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Let’s Talk: Bellydance (Season 2 Ep. 11) With Sonia Ochoa | Push-Flow Paradox
Thanks for joining us. Let’s Talk: Bellydance (season 2 ep. 11) with Sonia Ochoa about The Push-Flow Paradox. Sometimes we wait for things to jolt us into action, while others prefer to exert energy...
19 Things I Swear By After 19 Years as a Professional Performer
This year marks 19 years of performing professionally. After nearly two decades of dancing, teaching, traveling, producing events, packing costumes, unpacking costumes, and occasionally wondering...
Let’s Talk: Bellydance (Season 2 Ep. 10) With Shaira Amon on Insecurities
Thanks for joining us. Let’s Talk: Bellydance (season 2 ep. 10) with Shaira Amon about Insecurities and some life lessons along the way. Some of these stories of the lengths dancers, teachers, etc,...
Let’s Talk Bellydance (Season 2 Ep. 9) With Kaeshi Chai About Identity, Bias, and Belonging
Thanks for joining us. Let’s Talk: Bellydance (season 2 ep. 9) with Kaeshi Chai about identity, bias, and belonging from the Asian perspective in the belly dance industry. To follow Kaeshi along her...
Let’s Talk: Bellydance (Season 2 Ep. 8) With Athena Shimmy On How To Deal With People You Don’t Get Along With
Thanks for joining us. Let’s Talk: Bellydance (Season 2 Ep. 8) with Athena is all about stopping the need for people pleasing and how to deal with people you don’t get along with or disagree with as...
Let’s Talk: Bellydance (Season 2 Episode 7) – Adrianne Shares About Talking The Talk But Not Walking the Walk
Thanks for joining us. Let’s Talk: Bellydance (season 2 ep. 7) with Adrianne about artists who talk the talk, but don't walk the walk . To follow Adrianne along their journey, please join them via:...
Let’s Talk: Bellydance (Season 2 Ep. 6) With Sara Al-Hadithi Accepting What We Don’t Understand
Thanks for joining us. Let’s Talk: Bellydance (Season 2 Ep. 6) with Sara Al-Hadithi talks about accepting what we don't understand and how to support MENAHT artists. To follow Sara along their...
Let’s Talk: Bellydance (Season 2 Ep. 5) – Oriana Talks About Body Image
On This Episode of Let’s Talk: Bellydance, Oriana and I discuss some of the realities when you are part of the entertainment industry, where beauty standards and body image open the door to being...
Let’s Talk: Bellydance (seas. 2 ep. 4) – Phaedra Darwish On When Passion outpaces Preparation
Thanks for joining us. Let’s Talk: Bellydance (season 2 ep. 4) is about when passion outpaces preparation...as in, when you see the dance in spaces or places and it was not "ready" yet (the dancer...
Baladi (Beledi) Belly Dance Explained: Meaning, Music, Moves & Why
When you hear the deep drum beat and see juicy hipwork, you might be watching the style called baladi (also spelled beledi) — the soulful heart of Egyptian folk belly dance. The word "Baladi" often...
Let’s Talk: Bellydance (Season 2 Ep. 3) – Valerick Molinary Talks About Building An Audience
On This Episode of Let’s Talk: Bellydance, Valerick Molinary and I chat about building your audience and acknowledging the gaps as a community. Building audiences is no easy feat. Valerick has quite...
Let’s Talk: Bellydance (Season 2 Episode 2) – Majilyn Talks About Creating Connection & Emotion In Dance
On This Episode of Let’s Talk: Bellydance, Majilyn and I discuss the struggles and triumphs of connection in the dance with your audience and yourself. Ever seen a dancer with amazing technique, but...