Soul & Style with Morocco

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Soul & Style with Morocco

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44 minutes

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Oct 7, 2019

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Morocco joins us today to explain the differences in Raqs Sharqi and Raqs Shaabi, she shares with us how she learned this dance in the age before the internet, and of course, a way that you can emulate that experience to get to the core of this dance.

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Oct 7, 2019

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Yallah Raqs is a podcast made to help you design YOUR personal practice by learning about the practices of others. Each guest shares their experience with their practice along with practical tips you can take away to experiment with in your own dance space. Come create a personal bellydance practice that is tailored to your life, and is just as unique as you are.

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Soul & Style with Morocco

Soul & Style with Morocco

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