Before the Internet, people might have only seen a dancer at a restaurant or maybe knew someone who had taken a class somewhere. But the Internet has brought the world to our fingertips, and it's easy to get instructional DVDs and even costumes. So now more people are coming to class who've tried to learn at home with DVDs, and we usually have to clean up their basic technique or catch them up on cultural background--basically fill in the gaps rather than start from scratch. Also, belly dance movements are being sprinkled into other dance forms like contemporary, hip-hop and pop so I think people may be confused about what belly dance actually is.
Fredericksburg.com - Anthea Poole is belly dance instructor in Fredericksburg.
This interview is interesting because the interviewee - Anthea Poole - turned her hobby of belly dancing into her career. Anthea offers some good, sensible business advice.
Lisa x
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