June 30, 2019
Those Chifti Mayas!
Let’s do some drilling! This one is an intermediate level drill with a subtle upper body layer. It’s a little bit of a brain teaser, but once you get it – it’s fun! This little thing would be a lovely textural element to the slow and sultry chiftitelli section of an AmCab set. It would be great in a a balance prop choreo too! Try it out with me!
June 23, 2019
The Bellydance Drill Could Be a Short Combo
Let’s do some drilling today! This one has a foot pattern and lots of different hip directions and textures going on! We’ll start out with the feet and then add one piece at a time. Once we’re done, you might decide it’s a short combo!
June 20, 2019
Flying With Oum Kalthoum
It’s 6:30 am. I am 30,000 feet above somewhere. I’ve been up since 2:30 am. I can’t sleep on a plane, but I’ll try to get as close as possible since I don’t have the luxury of a day to adjust to a different time zone before diving into the obligations on my calendar. I came prepared. I loaded my iPod not only with interesting podcasts to catch up on, but with original recordings of
June 16, 2019
Arabic Pop Combo for Beginners
This week’s combo uses lots of beginner level bellydance movements with a nice sense of musicality! If you are learning (or teaching) this combo, you can choose to add the arms with the travelling and opening section, or just focus on the feet and hips at first. If you are a instructor, be sure to check out my upcoming lecture + movement class! Practical Anatomy & Body Mechanics for Bellydance – packed with lots of
This year’s East Coast tour took through Ithaca, NY again. I was there teaching and performing with Taksim Ithaca last year, and was super-excited to be able to return to this wonderfully artsy community of dancers and musicians for more! While I was there, I got to be a guest on Alicia Free’s fantastic podcast, “A Little Lighter”. If you haven’t listened to this podcast yet, check it out! It is a delightful mix of