Maybe it’s Bellydance

  Join us Monday, April 22 for a bellydance party to benefit Rikki’s Refuge! Wear your favorite animal prints and animal ear headbands. Be ready to dance and have fun with some animal-inspired games and other activities. All donations will go directly to Rikki’s Refuge. This event is open to all current, past, and potential…

Join me for an afternoon of delicious food and wonderful dancing! Call Natalie’s Taste of Lebanon at 804-499-3030 to make a reservation for Feb 23. The part starts at 3:30.

Music I’m loving right now: Bellydance Seduction (check out Nesrin dancing to it here) This long track has a classic Vintage Oriental (or American Cabaret) continuous fast-slow-fast-slow-etc. set-up. It really takes you on a journey of musical variety with a live band, Middle Eastern club in the 70’s/80’s feel.  Dancer Norma of Detroit recently said on Bhuz,…

While a bellydance instructional DVD will never replace a real, live teacher in front of you in a class or private lesson, these DVDs do have their place.  Your teacher may not specialize in certain props and/or techniques or you may want something to supplement and complement what you are already learning.  But where do…