Yame
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Let's talk about those moments that had the power to change our belly dance experience forever:
What were some of your favorite "lightbulb moments" throughout your journey with belly dance? How did the moment come about (Were you watching a video, practicing in front of the mirror, talking to a friend? Was it a correction from a teacher, mentor, or workshop instructor?)? How did it change you as a dancer? How does it continue to influence you?
I got the idea for this thread from this quote:
Personally, I've had so many lightbulb moments I've lost count, but the one that came to mind as I was reading that statement was a private class I was taking with Kahina on hip techniques.
I seemed to already know most of what she was teaching or to be picking it up fairly quickly. Meanwhile, she kept correcting my arm frames. During the entire class, 90% of the corrections I got were on arms, even though we weren't even working on arms (we were just using them to frame the body).
That was my cue that I *really* should start working on arms... I knew they sucked and kept putting off working on them, but after that class I decided that was it. 1 and a half years later, I'm still working on arms. It's a constant, uphill battle, but at least I know what I want to accomplish with them, how to go about it, and what teachers and inspirations to seek.
What were some of your favorite "lightbulb moments" throughout your journey with belly dance? How did the moment come about (Were you watching a video, practicing in front of the mirror, talking to a friend? Was it a correction from a teacher, mentor, or workshop instructor?)? How did it change you as a dancer? How does it continue to influence you?
I got the idea for this thread from this quote:
One of the best itty-bitty corrections I ever got was in my 4th workshop with Hadia (Yeah, I'm a fan) and I was thinking I was all hot diggity professional artist, and she points to me out of the crowd of about 100 and says "no, keep your knees closer together." That one simple correction made a HUGE difference in my line and in the presentation of a lot of hip work (working on the S curve and all). I STILL think of that correction when I'm practicing in the mirror. Without that, I maybe would have known something was kind of "off," but it might have taken me years to figure out what it was, if I ever did.
Personally, I've had so many lightbulb moments I've lost count, but the one that came to mind as I was reading that statement was a private class I was taking with Kahina on hip techniques.
I seemed to already know most of what she was teaching or to be picking it up fairly quickly. Meanwhile, she kept correcting my arm frames. During the entire class, 90% of the corrections I got were on arms, even though we weren't even working on arms (we were just using them to frame the body).
That was my cue that I *really* should start working on arms... I knew they sucked and kept putting off working on them, but after that class I decided that was it. 1 and a half years later, I'm still working on arms. It's a constant, uphill battle, but at least I know what I want to accomplish with them, how to go about it, and what teachers and inspirations to seek.