How are Dancers different from natural humans?
Human beings walk from heel to toe, placing the heel down first and then, and the front part of the foot (ball), while swinging their arms in opposition “cross-body”. Belly dancers, being special and unique, should do what we call “Dancer’s Walk”. Dancers walk “toe to heel” extending the leg forward from the hip, placing the ball on the floor first and then lightly landing on the heel. In this method, a lightness of step is created which gives the dancer the appearance of gliding. This also gives one the occasional option of purposefully placing the entire length of the foot down in a firm stomp or a slightly lowered level for accent. I instruct new dancers and the professional dancers and instructors who come for coaching also that this foot placement is an absolute “must” to learn to dance well. “But”, some dancers protest, “How can I do that, when you also tell me that I should be dancing about 80 to 90 % of the time half-toe (demi-toe) in order to have proper Arabic dance technique
