Nadira Jamal, both a local and nationally known Middle Eastern dance teacher, is providing a free and valuable learning opportunity through something she has called Belly Dance Geek Clubhouse. From what I’ve gathered, every month, she will have a guest artist join in on a conference call discussion to discuss aspects of dance such as [...]

Happy belated New Year! The intensity of this past semester has aided in me wanting to veg out and catch up on life. After a semester filled with short travel, it has been nice to stay at home and do the stay-cation thing, rather than go somewhere else. Because the semester had been so hectic, [...]

I’ve thoroughly been enjoying my return to Bharatanatyam. My legs are tired, but taking the time out week to go my class is worth it. Switching styles yet again has been somewhat difficult. I think it’s good to keep things fresh, but it is a bit frustrating that what was acceptable at one school is [...]

Getting back to a routine is more exciting than it sounds. With all of September, I alternated being very busy to prepare for things and then being dead tired for the rest of the week/staying afloat. I’ve been able to find a bit more time for my dance classes, which is nice. The Shadia classes [...]

Among my projects, this has been brewing and has reached advertising point. Shadia is a phenomenal teacher, and in my very brief time studying with her, I think she’s definitely helped improve my dancing. These classes are something I truly believe are a great asset and I strongly encourage dancers in the Boston-area to sign [...]

And it was unbelievably difficult. Not enough to deter me from going back in the shoes but difficult. I’ve been to the class before in slippers. It isn’t bad in slippers, a lot of releve, walking, balances. Nothing super crazy. Today I did the class in the pointe shoes and my teacher was right: being [...]

In celebration of the 2-year anniversary of The Studio: A Dance Center for Adults, they are offering free classes this weekend. This is where I go to ballet, and I thoroughly recommend them. Everyone is very nice and supportive, the education is good, and the studio is kept in pretty immaculate condition. If you were [...]

We have a heat wave here in Boston, and I have a normal lineup of dance classes. One studio I go to has pretty good air conditioning, the other- not so much. What kind of clothes do you wear to survive the heat while in dance class? I bought a pair of bike shorts last [...]

I attended a pointe class on Saturday . Even though I don’t think I’m at a place where I’m ready for pointe, I wanted to see what goes into the training. I’m still amazed how I started ballet with the pure interest of improving my Middle Eastern dance and now have some small term goals [...]

Now that I’ve been taking ballet and Middle Eastern dance regularly at two different studios, I decided I need two pairs of ballet slippers. The reasons are as follows: Laziness on my behalf. I use two different bags, and I sometimes forget to place the shoes in the bag that’s leaving for dance class. Floor [...]