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Religion and Bellydance
Another misconception that has been going around is that if you are a Christian woman, then you should not bellydance. Actually, it's an ___Insert religious belief here___ and you shouldn't bellydance. Some of my fellow dancers have heard things like "God didn't want...
Best Bellydance Advice- Part 2
What is the best advice that we have received related to bellydance? Well,as promised here is part 2. I am so glad that there was so much to impart with this one! Get ready to smile everyone! - Do the Work. - Strengthen your shimmies. - You don't have to hit every...
Best Bellydance Advice- Part 1
The last few weeks have been concentrating on the tough topics of bellydance. I wanted to take a moment and put a few on the brighter side. For instance: what is the best advice that we have received related to bellydance? When I posed this question to my fellow dance...
Cultural Misinformation and Its Impact on Bellydance
I am telling you guys, the blog post topics from that one question I posted to social media, keep coming! This week's post is about all of the cultural misinformation that has been passed along from dancer to dancer in the bellydance world. I am not just referring to...
Sizeism and Bellydance
I am hoping that some of you aren't looking at this title and thinking that I am going to come out and support dancers who are larger. I am not. I am also not going to come out and specifically support dancers that are thinner. Or anywhere in between. There is an...
Bellydance Posture- The Prevalance of the Pelvic Tilt
About a month ago, I posed a question to social media boards and received an immense response. That question was, what is some of the bad advice you have received about bellydancing. One of the major things that came up time and time again was related to posture and...
Ageism and Bellydance
As with anyone in the entertainment industry, age can be a touchy subject for bellydancers. Not that we don't like our age or are afraid of it but sharing it isn't always the easiest thing to do. There is so much of a stigma with age in general that it (unfortunately)...
5 Costume Tools Every Bellydancer Should Be Using
Picture this, you arrive at your gig. You start unpacking your gig bag to get your costume on and get into dance mode. At this moment you discover that your veil is a wrinkled mess, the edge of your skirt is fraying and it looks like your padding came out. What do you...
Finding Your Bellydance Niche
I wanted to chat a bit about finding your niche. Specifically your niche in the world of belly dance. I am going to focus on the business perspective of things but I do know that it can also be tough to find your place in your local dance community as well. It's a...
5 Makeup Tools Every Bellydancer Should Be Using
I warned you all, I am on a blogging roll! But in all seriousness the questions that are out there are many and I aim to answer them all this year! This week's post is all about 5 makeup tools that every bellydancer should be using. What I'm about to impart to you is...