Starting, Restarting, and Kickstarting Your Teaching with Sara Shrapnell

Goals with Sadie: Today, we’re talking a LOT about goals. One of the hardest things to define in our dance, since our dance is so hard to measure progress in. But don’t worry, because Sadie has got you covered. We’ll talk about what it takes to have your dance show up... by Yallah Raqs

47 min listen

Motivation & Accountability: So before we jump in. Disclaimer. I hate the word motivation. I straight up think it’s garbage. And that may not be a popular opinion, but it’s one I have none the less. I can’t think of a single thing that I’m motivated to do every single day. Excep... by Yallah Raqs

8 min listen

Lesson Plans for Practice with Sara Shrapnell: If you’re a teacher, then you’re familiar with lesson plans, in theory, if not in practice. And as a student of bellydance? You may not have ever given it a second thought. But there’s a lot of value to be gained from planning out your practice. Name... by Yallah Raqs

44 min listen

The Sa‘id with Sahra Kent: Sahra Kent is the powerhouse behind Journey Through Egypt and today she joins us to get nerdy about the Sa’id. For those of you who don’t know, it’s a region of Egypt, and where the dance you’ve heard of, Sa’idi, hails from. Sa’idi means of the Sa’id... by Yallah Raqs

39 min listen

The Golden Age with Adriane Dellorco: Are you in love with the Golden Age of Egyptian Cinema? I think that most dancers are at some point in their journeys. Seeing these videos can inform a lot about our dance history, and provide a really interesting look into the time period that they ... by Yallah Raqs

28 min listen

Soul & Style with Morocco: 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... by Yallah Raqs

44 min listen

Hip Circles & SEEDS with Myra Krien: Today’s guest Myra will be joining in the bundle as a contributor, but she was actually involved last year too, as our donation partner! We’re going for round two this year and donating at least 8 dollars from every sale of the bundle to SEEDS, a won... by Yallah Raqs

30 min listen

Community & Practice Tracking with Aziza: In our new world, with people apart, but dancing together how do we recapture some of that community feeling that is so intrinsic to why so many of us dance? Aziza shares how she does this within her community with us today! In addition, we dive deep... by Yallah Raqs

35 min listen

Stage Presence with Ranya Renee: Do you think that stage presence requires an actual stage? What about a performance space at all? I have a feeling that today is going to open your eyes. Today’s guest Ranya is contributing a live talk on Stage Presence to this year’s bundle, so toda... by Yallah Raqs

41 min listen

Costuming & Sewing with Mao Murakami: As bellydancers we have a LOT in common, and one of those things? A love for the costumes. Whether those be the sparkly kind, the fluffy kind, the elaborate kind, fake flowers, or rhinestones, we all fall in love with the costuming of our styles and ... by Yallah Raqs

36 min listen

The Routine with Heather Wayman: If you’ve been listening to our episodes, you’ve heard mention a couple of times of a “routine” as some of our contributors talk about their origin stories in bellydance. Now, you may or may not be familiar with that phrase as this isn’t something th... by Yallah Raqs

33 min listen

Self Doubt & Self Confidence with Terri Allred: Do you ever find yourself on a negative hamster wheel of self-talk? Why aren’t I better at this? Is my dancing good enough? I’m so lazy, I must not care enough? Sound familiar? We ALL go through this, and we all have to find our own way to deal with ... by Yallah Raqs

38 min listen

Joy & Improv with Alia Thabit: I learned SO much about improv from this interview, and I can’t wait for you to dive in. It’s given me a whole new view of not only improv’s place in this dance, but also HOW MANY things in our lives are improvised. Sometimes you just have to put thi... by Yallah Raqs

48 min listen

Breathwork for Bellydancers - Ranya Renee: Today Ranya joins us to talk about something you do every day. 24 hours a day in fact. Breathing. Well, of COURSE I breathe when I dance, you might think but upon slightly stronger inspection I bet you can remember a time or a million where you stopp... by Yallah Raqs

