Originally Posted by Helena Bellydancer

I don't think size matters much in belly dance so long as you are healthy - I have seen larger dancers and smaller dancers and I love that the different shapes bring different dimensions to the same moves. It is part of what makes the dance so interesting to watch for me.

Those who dance a lot tend to be on the slimmer side simply because they are spending so much time practicing and performing - all that exercise is going to burn up those calories!

I am lucky and have naturally always been very slim - but I do get people saying "you can't be a belly dancer, you don't have a belly". I delight in proving them wrong! My strongest moves include undulations and shimmies, despite being thin - in my experience it makes little difference what size or shape you are so long as you have the correct technique.

Big or small, we are all beautiful when we dance!