Episódios

  • Fusion Dance Icon Rachel Brice – 075

    Fusion Dance Icon Rachel Brice – 075
    Jun 30 2023
    This interview with Rachel Brice dives deep into recent American belly dance fusion history and fashion. Rachel reminisces about her influencers Suhaila Salimpour, Carolena Nericcio of FatChanceBellyDance® (formerly ATS), and Jill Parker, and opens up about inclusiveness and past mistakes fusing dance forms. 
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    1 hora e 18 minutos
  • Kierra on Ecstatic Dance, Liberation and the 5Rhythms® – 074

    Kierra on Ecstatic Dance, Liberation and the 5Rhythms® – 074
    May 18 2023
    Most dance in our era is performative, but dance can do so much more. Harlem High School Assistant Principle and dance teacher Kierra Foster-Ba talks about dances for healing, transformation, connection, and acceptance.
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    1 hora e 19 minutos
  • Why Salit Stopped Saying “Oriental Dance” – 073

    Why Salit Stopped Saying “Oriental Dance” – 073
    Mar 31 2023
    Salit of NYC on the sisterhood of belly dancers, the politics that divide our community of Arabic music lovers, and how focusing on our belly dance technique rather than our appearance brings us more happiness.
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    42 minutos
  • Nefertiti on Soul Ties and Ecstasy – 072

    Nefertiti on Soul Ties and Ecstasy – 072
    Dec 13 2022
    Dr. Valerie Poppel, aka Nefertiti, is a Clinical Sexologist and belly dancer who lived in Cairo. Find out what Nef warned about Soul Ties when she was featured in Cosmo yet again and how shimmying can improve our sexual health.
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    40 minutos
  • Davina: DIY Belly Dance Costume Queen Dawn Devine – 071

    Davina: DIY Belly Dance Costume Queen Dawn Devine – 071
    Nov 9 2022
    Author of 22+ belly dance costuming books, Dawn Devine talks about current belly dance fashion trends in Egypt and Turkey, how to make assuit fabric feel good on your skin, and how to get more out of your belly dance costumes.
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    54 minutos
  • How to Dance Through Pain: More Lessons from Pema Chödrön – 070

    How to Dance Through Pain: More Lessons from Pema Chödrön – 070
    Jun 23 2022
    Being injured is part of every dancer's life, and all dancers want relief from pain. Pema teaches how to befriend our pain, forgive ourselves for getting hurt, and turn poison into medicine.
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    29 minutos
  • Goddess Enabler Melodia of Melodia Designs – 069

    Goddess Enabler Melodia of Melodia Designs – 069
    May 31 2022
    Melodia of Melodia Designs has been designing amazing dance wear and comfortable-AND-sexy street clothes for over 20 years. But do you know about her intriguing dance past with the Belly Dance Superstars and Urban Tribal Dance Company? Listen and find out! 
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    35 minutos
  • “The Music is in My Blood”: The Artistry of Belly Dancer Randa Kamel of Egypt – 068

    “The Music is in My Blood”: The Artistry of Belly Dancer Randa Kamel of Egypt – 068
    Apr 30 2022
    World-famous Egyptian raqs sharqi dancer Randa Kamel on the importance of belly dancing to live music, feeling the music, and why oriental dance developed in Egypt.
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    18 minutos