I've been looking over the material in the Bundle, and I have to say, there is some good stuff in there. Nadira Jamal's Improvisation Toolkit. Keti Sharif's beautiful Traditional Arts of Egypt video seminar. Sahra Saeeda's complete Journey Through … [Read more]
The Bellydance Bundle is Live
It's time. The Bellydance Bundle is live. Over $1300 worth of belly dance resources. Over 25 contributors. Over 85% off. The bellydance bundle is available for for one week only. All the courses have been revealed. It's a wonderful … [Read more]
How to Make Dance Class Fun II (and a Giveaway!)
First the Giveaway! It's from the Bellydance Bundle, and it's big. -3 sets of all-brass, scrollwork-engraved zills of various tones and sizes -2 beautiful rectangle silk veils -1 gorgeous half circle silk veil All from Turquoise International, … [Read more]
What Dina Said II
Is belly dance like coffee? What does Dina think? Back when I was a kid, you wanted coffee, that’s what you got. There wasn’t much choice. The only decaf was Sanka, and instant coffee was pretty much undrinkable. Now you go into a nice café, or … [Read more]
Ready to roll?
I've been in SoCal for the last week, visiting my godmother. She is 90, and pretty tired. I've been pretty tired for the last few years, so I can relate. But I've been resting a lot and taking good are of myself, and it's been working! This is a good … [Read more]
How to have a Biological Mandate
Bees pollinate flowers, right? So so some moths, and a few other insects. The flowers get to reproduce, and the bees get food. Symbiosis! Symbiosis is a process in which all parties to the arrangement benefit. Unlike its opposite, parasitism, … [Read more]
The BellyDance Bundle is Back!
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Dear friends, 27 contributors. $1000 worth of belly dance madness. Over 80% off! This innovative package of wonderful dance classes, tutorials, and so forth, got a lot of attention last year with good reason. It is well-designed and a … [Read more]
How to be Ineffably Cool (+ Fall Calendar)
One of the great dance films is Dr. Magda Saleh’s documentary, Egypt Dances. Dr. Saleh was Egypt’s first prima ballerina; she made the film in the 70s as part of her doctoral studies. It is splendid, a cross section of local dance all over Egypt. One … [Read more]
What Dina Said
This past May I attended Yasmina Ramzy's final Belly Dance Blossom festival. I was fortunate to be on the panel Raqs Sharqi as Revolutionary, with Christine Sahin and Amara of NYC. It was fabulous, as are all of Yasmina's events. But the main … [Read more]
How to develop stage presence at home (and on video)
Alexander the Great conquered the known world. Everywhere there was fell to him. He did a good job, too, keeping the local culture culture intact. But his big love was conquering. When he got as far as there was to go, when there were no more … [Read more]