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Was performing at a community event with a mentor of mine Azura and Vic Doum who provided the live drumming.I was beside Vic who had a live mike for his drums. When I started to go on stage I fired up the zils...and the sound system went wild with feedback noise. I quickly put some distance...

I haven't posted anything in a while so I'd just thought I'd give an update. Danced at a hafla in a bar in Nov. It was an improv with just a drummer. I was slightly nervous as we just were doing it on the fly. Was a great learning event for me. The bar was packed and I went out and danced...

A couple of days early with this ....besides the regular resolutions of losing some weight and quitting smoking I'm going to try and focus on the Beledi for a whole year. Another BD related resolution is to learn to play the zils one handed on the non dominant hand...As I'm lined up for an...

Happy Fathers Day to any bellydancing Dads out there....Where ever you may be.

Was doing some surfing on the internet and decided to check out what was happening in Portland Ore... Saw that they shut down the Blue Monk in April... We were there last year and had a great time on Wednesday night... Arabesque was playing live... they had 4 different dancers giving extended...

For this years Shiver and Shimmy performance I decided to try dancing to modern pop style music. It was a challenge but a lot of fun to do. I hope I haven't strayed to far from the theme of the Forum and I hope you enjoy it... Jim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHy7mzhstdM

I'm just getting ready for a solo and had the chance to be video'ed during practise. As I'm on my own most of the time I don't receive much feedback. It's a great tool ... but full of highs and lows.... some parts you think "hey that looks pretty good".... others it's "whoa.. I've got to fix...

I am not a happy camper right now... I've been sidelined from dancing for 9 days now with a high ankle sprain... the swelling has gone down quite a bit... there is no real pain in the foot ... my toes are not black anymore... but I'm still thinking at least a couple of more weeks off... I'm...

I was going through some of my emails and found this one taped by Bill Allen. He had forwarded it to me so I've decided to post it to the Forum. The performance was at Azura's Shiver and Shimmy show 2012. I was having some knee issues at the time so not much in the way of spins or turns. The...

I'm going to be in Portland from the 16-19th of May and am wondering if there are any Bellydance events or restraunts with bellydancing that a person should take in. I'd hate to have been there and then find out later there was something good that I'd misssed... any ideas are welcomed... Jim

A few years ago one of the forum members asked if I had any video of me dancing. I've always been reluctant to post anything but have finally decided to take the plunge. This is a performance from a couple of weeks ago ... a duet with a friend of mine who organized the show... Azura. It was a...

I guess the title of this post kind of says what I'm feeling about where my dancing is at this moment. A friend and one of my instructors, Azura from Regina, suggested we do a duet together at her show (Shiver and Shimmy) this past weekend. Because of where I am located I can't really dance in a...

I am presently working on putting together a new solo for an upcoming show. As I was putting some moves together I started to think about my body size (extra large) and how the moves were looking. For me a chest lift or a hip slide covers alot of ground.... a smaller dancer might have a chest...

I'll be taking a big step this weekend on my Dance path. I've commited to a Zill workshop, not as a student but as the instructor. I've been playing them for quite sometime so have confidence in my skill level. I've coached sports for 15 years so am not nervous teaching a group of people. I've...

Well it's almost time to come out of the woodwork for my yearly performance. I spend most of the year practicing and learning on my own but am fortunate enough to be invited to dance in a show put on by one of the local teachers. It's great to have something to work towards and I feel it is one...

If you are a Bellydance instructor and are teaching classes I hope the title of this topic has caught your attention. This is a personal observation of a situation that I've been observing for the last couple of months and I'd like to share it with the Forum. The story goes like this... I've...

I'll start by saying that I'm more of a self taught dancer and as such haven't had the performance opportunities that comes with taking lessons in classes.I really enjoy learning the dance and feel that to improve it really helps to dance in public. A couple of weeks ago I performed my 3rd solo...

I am looking for some direction on veiwing the dance videos on you tube. Every once in awhile I end up with the video being played in slow motion. How the heck I managed to do this is beyond me but I would like to know how to intentionally play them in slo-mo as it is a great learning tool. You...

I counted up my DVD's this morning and found that I have over 50 instructional ones. While this is a good thing (I think) I'm finding that I'm just picking bits and pieces from a few of my favorites and just practicing with those. I"m thinking that I should be just working with 1 for a week and...

I'll be in the Minneapolis area May19-23 and will have some free time during that period. I'm wondering if there are classes I could drop in on or private lessons I could take while in that city. Any info is appreciated... thanks