My First Belly Dance

[ODDalisque]

Very good!But you should work on the arm movements

[necee90]

you did quite well, you look as if you've been professionally  taught, how did you learn?

[kristinelizabeth23]

@necee90 why thank you! i am actually just self taught by watching youtube videos! haha :D thanks for watching!

[1985mallika]

nice...but pls pay more attention on ur hands pose,and smile more))

[MsTank1234]

Hi for a maiden voyage that was wonderful and very promising for the future. Can I suggest you smile more. Of course you were a bit nervous but that's natural.Your costume was super with lots of nice shimmer effect.

[kristinelizabeth23]

@MsTank1234 Thank you very much :D yeah I've been working on getting more comfortable infront of the camera so i have been working my way up to smiling some more compared to this video. lol i look so focused and serious in this one -_- lol have a great week!

[dunmer2007]

LIAR! The fact is, that you're actually a belly dance instructor who decided to make a video showcasing your easy mastery of the dance! (^_-)

Seriously, you have a natural command of rhythm and body control that would fool anyone into thinking you've been doing this for a long time, as your comfort level easily translates into flawless motion with the music! Outstanding work, can't wait to see ya in 10 years!

[kristinelizabeth23]

@dunmer2007 -blushes- why thank you so much!! :D its nice to have subscribers like you! more stuff to come when i have some more time. :)

[decanstar]

Awesome!! My first post ever goes to you! Luv 2 see more..

[kristinelizabeth23]

@decanstar aw thank you so much! :D

[gofigure2007]

U have come a long ways and look so comfortable dancing now.....

[kristinelizabeth23]

@gofigure2007 thank you! :)

[kukkakaali2011]

you are good :)

[kristinelizabeth23]

@kukkakaali2011 see that other video was two months into belly dancing :P

[kristinelizabeth23]

@kukkakaali2011 and thank you :)

[RoBYstanciu]

yahoo id?

[RoBYstanciu]

nice:) I want your email address.

[canababe25]

your very good where did you learn this and how long did it take you!! its very good!!

[kristinelizabeth23]

@canababe25 hello! I pretty much just watched a youtube video, i'll send you the link, and it only took me about a month or so while i was in school, so i was pertty busy, but its pretty easy to memorize it :)

[eknarey1974]

Very nice work, but when learning from YouTube its good form to credit the choreographer as well as the musicians. This choreo was originally performed (and posted on YouTube) by Amira Nagi of Samadhi.

[kristinelizabeth23]

@eknarey1974 indeed good point, thanks, kind of forgot. haha

[MGySgt0]

Lookin good tink

[kristinelizabeth23]

@MGySgt0 awww thank you Peter!!! :D

[Shannon1970ful]

I'm Impressed !!!  Good Job !

[kristinelizabeth23]

@Shannon1970ful aw thank you very much! :D

[KirbyLink08]

Totally awesome. <333

[kristinelizabeth23]

@KirbyLink08 Aw why thank you :D

[blaint09]

did u take ballet or any dance classes before? a lot of videos i see of first time belly dancers are of people whove taken another dance class before usually ballet and they pick it up really fast like you. i bet if you took classes youd be reallly amazing. im 19 never took dance and just start belly dance and its really though becuase learning movements is one thing but when having the strenght to look relaxed and move your body correctly is so tough!

[kristinelizabeth23]

@blaint09 Oh i know what you mean! haha, and no I have never had any kind of classes. i really wished i had ballet classes, it was something i always wanted to do, but never got the chance to.

[blaint09]

@kristinelizabeth23 what!!!! im soooooooooo shocked. i could take classes for years and not move my body like yours. I dont understand! everyone says bellydancing its easy but its not! how did u learn???

