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    Problems with lower back while dancing

    I'm sorry for this late reply, it seems that I didn't get the email or it went to spam, and I didn't remember to sign in lately... Yes, Zaki does it so softly, I love those soft movements, and feeling of relaxation and ease. That's the thing I'm after from now on, I don't care what's popular, I...
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    Problems with lower back while dancing

    Actually none of those really... It's this one, if you know tell me an English or Arabic name for that movement, it starts at 1:27 Though I think my teacher made it even more aggressive and strong, as Randa Kamel would do it. But I think that's the movement that activated something for me, I...
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    Problems with lower back while dancing

    I think it's accent that Shakira does. I don't twist, I'm doing it properly, I have pretty good control over my body. It's either from an injury caused while learning the move with unprofessional 'teacher', or it might be from sitting in bad positions over many years, and this movement enhanced...
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    Problems with lower back while dancing

    Yes, I know, we have a lot of room to adapt and be creative with it. I personally in general prefer softer movements, it feels better and looks more artistic as oppose to the too harsh and too agressive ones that are probably unsafe to do as well.
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    Problems with lower back while dancing

    I've never heard of Callenetics before, I'll check it out. So Pilates is ok, that's great news, there are classes in local gym. And about yoga, well... I do do it in the morning, but just a little bit, no crazy asanas or anything, mostly with focus on breathing. As for tucking the pelvis, I...
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    Problems with lower back while dancing

    Thank you for your responses. I generally think my pelvis is tucked, because even as I stand, I don't have much room to tuck it any further. Though, I'll focus more on that one in general, just in case. About my posture, well, maybe it could be better. Prior to belly dancing I had some issues...
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    Problems with lower back while dancing

    Thank you very much, I'll look into that.
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    Problems with lower back while dancing

    Has any one of you ever had problems with lower back, pain in particular, that escalates while belly dancing? I don't know whether I had problem with lower back before, but I started experiencing pain during the dance classes few years ago. And last year it got worse, and I went to...
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