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Thursday, 22 September 2016

Ritambhara Sahni - Teaching Jacqueline Fernadez at her Belly Dance Institute Mumbai

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Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai teaching belly dance to Jacqueline Fernandez



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Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Classes in Mumbai
Ritambhara Sahni teaching Bollywood Actress Jacqueline Fernandez for belly dance
[ in Ritambhara sahni's words ]

I must say Jacqueline is a beautiful person and i totally love her. It was an honor teaching her and of course it goes without saying that she herself is inspiring.
Working with many actors in the film industry I, Ritambhara Sahni have to say that our Bollywood actors work really hard to achieve great performances. I have taught many actors in the past be it Hip Hop, Bollywood running my institute Ritambhara Sahni's institute For the Performing Arts and also taught Belly Dancing to so many as i have been running Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni since 2005. I have seen them work hard at it.The pressure to perform on screen in front of the world can surly create that magic. Will post about my experiences with them soon in my next posts. Teaching Jacqueline is an experience i must say and any dance teachers delight, she is so flexible and is a great dancer and belly dance performer and i can attest that. Watching her shimmy in her belly dance belt made me go crazy at my belly dance class in Mumbai.- Bandra center.

 Jacqueline loves to belly dance and dance and i love the way she gives the importance to dance in our Indian Film Industry. She surly worships each dance form and is dedicated and passionate to the art of any dance form including belly dancing of course. I, Ritambhara Sahni have totally felt this being with her for so many days now. She loves to belly dance and i really cant wait to see her perform belly dancing wearing a shimmery belly dancing belt and costume in a movie sometime soon.

 Running both my institutes- Ritambhara Sahni's Institute For the Performing Arts [ since 1996 ] and Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni [ since 2005] i have realized that Music and dance has been an essential part of Bollywood filmography. Belly dancing has been a great influence in Bollywood dance sequences. The many forms of belly dancing like Arabic, Egyptian, Turkish, Lebanese are used in our Bollywood dance sequences with the costuming , props and the infamous belly dance belts. Belly Dance has been more familiar to the westerners.

 Zeenat Aman was the 1st one to have incorporated belly dancing in a song from ' The Great Gambler' wearing a red dress she managed to sizzle on screen but dint quite have the belly dancer's swag so is said. [ I disagree] and  i love Zeenat Aman mam and you have come in my dreams belly dancing in your ' Laila Main Laila' song.

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Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai cannot get over Zeenat Aman's look. Love her in this red costume and the embroidered belly dancing belt over it. 

Queen Helen of the Indian  'item song ' industry has always incorporated belly dance moves in her numbers. Mehbooba O Mehbooba from Sholay movie has always been remembered as one of her best performances. I love you Helen mam- grew up dancing to all your songs.

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Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai just cant get over Helen's Beautiful look, her green costume and her lovely belly dance belt. Love you Helen mam


In the the recent years Mallika Sherawat belly danced to Mayya Mayya from ' Guru ' movie and showed off her skills. Belly Dance Institute Mumbai taught belly dance on Mayya Mayya to all our Beginner's for quite a few years and all our students just loved it
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Ritambhara Sahni of belly Dance Institute Mumbai taught on the famous track -' Mayya Mayya' to several students and loves the movie for the same.

Also, in the recent years glimpses of belly dancing have seen in 3 songs of Katrina Kaif - Afghaan Jalebi [ Ritambhara Sahni loves this song and Ritambhara sahni loves this song - oh how i can go on...] from Ek Tha Tiger, Mashallah Mashallah, and Sheela Ki Jawani of Course.Not much of belly dancing but a few moves blended in with Bollywood dancing , but all the 3 songs got popularized for belly dancing. Belly Dance Institute Mumbai loves you Katrina for popularizing belly dancing so much here in India and changing the view point of so many. You were and are awesome. I was interviewed by Star News for Katrina Kaifs injury to belly dance in her song shoot for Sheila Ki Jawani. Heres the news clipping fro Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - interview Star News for Katrina Kaif's injury to belly dance.

