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Melissa Gamal: What Happens When You Stop Holding Yourself Back
Season 8 Episode 347
Melissa Gamal is an award-winning dancer, instructor, and event producer based in Toronto, Canada. As the director of the Ya Amar School of Dance, Me…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Virginia Danielson: Book Discussion: The Voice of Egypt. Umm Kulthum, Arabic Song, and Egyptian Society in the 20th Century
Season 8 Episode 346
Virginia Danielson (PhD, Ethnomusicology, University of Illinois, 1991) is an associate of the Harvard Music Department and a visiting scholar at New…
1 year ago
Elen Chikhladze: What Separates Advanced Dancers from Truly Professional
Season 8 Episode 345
Elen Oriental (Elen Chikhladze) is a Georgian choreographer and dance instructor from Tbilisi, specializing in oriental dance since 2002. Beginning h…
1 year ago
Laman Hendricks: Belly Dance Career Born from Ballet Discipline and Azerbaijani Heritage
Season 8 Episode 344
Laman Hendricks is an acrobatic gymnast, Azerbaijani and Caucasus folk dancer, teacher, and choreographer, as well as the Artistic Director and Found…
1 year ago
Keti Sharif: Dancing Internally vs Externally & The Example of Mahmoud Reda’s and Farida Fahmy’s Complimentary Teaching Styles
Season 8 Episode 343
Keti Sharif is an Australian dance teacher, performer, and choreographer who lived in Egypt for two decades, directing the Sphinx Festivals and colla…
1 year ago
Payal Gupta: Teaching as an Act of Nurturing, Not Just Training
Season 8 Episode 342
Payal Gupta is one of India’s most sought-after master teachers of belly dance, celebrated for her structured classes, private lessons, workshops, pe…
1 year, 1 month ago
Rachel Brice: When Success Becomes a Trap and Growth Demands Risk
Season 8 Episode 341
Rachel Brice is an internationally renowned dancer, teacher, and choreographer recognized as one of the key figures in the evolution of tribal fusion…
1 year, 1 month ago
Murat Tekbilek: The Art of Drumming for Belly Dancers and Exploring the Intricacies of Turkish Music
Season 8 Episode 340
Murat Tekbilek is a Turkish percussionist celebrated for his dynamic artistry and deep roots in Middle Eastern music. Growing up in a family of renow…
1 year, 1 month ago
Alex DeLora: Exploring New Paths to Grow as an Artist
Season 8 Episode 339
Alex DeLora is an internationally acclaimed belly dance performer, teacher, and choreographer who has been sharing her art worldwide since 2012. Invi…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sonia Ochoa: How Opportunities Shaped Her Journey from Polynesian Stages to Bellydance Superstars & Beyond
Season 8 Episode 338
Sonia Ochoa is a versatile dancer, choreographer, and teacher with over 25 years of experience on international stages. Rising to prominence as a pri…
1 year, 2 months ago