POP diva Shakira's seductive hip shakes in her pop number 'Hips Don't Lie' brought an ancient Arabian dance form back into vogue.

It's a hot, seductive dance, that involves hip thrusts and sensuous movement of torso.

Try it on your man and you will know why! 

But did you know that practicing belly dancing has health benefits too?

Prajakta Sathe, a professional belly dancing practitioner and coach in Mumbai tells you about the health benefits of this sensuous dance.

Prajakta says, "Because of the name most people believe that belly dancing exercises only the stomach area, but it is a dance that exercise your whole body."

Belly for a baby

Belly dancing exercises your abdomen area and keeps the muscles around the area flexible. The pelvic thrusts teach you how to move your pelvic area and exercise the pelvic muscles.

Your muscles are more flexible and this helps during childbirth.

Gynaecologist Dr. Rishma Dhillon Pai says: Belly dancing exercises the abdominal muscles and maintains the abdomen even when pregnant. It makes pregnancy easier. Also since it exercises the pelvic muscles, it can significantly ease the birthing procedure.

In this photograph: Singer Shakira during a stage show

Photograph: Getty Images / Brad Barket