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Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance institute Mumbai - her interview here below with Star News for Katrina Kaif's injury to Belly Dance for song shoot for Sheila Ki Jawani


  Even more recent is Rani Mukherjee's Aiyya which is one of the most well rehearsed  for belly dancing by Rani. It seems she rehearsed for 3 months . The song had Bollywood moves again blended with belly dancing but Rani you were awesome.
Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni
Ritambhara sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai loved Rani Mukherjee's flawless performance to her Aiya...love you Rani Mukherjee.




To know more on Belly Dance Institute Mumbai and Ritambhara Sahni - Do click on the following Links







Ritambhara Belly Dance

Ritambhara Belly Dance Classes in Mumbai

 - centers

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - COLABA

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - BANDRA

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - KHAR

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - ANDHERI



IN THE PRESS - click on the following links to read
About Ritambhara Sahni and her Articles-click on the following links to read










Review by Students - click on the following links to read


Testimonial by Students - click on the following links to read


ABOUT BELLY DANCE INSTITUTE MUMBAI - Student information - click on the following links to read

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Friday, 26 August 2016

Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - Zee News Interview





Ritambhara Sahni - 

1st ever  female to start a Western Dance Institute Mumbai with her institute - Ritambhara Sahni's Institute For the 
Performing arts [ since 1996 ]

1st ever female to create, choreograph and direct  India's very 1st flash mob for channe 'V'.

1st ever female to bring Belly Dance To Mumbai in 2005 and establish her Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni .
in Ritambhara Sahni's words

Ritambhara Sahni's Institute For ThePerforming Arts [ since 1996 ] was what i started with back then. Not many dance schools around that time. People were really only aware of ballroom dancing, Shaimak Davar and nothing else.
Dance itself was considered as a forbidden career and a female going out there to make a career for herself was also not accepted really.
But I am Ritambhara Sahni who does what her heart wants to back then and even as of today did and does exactly that . I always had  the support of my father who always  discouraged me from doing law and C.A and encouraged me to dance and persue performing arts which i would eat , breathe, sleep and repeat.  My father assured me that i would never be persuing law and C.A even if i passed all the exams.[hahah..he was so right !!! ] .  So after one year of passing law and one year of passing my CA foundation Course, i quit both and simply continued Ritambhara Sahni' s Institute For The Performing Arts which was allready going on really strong since 1996.  I started to teach initially at my own house and started with teaching only females. i use to teach right from the time i was in school and because i had the intelligence and capability to teach back then , i encourage  anyone at any age group to teach even today when i feel they know the techniques correctly . All you need is a positive heart and if you feel happy and accomplished after teaching someone, then you are are great teacher...be it anything.
This interview of mine was taken back then when i had so many centers across Mumbai and i had been running my institute for a good amount of years. I began Ritambhara Sahni's Institute For  The Performing Arts {since 1996.} This is my  interview on Zee News around that time when dance schools were very few and I was the first female to start a dance institute in Mumbai. My institute is featured along with my interview and with glimpses of Mr. Sandip Soparkar's and Mr. Shaimak Davar's school of dance as well. I, Ritambhara Sahni was not only the 1st female to start a complete western dance school in Mumbai but also the 1st female to teach old school Hip Hop [Popping and Locking ] and the new style hip hop back then. I was also  the 1st female to bring belly dance to Mumbai and choreograph India's !st flash mob for Channel V.  I, Ritambhara Sahni got belly dance to Mumbai and soon established Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni which has been going strong eversince 2005 along with my institute Ritambhara Sahni's Insitute For the Performing Arts.
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Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai in a photo shoot with her instructors at Ritambhara Sahni's Institute For The Performing Arts.