[kristinelizabeth23]

@blaint09 haha aww well thank you :D and yeah id have to agree with you 150% on that belly dancing is NOT easy haha. Im just self taught, i watch youtube videos and try to do what they do :) Keep on practicing and you will get there. you can see my improvement from just the three videos i have posted lol. Just keep on dancing and you will be fantastic :D

[blaint09]

@kristinelizabeth23 yup thats what i plan to do thought its going to take a long time. good luck to you. keep posting videos!

[RllTll]

Hi young pretty girl I am a belly dancing instructor and iam telling you ,you are doing very Good :) keep it up...

[kristinelizabeth23]

@RllTll Thank you :)

[RllTll]

@RllTll You welcome...try look up Didem turkish belly dancing ,I think you will like it alot......

[koolsummerbreeze]

very nice.

[kristinelizabeth23]

@koolsummerbreeze Thank you!! :)

[redrose007888]

Very good!

[kristinelizabeth23]

@redrose007888 thank you!

[enginkapsiz]

I'll send you some Turkish belly dancing music and I'd like you to try dancing to it and upload the video here ok?

[kristinelizabeth23]

@enginkapsiz i could try :)

[enginkapsiz]

You're a natural talent honey... You can count on my word I'm from Istanbul...

[kristinelizabeth23]

@enginkapsiz Thank you so much :D

[specannon]

I would come to you even if your in the middle of no where

[LechinAngel]

For your first time your really good. Try to relax your arms a little bit though. Try not to have your hands on your hips. :) And don't forget to have fun.

[kristinelizabeth23]

@LechinAngel thank you for the help and thanks for watching!! I love to get feedback :)

[msrebel1000]

this is your first? my first belly dancing video...aye tht was awful! but yers turned out way better then i thought!

[kristinelizabeth23]

@msrebel1000 thank you so much!!! :D

[S0XF0X]

I can see a couple spots where you lost the isolations, but you are VERY good! Keep it up and you'll be right up there with Saddie and Rachel Brice!

[kristinelizabeth23]

@S0XF0X aw why thank you! :D 

[colorfuldreams]

i didn't expect you to be this good! =] i actually enjoyed it! you look like you've taken classes, and i agree, the isolations you have are amazing! keep it up! and the layered shoulder shimmy with the undulation was really good, i know girls who have bellydanced for a few years and still can't get it down! only thing i noticed was when you put your hands on your chest and your hips, it's not really very bellydancer.. but hey if you want to incorporate it into your own unique style, go for it!

[kristinelizabeth23]

@colorfuldreams Thank you so much for the nice comment!! It really made me smile!! Belly dancing is pretty hard for me, so it's always nice to hear the nice things. And yah someone else mentioned the hands on chest and hips, lol i had no idea. but thanks for mentioning that to me, I for sure want to keep it as traditional as I can and not having a clue about belly dancing really makes me appreciate the feed back from people who know a lot about belly dancing. Thanks for watching!! :D

[ZOSAER]

Very good for a beginner&you have a very sexy body you must see more and more belly dance

[kristinelizabeth23]

@ZOSAER thank you :D

[omadon7]

glad i took the time to witness this lol

[kristinelizabeth23]

@omadon7 haha well im glad too :)

[omadon7]

@kristinelizabeth23  ure amazing ..

[IrishDaemon777]

wow you dance beautifully. 

[kristinelizabeth23]

@IrishDaemon777 Why Thank you :D

[MissManiacTheMad]

Very good for a beginner! ur Isolation is quite good already and it's great that u came up with this all on ur own! But allow me to give u some advice: try not to use ur upper body quite that much. In traditional oriental dance the Hips are normally used mroe than the upper body. And don't put your Hands on the Hips either, there are certain arm positions in Belly Dance. But apart fromt hat, really good, keep it up =) sweet costume by the way.

[kristinelizabeth23]

@MissManiacTheMad thank you so much! yah i know about the hips more than chest...lol my hips still need some work on. but thank you for all the advice! i really apriciate it, Its nice to get this kind of feed back from people that know their stuff about the art of belly dancing. Thank you for watching and again thanks for the feedback I will for sure use it on my next dance!

