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Bellydance: Experiences
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A student bellydancer's experiences. Plus CD, DVD and workshop reviews posted (almost) every Monday.
- Added on: Nov 28th, 2006
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Listed in: Entertainment Visual Arts
- Tags: music reviews blogging bellydance belly dance arabic music
Recent Posts
What I did when my music cut out
My friends took some pictures of me at this weekend's hafla, but I don't have my hands on them yet so unfortunately no pictures with this post. Look for them soon, I hope. This weekend's hafla was a blast. It was hosted by Diana of Danse Orientale, ...
Workshop Review: Karim Nagi
November 7th and 8th, 2009 Nile Breeze Dance Company sponsored a workshop with Karim Nagi in Carbondale, IL. I had never taken a workshop with Karim, and only decided to go to this one at the last minute, but I am so glad I did! I got a ton out of t...
Hafla this weekend, time for new CDs
Two of the CD's I ordered earlier this week have arrived, "Ruby" by Hossam Ramzy, and "The Dance of my Heart" by Saad. It turned out to be great timing, since I think I'll be dancing to a song from each of the two albums this weekend! Diana's Danse ...
Bingeing on music
The sagat and drum classes I took this weekend reminded me that it has been a long time since the last time I bought new music, and I am hungry for some new inspiration. Mostly, I'm craving some new contemporary Egyptian Pop, Classic-style orchestral...
I sprained my brain in the drum class
I am a complete and utter failure on the drum. I think in my head, "dum-dum-tek-tek", and what my hands actually do is flail in the vicinity of the drum. It was embarrassing. It got worse as the class went on because I got self-conscious, anxious, an...
I am sagat dyslexic
I survived the finger cymbal workshop. I did not distinguish myself (in fact, my cymbal playing is pathetic) but I made it through without hurting myself or anyone else. Andrea got a great picture of me and Karim, but I'm posting this one instead....