 Ritambhara Sahni's Institute For The Performing Arts [ since 1996 ] taught all free style western dance forms back then like Hip Hop and Funk, Jazz, Contemprary and Bollywood of course. As of today i also run Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni [since 2005 ] and teach all forms of belly dance and its various forms , fusions and props.
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Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai with her instructors at Ritambhara Sahni's Institute For The Performing Arts.
Do read about how i got belly dance to Mumbai by making belly dance my childhood dream into a reality and then my battle at every point to change the view point of belly dance which has changed a great deal in the following links :

 How Ritambhara Sahni made Belly Dance her childhood dream into a reality

 Belly Dance - A changing viewpoint and Ritambhara Sahni's battle to change it

 Also read --All about Ritambhara Sahni's story with dance and belly dance




To Know about Ritambhara Sahni and Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - do click on the following links:
Ritambhara Belly Dance

Ritambhara Belly Dance Classes in Mumbai

 - centers

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - COLABA

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - BANDRA

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - KHAR


Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - ANDHERI

 IN THE PRESS

 Bombay Times- Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni - Belly Dance Your Way to a Flat Stomach by Ritambhara Sahni

Times Of India - idiva - Ritambhara Sahni - her article on Dance and its Health Benefits

Bombay Times - Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - her article on Dance workouts 
that keep you Party Fit.

Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - Her article in the Harmony Magazine article

Hindustan Times Article of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni and Ritambhara Sanhi

DNA News Article - Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni - ARTICLE

Bombay times - Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - her article on belly dance awareness

] Mumbai mirror - Ritambhara Sahni - Belly Dance Institute Mumbai article.

Afternoon news paper - Ritambhara Sahni's Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - article

Bombay Times - Belly Dance Institute Mumbai By Ritambhara Sahni article on Belly Dance and Dandiya Fusion

Bombay Times - Times Of India - Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - her article on Belly Dance and Sh'bam fitness

About Ritambhara Sahni and her articles

Ritambhara Sahni talks About Women Empowernment and Belly Dance

Review - Real Life Review - Ritambhara Sahni - her Student on Belly Dance and her Broken Engagement

Review - Real life Review of Ritambhara Sahni - her student on Belly Dance and her Failed Love Story

20 reasons to belly dance by Ritambhara Sahni

7 MUSTS for an Aspiring Belly Dance Performing Artist by Ritambhara Sahni.

Ritambhara Sahni - her article in the Near fox app

Ritambhara Sahni - Her Interview in Local Turn On App

Review / Reviews - by Ritambhara Sahni - her students

 Review - Ritambhara Sahni - her student Rinky - Review on Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni

 Testimonial / Testimonials by Ritambhara Sahni - her students

 Testimonial - Ritambhara Sahni - her student Sangita - Testimonial on Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni

 About Ritambhara Sahni's Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - Student Information

 Belly Dance Institute Mumbai -All About Our Beginners Course

Frequently Asked Questiona At Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni

A review / testimonial by Ritambhara Sahni's student

“Growing up, belly dance was something I always wanted to do, but never had the opportunity. At 28... I decided I would attend some belly dance class in Mumbai and i found Ritambhara Sahni's belly dance Institute Mumbai.. It is one of the best decisions I have made. Belly dancing has not only assisted in developing my technical skills, it has given me so much strength both physically, emotionally and mentally. I could not believe how much strength I had gained in my legs and core just within the first few months. Regardless of belly dance level, the way in which they teach at Belly Dance Institute Mumbai makes it very easy for a dancer to understand what is required and the importance of each exercise to the belly dance technique. Ritambhara Sahani and her team of instructors were never judgmental and were always happy to answer any questions. My body self-awareness has immensely improved, along with my placement, and attention to detail. Also i must say that my belly dance belt is something i worship as much as i worship my belly dance class. Wearing my belly dance belt and belly dancing makes me transform each time into a new and happy me in a different way i must say. Belly dance belts can sure elevate your mod even more when you belly dance. i feel they just help you come more closer in understanding this beautiful dance form. My belly dance belt and my belly dance class in Mumbai are very close to my heart. I know that belly dance has played a large part in that development. Thank you Ritambhara Sahni mam and belly dance institute Mumbai. I am so glad to be a part of such belly dance classes in Mumbai and Belly dance institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni is highly recommended. - Sejal Nagpal 
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Saturday, 2 July 2016

Ritambhara Sahni - About Me - My History - Belly Dance Institute Mumbai

 My name is Ritambhara Sahni 
 i am born in and belong to the my city of dreams - Mumbai. 
Dance has been my passion ever since i stood on my two feet and i started learning and performing professionally from the age of 6 years.
 And so i have studied various free style dance forms in India as well as abroad ever since and here goes my story with dance.....

