Dancing with others – you are supported!
I remember what it was like to be a new dancer learning tribal bellydance. It was such a switch for me from other dance and movement styles I had studied. In the other forms I either performed solo, or if … Read More
Mm Mm Monday – Kalbelia Music & Dance in Rajasthan India
An incredibly beautiful, inspiring, and educational video!! Not only is there lots of amazing costuming to look at, music to listen to, dance to be moved by, but there are snippets of cultural information presented in subtitles throughout, giving greater … Read More
How to Leave
Sam Brenneman posted this in her notes on Facebook not too long back, and I just love how thoughtful it is about the process of leaving a class, teacher, and/or troupe. It ties nicely in with another recent post of … Read More
Mm Mm Monday – Jill Parker Solo
Jill Parker was one of the original members of FatChance Bellydance. She went on to form the pivotal tribal fusion group Ultra Gypsy (disbanded in 2009), and then Foxglove Sweethearts. Here is some lovely solo footage of Jill doing what … Read More
Fabulous Friday – Indian Tribal Dancers
Tribal folk dance, central India
ATS Teacher Certification Stamp
During a decompression meal after my FCBD ATS® Teacher Training intensive down in San Francisco in 2008, Sooz, Carla, Carrie, Quinn, and I were at a restaurant where they had paper on all the tables which you could jot on … Read More
Six Steps to Becoming a Great Dancer (no, really!)
If you have been reading my blog for even a short time, you have likely come across the popular “Four Steps to Becoming a Great Dancer” article I posted in late 2011. That article stands as the first and most … Read More
I *heart* ATS Month begins this week!
Just a reminder that I *heart* ATS Month: A Tribal Intensive begins this Sunday, February 5th at m’illumino. We will have two hour workshops every Sunday evening during the month of February, focusing on ATS-based group improvisational bellydance and its … Read More