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Hello all, Just thought I'd ask this question and hear anyone's/everyone's take on it! When I was taking lessons where I used to live, we spent a lot of time on small hip lift type of movements--flat footed, just under the rib cage up and down, and my teacher really emphasized using the abs to...

Hello there, Does anyone have the Ranya Renee Taqasim: Improvisation SKills and Drills DVD? I have her Baladi DVD and it is amazing. She is an eloquent and inspiring teacher and beautiful dancer. On this disc, I particularly like the "loops" of bits of music that play over and over, where she...

Hello all, Am looking for (hopefully) English speaking teacher in Baku, Azerbaijan? I am interested in "belly dance" but also folk dances. My husband and I may possibly be moving there within the year. Any recommendations are appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Dear Group, I will be re-locating with my husband from South Africa to Luanda, Angola, with in the next few months. I have tried my hardest searching for BD opportunities there (even googling in Portuguese) with scarce findings... The only thing I've found are these dance classes, they offer...

Ok, I'm getting ready to move in the next couple of months...and while it won't exactly be a desert island, it's going to be rough going. I have tried to find belly dancing among the expat community and in the local (Portuguese speaking) community, but I have only come up with one place that...

(Didn't know if this song should be in Music or here.) I heard this song during class (I think during a warm-up or something), thought it was really pretty, then forgot about it. Then the other day while I was going through itunes store, I found it by coincidence. The song is Aicha by Khaled...

First of all, not sure if this should go in Dance styles or here, but I think it may be appropriate in either place, but please move if necessary. Being new to all of this, I am overwhelmed by all the different possibilities of different dance styles, rhythms, costuming, etc, like any other...

First of all, let me say that I'm INCREDIBLY thankful to be staying in a hotel with free Wifi in London...now I can watch more than 15 seconds of a Youtube clip! :clap: New worlds are opening to me!! Now, about Khaliji (however you spell it?): so cute! Girly and flirty. Also, the first time I...

Hello there! I have been stalking the forums now for a few weeks, but just registered myself. Can't wait to start commenting--I have been enjoying posts about the dance styles and the thread about "You know you're a bellydancer when..." I have been belly dancing in my new home here in South...