As destiny would have it, I, Ritambhara Sahni was born into an inspiring family that was deeply entwined in the performing arts. My mother, Shrimati Indu Suresh Sahni was the prime voice and the leading announcer behind the mikes of the All India Radio while my aunt, Jyoti Sharma, was a noteworthy actress especially in the Gujarati theater. So, i too had naturally found an inclination towards performing arts which my mother supported. With all due credit, she laid out several platforms to perform and encouraged me to pursue all the dances i desired to learn, noticing with a keen eye that I had a passion for the dancing realm and gave me various performance opportunities in various events back then. 
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Ritambhara Sahni's Mother - Shrimati Indu Sahni - All India Radio -Head  announcer
Very early on, i had gotten the opportunity to work alongside Sabira Merchant in a play called ‘the chameleon’ which was aired on the radio several times. Apart from working as a child artist and giving my voice on the radio, i had also interviewed several celebrities. Known to have a beautiful voice, i had done many voice overs, dubbing and a lot of work on the radio as a child artist. 
Being the youngest, there was a wide age gap between my brother and me. But i had begun to work early on and realized i enjoyed working! I was versatile with a talent for singing, dancing, voice overs, dubbing and acting. Entertaining and mimicry came naturally to me and I loved the spotlights on me. My parents let me be who i chose to be and i chose to be an achiever. With an earnest tenacity i desired to excel and continue to be self reliant, independent and hard working. I might have only been 6, but i knew this was my path and i would take the challenges on the trodden path go meet my envisioned goals.

I had a dream. A dream to break all parameters and excel beyond expectations. The desire to reach out and impact as many lives as i possibly could through my dance was so intense that i found myself choreographing and directing dance sequences for my school. I soon found myself taking it a step further and managing dance events for several schools and colleges. Through the window of opportunities, i worked with various immensely talented choreographers from India as well as abroad for several events in varied dance forms like jazz, rock n roll, contemporary and Bollywood. I worked with choreographers like Santosh Shetty and Sandeep Soi in musical plays as well as appeared as a supporting actress for Dr. Yusuf Merchants musical play, Bekaraar, a theme set against drugs. 

During the late 80’s and early 90’s dance as a profession was questioned but that didn't deter me and never shifted my focus from dance. Though i did pass a CA course and graduated as a law student, I continued to hold private dance classes and choreograph dance sequences for colleges and corporate events. I also shared my love through dance in charity events for YWCA and the Rotaract club of mumbai. I worked ceaselessly and also judged dance performances for college events where i studied. I had achieved a lot by the time i had touched my 20’s and dance had become the air I breathed and a way of life I leaded. I also won the all rounder award in my college H.R. college of commerce and economics and brought a lot of glory to my college in the field of performing arts and sports.

 My father paved the way for my future, encouraging me to follow my dreams and study extensively in the field of dance. And so I packed my bags and set off to the homes i was blessed with in America and Europe to begin a formal education in urban hip hop, jazz, flamenco, contemporary, tap dance, Bollywood and belly dance. With ambition as my guiding force and armed with extensive knowledge, i returned to Mumbai and ceaselessly worked towards creating Ritambhara Sahni as a brand name in Mumbai's art fraternity by establishing 
Ritambhara Sahni's institute for the performing arts in 1996 where I taught the dance forms I had formally learnt. After mastering all the techniques and genres of belly dance I soon after established - belly dance institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni in 2005. The institutes have been going strong ever since and teaching dance has strengthened as a passion over time.

