Belly Dance and Fitness in the Pacific Northwest
Let’s talk about hair extensions. Unlike some contemporary or modern dance forms, belly dance places an inordinate amount of emphasis on appearance, presentation, and grooming.
From the first skating holiday showcase I participated in when I was 5, to just this holiday season, I’ve literally been performing my entire life.
Belly dance is, at its core, a dance of the pelvis and torso. (Did you catch my pun?) This means that while we’re focusing on
These things I know to be true: Belly dance is performative. Belly dance is social. Belly dance moves in a space between performative and social.
Belly dance is, at its heart, a solo, improvised dance form. Of course, in the past few decades, professional dancers have been choreographing their shows
You’ve probably encountered this argument: Improvisation is far superior to choreography! Or this one: Only serious dancers choreograph! In addition to the arguments in online belly
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.
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
Many times I see fellow dancers commenting that they “Loved!” a performance that they saw, or that a performance was “Amazing!” without really qualifying or
