Nathalie, Argentinean Born Belly Dancer!

Beautiful and Fluid!

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Pack your Bags…Let yourself out to play…Give yourself a few moments of Hot! Hot! Hot!…

We’re going to Istanbul, Turkey….Who’s HOT in Turkey?????

Didem!!!!

Didem Kinali became famous on Ibrahim Tatlises’s ‘Ibo Show’ ! Here is what she  said recently about her sudden fame…

“All of a sudden, I found myself in Ibo Show. I stand witness to how a person’s life changes in one day. What I was yesterday, what I am today, what I will be tomorrow…”

Here she is putting a VERY different spin on  Classic Om Kalthoum Music!!!!

Amazing!!! And don’t you LOVE that costume????

If you want to stick around and find out about Didem…Here is an interview from Wiki…after she broke her Talk-Ban imposed by “Mr. Ibrahim”….

”I’m Under Protection Courtesy of Mr. Tatlises

Didem, known by many as the belly dancer of Ibo Show, raised much curiosity due to the talk-ban issued on her by Ibrahim Tatlises. Widely known by her smile while dancing, contrary to the serious expression worn by many others, Didem decided to breach the talk-ban and answered many questions about her for Yeni Aktuel Magazine. Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Valentine’s Day!

 ”While I Dance I cannot Judge,

I cannot Hate

I cannot Seperate Myself from Life.

I can Only Be Joyful and Whole.

That is WHY I Dance”.

Hans Bos

 There is that ‘throbing’ place in each and every one of us, that contains all of the beauty we can imagine. It is there.. ALWAYS… if we allow it.  It is the Heart set Free!

This beautiful dance we share is a “Fiery Chariot” that allows us to let loose of that ‘little self’ and soar passionately into the Beautiful Being that we Are! 

To me, Valentines Day is a day of Beauty… as Love and Beauty are One.

What Beauty we have in the World of Oriental Dance! 

So… to all of the Sweet Hearts…  A song I LOVE!!!  “Ya Tayeb Al Qalb’  ( Your Sweet Heart)………

Originally sung by Abdul Majeed Abdullah from Saudi Arabia.

The lyrics of the chorus are as follows..(A loose translation)…

“Oh, One with the sweet heart…

Where are you?

It is wrong to leave your lover.

I miss you….Oh, My Life.

Maybe your tenderness will bring you back.

Oh, My eyes long for your eyes.

Oh, the One with the sweet heart…

Where are you?” 

Here is ‘Our beloved Egyptian Dancer FiFi Abdo’  on Lebanese TV..dancing to a Saudi song…in a cocktail dress! You Gotta love it!!!

And here is the music video of Abdul Majeed Abdullah singing ‘Ya Tayeb Al Qalb’..

Saudi Style!!! Wonderful!!!  Read the rest of this entry »

Here we are in 2010!

 What will be our Focus, Passion and Experience in this New Year?

What is ‘trending’ in the Global Orbit of Belly Dance…Oriental Dance Styles and costuming… as well as ‘Alternative Dance Styles’?

Where are the Creative ‘Hot Spots’ ?

What countries are experiencing a Belly Dance ‘Explosion’???

Why do we DANCE and are we truly Dancing with Joy?

If we are not experiencing ‘True Joy’ in our dance…What is ‘Blocking’ it?

How do we ‘Release The Genie’  ???

What kind of ‘Learning’ experiences are we looking for? When we go to a workshop or a class, what do we want to learn and experience?

What inspires us and How do we stay inspired?

Is Belly Dance the ultimate ‘Feminine Movement Mediation’????

Oriental Dance East and Belly Dance West…is there a difference..Really?

Dancing From the Heart…A Radical Personal Transformation!

 These are just a few of the topics I am inspired to ‘Blog’ about here with you in the coming year!

What are some topics you would like to see covered ?

Please join in and leave your feedback…

Together, we can enrich our Personal and Collective Joy in the Feminine Art of Belly Dance!

We all want to hear from YOU!

Here is a ‘Cup of Inspiration’ for today!

Today, we embrace the current ’ Shinning Star of Egypt’ Randa Kamel! In her Modern Egyptian style, Randa is a Powerful Expression of Arabic music in motion! Her love, passion, innovation and dedication to her dance is ‘front row center’ in this performance!  Randa shines in this show from ”Spectacle Tanyah’, France~Paris! 

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Wishing All You Beautiful Dancers……

Merry Merry Christmas, Eid Mubarak,( a bit late) Happy Hanukkah, ( also a bit late) and to ALL…

Happy New Year! Dancing the Dream in 2010!

I am looking forward to seeing you all here in The New year…we have all been so Blessed with this Life and Soul Affirming Dance…It is wonderful to share our experiences and insights!

I just have to share this delightful video I found…it is not the highest quality..since it is a home camera…it is of a young lady dancing at a  home Christmas Party in Cairo, Egypt!

I was so moved and inspired by the natural and skilled quality of this young dancer… What a Star!…the video it seems was posted by her cousin…

The Dancer’s name is Yasmine Gamal!

Enjoy!

Here is one more of my favorite…’right from the comfort of your home’ Oriental Dance Stars…This is Zulaika…from Spain…she improvises and posts her dances on YouTube…and says she learns from YouTube Every Day!

She is adorable…Enjoy!
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