Bellydance Hafla at Byblos April 7, 2019

You’ve been invited to perform at a hafla and the time limit is around five minutes.  If you can’t find a singular song that allows you enough variety to showcase your abilities, put together your own mini-set.  With a little editing (Audacity is free to use), you can have your own mini-set.   Suggested Short…

Know what you’re dancing to! Check these sites for translations for classic as well as pop songs that bellydancers use:ArabicMusicTranslation.com All the Lyrics Shira.net Arabic Song Translations site Bellydance Lyrics Translations on Tribe.net Belly Dance Hub (OrientalDancer.net)  Amina and the Aswan Dancers Share Their Songs Arabic-Lyrics.com Golden Arabic Lyrics  The Joy of Bellydancing Music Translations…

“What should I wear to my first bellydance class?”  I have been asked this question several times recently through email.  I had the same question when I started taking classes.  My quick response for someone taking a class with me: comfortable exercise clothing such as yoga pants and a close-fitting t-shirt, socks or ballet slippers…

You went to the workshop, learned a choreography, and now want to perform it. Sounds good! But what about giving credit? Did you pay for it? Are you going to make money from it? Did you learn it from YouTube? Do you want to teach it to another dancer? Hopefully you paid to learn the…