New Belly Dancing Blog

For any of you who used to follow this blog, huge apologies that it hasn't been updated for the past year.

However, good news for you and new visitors.... I have created a new Belly Dancing blog that WILL be updated regularly and I would love you to take a look.

There are already a few weeks worth of posts on there and lots of ways to interact and share your own Belly Dancing experiences, so please take a look and add it to your rss reader (if you use one): http://www.bellydancingsecrets.com/blog

Lisa

Decline of Belly Dancing in Egypt

I was browsing the videos in the video bar on this blog (look in the right-hand column) and found this interesting news piece on the decline of belly dancing in Egypt.

I think it is sad that there are so few professional Egyptian dancers in Cairo now, and that other countries, such as the US, are leading the way in training and supporting belly dancers. Please watch the video and add your own comments:

Belly Dancing for National Dance Week

One of our Belly Dancing Secrets' subscribers has emailed to let me know what she is doing for National Dance Week. There aren't many belly dancers taking part according to the website, but please post your events on here (by making a comment to this post).



Or join Barbara and her event:

Let’s celebrate!!!!

Saturday, April 21 from 1:00 – 2:00
More than a thousand dance studios, solo dancers & dance friends across the country will be unified in celebration together for one hr

Join in!!!!
http://www.nationaldanceweek.org/ lists all National Dance Events
In Tiverton RI - 1 hr from Boston, ½ hr from Providence, ½ hr from Newport, ½ hr from Taunton, Mass, 3 hrs from NYC Barbara http://www.thedancingspirit.com/ of The Dancing Spirit Studio, 1761 Main Rd is hosting

“Scheherazade on Main Rd”

Dancers flying veils, accompanied by a costumed horse and rider, will walk down Main rd to the nearby beach (beach dancing photo ops)

Back to the studio, in hafla spirit, solos and group dances will be shared

Call to be in the studio performance line up – All welcome
The vision is a parade walk of many colorful dancers, zill players, sword dancers, snake dancers, drummers and musicians walking together, dancing together to celebrate this dance life we all love
call 401 338 9905/ email Barb@thedancingspirit.com for details

Spread the word to your dance friends & fans!!!!!


“We dance to express the inevitable, fundamental emotions and fully conscious moments of life ”

Lisa

P.S. Barbara has also been interviewed for an article on American Belly Dancing for the latest issue of New Times Naturally. If you click on the website http://www.newtimesnaturally.com/, click to the left where it says “ download this issue.” At the bottom of the page you can see a place where you can turn the pages. Go to page 25. There is a 3 page article of American Belly Dance.

Belly Dancing Podcast

I've created a new Belly Dancing podcast!

I've been meaning to start this for some time and then the ideal opportunity arose to kick-start me into action.

The first podcast is an interview with my own belly dance instructor Rosie Mockler and is to help promote the Egyptian Moonlight Tour I have already mentioned in the blog, taking place in Torquay Devon (UK) in two weeks.

However I wanted the information in the podcast to be interesting and valuable to all dancers (not just those in this area of the UK) and so Rosie talks a lot about Egyptian Dance styles, ancient and modern, as well as explaining her own route into performing and teaching.

If you would like to listen to the podcast you can listen online or download the interview at:
http://www.bigcontact.com/bellydancingsecrets (you can also subscribe to the feed by clicking the RSS subscribe button in the right column of this blog).

Or, if you use iTunes, simply search for "belly dancing" or "belly dancing secrets" and subscribe and download it there.

I intend this to be the first of many and will let you know whenever there is a new one, but in the meantime take a listen to my new Belly Dancing Podcast at:

http://www.bigcontact.com/bellydancingsecrets

Bring out your inner goddess!

Lisa

Belly Dancing in Devon Workshops

Whoops, sorry, I got sidetracked. A bit later than promised here are the workshops you can take part in as part of the "Egyptian Moonlight Tour 2007"

Saturday 24th March

10am - 1pm - Aida Nour teaching Oriental Sharki
"Don't miss the opportunity to learn Cairo technique with this famous Egyptian star"

10am - 12noon - Tito teaching Ghawazi
"Learn the funky, fun, high energy dance from Upper Egypt"

12.30pm - 3.30pm - Lubna Emam teaching Technique Baladi and Saidi

4pm - 6pm - Aida Nour teaching Folkloric
"Earthy folk where it is your waist not your hips"

1.30pm - 3.30pm - Tito teaching Stick Technique
"Discover the King of the Stick, learn new exciting techniques (bring your own stick)"

4pm - 6pm - Lubna Emam teaching Malaya
"Come and have some fun with one of the great sassy dances of Egypt"


Sunday 25th March

10am - 1pm - Aida Nour teaching Muwashshah Andalousy
"Classic folkloric Egyptian/Turkish Dance"

2pm - 4pm - Tito - Hagala Gypsy
"This gypsy dance from the desert is found in many folkloric dances"

10am - 1pm - Lubna Emam - Oriental
Learn beautiful oriental the Lubna way"

All workshops take place at the Community School, Paignton, and if you book 4 workshops you will get a free ticket for the Friday night show.

This is a great opportunity for Belly Dancers in the South West of England. For more details head over to www.bellywobble.co.uk

Hope to see you there,

Lisa