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Tagging Etiquette on Social Media-Not Just For Bellydancers
This is something that has been discussed as of late in dance forums and groups as well as something that has irritated me in the past as well so I figured why not blog about it? Do not tag people in your photos or posts unless they are the ones in them. I've...
What to Do While at the Greek Folk Festival in Baltimore
Here in Baltimore, Greek festival season starts in June and goes all the way through to November. Almost every single Greek Orthodox Church in the area has their own festival at some point during the year. The biggest festival in Baltimore is the one at St. Nicholas...
Closing the Belly Dance Deal
One of the things that even I struggle with, is closing the deal with a client. Whether it be a class a workshop, we all seem to hesitant out of fear of sounding pushy. But we are not pushy! It's OK to keep asking for that payment to be sure it's' going through, it's...
Summertime Fitness with Belly Dance
Now that the summer is almost here, what's everyone thinking about? Beach bodies! Yep, your'e probably looking at yourself thinking, do I still fit into last year's suit? Do I like the way I look in last year's suit? I'm not saying that you have to have a perfect...
That Time I Was on HGTV House Hunters
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 for a...
Why Can’t I Do A Belly Flutter?
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...
Review of Bellydance LED Wings
Along with my post on the LED prop trend, I have been keeping an eye out on dancers posts about them. The results were not favorable. Lots of dancers have complained about their wings not working in the middle of a set of dying after a few uses. Not everyone is super...
Take Time to Take Care of YOU
Hello Dancers. This post is a little bit different. It's not directly related to dance but to the dancer. I want to talk about taking care of YOU. I'm not talking about cross training or yoga, I mean you as a person. So often we get caught up in the go go go and dance...
Gigmasters, Gigsalad, Thumbtack, Oh My!
In our quest to be seen by more clients and to gain more bookings, all of us bellydancers have searched the web for entertainment websites and booking agencies. Some of the more popular ones are Gigmasters, Gigsalad and Thumbtack. Those are the ones I am going to...
How Do You Top-Off?
How do you top off- your nail polish? This is something that every dancer rather, every woman deals with. You get ready to go out and ask you look down, there is a chip in your polish. Now, I don't know about you but I tend to go for bolder colors so the chip is...