by AmartiaBellydance | Feb 26, 2017 | Tools and Tips
To those of us that are in the know it may seem really easy to hire a bellydancer for a birthday party, but how do you actually go about doing that? First of all, decide if you want a bellydancer for your birthday party. Of course, as a dancer, my response is of...
by AmartiaBellydance | Jan 21, 2017 | Tools and Tips
You may not know this but January is International personal self-defense awareness month as well as national stalking awareness month. In that stead, I wanted to write a post with some tips on how to stay safe while gigging and also hopefully to avoid stalkers. These...
by AmartiaBellydance | Dec 30, 2016 | Tools and Tips
Well, Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming to a close, so everyone’s eyes are on the New Year. With that comes the big celebrations New year’s eve and after that, the dreaded, RESOLUTIONS! As a dancer typically center around getting more training and...
by AmartiaBellydance | Dec 16, 2016 | Tools and Tips
So it’s the holiday season, that means entertaining, right? So where do you start? Here are a few party planning tips that might come in handy. 1. Pick a theme. I know, some of you may say but I don’t want a theme but a theme gives you a place to start. It...
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 13, 2016 | Tools and Tips
Performing a flutter is something that I have been trying to do for my entire dance career. I have had numerous instructors explain it in numerous ways but to no avail. I can do a roll and a pop but no flutter. I found out something that totally explains it when I...
