A year ago, I was about to compete for the first time. I also had a 6 mo’s old baby, two careers, three dogs and a husband. Overworked doesn’t begin to cover it! I was always tired, and I don’t mean just tired, I mean weary and aching to your bones,...
I was watching the hands and arms of some of my favorite dancers on youtube last night and while so inspired and happy to watch them again, I had a moment of sincere hand lust and sadness. I have been experiencing more consistent and prolonged flare-ups of arthritis....
A very special result of taking time off and stepping away from the business when I vacation is the ability to obtain clarity. Like most of you, I work constantly while at home, and as a small business owner, there is no “clock out” time. I work morning, noon, and...
Arms are not something that has ever come naturally for me in bellydance. It is a constant challenge and can easily go by the wayside if I do not pay attention (and the arthritis doesn’t help either), but over the years, through training, hard work, and...
After countless performances entertaining for weddings in Orlando, FL and around the globe, when my now husband proposed to me, from the onset I knew exactly what would make us happy on our wedding day. Before I was a full time bellydancer, I had been promoted to...
It is well documented on Youtube, just how tiny and small and tight my shimmies were until late last year (2015), when it finally all clicked in my shimmy journey. After making a DVD (Shimmies on The Downs?) where I share all about my technique and process for...
