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Dance Updates – Shimmy Till Ya Drop
So I have been a busy dancing bee the last few weeks. I have two big performances coming-up later this month. The first is with the band I recently joined as a dancer, Black Magdalene. I really love...
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Mentoring Yourself
A few weeks ago, I got a soft knock on my front door. I opened it to find the 10-year-old daughter of my neighbors, a sweet and bubbly girl who I always hear belting soulful songs through the thin...
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Why I Don’t Roll Up My Spine
The body is a sacred garment. -Martha Graham This post will be part of a series of ruminations on dance technique, healthfulness, and dancing with disabilities. Of course, as with everything, it is up...
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Connection: The Heart of Tribal Belly Dance
I love group dancing, more than any other style. This is why American Tribal Style captured my heart. When doing Improvisational Style Belly Dance (ATS, ITS, etc.) the class participants bond and...
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Frolicking at The Oregon Country Fair
There is a place, in the woods of central Oregon, where thousands of hippies, mystical creatures and weirdos (and some cute suburbanite tourists) converge for three days out of every year. Music,...
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Belly Dance: It’s Harder Than it Looks, but You Should Do it Anyway
Take enough belly dance classes and you’ll see her: The nervous but glowing newbie, bounding in in her $12 jingly hip scarf and yoga pants, inspired by some video she saw of a belly dancer where she...
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