THE TRIBAL CODE * Written/Created by the lovely and talented ladies of FatChanceBellyDance: Commitment: Be there for your dance sisters. Whether it’s making sure your cues are strong or getting to a gig on time, we all need to depend … Read More
The first night of every Level 1 class, I do a brief orientation with the students. We go over simple studio layout (where’s the bathroom, water fountain…), etiquette (being on time, no shoes in the studio, etc), how the session … Read More
Over on Bhuz, they have some regularly featured blog posts that are fun to poke around at from time to time. This particular post I saw today made me want to cheer for all the articulate and thoughtful consideration that … Read More
Cera Byer (director of Damage Control Dance Theater) wrote a note recently over on Facebook about what it takes to get gigs. With her permission, I re-post her pragmatic advice here for your enjoyment. (punctuation and grammar were copied as … Read More
Most every teacher I know has run into this question in one form or another from new students–some of us hear it many times a year. “I saw ‘The World Famous Debbie Dancer’ on YouTube. Can you teach me to … Read More
Gibson Pearl posted this today, and I thought it was beautiful. This is something I found long ago…I modified it a touch. Maybe it’s something you need to hear right now. Maybe you know someone who needs to hear it. … Read More
I recently watched Bahaia’s “Combinography” video. To be perfectly honest, I wasn’t a huge fan of the content overall, but this one line was so well articulated, I had to share it with you! “Your dance is a way of … Read More
Q. Slow Songs? Fast Songs? Folkloric Songs? Techno? Can we dance to anything with tribal bellydance? A. While yes, you can step to the beat of any song and dance tribal style movement, some music is better suited to a … Read More
This summer my students performed in a neighborhood parade, and some newer students had to invest in their first dance costuming to participate. One student asked some great questions, and I wanted to share my thoughts with her, with you! … Read More