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So i will be attending my first ever hafla. Even after all the workshops ive attended work prevented me from attending the performances/shows/parties for those events, so i have alot of questions. I messaged my instructor of course but i figured if im this stressed that a thread could help...

I cant find any little you tube demos of someone doing this. I know how, i just feel ugly when i do it. Im looking for an example of someone doing this gracefully/gorgeous to help me see what i could polish up on mine. Its in a choreo im learning, and i do it, but id like a visual aid that is...

BBC News - The decline of Swat's celebrated dancing girls I really loved this article and wanted to share. I found it so interesting and loved how it was written. I didn't see it posted anywhere in here on a search so i apologize if i missed it and it was.

The first i ever encounter i had regarding this film was actually actually kind of negative. You can see almost something that looks like a lapdance type of activity on many youtube clips. In context to the film it is my opinion that it is not disgraceful to BD-in context to the film. Many...

Grrrrrr. I have trouble with the things that i coming into BD i wouldnt have imagined. I can seriously master some harder technical moves but i have gotten really stuck on things that seem and look so simple as shoulder shimmy's (i have gotten help, they are coming along and there are threads on...

I see on so many pro dancers sites where they list all the foreign countries that they have performed in from Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Russia...you get the idea. Im not interested in a book about 1 person who danced, but for dancers in general what is the 411 on these bookings. Is their an agency...

:confused: Has anyone here done a tribal workshop? (rachel's in particular?) How is that on your arms?? Ummm, ive mostly been acquainted with Turkish and Egyptian styles of dance, im very comfortable w/ those arms.I also will hold my arms in in a different yet correct position when i get...

Have you ever been so moved by a dancer that you got choked up? Even if you didn't cry necessarily did you feel something, that tense feeling in your chest/throat because of the performance? Who was the dancer? What was the song? Why did it touch or move you? If it wasn't the dancer perse i'm...

He is a deceased Turkish musician. Very popular in the Black Sea areas i guess. Wiki lists that he sang Turkish pop and rock...the songs ive heard and loved are slow and emotional w/ ample clarinet. I am in love with 3 of his songs, i dont even know the name of my favorite of his. i watch a...

So ive been pondering this. On Saturday i attended a new class. I immediately took off my shoes, socks, and most importantly my hoody and wore i wore black yoga pants, a black sports bra, and non-jingly hip scarf. As i took my place on the floor i realized that i other than the instructor was...

I am just now coming to terms with the fact that i am pretty terrified for some reason to seek out the BD classes in my area that i would like to. I have some workshops i've signed up for and the dates, addresses, and prices of classes in my area that id like to take. Im fortunate to live in a...

I have read a book by a Londoner (Iranian immigrant) named Roxanna Shirazi. Im doubting-or wondering about the authenticity of her claims that she funded an extravagent lifestyle (extensive travel +drugs) by "shimmying for dollars" in a hidden world of ME and Pakastani Men's social clubs. She...

I have very wide hips. My waist is small and i consider myself to look thinner or the same weight as the average woman, however, my hip to waist ratio is pretty extreme. I love my shape and didnt consider that id have trouble finding belly dance apparel to fit my shape as i thought my shape was...

Hello everyone! I'm Taslin and this forum is lovely. I have a background in non belly dance (tap, jazz, lyrical, college dance team). I lived in Puerto Rico for a bit and am about avg. skilled in latin dance. Im back in the states and in need of a new venture. My sights have turned to the art...