Belly Dance Life

Iana Komarnytska

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Update frequency: every 6 days
Average duration: 65 minutes
Episodes: 310
Years Active: 2018 - 2025

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Ep 120 - How to Improvise Without Any Panic

It’s a mini-episode with Iana!

Let’s talk about dance improvisation, and a top secret of how to avoid panic attack while improvising for the audience. :)

Show Notes to this episode:

Check My Inner Dance…

00:06:40 | Sat 11 Apr 2020

Ep 119. Alex Marković: Dance & Music of the Balkans

Alex Marković holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Illinois-Chicago. He spent 17 months conducting ethnographic field work on Romani ethnic identity and musical performance in Vranje,…

01:10:27 | Wed 08 Apr 2020

Ep 118. Rabia: Connecting People Via 9/8 Rhythms

Rabia found her love of music and dance at a young age in Turkey where she started dancing, drumming, and performing at traditional celebrations and social gatherings. Growing up listening and dancin…

01:21:31 | Tue 31 Mar 2020

Ep 117. Valerick Molinary: Don't Be Shy to Promote Your Services

It’s a mini-episode with Valerick Molinary!

We are going though some challenging times right now. Many artists struggle because of their lost jobs, frustration and stress of uncertainty. And if most o…

00:09:17 | Sat 28 Mar 2020

Ep 116. Oscar Flores: It's Time to Be Reborn

Originally from Argentina, master teacher, artistic director and dancer Oscar Flores began his artistic career very early. His training is very varied, including ballet, flamenco, oriental dance, the…

01:25:03 | Tue 24 Mar 2020

Ep 115. Mohanned Hawaz: Things You Didn’t Know about Iraqi Dance

Mohanned Hawaz is a dancer from Iraq currently living in Sweden. He has trained both ballet and Iraqi folklore since childhood and was a member of the Iraqi International Dance Company. Mohanned has …

01:31:36 | Tue 17 Mar 2020

Ep 114. The Impact of Current World Events on Belly Dance Industry

It’s a mini-episode with Iana!

Today the world is changing so rapidly. Let’s talk about the current events and their impact (immediate and in a long term) on belly dance industry.

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00:14:18 | Sat 14 Mar 2020

Ep 113. Jessaiah Zure: Searching for Individuality in Turkish Romani Dance

Jessaiah Zure began bellydancing in 1997, studying primarily with Katarina Burda, and later with Jamila Salimpour. In 2004 she began her 10-year journey of living and studying on and off in Istanbul,…

01:15:05 | Tue 10 Mar 2020

Ep 112. Pedro Bonatto: Drummer, Photographer & Husband of a Belly Dancer

Pedro Bonatto is an internationally acclaimed photographer and drummer. Born in Brazil, Pedro works in fine art and fashion photography, with works published in Elle Arabia, Fashion Canada and a numb…

02:10:54 | Wed 04 Mar 2020

Ep 111. Best of: Your Health Should Be Your Priority

Some of the best moments from our previous episodes! Today we are talking about such an important topic as health: health and dance in general, and health as a dancer’s health specifically. Learn fro…

00:44:34 | Sun 23 Feb 2020

Ep 110. Eva Cernik: Studying with Khairiya Maazin, Interviewing Samia Gamal, and Figuring Out Turkish Romani Dance Style

After extensive training in gymnastics and ballet, at age 19 Eva Cernik was first introduced to belly dance by Anahid Sofian in New York. Eva worked as an Oriental dancer in London, Paris, Istanbul, …

01:32:57 | Fri 14 Feb 2020

Ep 109. Amaya: Creating & Documenting The History of Belly Dance in America

Having performed in over 21 countries, Amaya was the first to introduce the passion of Flamenco with the sensuality of Arabic Dance through her interpretation of the song "Amayagueña", composed espec…

01:11:56 | Fri 07 Feb 2020

Ep 108. Sara Al-Hadithi: About Popularization of Iraqi Dance

After relocating from the UK to the USA, Sara Al-Hadithi got involved in the Middle-Eastern dance world and discovered an interest in Iraqi dance that has swept through the bellydance community. As a…

01:25:22 | Sat 01 Feb 2020

Ep 107. Katalin Schäfer: Accepting Art Instead of Defining Art

I’ll be honest: it was very tempting to title this episode as “From Egyptian Traditional Style to Burlesque Dancer”, but our conversation with Katalin Schäfer was much wider than just these two dance…

00:58:46 | Fri 24 Jan 2020

Ep 106. Julia Farid: How Dance Competitions Can Serve Your Growth

It’s a mini-episode with Julia Farid!

Such a valuable insight on how to use competition experience to your best interest, what are the traps, and what are the tools for your dance growth there.

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00:11:54 | Wed 22 Jan 2020

Ep 105. Nabila: It's Never Too Late to Start and Succeed

Nabila is a worldwide known Oriental dancer, characterized by her appealing elegance and soulful music interpretation. As a member of Jillinas Bellydance Evolution Team Nabila has been involved in al…

01:13:09 | Thu 16 Jan 2020

Ep 104: Teacher-Student Relationships & Mixed Levels Class

It’s a mini-episode!

January is typically a month of new classes for beginners students. Many struggles may appear in teacher-student relationships, that’s why in this mini-episode I’m featuring two t…

00:21:15 | Thu 09 Jan 2020

Ep 103. Amel Tafsout: The Healing Power of North African Culture

Raised in Algeria, Amel Tafsout grew up around traditional healing practices of her native country. In the mid-1970s, Amel moved to Germany where she founded the Pan-Arab dance company called ‘Banat …

01:45:58 | Thu 02 Jan 2020

Ep 102. Shahrzad: Make People Happy Through The Art of Dance

It’s a mini-episode with Shahrzad!

A great reminder about the beautiful aspect of our belly dance profession! Exactly what you need to hear approaching the end of the year.