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How to Teach Students to Listen, Feel and Dance, Not Just Copy
Season 9 Episode 357
Yaël Zarca is an internationally recognized Oriental dance artist and one of the leading figures of Egyptian dance in France. She discovered Oriental…
9 months ago
Martina Tellini: When Competition Helps a Dancer and When It Doesn’t
Season 9 Episode 356
Martina Tellini is an Italian professional belly dancer, teacher, and choreographer known for her dynamic, powerful, and natural style. Born in Flore…
9 months, 1 week ago
Roxxanne Shelaby: Film Discussion: The Fez Documentary
Season 8 Episode 355
Roxxanne Shelaby is a Southern California–based performer, teacher, and producer whose work is rooted in her Lebanese/Brazilian heritage and a lifelo…
10 months ago
Nivetha Shree: Find Your Patterns and Then Break Them
Season 8 Episode 354
Fascinated by the arts since childhood, Nivetha Shree discovered Belly Dance at the age of 21 and has since trained with renowned teachers around the…
10 months, 1 week ago
Snigdha Sachdev: What Makes an Effective Belly Dance Class
Season 8 Episode 353
Snigdha Sachdev is a Delhi-based fusion belly dance artist and dedicated yoga enthusiast. A Biotechnology graduate with a master’s degree in Stem Cel…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Gracie Mandujano: The Energetics Behind Every Hip Circle That No One Talks About
Season 8 Episode 352
Gracie Mandujano was born in Honduras, a land rooted in ancient Mayan traditions, and from an early age felt called to reconnect with life’s true pur…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Esmeralda Colabone: Is This Really The Last Tour?..
Season 8 Episode 351
Esmeralda Colabone has dedicated herself to Arab dance and culture since 1999. From 2002 to 2014 she worked with Belly Dance Brazil and Lebanon’s fam…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Leli Neeraja: A Journey From Anxiety to Self-Connection Through Belly Dance, Tribal Fusion and Odissi
Season 8 Episode 350
Leli Neeraja is a dancer and teacher who has dedicated over a decade to guiding others toward inner balance through movement. Her work is a continuou…
11 months ago
Suhaila Salimpour: Carrying Arab-American Heritage into the Academic World
Season 8 Episode 349
Suhaila Salimpour, of Sicilian-Greek and Kurdish-American heritage, is a second-generation belly dancer and a pioneering figure in the global dance c…
11 months, 1 week ago
Badriyah: When Life Falls Apart, the Dance Remains
Season 8 Episode 348
Badriyah is a professional oriental dancer based in Belgium, dedicated to Egyptian classical and folkloric styles, modern fusion, and the Golden Age …
11 months, 2 weeks ago