Around this time of year, I get the urge to clean out things and get rid of what I no longer have use for. I literally spent 8 straight hours ripping my bedroom apart this week. I even vacuumed under that bed – take that dust bunnies! Not only did I clear my room of useless clutter that just got in the way, I found things I had long forgotten I owned or that I had […]
This is the latest installment in the occasional series, “Raks Me A Question” where I answer bellydancers’ questions about learning, teaching, performing or doing business in Bellydance Land. If you’ve got a dilemma, an obstacle you haven’t found your way around or a sticky situation and you’d like some advice – just send it in ! You may find your answer in the next installment of “Raks Me A Question”! From monthly haflas to full-blown theater […]
Thank you to everyone who wrote in to nominate their favorite belly dance blogs! There’s a lot of smart dancers putting good info out there to share. The top four nominated blogs this year (in no particular order) are: Jennifer of Orlando’s Blog Amartia’s Blog Tempest’s Teapot Bellydance At Any Size Please visit each of these and then vote for your favorite. Thanks for participating! NOT A DBQ SUBSCRIBER YET? Get on board and shimmy! […]
When was the last time you failed at one of your belly dance pursuits? You haven’t lately? That’s too bad. If you have, good for you. Last week I was listening to an episode of The Accidental Creative and this topic really hit home. Failure is good – and it’s good for you. Not only does it keep your feet on the ground, failing means you are stretching the borders of what you are willing to try […]
A few years ago, I was teaching my student troupe a new drum solo. Their heads were spinning – it was definitely challenging – and they said it felt “so fast.” As a teacher and choreographer, it’s pretty common to hear a comment like that when students first encounter new choreography. Why is that? What makes it feel so fast when it’s on time with the music, and the music itself doesn’t seem that fast? In my […]