Belly Dance 101: What to know before you start. Starting your belly dance journey is an exciting step toward self-expression, fitness, and empowerment. You may have heard how belly dancing can spark positive outcomes, such as tapping into your femininity or complementing your exercise routine with creativity and a good sweat! 

But before you tie on that hip scarf, there’s one important thing to consider: finding the right teacher.

Join us on October 25th for 'Tea and Taqsim,' a special Mindful Belly Dance class centered around women's wellness, tea blends, and traditional Arabic music. Connect with your body through movement, savor handcrafted teas paired with the Oud and Qanun, and embrace the beauty of Middle Eastern culture

Understanding the importance of your spine through Mindful Belly Dance, plus useful techniques and easy practices you can do for everyday wellness.

Elevate your belly dance photoshoot with expert tips and belly dance photoshoot ideas. Learn about warm-up techniques, posing tricks, and more for stunning shots.

Unlock your creative potential! In this blog, I will dive into the benefits of learning how to choreograph and introduce four essential styles that I will be teaching in this course.

In today's fast-paced world, where stress and anxiety seem to be ever-present, it becomes crucial for people of all ages to seek moments of stillness, self-connection and pure fun! And yes, they can be done simultaneously!

Be honest, be true, be real. Thoughts about connecting through dance.

Give love to your journey! Honor it and give it space to grow. Dance with it, step-by-step. Some quick thoughts on this topic.

The small changes of today provide the greatest strength for tomorrow. The Future is a dense topic…. But how to get there? How can we relieve stress about the future?

Little thoughts about shaking things up and releasing!

This image reminds me that by grounding myself I can lift myself up, like a tree rooted in its place. When I let go of all the glam, glitter, jewels, makeup - I see the raw and organic ways in which this dance informs my world. Here’s one thought out of many….

I am obsessed with flow. This may be why I love Oriental Dance so much. When I first fell in love with the dance I also fell in love with the music. Not the glitter, not the costume, not the glamour. One of the first things….

The journey begins! In my next posts I will be writing about my journey with dance thus far. I call them “expressions.” This year I completed 15 years of Raqs Sharqi! I am a student, teacher and performer. I have been gifted connection in so many ways and have been challenged by process. This has been a beautiful experience that I am truly grateful for. Summer of 2005….

Once upon a time there were two paintings. They looked very different from one another but they shared the same purpose. More about my little thoughts on where my journey now lies.

About “Tropical Fruit” and that shiny, clear coat she’s covered in! Enjoy!

Back in 2014 I created this painting for a special little lady named Luly who fell in love with Belly Dance. Read more about the painting and her story.

A little story about these three moon paintings.

“With two of your wonderful paintings in my home, I am daily reminded of the beautiful spirit, power, and grace of women in motion, and I am continually inspired to …”

In Oriental Dance there is a lot of talk about "grounded-ness" more so than any other element. Thoughts about dance on a calm Monday morning after a full weekend of dance. And guess what I’m drinking… tea! Hehe! #obsessed Performance Video also in blog.

Thank you to Sam Mederos for your testimonial on purchasing my work and inviting me and my paintings into your beautiful home! I'm so happy they are with you!