When I first began teaching, I had a 32-CD case full of music I had collected for listening and practice (and there was a lot more than that which didn’t fit in those sleeves and stayed at home). But among … Read More
A song we often dance to in slow in class, Ollin Arageed by Hamza El Din, has a beautiful history behind it. “Hamza El Din – Ollin ArageedA Nubian percussion performance, played for a person only once in a lifetime–at … Read More
I loves me some TEDTalks, and this one is no exception. I dare you not to be moved and inspired by this talk by conductor and musician Benjamin Zander. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
If I haven’t said it enough before, I’ll say it again: ya gotta know your music! But other than listening to it over and over again, what else can you do to get intimate with your tunes? Music mapping is … Read More
On Tribe, a fellow dancer shared a wonderful link to spark a discussion about how you learn and/or teach musicality in bellydance. It ties into yet another Tribe discussion on the Tribal Bellydance tribe where a fellow member asked about … Read More
You have asked for it, and I am happy to be sharing with you more music suggestions for dancing and listening. This month we’re looking at the common music we use in classes each week. The more familiar you are … Read More
It’s yet another installment of Music Monday, and this week it’s Latin-stylee for the win! A mix of titles from around the world with Latin flava’, for dancing on the stage or around your living room. Song – Artist – … Read More
I love iTunes for the way it can organize my playlists. I have ones for my classes, divided up by different levels of skill and paces of music. I have ones for performances, and for styles of music (Spanish, Bhangra, … Read More
Here’s music that makes me bop around happily. Movits! has a couple songs I love to use in high-action drills to start off my more advanced classes, and herein is one of them. Augustito 2004 is good for medium drills, … Read More
I have not been as regular in my meditation practice this year as in previous, but I hope to get myself back on the wagon this winter. I meditate with gentle music in the background, as I find it helps … Read More