A little fun background peek into our latest performance here at Deep Roots Dance: IT IS GROUP IMPROV AT ITS HEARTIt is ROUGH on group improv dancers right now. We can’t be in the same space together, and Zoom has … Read More
One of the most beloved and talented ME musicians and percussionists to grace this planet has passed. Hossam Ramzy has been the soundtrack to every modern bellydancer’s life; his rhythms, the heartbeat of a community of artists, and the musical … Read More
Last Friday I shared my last column in Paulette Rees-Denis/Gypsy Caravan’s Caravan Trails newsletter, Of The Tribe, in which I reviewed my experiences at Tribal Quest Northwest. Today I found a draft of my first article I wrote. I find … Read More
Many of us who have long been in the tribal bellydance scene remember that Paulette Rees-Denis used to publish a newsletter called Caravan Trails. It was a quarterly booklet filled with stories, poems, art, reviews, and more. For a couple … Read More
A killer fusion of break dancing with Batwanes Beek by Warda. Stay all the way to the end for extra payoff, bellydance friends!
I could barely believe my eyes when I saw it. It looked like an Orientalist painting, of the style of Jean Leon Jerome. But no, it was a photo of the dancer Lakita from Awakening Shakti. Still jaw on the … Read More
Anyone who knows anything about bellydance is aware of the deep impact the Salimpour family has had on bellydance in the United States, and around the world. Suhaila took the work her mother did, and combined with her training in … Read More
Eshta Amar is an incredibly talented costumer. If you don’t already follow her on social media, you should, because her work is just stunning. She released a short time lapse video of her creating a bellydance bra that I found … Read More
The latest from Deep Roots Dance and student troupe Nomaditude at the final Cues & Tattoos, April 2018. Don’t miss our performances and workshops at World Rhythm Festival, Saturday and Sunday, April 28th and 29th at the Seattle Center Armory, … Read More
I gush a lot about Karim Nagi to anyone who will listen. Be it finger cymbals and other percussion, or folk dance, this man knows his stuff. More than that, he has such a fantastic ability to share his knowledge … Read More