[RomaniaOrthodox]

not bad...but try to feel the music better.. and work on shimmies!

[kristinelizabeth23]

@RomaniaOrthodox Thank you :) and yah im going to work harder next dance. i rushed learning this dance way too much because you can really tell that Im just concentrating on what move comes next lol thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!

[cpufightclub]

<3 dropping some off

[lolitiaophelia]

so so beautiful for your first dance!

[kristinelizabeth23]

@lolitiaophelia thank you so much! :D

[pajamamama5]

awww your good for a beginner.lol. im thinking about joining some classes my self. looks cool.

[kristinelizabeth23]

@pajamamama5 thank you so much :)

[dancingonyourface]

could forget them. work on making sure they are crisp, clear, and only your hips are moving as you practice them. not only will your hip isolations improve, but your abs will become unbelievably strong and you will be able to do belly rolls and back bends with much more ease. also your arms and fingers were a bit too stiff during the hip drops. perhaps keep both your arms and fingers slightly more bent and relaxed. they should frame the movement without being too straight. best of luck! :D

[kristinelizabeth23]

@dancingonyourface thank you so much for all the feed back!! I really appreciate it!! I will for sure look into some other vids to get some help on my hips :) again thanks so much for watching and taking the time to write down some tips for me :D best of luck to you too!

[dancingonyourface]

so i'm also a youtube taught "belly dancer" and i've been on and off with it for maybe four years. much like everyone else who commented, i do believe that was a very nice video, with that being said, i figured i'd throw in some constructive criticism. your chest isolations were fab, but your hips weren't nearly as awesome so i'd suggest watching some of the "how to" videos on here and REALLY practice those movements until they become so ingrained in your body, that there's no way you...

[adelmail]

whats next??? when?



[kristinelizabeth23]

@adelmail Probably something with the song "Shik Shak Shok" and i have no clue lol

[vegasbob007]

For no training you still a good dancer.

[kristinelizabeth23]

@vegasbob007 thank you very much!

[joshie404]

10/10 would watch again

[kristinelizabeth23]

@joshie404 thanks :)

[adelmail]

Excellent and very lively dance... i like it... for how long have you been dancing...? how did you learn?... you need some practice and you will be better than Shakira :-)...

[kristinelizabeth23]

@adelmail thank you. about a year. and i learn by watching other dancers on youtube.

[Vyusur]

Great job! Keep dancing!

[kristinelizabeth23]

@Vyusur Thank you!! 

[kristinelizabeth23]

@thosecrazygals Thank you very much! and yes someday I can try to do that when Im a bit better :) subscribe so you can see it whenever I do get around to doing it :) thanks for the idea!

[kristinelizabeth23]

@SuperCybershot Thank you :) and I am hoping so :)

[wca61]

I thought you were excellent!! Love your costume! You're also beautiful and nice belly!!

[kristinelizabeth23]

@wca61 Thank you so much! *blushes* :)

[Sailovesbellydance89]

Hey! This was very good for your first belly dance! It's ok that you can't take classes...not everyone can and many dancers are self taught anyway. Just know that belly dance is best when it comes from your soul...Once you get your moves down, you won't even have to think anymore..It will be second nature to you.You really have potential!! Keep practicing! :)

[kristinelizabeth23]

@Sailovesbellydance89 Thank you so much! and I sure will! Thank you for watching and commenting! :)

[SultrySeeker]

"My First Belly Dance " And I certainly hope that it is not your last.

Excellent job!

[kristinelizabeth23]

@SultrySeeker Haha, thanks!! And I hope it won't be my last dance either :)

[FirstPersonFails]

woah your good :D -Noah

[kristinelizabeth23]

@FirstPersonFails Thank you so much!! :D

[saphic41]

Beautiful performance.............!!!!!!­

[kristinelizabeth23]

@saphic41 thank you so much!!! :D