Zaina Brown’s memoir of her time as a performer in the Middle East is taking the belly dance world by storm. Here’s a sample from the book to whet your appetite. Huda was a former bellydancer in her late thirties. Right now, I was working in her husband Imad’s club…
By Talia, cofounder of Omi Mahina, a tribal fusion duet in Rocklin, Ca.
Dance offers particular benefits to somebody with PTSD and you never know when somebody with PTSD might walk through your studio door.
A magency (sometimes spelled magencie, mergence, mergenci, mejance, or mergeance) is a piece of music used specifically for a dancer’s entrance.
Over the years, I’ve helped a lot of my students create their first belly dance choreography. This is the method that’s worked for them.
Toxic people exist in every walk of life, but the bellydance world seems to have more than its fair share. When the topic arises, online discussion groups light up with dancers from around the world who have survived Toxic Teachers. What is a ‘Toxic Teacher?” A toxic person is someone…
Rosa Noreen has to-die-for arms and hands. They float through the space around her with heartbreaking grace and fluidity, adding an ethereal quality to her movement and helping her dance express everything from longing to playfulness. Luckily, Rosa’s new DVD, “A Dancer’s Hands & Arms,” will help the rest of us achieve our…
