Our very own Carmen Bellotti was the featured guest on the local podcast, Shut Up and Shimmy. Give it a listen and hear what it’s like to go from student, to performer, to teacher, and all the challenges and joys … Read More
Jenn Lemaire Kasper posted a fantastic blog entry devoted to the idea of Respect in our dance community. Give it a read! “The Tribal Code: Respect I feel that respect can be divided into two levels. One sits at the … Read More
Welcome back! Glad to see you again. I want to talk about a common thought in all student’s minds – “These moves don’t look the same on me as they do on _________. I will never be able to dance … Read More
Deep Roots Dance is proud to introduce you to our beautiful new instructor, Carmen. She will also be guest-blogging here at DeepRootsDance.com, and not coincidentally here is her first post: Why, hello and welcome to my first blog post! I … 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
The very first night of our six week series at Deep Roots Dance, we have about a 10 minute orientation. During this orientation, we cover the practicalities such as how to check in for classes, the lay of the land … Read More
Ze Frank is some kinda genius, and you know I have linked up several of his videos on this blog in the past (um, even just this past Monday folks!). This video blog is about pursuing a creative career, and … 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
I have been thinking a lot lately about the phenomenon in the bellydance world of favoring volume over quality. Teachers are pushing students through levels (Six weeks in the beginner level? Welcome to intermediate!) or constantly introducing new concepts in … Read More
Gilded Serpent posted a link to their article recently, and it was very timely. I have been working on a blog post about a very similar topic. I enjoyed this one very much. Some highlights include: “Is your teacher qualified … Read More