by Amartia Belly Dancer | Nov 10, 2013 | Tools and Tips
There has been a lot of talk on the Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter recently about what not to do when belly dancing. What is considered acceptable and what is not? For most of us, these are things that we learned from our very first instructor or perhaps from other...
by Amartia Belly Dancer | Nov 4, 2013 | Tools and Tips
So far, I’ve lived in 4 countries, have had the wonderful opportunity to teach & perform across 3 continents and the honor of meeting & sharing the stage with fantastic dancers at all sorts of belly dance events around the world. It’s fascinating to see how...
by Amartia Belly Dancer | Oct 27, 2013 | Tools and Tips
Isn’t Bellydancing just like Stripping? The simple answer, NO! I cannot stress it enough. Unfortunately, bellydance being associated with stripping is a misconception that bellydancers have to deal with a lot. Stripping is its own form of entertainment. It has...
by Amartia Belly Dancer | Oct 21, 2013 | Gig stories
I think the cutest thing I experience as a belly dancer is the response we get from little kids. Little girls are specifically the most reactive. I can’t tell you how much it lights up my life to see a little girl look at me with wonder and awe as I am performing....
by Amartia Belly Dancer | Oct 13, 2013 | Tools and Tips
A question that comes up for me a lot is: Why do you compete? Is there any advice that you would give competitors or dancers thinking of competing? The reasons why are personal to each dancer but I can give my perspective and some of how I go about preparing for it....
