Greetings, dear readers! Please enjoy this GUEST POST by Parya, fellow instructor at the Salimpour School of Dance and member of the Suhaila Dance Company.
On my last post about feet, one of the comments was about Morton’s Toe. Morton’s Toe, also known as Morton’s Foot—named after one Dudley Joy
As I put together my eBook of past blog posts from my now-defunct Bellydance Paladin blog, I came across an entry that I wrote telling
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
Over six years ago, my now partner invited me over for a casual, friendly dinner. He cooked. Dinner. With dessert. It was delicious, wholesome, and
As a child, going to the airport filled me with wonder and excitement. The smell of jet fuel and the hustle and bustle of the
One of my colleagues at Mills College wore a tank top emblazoned in bold letters: Dance is a Radical Act. I admit that at first,
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,
