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Can Belly Dancers Still Use the Word “Tribal”? Thoughts from Abigail Keyes – 046

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What should we call tribal fusion now that Indigenous leaders have spoken? Professor Keyes from the Salimpour School hashes out what educated belly dancers should know. 

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Iana on Being an Artist AND Making Money as a Dancer – 045

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Find out how podcast host Iana Komarnytska has made her passion for Middle Eastern dance into an abundant business, get tips for creating a clear website, and hear why it is so important for belly dancers to study folk dance styles.

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Suhaila: Popping & Locking & Birthing her Belly Dance Format – 044

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Find out how Suhaila, Jamila and The Salimpour School have shaped the history of belly dance and fused elements of hip hop dance with traditional Middle Eastern Dance.

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Art of the Belly’s Naimah on Goth & Modern Belly Dance – 043

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Hear Naimah's tips on great eye makeup and how to get your dance costume to stay in place. And find out how modeling and studying burlesque can help us belly dancer better. 

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Kaeshi Chai on Bellydance Superstars and Bellyqueen – 042

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New York City Belly Dancer Kaeshi talks about touring the world as a dancer, screaming when dancing, and Beauty Reimagined. And her doumbek playing husband Brad Mack gives us tips on how to become a better performer. 

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Isabella Salimpour on Body Empowerment & Legacy – 041

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Third generation belly dance star Isabella shares what she learned from Suhaila and Jamila Salimpour, talks about the magic of Bal Anat, and reflects on dancing illegally in Egypt at 8 years old.

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Sexy Floor Work with Belly Dancing Mom Zobeida – 040

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New York City belly dancer Zobeida on Anahid Sofian's floor work, how to dance to 9/8 Turkish Roma style and how to find time to dance when you have kids.

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How to Get Out of Your Head & Into Your Body – Cera Byer – 039

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California belly dancer and twerking instructor Cera Byer talks about fearless improvisation, clear choreography, and taking "exquisite care" of ourselves.

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Suhaila Salimpour on Bal Anat, Jamila, and their Legacy – 038

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Find out why Suhaila walked off the nightclub stage at 28, how we can show respect for the cultural origins of belly dance, and how her mother Jamila Salimpour danced her cooking. 

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How to Dance Through Coronavirus Chaos – 037

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Here's some treatment for Coronavirus depression: Join the Dancing with Myself Movement, try Belly Dance Chi Gong, and relieve stress by laughing like crazy Laughing Yoga style.

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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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