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I'm not sure how many (if any) will remember me. I've been studying for my PhD and had to take time off anything except a bit of Facebook, but now I've done it, and I've got time back into my life! I have kept dancing (I'm one of Kashmir's students), and I'm glad I managed to keep going despite...

YouTube - Aida Hassan 10.10.10.mp4 4o_Gc0Wck-s I love her stunning turns and musicality. A beautiful dancer!

So fellow dancers, what do we think of this advert? Here's the link! Please excuse my skepticism, but seriously - free? Dance like Shakira?

I am going through a bad patch of 'my dancing sucks and I'm no good and why bother doing this any more'.... I need some tips on how to gain my confidence, how to improve and how NOT to feel overwhelmed by it all! I dream dancing, I watch dancing, I try to practice - but somehow what I feel in my...

This afternoon I was listening to New Zealand's National Radio and lo! and behold! I heard the words 'bellydance'! My ears pricked up and I wound the volume up only to also hear the words 'burlesque' and 'circo arts' all in the same sentence... and held my breath. Go here for the recording...

Some time ago I ordered this toolkit after watching several of Nadira's Taktaba podcasts, and after a bit of a wait I got not only the one I ordered (Movement Recall), but also Volume 2: Structure, and a fabulous extra 'Expression in Improv'. So it was well worth the wait!! Onto the review...

I was musing about the TPBDC thread and that gorgeous blue glitterdot fabric - and wondered what colours we all have for costumes... I have turquoise, pale teal/green, rose pink & gold, black & gold dress, silver & white (in the making), and a copper saidi dress. Note: no RED, no PURPLE, no...

---what do you do when you've made a lovely costume that has mesh panels down the side, but Manly Jack (man of my dreams) disapproves of me wearing it because I'd need to wear no knickers... Now it's a long dress, slim fitting so the skirt won't fling out and show anything that shouldn't be seen...

Something I'm have a wee bit of trouble with is hem length. How long should a skirt be (dress or skirt)? My greatest fear is that I tread on the hem and pull the whole lot off myself, but too short and it looks like I'm either mean with the fabric or I like ankle dusters! At the moment I'm...

Aziyade said this 'Of course modern Egyptians (for example) are AWARE of goings-on in America (for example). But has what happened HERE directly affected what happens THERE -- as far as dance and music? What great and distinguishing features of Western music and dance do we see in Egyptian or...

Hi there Just today I've had quite a few problems with being logged out while on the forum. It's never happened before, but I wondered if this is a problem anyone else is having?

From Bellydance Plus - Gizira Band I love both the English transation as well as the English transliteration of the Arabic thank you!

I just watched this and thought 'What a great way to get a troupe dancing on stage while having fun!' I'm not usually a fan of group dancing, nor of miming in raqs, but this one is fun and I hope you enjoy it! YouTube - Baladi- Eilat festival 2010, choreography by Orit

There is a bit of a social experiment going on in the bellydance fraternity on Twitter. We're trying to get a 'trending topic' of the word #flounce I love that word - it brings up all sorts of foot stamping, hissy fitting, ruffled petticoats and general botheration - so.... if you too would...

Zkv_DkKcij8 Just in case this doesn't come out (embedding is disabled apparently), here is the link Nava Aharoni dances to classical music!

Help me! I am surrounded by my collection of fabric and trimmings and patterns and all manner of useful bits and bobs that 'might come in handy one day'. And I need to sort it and organise it somehow - but I have no inspiration as to how to do this! I currently keep each group of bits in the...

... would you believe, sitting outside in the heat, using an electric toothbrush to polish my new shamadan? Manly Jack raised his eyebrows at this...can't understand why

I've danced in some form or another since I was little. I started by just moving, migrated to ballet for years, then jazz then improv and contact improv, now bellydance. Improv is something I absolutely LOVE - but (you knew there would be one!) - I have trouble sticking within a bellydance...

Does anyone have this? Opinions? I'd love to see if anyone has written a review... Thanks Bronnie

I'm in love with the Tahia Carioca/Samia Gamal style (and others from that era) of bedlah. Does anyone know if there is a 'collection' of images of dancers in that classic style of costuming? I'd rather not have to go through YouTube video but in my quest for examples of this style I may have to!