The woman who is confident, has a high self-esteem and worthiness, and has a healthy attitude about being married in a female body which embodies womanhood is very comfortable performing and wearing a costume for her physical, mental, and emotional interpretation of her dance performance.
If you are not comfortable or feel uncomfortable, then there is a problem in understanding sensuality. There are one or two dance classes that you attend weekly in the hope of becoming graceful and beautiful as this dance promises. But you are experiencing doubts. We live in a society of buttons who receive instant gratification. Stop! It will take time, practice and acquiring essential knowledge to achieve sensual goals.
What is sensuality? This word describes the enjoyment of physical pleasure. There are many physical pleasures throughout the day. The aromas of breakfast preparation and coffee preparation promise tasty food and drink and a satisfied stomach to ease the pain of hunger. Eating is pleasurable, but why do we feel guilty about enjoying sensual sensations?
The movements performed in the art of belly dance will bring pleasures to our body. This is a healthy form of exercise to condition and stretch your muscles. As we burn fat and lose weight, the body becomes more toned and pleasing to the viewer. As a personal observer, we are pleased with the results. Another person who sees our success also enjoys the pleasure. There is the problem! We will admit that we enjoy going through the motions to achieve our goals, but some of us feel very uncomfortable when another looks at our beauty.
The viewer arouses our self-induced guilt feelings for experiencing personal pleasures and producing an attractive figure. A viewer can or will experience sensuality by admiring your figure. As we correct our physical deficiencies to become more attractive and healthy, we must also correct our faulty thinking and control our mental and emotional outlook.
We will all experience pain and pleasure. Nobody likes bread, so enjoy the pleasure. Sensuality is focusing on everything that gives pleasure. The word “sensuality” evokes sexual meanings and it is important that we understand and are aware of their differences.
Every part of our body experiences sensuality. Our eyes see, our ears hear and our mouth enjoys the flavors. Our entire body experiences physical sensations that allow us to hug and kiss, walk, run and enjoy all the vital senses and abilities of our body.
The belly dancer enjoys performing her movements to the rhythm of the music, bringing pleasurable sensations to her being as well as providing sensual pleasures to her audience.
The audience is the spectators who experience sensual sensations of various pleasures for a pleasant evening. Being uncomfortable with your dance moves has a lot to do with your knowledge, mental attitude, and emotional comfort.
Sensual feelings indicate that you are alive. Live it to the fullest; life is short. Human beings are not robots. Every day we use our six senses. All six senses are used in belly dance movements. Dancing is life. Life is dancing.