Melodia Designs is having a red pants sale. All the red pants are on sale for $60, instead of the normal $80. Get ‘em while they’re hot! Because of the Dina workshop cancellation, I was able to afford a pair for myself. Share on beboBlog this!Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on favesShare on [...]

After reading Valeria’s top 10 popular clothes items for Middle Eastern dance, I felt inspired to write my own, using a different slant. My list is my top 10 must have items. Slightly different but hopefully informative and fun. I chose to make a slightly different list, because Valeria already covered popular items and I [...]

I finally got around to completing my big tattoo. It wraps from the right side of my body, around the waist, and up under the left breast. It was a painful tattoo today, to say the least. The ribs are not a happy area to get tattooed! My tattoo artist, Dawn Grace, works at the [...]

Because I miss the class camaraderie and seeing people, I’ve been trying to attend workshops more. Arabesque runs small workshops by local instructors. For people who are mass transit reliant, like me, this is a good way to get exposed to other instructors while not having to worry about travel. I signed up for the [...]

Take 2 with Melodia tops. This time, in tie top form. To the right is me in one of the batik-dyed leaf green ones. These definitely fit better. I like the versatility of them; you can tie them as I have in the photo or make them more of a wrap top. The wrap top [...]

One of the best ways to get info on Middle Eastern dance is through internet discussion. There isn’t a lot of quality academic work out there, and depending on the info you seek, sometimes your best bet is someone online. With so many options, which one is right for you? Here are my takes on [...]

Despite being involved with Middle Eastern and fusion dance on and off for a few years, I don’t have really any cool practice gear. I own about 4 hip scarves and some boring yoga pants. Among my many things to do this year is to invest in nice practice gear. Enter the Melodia top. I [...]

Happy 2009! I hope everyone had an awesome New Year’s Eve. I mself had a very quiet one in, which was nice. Since I’m a goal-oriented person, here are my goals in physics and dance this year. I hope that they will guide me along. Do well in school. Enough said. Practice more and incorporate [...]

Overall, I’d say I was successful. Mind you, I didn’t complete everything, but I’m still alive and healthy. There is always next year. So that I can end positively, my biggest failures this year involved really not choreographing and virtually no progress on my thesis. I did some choreographing, but the music I have didn’t [...]

If you are a tribal dancer or simply interested in the history of Middle Eastern dance evolution, The Trible Bible is a must read. For those of you unfamiliar, tribal belly dance is an amalgamation of several world styles.  Kajira Djoumahna, Black Sheep Belly Dance, covers tribal belly dance very thoroughly through interviews, text, and [...]