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The History of Belly Dance Starting with the 1970s: Feminism, Flights & Stigma – 028

Belly Dance Podcast the history of belly dance starting with the 1970s feminism flights stigma

Celebrate 1970s Strictly Belly Dance records by Eddie the Sheik, admire the moves of Egyptian belly dance star Mona Said, and take a peek into stigma and the gritty lives of many belly dancers in Cairo now.

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Fire, Cancer and the Dance Community: Johanna Zenobia Interview Part 2 – ALLAF 027

Belly Dance Podcast johanna zenobia part 2

Johanna relives the breast cancer diagnosis that birthed her first dance studio and expanded her commitment to community. She shares her secret to layering a shimmy and undulation, and also urges us to meditate by focusing on 1 thing at a time. 

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Dance can heal. But so many of us are thirsty and hungry for something whole. Something we’re not getting.

I became a junk food vegetarian just before I started belly dancing with June Seaney at Cornell University in 2000. It felt so good to move like a dancer in an ancient painting. I loved the women I danced with, several of which were recovering from ballet-related eating disorders. I was thinking more about food and movement and states of mind.

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  • SOLD OUT! Kierra Teaching 5Rhythms in Ithaca April 12 & 13
    My sweet friend Kierra Foster-Ba is a Body Wisdom Coach (and assistant principal at a high school in Harlem for 20+ years now!) based in NYC, and she is coming to Ithaca to teach a 5Rhythms class on Saturday April 12th from 3-4:30pm. SORRY THIS CLASS IS FULL!  Email lighter@aliciafree.com if you would like to […]
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