Teaching Children Belly Dance

I love watching children belly dance. I think it’s a wonderful thing to introduce into their lives. It gives them a form of exercise and expression. It teaches them about culture. It can help girls to avoid the whole awkward teenage angst about body image and boost their confidence. What I don’t think is appropriate [...]

Ballet for Belly Dancers (DVD review)

When I heard that there was going to be a Ballet for Belly Dancers instructional DVD, I wasn’t excited. One of my pet peeves is bad fusion. I just didn’t know how a dance form with such different posture, alignment, purpose and culture could be successfully blended with belly dance. Boy, was I in for [...]