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Brenna on Voguing, Neuroplasticity and Unstoppable NYC – 061

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Brooklyn-born belly dancer and fusion artist Brenna Crowley tells us how she went from looking down at the ground to strutting sidewalks like a runway model and dancing like a superhero.

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Kamrah on Swords, Back Bends, and Energy on Stage – 059

Trans masculine belly dancer Kamrah of Chicago talks about key differences in Egyptian and Lebanese belly dance and highlights a big mistake that many of us make when dancing with a sword

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It’s All Improv: Carolena Nericcio & FatChanceBellyDance Style – 058

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The founder of FCBD Style speaks on the origin of ATS costuming, cultural appropriation, and the shift back to the name FCBD.

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Ebony on Feeling Good and Fusing Urban Dance Styles with Belly Dance – 057

What is the difference between Popping and Locking? Find out from this amazing fusion belly dancer who has toured with Belly Dance Superstars, Belly Dance Evolution, choreographed for Zoe Jakes's shows, and is featured on Rachel Brice's Datura Online. This show is packed with deep health and beauty secrets as well as a love for festivals and shenanigans. 

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Rachel on Darkness, Dance and the Medicine All Around Us – 053

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Healing yourself is possible, even in rich dark nights of the soul. Find out how Ceremonial Botanical Bodywork practitioner Rachel Fisher heals, how she became friends with Rachel Brice, and hear how she got 250,000 followers on social media and then let them go. 

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Designer Costumes & Belly Dancing in the Middle East: Sabriye Tekbilek Interview – 048

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For 12 years Sabriye performed all over the Gulf and North Africa. Hear her tips for keeping the soul in Saidi and how to do Khaleeji hair throw moves safely. 

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BellyEsque Musings from the Voluptuous Tessa True Heart – 034

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Want to feel beautiful and juicy in your body? Listen to this. Let's reveal what belly dancers can learn from burlesque culture and find ways to take exquisite of ourselves.

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New York City Nightclubs with Male Belly Dancer Tarik Sultan – 033

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Find out what makes Egyptian dancers look authentic and what makes Western dancers look a little fake, what makes dancers sexy, and why belly dancers in the Middle East are still stigmatized.

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

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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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Welcoming Unicorns: A Male Belly Dancer’s Tips for Inclusiveness – ALLAF 024

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Why is it so hard to say "dancers" instead of "ladies"? Male dancers have to train even harder not to be a spectacle, and lady dancers can help too. Listen to Hakan tell us how. 

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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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