice
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    Aubre Hill
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    Coleena Shakti
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    Caro Dumammi
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    Illan
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    I could go on and on...the ones I have seen look even better in real life too. A lot of photos catch them on the "out" of the belly roll, which is not especially flattering in a photo but is gorgeous in real life.
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
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    Aren't they kind of required to have a high body fat percentage anyway?

    Doesn't that make the belly rolling easier or something?

    No.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,026 Member
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    I'm ok with a belly dancer that is overweight. They can still make the dance look sexy.
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
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    I'm ok with a belly dancer that is overweight. They can still make the dance look sexy.

    :heart:

    I also saw women of all shapes, sizes, colors, ages, etc. doing *amazing* things and absolutely owning the stage. It's harder than it looks.
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
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    every thread of yours I have the misfortune of reading is worse than the last. who ****ing cares?
  • JustAboutDelicious_wechanged
    JustAboutDelicious_wechanged Posts: 2,487 Member
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    Aren't they kind of required to have a high body fat percentage anyway?

    Doesn't that make the belly rolling easier or something?

    No.
    Look at the belly :) RAWR! Sexy!
  • Excuse_less
    Excuse_less Posts: 874 Member
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    Just an observation.

    Seriously, this seems to defy odds. If they were a sample of average population, at least 1/3 of them would be normal weight.
    And, it is an active job, and they work out all the time, yet, wow!

    Or have your experience been different?


    It's belly dancing...............not six pack dancing

    I have no issue with most belly dancers :-)
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
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    I've seen some belly dancers that are a little chubby, beautiful, lovely dancers. I've seen all different sized belly dancers. I know many that have hourglass figures with tiny waists. I know a man that is a belly dancer, he is lean.
  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
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    wgaf?
  • fitfreakymom
    fitfreakymom Posts: 1,400 Member
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    Aren't they kind of required to have a high body fat percentage anyway?

    Doesn't that make the belly rolling easier or something?

    look up Rachel Brice no body fat there and she is a knock out, and my old instructor Barb Buchannan is awesome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN3IyjsDAgQ she is the one dancing here
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
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    Must be completely different from the ones I've known. The one who taught where I last lived had a 6-pack and a squat booty. She could do some amazing things with those abs, though.

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