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Ritambhara Sahni with her team members at Ritambhara Sahni's Institute for the performing arts


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Ritambhara Sahni with her team memebers at Ritambhara Sahni's institute for the performing arts.
 I simultaneously working in serials with Sunjoy Wadhwa who heads sphere origins [makers of Balika Vadhu], also worked in many mythological serials with Sagar arts and also worked with Ajay Shah productions and Karnik communications.
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Ritambhara Sahni in Shaheen Serial for Ajay Shah Productions
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Ritambhara Sahni in Alif Laila series for Sagar Arts

  I was almost chosen as an RJ for radio mirchi but since I had my own institute it didn’t materialize. Well, I explored the multiple streams of the performances in and I succeeded because I put in my best foot forward. I have always believed that there is no ticket to success but it only is a reflection of hard work and persistence. When the going gets tough, the tough gets going, so obstacles have been my milestone and perseverance makes me not rest at being the best but being absolutely excellent in my endeavors. 

 I also started dance and fitness workouts at Qi gym and exert gym. I organised in house shows for my institute - Ritambhara Sahni's Institute For the Performing Arts caled 'June Hip Hop' and'Footloose" during the period 1998 to 2005. My write ups appeared in all leading publications between the years 2001 and 2005 where i had i could say that I reached the peak of my career. Post 2005 came a change in my life and i started to live with my father in the hospital as he was old and never use to keep well. However fighting strong, I continued Ritambhara sahni's Institute For the performing arts and never gave up on my father or my students. I also launched way back then Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni and also launched tap dance and flamenco in my institute for the performing arts.
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Ritambhara Sahni with her students when she launched Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritamhara Sahni
I have been teaching dance professionally for 20 years now and belly dance specifically for 11 years. With a strong base in hip hop I was quick to master tribal belly dance and have my expanse of knowledge stretch from forms and fusions to the use of multiple props in belly dance. Knowledge is the result of a blazing passion that never makes the learning stop and after all these years the desire to learn every minute aspect of belly dance has only grown my knowledge a thousandfold. The knowledge is then volumnized to choreographing a dance sequence, teaching and then creating performing artists which becomes the experience of my years. The exhilarating art of dance consumes every part of my being to become a soulful dream and a beautiful reality. 

 Being a strong Hip Hop dancer , i can say that when i perform Hip Hop, i can conquer the world and when i perform belly dance i feel beautiful. However Tribal belly dance makes me feel powerful and beautiful as a woman.





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 Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni - Our Website

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Ritambhara Belly Dance

Ritambhara Belly Dance Classes in Mumbai

 - centers

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - COLABA

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - BANDRA

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - KHAR

Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - ANDHERI


 Review / Testimonial by Ritambhara Sahni's student

 Throughout my years at Belly Dance Institute Mumbai, I have always looked up to my teacher - Ritambhara Sahni mam and her assistants as well as her team of instructors. I love the way the belly dance class is conducted at this amazing belly dance class in Mumbai. The belly dance instructors really care about you and the atmosphere is also so positive. Love belly dancing and i wear my belly dance belt i guess almost all the time at home , i guess sometimes i have even gone to sleep wearing it. Belly dance belts add magic to belly dance and i was looking for belly dance belts in Mumbai for a long time before joinng Ritambhara Sahni's belly dance institute Mumbai. i was so so glad to belly dance with my belly dance belt on day 1 of my belly dance class.  I had hoped to become an assistant to Ritambhara Sahani mam when I was old enough. This wish came true when this past year I was given the opportunity by mam to become an assistant. Being an assistant was truly an amazing and uplifting experience for me, because I was able to learn so much about becoming a leader, taking initiative, using my voice, and being a role model just like my teacher - Ritambhara Sahni. Assisting also really helped me gain experience in working with females from all age groups. I have also learned from the institute about taking initiative and using my voice in order to help the students in turn. I have had an amazing year at this belly dance class in Mumbai and i do treat it now as my own belly dance class, and I have truly loved being an assistant and i wish to grow as one! I want to thank Belly dance institute Mumbai and its team of instructors for being wonderful teachers to me and for giving me the opportunity to assist this year.”
Aarshiya Khan 
IN THE PRESS











