Belly Dance Life
All insights into belly dance lifestyle
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 310
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Ep 300. Saida: How Everything Started
Saida, born to Syrian parents in Buenos Aires, Argentina, immersed herself in classical dance from 1983 to 1991, training with esteemed masters like Olga Ferri and Ricardo Rivas. In 1991, she embrace…
00:50:38 |
Wed 07 Aug 2024
Ep 299. Warda: From Studying Arabic Language to Building a Career in Dance
Warda is a choreographer, instructor, and performer of oriental dance and folklore styles with 13 years of experience. She has organized over 15 international events and excursions to the Middle East…
01:16:59 |
Thu 25 Jul 2024
Ep 298. Roula Said: Grief For Palestine, Guidance of the Universe, Ways to Experience Joy During Dark Times
Roula Said is a multifaceted artist of Palestinian heritage based in Toronto, Canada. She is a singer, dancer, musician, actor, and poet, renowned for her distinctive contributions to the world and f…
01:19:13 |
Wed 17 Jul 2024
Ep 297. Brenda: Finding Balance Between Dance And Life
Brenda, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, discovered her passion for dance at age 3, mastering Italian and Argentinian folklore, Salsa, Tango, Jazz, and later Raks Sharki. At 17, she starred at the pr…
01:03:23 |
Tue 02 Jul 2024
Ep 296. How Learning Other Dance Styles Can Improve Your Belly Dance
Sometimes it is beneficial to step aside, and dive into a different dance genre. Let’s discuss how exploring variety of dance forms can enrich and improve your belly dance.
00:19:57 |
Tue 25 Jun 2024
Ep 295. André Elbing: Doing Belly Dance Photography Since 1989
André Elbing, a renowned belly dance photographer from Germany, developed an interest in oriental dance in 1989 when he began organizing and producing shows with his long-time friend, Shahrazad. As h…
00:52:44 |
Tue 18 Jun 2024
Ep 294. Pierre Khoury: Combining Two Careers: Dance & Psychology
Pierre Khoury, a Syrian-Canadian male belly dancer from Montreal, is renowned for his expertise in Syrian/Lebanese Dabke, Raqs Sharqi, and Whirling. His talents have graced prestigious stages, includ…
01:06:46 |
Tue 11 Jun 2024
Ep 293. Nath Keo: Bringing His Cambodian Heritage Into Belly Dance
Nath Keo is the artistic director and choreographer of the Sacred Centre Dance Company based in Victoria, B.C., Canada. Nath is a belly dancer who has performed in over 51 cities with more than 1,000…
01:27:59 |
Tue 04 Jun 2024
Ep 292. Fusion Between Different Styles
This is a best of episode! You will hear a collection of tips and practices from the belly dance stars regarding their experience of creating fusion between belly dance and other dance genres.
You w…
00:51:54 |
Tue 28 May 2024
Ep 291. Heather (Henna) Louise: Focus On The Experience You Wanna Have
Heather (Henna) Louise is a performer, teacher, and life long student of Middle Eastern music and dance based in Portland, Oregon. After studying belly dance for five years, life took Heather to Asia…
01:00:41 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Ep 290. Typical Archetypes in Baladi Dance
In order to find emotional connection with Baladi, you need to understand its cultural environment, and typical archetypes that are often associated with Baladi women. Let’s dive into this topic in t…
00:20:38 |
Sat 11 May 2024
Ep 289. Randa Kamel: Finding Happiness & Freedom on Stage
Randa Kamel is one of the most famous Egyptian dancers with her own unique style full of energy, as well as a teacher who has shared her knowledge with thousand of students all around the world. At t…
00:55:45 |
Thu 02 May 2024
Ep 288. Sylvia Yssei: Kundalini Energy & Dance
Sylvia Yssei began her dance training in 2000 with Jazz, and throughout the years she included Flamenco, Spanish, Classical and Contemporary dances in her training. Later she discovered bellydance, a…
00:55:58 |
Wed 24 Apr 2024
Ep 287. Izel Kirana: Exploring Tribal Fusion & Indian Kalbelia Dance
Izel Kirana started her dance journey almost 15 years ago. Originally from Barcelona, she fell in love with belly dance, tribal fusion style, and eventually Indian culture and art. 5 years ago she em…
00:50:01 |
Tue 16 Apr 2024
Ep 286. Amanda Rose: Therapeutic Effect of Belly Dance
Amanda Rose is an internationally acclaimed instructor and performer based in Barcelona, Spain. In addition to over a decade of teaching experience, and almost 2 decades of experience with Raqs Sharq…
01:19:19 |
Tue 09 Apr 2024
Ep 285. Raphael Cormack: Book Discussion of Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt’s Roaring ’20s
Raphael Cormack has a PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies with a focus on Egyptian theatre from the University of Edinburgh. He is currently Assistant Professor in Arabic Studies at Durham Univ…
01:01:50 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
Ep 284. Colleena Shakti: Exploring Femininity Through Belly Dance & Indian Odissi Style
Colleena Shakti is an artist of great subtlety and depth. Trained extensively in Odissi classical dance under Smt. Sujata Mohapatra and well-versed in many styles of dance from India and beyond, Coll…
01:09:15 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Ep 283. Julia Farid: Pregnancy, Motherhood, & Dance Career
Julia Farid, a professional oriental dance artist, instructor, and choreographer originally from Ukraine, is renowned for her elegant and feminine dance style. Her contributions extend beyond the sta…
01:00:15 |
Wed 20 Mar 2024
Ep 282. Boženka: Working With Shakira, Performing For Sean Connery & Competing As a Bellydance Superstar
Bellydance Superstar Boženka is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed dancer performing and teaching worldwide. Boženka hosts The Mediterranean Dance Lab, a dance intensive and cultural retreat…
01:16:47 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
Ep 281. Dipika Vijay: Comparing Dance With Design And Geometry
Dipika Vijay is an academically trained designer, and a belly dance artist by passion. Her belly dance company is called Badass Belly Dance and her fitness classes fly under the name Firefly Aerial F…
01:13:24 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
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