⁣⁣If you are dancing to an unfamiliar song, or to a live drum solo improvisation, don’t try to predict what’s coming up. Just stay tuned to hear it and process through your body as fast as possible. 💁‍♀️In fact, it’s even ok to be a tiny “delayed” after the music. 👉I remember when I was participating in one of Arabesque Company’s production in Canada, director Yasmina Ramzy gave me feedback that I was too much “perfect” with my timing of movements. She mentioned that even though all pieces were choreographed, the idea is to create an illusion of improvisation, so how could a dancer move her body before the music queues her to do so? And if this applies to choreography, what to tell about an actual improvisation?! 🙈Hear it first, then reflect.⁣⁣⠀
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Also, save this note for your future toolkit. 🔥There are two moves that miraculously work with almost any music: turns and shimmy. 😁If at any moment of your improvisation you feel completely lost, or panicking, use either of these moves, whichever feel more right to a particular moment in the music, as your emergency tool in order to refocus, get back in a moment, and keep going with your improvisation once you are ready. In 90% of cases it will work. 💃💃💃⁣⁣⠀
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Do you have your own special tricks on how to make improvisation run nice and smooth? Share! 🔥

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Song: Bam Bam
Location: Yasmina’s B&B for belly dancers in Ca