Bellydance Hafla at Natalie’s in Richmond Feb 2020

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…

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…

If you go to a bellydance workshop, you will find women and men in various workout clothing such as yoga pants, tank tops, t-shirts, etc.  What makes it obvious that they are learning bellydance is that almost all of them will be wearing some sort of hipscarf.  Yes, it can make dancing more fun, but…

I’m always looking for new music!  While I certainly have plenty of the classics to keep me busy, I love discovering new versions.  It’s also exciting to hear original songs from the traditional Middle Eastern orchestras.  And who can resist the fun songs that the pop starts keep churning out? Some recent favorites: Bellydance Superstars…