Selena Gomez declares ‘it feels good to dance again’ in black-and-white snap

Selena Gomez declares ‘it feels good to dance again’ in black-and-white snap as she continues counting down to the release of Rare album

After a quiet and trying two years, Selena Gomez is dancing again. 

Just a week before the release of her sixth studio album, Rare, the 27-year-old is ready to make 2020 better than years past. 

She took to Instagram on Friday to hype up her upcoming release and share some final looks at her Hawaiian New Years vacation.  

Countdown: Selena Gomez took to Instagram on Friday to hype up her album Rare, releasing in a week, and share some final looks at her Hawaiian New Years vacation 

In the first of her series of two posts, the former Disney star shared a photo laying down on a bed. 

Gazing at the camera, she kept a straight face, with bold and fluffy lashes. 

‘Feels so good to dance again #7DaysToRare’ she wrote in the caption hinting at her albums Friday January 10 release. 

The photo seems as if it may appear in her album’s booklet. 

The right foot: Selena has been ringing in the New Year with a Hawaiian vacation on a private yacht and is hoping it starts off the year right

The right foot: Selena has been ringing in the New Year with a Hawaiian vacation on a private yacht and is hoping it starts off the year right

She first gave fans a look at the album art work in a short video posted to her social media on December 13. 

Along with the white cover, the video faded into a large collage of previously private photos throughout her life. 

Selena has been ringing in the New Year with a Hawaiian vacation on a private yacht. 

Hopes: 'Hi New Year. Let’s make this one better than the rest,' she wrote in the caption

Hopes: ‘Hi New Year. Let’s make this one better than the rest,’ she wrote in the caption 

The former Wizards of Waverly Place star posed on the side of the boat as the sun set behind her. 

‘Hi New Year. Let’s make this one better than the rest,’ she wrote in the caption. 

The two singles, Look at Her Now and Lose You to Love Me, released from Rare both appear to about moving on from a breakup. 

She was in an off and on relationship with Justin Bieber from 2010 to 2018, just months before he married Hailey Baldwin. 

Overcoming: The two singles, Look at Her Now and Lose You to Love Me, released from Rare both appear to about moving on from a breakup. She was in an off and on relationship with Justin Bieber from 2010 to 2018, just months before he married Hailey Baldwin

Overcoming: The two singles, Look at Her Now and Lose You to Love Me, released from Rare both appear to about moving on from a breakup. She was in an off and on relationship with Justin Bieber from 2010 to 2018, just months before he married Hailey Baldwin 

It has not been an easy few months for Selena as she reportedly suffered a ‘panic attack’ before taking the stage at the American Music Awards  back in November nearly two years since her last live performance.

The star was ‘putting a lot of pressure on herself’ ahead of her return to the stage as the opener of the show at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday night, according to E! News

‘Selena definitely had anxiety and a panic attack before she went out and was putting a lot of pressure on herself,’ a source reported.

Firsts: Lose You to Love Me became her first number one Billboard Hot 100 single and Look At Her Now charted in the chart's top 20. Rare will be her first album in five years

Firsts: Lose You to Love Me became her first number one Billboard Hot 100 single and Look At Her Now charted in the chart’s top 20. Rare will be her first album in five years 

Fans were somewhat concerned during her performance as she ‘appeared overcome with emotion’ while on stage.

She performed emotional and personal songs Lose You To Love Me and Look At Her Now as she hadn’t seen the bright lights of the AMAs since 2017.

Lose You to Love Me became her first number one Billboard Hot 100 single and Look At Her Now charted in the chart’s top 20. 

Rare will be her first album in five years.