Bombay Times - Times Of India - Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - her article on Belly Dance and Sh'bam fitness

About Ritambhara sahni and her articles

Ritambhara Sahni - All About her story with Dance and Belly Dance

Ritambhara Sahni - how she made Belly Dance - her childhood dream into a Reality

Ritambhara Sahni talks About Women Empowernment and Belly Dance

Ritambhara Sahni - her battle to change the viewpoint of Belly Dance

Review - Real Life Review - Ritambhara Sahni - her Student on Belly Dance and her Broken Engagement

Review - Real life Review of Ritambhara Sahni - her student on Belly Dance and her Failed Love Story

20 reasons to belly dance by Ritambhara Sahni

7 MUSTS for an Aspiring Belly Dance Performing Artist by Ritambhara Sahni.

Ritambhara Sahni - her article in the Near fox app

Ritambhara Sahni - Her Interview in Local Turn On App

Review / Reviews - by Ritambhara Sahni - her students

Review - Ritambhara Sahni - her student Rinky - Review on Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni

Testimonial / Testimonials by Ritambhara Sahni - her students

Testimonial - Ritambhara Sahni - her student Sangita - Testimonial on Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni

About Ritambhara Sahni's Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - Student Information




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Thursday, 17 March 2016

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni on Health benefits on belly dancing








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on


Check out for 5 health benefits of 

“BELLY DANCING”



Do watch this amazing drum solo video

  Belly Dancing Aids Weight Control and Improves Self Image


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Belly dancing can have a positive impact on your weight, improving your self-image. If regularly, belly dancing can actually encourage weight loss, as it burns calories as well as increases your metabolic rate.
Belly dancers come in a variety of body types and sizes. Belly dancing will make you more aware of your posture, grace, body language and facial expressions, all helping to improve your self-image. If you attend a belly dancing class, you will probably see several different sizes of bodies, all just as beautiful as the others.

·      Improved posture and muscle toning


Our spinal column contains more bones and ligaments than any other part of the body. Its 33 vertebrae are stacked together in a column joined together by cartilage and ligaments, and almost every movement of the torso depends upon its flexibility and function. Muscle groups that attach to the ligaments and vertebrae create movement in the trunk and pelvis areas. Raqs sharqi tones these muscles and maintains flexibility in a safe and effective manner.


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During the dance, the movements of hip drops, circles, figure eights, and shimmies put the joints and ligaments in the lower back and hip through a full range of gentle, repetitive motion. This movement helps increase the flow of synovial fluid (nature's lubricant) in these joints. When movements are done properly, the pelvis is tipped forward, or tucked somewhat; a neutral position that can help prevent lower back problems. Raqs sharqi can help relieve stress to the back, counteracting the almost constant compression of the disks that occurs from sitting and a sedentary lifestyle.

These toned muscles improve posture and help prevent back pain that can be caused by the unnatural curving forward of the spine that occurs when muscle groups are weak (lordosis). Small muscle groups deep in the back that are normally under-exercised are used and strengthened. The muscles surrounding the hip, the largest joint in the body, are used and exercised during hip drops, and figure eights, enhancing flexibility and suppleness. Improved hip flexibility can lead to improved balance when walking as well.

Arms and Shoulders are exercised when doing lifts, circles, or the rippling motions of snake arms, toning muscle. This toning effect is often evident early on, since holding the arms aloft are an important element of the dance, even for beginners.

Because a woman is on her feet, moving during the dance, it is considered a weight-bearing exercise. Weight-bearing exercise can prevent osteoporosis and strengthen bones, and the overall toning can lead to an improved self-image, as the dancer becomes more balanced and poised. Raqs sharqi is considered a low-impact exercise, meaning the risk of injury is minimal when movements are done correctly. The benefits of belly dance can be enjoyed by women of all ages; men and children are participating in the dance as well, and reaping the same benefits.

