Category Archives: Genre

is it still exotic?

Exercise in the exotic

Cass Strong of Charleston dances under the name of Setarah and has been learning the art for 18 months.

“Empowering” is how she described the dance.

“It doesn’t matter what size or age you are. Most women aren’t Barbie dolls. It’s bonding with other women,” Strong said.

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i’m a sucker for a good interpretation….

Too much agreement can be a bad thing

After a few minutes of adjusting their coin-covered hip scarves, they moved forward in unison to the sound of the entire city making change.

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in the middle of wisconsin…

If you can’t be Cleopatra…

The Sahaja dance style takes two forms: either choreographed and based on belly dancing movements or a spontaneous expression of creativity.

Sahaja is a word without an equivalent word in English.

“It’s easier to say what Sahaja is not, than to describe what it is,” explained Kenton. “Sahaja is not karma — it is the opposite of karma. Karma has to do with intentional action. Sahaja is intentionless action. It is pure motion.”

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a really full article, this one even comes with a vocabulary lesson…

Belly Dancing – an ancient art form

The scene transports you to another time and place. The music seems to chant an ancient prayer and the costumes, made of flowing silks and chiffon, elaborately decorated with beads and coins, speak of elegance and ornate beauty. The movements — of the hands, hips, arms — appear to be speaking their own language. You are suddenly in ancient Egypt, in a gypsy tribe, watching a sacred ritual take place before your eyes. Or are you?

nope…. you’re in rhode island :)

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omaha

Women Learn To Dance Away Pounds

Tillinghast, a former ballet and modern dance student, said she began belly dancing as an alternative to more regimented styles of dancing.

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in the heart of tennessee, just a bit south of knoxville… (i hate to pick on the sparklies, but…)

Way of the Ancients: Belly dancing troupe first of its kind in Blount County

“And we get to wear sparklies,” Webb said with a laugh.

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from down in mississippi… ‘Mother of all dances’

“There was a big wave of interest in bellydancing about 30 years ago, and it seems to (again) be perking the interest of women of all shapes, sizes and colors,” says Janice Jordon, an administrative assistant at Millsap’s College in Jackson who has taught more than 500 students in her Mideastern rhythmic dance classes offered through the college’s enrichment program.

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from syracuse.com… I did it

Life is hard. We work hard, raise our kids and struggle with relationships. But life should also be lived, punctuated with the pleasure of utter fulfillment. And this is what bellydance is for me.

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