Belly Dance and Continuous Improvement

The Belly Dance Trainer (BDT) certification program is based on the idea of continuous improvement. It uses the following formula: Plan Do Check Act Continue cycle ad infinitum Let me break this down in belly dance terms to help you understand. “Plan” comes from your lesson plan. It tells what your end goal is and [...]

Ethics: Treating Colleagues With Respect

One of the items in the BDT Code of Ethics says, “Colleagues: Instructors shall treat dance colleagues with professionalism and refrain from public defamation.” Let’s take a look at what that means. “Colleagues” are associates. “Dance colleagues” are students, other teachers, dancers, employers, fans, vendors, musicians and sponsors. When put that way, it’s easy to [...]

Beyond Moves, Combos and Choreography is Available As an Ebook

I was asked about whether my book, Beyond Moves, Combos and Choreography is available as an ebook. It is and actually always has been. I just don’t sell it that way and neither does Amazon. You can get it from the publisher, Lulu, here. It’s $13.99

Ethics: Show Respect for Your Colleagues

One of the things that certified BDT instructors agree to is to treat dance colleagues with professionalism and refrain from public defamation. Why is this part of the BDT Code of Ethics? What if colleagues do not treat us with professionalism? What if they slander us? Someone has to set the standard. You can’t be [...]

Succeeding in BDT

There are a few things that will make your path to certification in the Belly Dance Trainer program a little easier. Here they are: Have Solid Dance Skills Before You Attempt to Teach. This might seem like a no-brainer, but if you have never taken a belly dance class in your life, you probably ought [...]

The BDT Code of Ethics

The Belly Dance Trainer Code of Ethics exists to create written standards designed to deter wrong-doing and promote honest and ethical conduct, professionalism and respect for the Middle Eastern dance as an artform. We recognize the importance of codifying and making known to the profession and general public the ethical principles that guide our work [...]