Dance Advantage listed an article recently on dancers and injuries. Specifically the idea that injuries can take away dance from your life. I am familiar with this, having been on and off battling a severe back issue, and more recently … Read More
Alright, I have never been one for the “every day of the week has its own blog theme”, but I have been wanting to give a little more space for music recommendations and discussions ’round these parts, so I am … Read More
Expanding on the “Does Music Make the Dancer” post the other day, fellow dancer and student, Meissa, posted this on the Shira.net tribe earlier this year: “I have been told “you can bellydance to anything you want” more times than … Read More
When I first got together with a troupe, we were a democratic group, with no director. Everyone contributed music and costuming and choreographies to their best ability. There was one member who always brought really diverse music that was fun … Read More
Today a student of mine asked about iPod Touch on her FB, and it got me thinking about my Touch I got for Christmas and how it has been working out for me in the intervening months. I wrote her … Read More
What are your favorite alternative tunes for class drills? Let’s exchange some ideas for fun music which gets you moving and breaks you out of the usual! Right now, I am loving: Fast drills: “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” by Daft … Read More
Q. Slow Songs? Fast Songs? Folkloric Songs? Techno? Can we dance to anything with tribal bellydance? A. While yes, you can step to the beat of any song and dance tribal style movement, some music is better suited to a … Read More