Do you know the difference between knees and hips shimmy? 🤔🤔🤔 They look very similar, but there are actually different movements.
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Here are a couple tips on how to make a 20-min belly dance show interesting and engaging, especially when performing for a non-Arabic audience.
I am in love with belly dance! Wanna know why? Here are ten different reasons why I think you should start belly dancing too!
Based on my personal journey...
The first time in a belly dance class often feels clumsy and weird. All movements are strange, not to mention that you most likely look funny in the mirror reflection! Great beginning for an article about self-confidence, isn’t it? Lol. Stay with me. Because just a couple classes afterwards…
Even a year ago if we talked about travelling around as a dance teacher, you probably would think about the international dance scene of festivals and workshops. But that's not what I'd like to highlight today.
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To celebrate the 5-year anniversary of the Iana Dance Club, I am hosting a FREE Zoom workshop to help you get ready for a kick-ass 2025 dance year!
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These are the songs that as belly dancers you must know, understand and recognize.
Are you trying to decide what is better for you: to find local belly dance studio, or to purchase some video classes and study by yourself?
Practicing in front of a mirror is good, but seeing yourself on video helps identifying mistakes and weaknesses way better. But for some of you it may be too intimidating: how to do it properly? what equipment to use? I don't think it's for me because I'm not good with technologies...
Based on my personal journey...
The first time in a belly dance class often feels clumsy and weird. All movements are strange, not to mention that you most likely look funny in the mirror reflection! Great beginning for an article about self-confidence, isn’t it? Lol. Stay with me. Because just a couple classes afterwards…
Tricks and suggestions on how to approach the dance creation task, and not to be frustrated with creative blocks or dissatisfaction of the work-in-progress.
There is a common misconception among belly dancers that Mahraganat originated in 2011 during the Egyptian Revolution.