by AmartiaBellydance | Oct 17, 2016 | Gig stories
I’ve often been asked or look at funny for not taking loads of workshops when I am at an event. If I am performing at an event then I usually do take at least one or two. The reason I don’t load up is because I want to be able to move! And because...
by AmartiaBellydance | Sep 7, 2016 | Gig stories, Tools and Tips
Confrontation and Belly Dance. We all dislike it. And when it comes to dealing with it in our art form, We like it even less. This dislike is the precise reason why some dancers have business managers, scheduling dancers, and the like. They handle all of these types...
by Amartia Belly Dancer | Apr 24, 2016 | Gig stories
So, you may have heard that I was on an episode of House Hunters. No, I wasn’t looking to buy or sell my home or do a reno or flip a house. I was a part of a Big Fat Greek Crossover episode that was done to coincide with the movie release and a couple looking...
by Amartia Belly Dancer | Nov 22, 2015 | Gig stories, Tools and Tips
This may seem like a very odd blog post title but it’s something I had to think about recently. My trusted purple Amartia emblazoned rolling gig bag, bit the dust. It no longer zipped closed, pieces of plastic were coming off, there was a tear starting on one of...
by Amartia Belly Dancer | May 18, 2015 | Gig stories
This seems to be the year of Sweet 16 parties for me and I just had to blog about how fun they are. Specifically Atheena’s party. A lot of people seem to think that belly dancers are only for men and only for over 40 or 21st birthday parties, but we really aren’t....
by Amartia Belly Dancer | Dec 22, 2013 | Gig stories
This week Bellydance by Amartia features the lovely Sa’Noorah as her guest blogger. Enjoy! Although I have always liked to dance, I will admit I never woke up one day and said “I need to dance as a career” let alone belly dance. When I first started...
