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What Do You Remember About Your First Belly Dance Class?
Even if we have terrible memories (like I do:), most of us will remember in vivid detail our first belly dance class. In my effort to share the inspiring stories of other dancers in the belly dance community, this week I asked a dancer friend of mine, David of Scandinavia, to share with us what…
How to Wear a Belly Dance Hip Scarf
Belly Dance hip scarves (also known as coin belts or coin scarves) go along with belly dance like peanut butter and jelly and make you want to get your hips shaking and start belly dancing! Something magical seems to happen when you put on a belly dance hip scarf and hear the jingle of the…
How Sparkles Helped Me With Emotional Eating
Having been in Japan for not even three weeks now, it’s been quite an adjustment for me. This is my third country to readjust to in only six months, and my head has been spinning from the culture shock and all the new things and experiences to absorb and assimilate. Being in Osaka is amazing…
Walk Like a Pigeon: Belly Dance Hip Stretches
We’ve all heard the Bangles song “Walk Like an Egyptian”, and considering this is a belly dance site, you probably thought I would go there. Don’t get me wrong, I do love that song that is so emblematic of the 80′s, but when it comes to improving your belly dance technique and overall just moving…
Shimmy for Stress Relief
Shimmies have always been my most favorite belly dance movement to do. When I do a shimmy I feel both invigorated and relaxed. If I really concentrate on it I can literally feel the stress being shaken out of my body. As a former acupuncturist and practitioner of Chinese Medicine I learned about how energy…
Why are you moving?
I have been taking private lessons with an incredible dancer in Tel Aviv named Tamar Bar-Gil. She has really expanded my awareness and led me to ponder the meaning behind the movement. Every time we work on refining a particular belly dance movement, even if it is a simple raise of the elbow, she asks…
