Belly Dance and Fitness in the Pacific Northwest
Your feet are the key to clean dancing. If you’re a belly dancer, as most of my readers are, you might be consumed with learning
Author’s note: The purpose of this post is to encourage self-reflection and caution against reactionary responses to accusations of “cultural appropriation” in belly dance. It
Adult dance students are often quite hard on themselves. We take all of our adult baggage into the studio classroom with us (and I use
I’ve spent most of my movement “career” as a soloist, only responsible for the placement of my own body in space. As a figure skater,
We dancers rely on repetition. When we work on the same movements again and again, refining and expanding them, we help integrate them into our
If you’ve been dancing a long time, do you remember what it was like when you were a beginner dancer? The Joy and Frustration of
When you’re a dancer, sitting out might make you feel like you’re not doing enough. You want to get the most out of every class
Dance sometimes feels like some sort of mysterious practice, full of magic in its impermanence, and yet real in its physicality. We practice our technique
Here’s something you don’t often hear: A dancer admitting their injuries. 14 years of figure skating, plus going on 16 years of belly dance (as
All artists seek personal improvement, but what’s the secret? About a week ago, I finished up my first year as a graduate student in dance
