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Do you ever think about why you dance? It doesn’t have to be anything incredibly deep or profound, but thinking about what moves you to dance–to attend all those classes every single week, invest in all those costumes, spend countless hours in rehearsals, put up with not-so-glamorous working conditions, fall asleep at night thinking up choreographies and/or wake up every
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Roots, Limbs, and Leaves: Building Your Tribal Tree Or Firecracker Bellydance Pixie of Joy Demonstrates Mindful Tribal Fusion A Review of the Lacey Sanchez workshop at Cues & Tattoos 2012 by Rebecca Slingwine What tribal dancer in Seattle doesn’t look forward to Cues & Tattoos (and isn’t ENDLESSY GRATEFUL for the wonderful ladies of Troupe Hipnotica for putting it on)?
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Review: Zoe Jakes ‘Train Like a Pro’ by Nicole Richardson Raqstv.com has recently released an exclusive filming of Zoe Jakes’ new workshop, “Train Like a Pro”. “Train Like a Pro” features her “Bellyflow” drill format featuring technique, layering, and strengthening exercises in a rapid fire format. I have personally always found Zoe Jakes to be one of the most dynamic,
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Here in the Northwest, we have a large conglomeration of talented bellydancing mommies! Being a Mom and a bellydancer requires a tricky balancing act, juggling the responsibilities of home life and dance life is no picnic. However, the rewards are many: not only do you stay engaged in an art and community which nurtures the woman as an individual (sans
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The Northwest has always been ahead of the game in the arts. We can claim Hendrix and Nirvana for starters. Rainn Wilson and Adam West hail from our neck of the woods. And did you know famous burly star Gypsy Rose Lee was from our fair city of Seattle? In short, we have no shortage of talent and creativity (pst,
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As dancers, we are very familiar with the process of absorbing what we learn through multiple senses: our ears, eyes, and kinesthetic sensibilities (movement). But there is another way to interact with what we learn: through writing. Starting and keeping a dancer’s notebook or journal not only provides a tangible chronicle of the ways we have grown and developed as
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When new students are just dipping their toe in the big bellydance ocean, there are two stylistic descriptors that pop up early and often: Cabaret and Tribal. But for someone brand new to the world of bellydance, it’s hard to understand what these two styles are. So here’s a tongue-in-cheek cheat sheet to help you decide which style is right
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It’s been a long time coming, but it’s here at last: the new and improved NW Bellydance Source. This is the kind of project that you really want to get right. We didn’t want to release it until it had the functionality we really wanted, and was caught up with today’s technologies to boot. We want to say thanks to
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