·      Building the back muscles evenly


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Belly dance institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni
Belly-dancers use their torsos a lot-much more than ballet, modern or tap dancers. Only jazz dancers come close to our use of rib movements and undulations. These movements, coupled with shoulder movements, exercise the back muscles, and they exercise the muscles evenly. Strong back muscles prevent back injuries, and they promote good posture as well.

·      Timeless & Ageless


Timeless and ageless perfectly describes the beauty of the natural movement of Belly Dance.  These attributes allow its broad appeal and suitability for a diverse cross section of body types, fitness levels and ages. The low impact nature with the option of high energy steps and combinations presented in class provides a healthy fitness and energy contrast of flow and dynamics.

·      Stress reduction


In this day and age of almost continuous stress, the subtle rhythms of raqs sharqi and the traditional movements are calming. The repetitive movements of the dance and the concentration needed to do them can help a mind filled with daily stress to "let go" for a while and relax. It's hard to worry about deadlines at work when you are thinking about getting that next drop just right, or while making sure that you are in time with the music.
One effect of stress is that our bodies tense up, causing contractions or spasms in muscle groups, such as those in the neck, shoulders, or back. When a muscle is contracted, lactic acid builds up, causing the "soreness" or pain that occurs. Blood flow to the affected muscles decreases as well.

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Belly Dance Institute Mumbai


Raqs sharqi, on the other hand, gently stretches and uses these vulnerable muscle groups, and as they are utilized, blood flow increases and lactic acid is flushed away. Stressed muscles relax as they are gently exercised, relieving the "clenched" muscles often seen in our society. The body becomes supple and limber, and practitioners frequently report that pain diminishes in the back and neck areas.

Advisory: Many doctors have suggested belly dancing classes as part of rehabilitation from injury; it is, however, important to check with your own medical provider before starting any new form of exercise, especially if you are over 40, pregnant or have medical problems. Most injuries related to "overdoing" for the beginner can be avoided by warming the muscles first and by remembering to do some basic stretching afterward. Listen to your body's signals. Raqs sharqi, or belly dance, is a wonderful and gentle way to begin to condition your body.


The 1st ever belly dance class in Mumbai since 2005
To know more on

Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni

- Do click on the following Links






You Tube - Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - Ritambhara Sahni

 - centers


Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - COLABA

 Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - BANDRA

 Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - KHAR

 Ritambhara Sahni Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - ANDHERI
RITAMBHARA BELLY DANCE

 - NEWS CHANNELS

 Ritambhara Sahni on Zee News

 Ritambhara Sahni on Star News - Her interview on Star News When Katrina Kaif was injured

INDIA'S FIRST FLASH MOB - choregraphed by

RITAMBHARA SAHNI

INDIA'S 1ST FLASH MOB by Ritambhara Sahni

 RITAMBHARA SAHNI BELLY DANCE

- TRAINING CELEBRITIES

 Ritambhara Sahni trains Jacqueline Fernandes in Belly Dance and Tribal Belly Dance Fusion

 RITAMBHARA SAHNI - PRESS

 Ritambhara Sahni's Institute

Ritamhara Sahni - interview in Afternoon News Despatch and Courrier

 Ritambhara Sahni of Belly Dance Institute Mumbai in Hindustan - Times - Mumbai's 1st belly dance show with 200 Indian belly Dancers

 Ritambhara Sahni - Belly Dance Institute Mumbai - write up in idiva

 Ritambhara Sahni in Bombay Times - interview on Sh'bam Fitness
About Ritambhara Sahni and her Articles-click on the following links to read
Ritambhara Sahni Review

Review by Students - click on the following links to read


Ritambhara Sahni Testimonial

Testimonial by Students - click on the following links to read

Some more Blog links to Ritambhara Sahni and Belly Dance Institute Mumbai by Ritambhara Sahni








Ritambhara Sahni on Belly Dance Belts , 

Accessories, Costumes and Props

Ritambhara Sahni -  Belly Dance Belts Mumbai





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