TIPS ON IMPROVISATION
Improvisation is extemporaneous choreography. The creative mechanics are the same for both, but improvisation requires a really good...
GYPSIES
In whatever country they landed and stayed, the gypsies assimilated and modified the indigenous dances and music to make them closer to...
The Veil in Belly Dance
In ancient times, in both eastern and western societies, wearing a veil was a part of everyday dressing for both men and women. A veil...
STRIPPING and BELLY DANCE
“Burlesque to Belly Dance and Back” Stripping is the act of undressing to expose sexual parts in order to titillate and sexually arouse...
PHOTOGRAPHY for PROFESSIONAL DANCERS
I grew up in a family of actors and musicians and my parents insisted that we children study theater arts including dance, music and...
What Defines a Dance Art?
Imagine flamenco without castanets, foot work, guitar, cahon (flamenco drum), Mantons (the shawl), the bata (skirt tail), pitos (finger...
EMOTION and MOVEMENT
As spiritual beings our past (negative) thoughts, emotions and experiences are triggered by internal and external occurrences, prompting...
TRANCE DANCE in BELLY DANCE
So many types of dance have merged into the dance we know as "Belly Dance" that it is indeed, a fusion style dance ~ always evolving and...
The Art of Teaching Dance
What distinguishes performing arts from plastic arts, crafts or fine arts, is that they depend on the body, mind and soul of the...
PROPS IN BELLY DANCE: THEIR HISTORY AND CULTURAL ORIGINS
The use of props in belly dance is almost exclusively an American Cabaret phenomenon. The American Cabaret evolved throughout the early...
