Friday, October 30, 2009

Honor your teachers

This post is dedicated to all of the beautiful, amazing people who have taught me this dance form.

Dilek, my first teacher:



The amazing Sabrina Fox:



Heather Stants, of Urban Tribal.

(a great modern dance fusion choreo)



My current teachers, with whom I am learning the amazing art of American Tribal Style, Wendy and Sandi of Fat Chance Bellydance (they are in the second duet):



Dancers I have had the pleasure to study with one or twice:

Rachel Brice (purrr):



Jill Parker, of the Foxglove Sweethearts:




Suhaila Salimpour:



Steven and Raine of Atash Maya (with Sabrina):



Kami Liddle:



Lots of love to all of them!



PS- I got the sword that is posted below!! It's amazing... sword dancing post to follow.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Swords!

When shopping for the best belly dance sword, it is often difficult to assess the differences between brands. This is because, in most places, there is no bellymart where one can go and shop in person. The only other real live option is to wait for a large festival and go shopping there. Otherwise, you shop on the internet and take your chances.

I just discovered that some smart belly dancin' gals in Atlanta made the process a whole lot easier. They have made several youtube videos showcasing different swords. How awesome is that??

Based on their videos, I'm thinking about making this one my first sword:



(if you want to check out the other swords they review, look in the right hand scroll menu)