Belly Dance For Fitness And Health Level 1 with Kelli Marie

Intended for all ages and body types, Belly Dance for Fitness and Health is a low impact approach to exercise which will set you on the path to a dance art rich in physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits.

Join Kelli Marie as she leads you step-by-step through three segments of easy-to-follow beginner movements in a vibrant setting that will take you back to a time when belly dance stirred the hearts of kings.

Kelli Marie uses methods both practical and uplifting to demonstrate combinations with a choregraphed performance to help you transition from beginning technique to creative improvisation. Then watch Kelli Marie perform a dazzling solo in her own unique interpretive style of improvisation with fluid movements, stunning costuming, exquisite background, and lively original music.

This DVD also includes a special health segment designed for people with health issues, chronic pain, or who are new to exercise. Kelli Marie demonstrates these innovative movements on the floor while simultaneously illustrating the corresponding belly dance steps.

Finally, an extended stretching and breathing segment leads you into a state of relaxation and reduced stress. Following these simple movements is a perfect way to alleviate the pressures of day-to-day life!

This DVD is the perfect addition to your video library. For overall fitness and health, you will feel the benefits as you enjoy this video time and time again. This video is sure to be as timeless as the art it protrays!

53 Minutes Long

About the Intructor
Kelli Marie is a teacher, performer and innovator of Middle Eastern Dance specializing in creative arm and hand movements. She continues to expand her knowledge in various styles of dance by attending workshops and private lessons throughout the country. Her primary focus and ongoing study has been Classical Belly Dance, Rajasthan Gypsy and Classical Flamenco.

Even as a child Kelli, was drawn to performance and creative movement. She studied tap, folk dance, cheerleading, drill team, and martial arts before age 18. As an adult, Kelli became more interested in the health and fitness side of dance. She earned her certification as a personal trainer, an aquatic fitness instructor, and a warm-water arthritis teacher. Later, she became certified through NATCMED for Middle Eastern dance instruction. Kelli believes that her work with water fitness enhances her creativity and ability to dance, as both require deliberation, fluidity and grace. In fact, many of the arm and hand motions Kelli has developed are inspired by the movements of water.

Kelli regularly attends Rakkasah West in Richmond, CA, the largest annual belly dance event in the country. There she has had the privilege of studying with world-renowned artists such as Dalia Corella, Suhaila Salimpour, Elena Lentini, Leila Haddad and many more. Each of these phenomenal performers have influenced and inspired her passion for dance.

In addition to performing at various local events, Kelli has appeared in stage productions with many professional artists including Veena and Neena Bidasha, the famous belly twins.

Kelli's Instruction and performance styles include Classical Belly Dance, Tribal Style Belly Dance, Rajasthan Gypsy, and Flamenco Fusion.