In the class, I learned how to position my body so I could get a good twist of my hips, and a good whip of the scarf tassels. I felt like a Mediterranian queen as Egyptian beats vibrated from the boom box. Zahira instructed us from one dance step to another, stringing together a combination of movements that felt strangely natural.

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In the class, I learned how to position my body so I could get a good twist of my hips, and a good whip of the scarf tassels. I felt like a Mediterranian queen as Egyptian beats vibrated from the boom box. Zahira instructed us from one dance step to another, stringing together a combination of movements that felt strangely natural.

]]> http://rojisan.com/dance/2005/07/13/deep_in_the_heartland_kansas_city_-_tribal_queens/feed/ 0 http://rojisan.com/dance/2005/03/28/tribal_lessons_in_oregon/ http://rojisan.com/dance/2005/03/28/tribal_lessons_in_oregon/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 roj Mastering the ancient art of shaking it

"As you progress, one gets intuitive about where the dance is going and what's going to happen next," said Kim Ekman-White, 54, an instructor with the Northeast Portland-based Caravan Studio who teaches the class. "It's really an awesome skill that develops in a natural way."

]]> from the oregonian, Mastering the ancient art of shaking it

“As you progress, one gets intuitive about where the dance is going and what’s going to happen next,” said Kim Ekman-White, 54, an instructor with the Northeast Portland-based Caravan Studio who teaches the class. “It’s really an awesome skill that develops in a natural way.”

]]> http://rojisan.com/dance/2005/03/28/tribal_lessons_in_oregon/feed/ 0 http://rojisan.com/dance/2005/01/20/welcome_dc_tribal/ http://rojisan.com/dance/2005/01/20/welcome_dc_tribal/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 roj congratulations on the first hafla, hopefully of many.]]> welcome to the world, dc tribal….

congratulations on the first hafla, hopefully of many.

]]> http://rojisan.com/dance/2005/01/20/welcome_dc_tribal/feed/ 0 http://rojisan.com/dance/2004/11/08/announcing_dctribal_to_the_bellydance_community/ http://rojisan.com/dance/2004/11/08/announcing_dctribal_to_the_bellydance_community/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 roj www.DCTribal.com we seek to provide support to local, regional and east coast tribal and belly dancers by providing a forum for information and resource sharing, and through hosting workshops and performances by nationally and internationally recognized teachers and dancers. in 2005 we will host the SPARK tour, Fat Chance Belly Dance/Carolena Nericcio, and Suhaila. we will also host informal parties and get togethers to discuss belly dance and how we can continue to support each other in our endeavors. we are still working away at bringing other talented teachers and dancers...stay tuned or contact us for more information. as a founder of DCTribal i hope that this project will continue to nurture and grow the energy for belly dance in the region, the east coast, and throughout! peace, love and lots of happy shimmies... marta & sera friends and dancers:

a quick note to announce the inception of www.DCTribal.com

we seek to provide support to local, regional and east coast tribal and belly dancers by providing a forum for information and resource sharing, and through hosting workshops and performances by nationally and internationally recognized teachers and dancers. in 2005 we will host the SPARK tour, Fat Chance Belly Dance/Carolena Nericcio, and Suhaila. we will also host informal parties and get togethers to discuss belly dance and how we can continue to support each other in our endeavors.

we are still working away at bringing other talented teachers and dancers…stay tuned or contact us for more information.

as a founder of DCTribal i hope that this project will continue to nurture and grow the energy for belly dance in the region, the east coast, and throughout!

peace, love and lots of happy shimmies…

marta & sera
www.dctribal.com

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]]> http://rojisan.com/dance/2004/07/30/verde_valley_tribal_dance/feed/ 0 http://rojisan.com/dance/2004/04/07/ats_-_a_new_artform/ http://rojisan.com/dance/2004/04/07/ats_-_a_new_artform/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 roj ATS - A New Artform]]> An older article (The Middle Eastern Dance in New England Newsletter, May/June 2001, and in Zaghareet, May/June, 2001), but now available (and getting some links) on the web…. ATS – A New Artform

]]> http://rojisan.com/dance/2004/04/07/ats_-_a_new_artform/feed/ 0 http://rojisan.com/dance/2004/03/16/tribal_dancing_in_nebraska/ http://rojisan.com/dance/2004/03/16/tribal_dancing_in_nebraska/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 roj story....

A belly dancing workshop, co-sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Women's Center and the Indian Student Association, was held Thursday night for Women's Week in the Nebraska Union Centennial Room.

]]> the story….

A belly dancing workshop, co-sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Women’s Center and the Indian Student Association, was held Thursday night for Women’s Week in the Nebraska Union Centennial Room.

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