In a world of dancer wannabes, you wannabe your own dancer. You look to the RB clones and the FCBD copycats, and you think to yourself that you want to find your own voice, your own unique expression separate from … Read More
Music for Home Practice Finger Cymbals Skills n’ Drills – Coming Soon History of Tribal Bellydance
Here we are, in the magic week of Cues & Tattoos here in Seattle! Hundreds of eager dancers from all over the world will converge on our fair hamlet, flocking to workshops with some of the most inspiring and talented … Read More
I teach costuming workshops now and again, specifically for tribal and fusion bellydancers. I used to be a professional costumer, so I have spent quite a lot of time considering all the elements that go into this style–what makes it … Read More
In the tribal bellydance world, we love our vintage and hand-made items. Particularly we heart imported Indian costuming, such as Banjara cholis, Rajasthani or Jaipur skirts, and bandhani tie-dye style dupattas. Whether old or new, they are subject to dye … Read More
Early last year I posted a set of dance class etiquette rules I found on another bellydance website. I didn’t add much detail or express my personal opinion on then, I simply put it out there for discussion. Quite a … Read More
We often liken our dance to a language. In class, we explore the idea that we are learning individual letters when we drill, individual words when we learn moves, and then as we learn to dance we are stringing those … Read More
We joke that we are “getting old” or we’re “out of shape” when our muscles get cramped or tired from dancing, but the fact is even the youngest, fittest dancers suffer from various forms of muscular fatigue when working hard … Read More
Q. So, I was watching Kami Liddle’s Tribal Fest 8 performance again today…one of the (many) things I have always liked about this performance, and her performances in general, is her lovely smile! It looks so wonderful! How do I … Read More
From my background in theater and dance, to a life seeped in bellydance and dance in general full-time, I have learned that one of the most powerful methods of showing emotion in performance is having a story firmly in … Read More