Do you hate doing crunches? Do your back and neck muscles tire? Try belly dancing, it gives you better benefits than the average crunch with less pain. In addition to the physical and emotional benefits, belly dancing also has a fun impact on baby birth and creativity. The physical benefits of belly dancing are the ability to become healthier and in better shape. Being out of shape can also affect a person's emotional state. Participating in belly dancing can benefit your self-esteem and help your emotional well-being. Your emotional state can have a negative or positive impact when trying to get pregnant. Belly dancing is said to increase the chances of a woman trying to get pregnant. Belly dancing also helps the birth process and can also help your pelvic muscles after pregnancy. Being pregnant can influence your clothing choices. Belly dancing allows you to get creative through choreography and even your clothing. Belly dancers bring out their creativity while performing on stage. Belly dancing is very beneficial for the physical and emotional state and could even help in the birth process; therefore it should be applied as a creative and fun form of daily exercise. Belly dancing has physical and health benefits, remember; “A healthy heart is a happy heart.” According to Pina Coluccia “Belly dancing strengthens the heart muscle and stimulates circulation” (Coluccia 84). Belly dancing is considered an aerobic or cardiovascular exercise. “Belly dancing can be considered a cardiovascular exercise, because it has similar effects to jogging or cycling” (Coluccia 84). Kanina says, “Most of the students who attend my belly dance classes, use belly dance as a form of...... middle of paper....... The creativity of belly dance is highlighted by what women or men are wearing, and also where they are performing and what style of belly dance they are performing. If a woman is pregnant and performing she might wear a dress and hide her belly, or she might emphasize it and wearing a bra and a skirt. Belly dancing depends on person; if they want to be more physically fit, it is a good form of exercise. If a person wants to increase their self-esteem level, practicing belly dancing will allow them to get in touch with their spiritual self want the birth process to be an easy belly dance, practice the birth dance or movement Belly dance is very beneficial for the physical and emotional state and could also help in the birth process; therefore it should be applied as a creative and fun form of daily exercise.