Can you recall a time just before your life took an unexpected turn, and how in that minute or hour before, you had absolutely no idea your life was about to change? Looking back on my first belly dance class, I never would have guessed that a few years later, I would sell my house and quit my career to study and teach belly dance full time. Especially considering, when I began my dance journey, I was a fearful young woman running from my painful past. You…

Have you ever been in a dance or exercise class, when you began doing a particular movement or the activity intensified and you became overwhelmed with emotion(s)? Maybe you were doing an upper-body movement, and you noticed that you felt tight in your chest and upper back muscles, then a rush of sadness came over you. Perhaps you were working on hip tilts or hip circles, when all of sudden you felt very anxious, uncomfortable, and self-conscious. You might have…

Over the next few articles, I’m going to be sharing with you Things Every New Belly Dancer Needs Know [Before They Start Lessons]  Even if you are an experienced dancer, you might want to hang around, because we tend to perennially experience “something new” from time to time, and need frequent reminders to practice what we already know, or at least, I do.  I’m writing this series, because the more you know about what to actually expect from a belly dance class, the less unpleasant…