When I first started bellydancing, back in 1981, there was a classic move that dancers would typically use to finish their dance. Nowadays dancers will signal to musicians that they are ready to stop by doing a long spin, but back then, they would often use a twist move (I’ve also seen it called a …
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Last week, one of the most influential women in London’s bellydance community sent out a heartfelt plea on Facebook… “Where have all the bellydancers gone?” Tara Lee Oakley runs a brilliant monthly event in central London called Rouh Arabi. She always has an amazing lineup of dancers – not only some of the very best …
Last time I told you about one of the most powerful lessons I ever learned, from a wonderful teacher called Aida Nour, and this time I’m going to share with you one of my favourite moves, which I learned direct from her. I used to travel to Cairo every year to take private lessons from …
Aida Nour I’ll never forget this lesson, which I learned from one of my favourite Egyptian teachers, Aida Nour. It confused and annoyed all the high level dancers and teachers who were in Aida’s workshop at the time. But the principle I learned that day has made an enormous difference me and to all the …
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When I said I was going to talk about this in my free Facebook group I had so many responses! It’s something that so many of us suffer from, but we rarely talk about it. Some people have a tight face, others have a resting bitch face and some just pull really weird faces. And …
Way back in 1976 I took an honours degree in Dance and Education. It was an unforgettable experience – spending every day in a glorious dance studio looking out over landscaped gardens. Improving my dance technique, learning how to choreograph, how to analyse movement… and of course how to teach! One of the most powerful lessons …
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Graceful, flowing arms really are the mark of a great dancer, but so many dancers and students really struggle with them – they’re probably the number one problem people come to me with! This lovely bellydance arms drill will help you develop flow and connection in your arm transitions and make an enormous difference to …
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