THE FIVE PARTS of TURNING Do you remember turning as a child? Endless revolutions pretending to be an airplane or a bird! Did you dream...

I began teaching belly dance in 1981, prompted by my dear friend Julie McCleod. She had just opened her studio, The Dance Warehouse, and...

In the art of choreography, MOTIVATION refers to whatever is behind movement that drives the dancer; either Drama, Music or Culture, or...

Dance has been likened to architecture in that both subjects are all about DESIGN / LINE. Design in architecture has to do with the...

DYNAMICS: Intensity of energy in a direction. Tension vs. Relaxation. The fundamental action of a muscle is contracting and releasing....

This Blog, CONTRAST, will be the first in a series of articles on Choreography. Choreography, like dance is both a science and an art....

Improvisation is extemporaneous choreography. The creative mechanics are the same for both, but improvisation requires a really good...

In whatever country they landed and stayed, the gypsies assimilated and modified the indigenous dances and music to make them closer to...

In ancient times, in both eastern and western societies, wearing a veil was a part of everyday dressing for both men and women. A veil...

“Burlesque to Belly Dance and Back” Stripping is the act of undressing to expose sexual parts in order to titillate and sexually arouse...