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Every now and then you just have to go back to the basics. What’s the context? Well, there’s a bunch of context. I recently signed up for the launch of Nadira Jamal’s online program, Rock the Routine. It’s what she calls a “home study” course, and I’m doing it at my own sweet pace — … Continue reading Back to basics with Neon’s Instant Bellydancer
One of the great things about working with DVDs is that you can always get exactly what you need. Want a quick yoga workout? You’ve got it. Want a long bellydance choreography? It’s there. My only problem is — and I blush to admit it — that I’m such a video addict that I often … Continue reading Review of Myra Krien’s Anatomy of a Hip Circle
I recently started working with Carmine Guida’s Baby Beginner Doumbek Workshop, a super basic and gentle introduction to the doumbek. As I wrote in the earlier post, I don’t think it makes sense to try and learn all these rhythms in a day: for beginners as rhythmically-challenged as myself, that’s a hopeless proposition! Cross training … Continue reading Doumbek follies continue: it’s time to take off the wedding ring
If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, do go and take a look at Mala’s post on setting up a dance practice: http://malabhargava.com/belly-dance/your-kind-of-practice.html This is something I’m obsessed with, since I have so many videos, so much enthusiasm, and so little time. The best thing I’ve done for my practice is starting … Continue reading Mala on setting up a dance practice
Belly dance videos have come a long way since I made my first purchase, over ten years ago, of a Veena and Neena video that consisted mainly of them hopping side to side for what seemed like an eternity. We got better “basics” videos… then we got better workouts, and better drills… videos focused on … Continue reading Review of Rosa Noreen’s Delicious Pauses
Years ago, when I lived briefly in New York City, I managed to catch a few bellydance workshops and classes here and there. I took classes at Serena Studios (I think I still have my card with a few unstamped spots on it), and took a veil-oriented class with Elena Lentini in which I managed … Continue reading Review of Kaeshi Chai’s Expressive Bellydance Veil
Take enough bellydance classes, listen to enough Middle Eastern music, and eventually you have to come to terms with a simple fact: you’re going to have to learn to recognize and dance to the rhythms. DOUM! Now, I’m guessing that for most people this is not a hardship. Then again, most people can clap in … Continue reading Working with Carmine Guida’s Baby Beginner Doumbek Workshop