40 min listen

Watching your Videos with Aaliya Jenny: Today I'm joined by Aaliyah Jenny and we're talking about what you can do to make watching your videos suck less. AJ is doing a whole talk on being your best coach and getting over the "I can't watch myself on video" syndrome and this talk just scrat... by Yallah Raqs

38 min listen

Musicality & Style with Amanda Rose: Musicality and style are two of the biggest things in our dance. You hear about them ALL. THE. TIME The context varies, but the terms stay the same. Perhaps you’re learning more about musicality and expressing it through improv, or you’ve heard menti... by Yallah Raqs

45 min listen

Taqasim with Alia Thabit: Alia Thabit is such an emotive and expressive dancer, I can't get enough of her. She reaches into you and really brings the soul back to the dance.⁠ ⁠ Today we talk about one of the cornerstones of middle-eastern music, the Taqsim. She shares how dan... by Yallah Raqs

32 min listen

Tarab with Shahrzad: Do you know that Tarab has multiple meanings? There can be a LOT of confusion around this term, and we're here to clear it up a bit. Shahrzad joins me today to talk about Tarab. What it means, and what difficulties dancers face when trying to dance t... by Yallah Raqs

20 min listen

Mindfulness & Self-Compassion: We're back for 2020!! Ever find yourself distracted during practice or being critical of your dance or practice? Let's work on changing these patterns so we can come back to our dance with joy and happiness that we deserve! by Yallah Raqs

24 min listen

Taking Class to Practice with Aziza: Do you ever feel like you have to run your personal practice like a dance class? I’ve had people express this concern to me in the past, but in different ways. Mostly focused in the areas of the amount of time that you practice, and the content of th... by Yallah Raqs

30 min listen

Dealing with Overwhelm: You’ve learned a couple of different ways to set Goals, you’ve heard how the dance has changed as our contributors have entered it ad different times, you’ve learned about the history of zills, musicality, style, authenticity, music, I mean what HAVE... by Yallah Raqs

23 min listen

Making Practice Your Own with Victoria Teel: Today we chat with Victoria Teel, who is such a goldmine of information on practicing. She’s really taken the step back to consider not only what works for her, but how she can encourage others to find what works for them. Her addition to the bundle ... by Yallah Raqs

28 min listen

Beledi Solo Progression - Sabriye Tekbilek: Sabriye is a world famous dancer who grew up surrounded by dance and has traveled all over the world to dance and teach. She’s one of the few authorized instructors of Suhaila Salimpours Format and has a dance school in Sweden. With Sabriye it’s alwa... by Yallah Raqs

23 min listen

Dancing on a Tabla with Beverli: Beverli joins us today to chat about her methodologies in dance and how she's used them over the years to rehab and strengthen her legs. Her newest class, Dancing on a Drum: Drills & Leg Rehab uses these ideas of building trust in your feet and lower... by Yallah Raqs

38 min listen

Grace & Beauty with Florence LeClerc: If you had to describe your style in two words? What would they be? Two of the ones that Florance focuses on are Grace & Beauty, and once you hear her explain them you can SEE it in her dancing. It's amazing. Today Florance joins me to chat about gra... by Yallah Raqs

43 min listen

Injury Prevention with Siobhan Camille: As dancers we need to make sure we're taking care of our bodies so they can show up for us when we need them. And we ask a lot of them! Today I'm joined by Siobhan Camille, an exercise scientist and conditioning coach turned bellydancer to talk about... by Yallah Raqs

37 min listen

Tracking your Dance with Tiffany: There is so much to be learned from tracking your dance, and yet so many dancers don't engage in this method of measuring their progress. Drawing on the experience of dancers, and her own experience cross training in weight lifting, Tiffany has creat... by Yallah Raqs

13 min listen

Starting, Restarting, and Kickstarting Your Teaching with Sara Shrapnell: The pandemic has really thrown the bellydance world for a loop. It's upended the way we did things and has forced all of us to accept the internet and online teaching at a rate that would have been unprecedented before. As part of the Bundle this yea... by Yallah Raqs

50 min listen

Mad About Maud with Dawn Devine: Practice doesn’t ALWAYS mean putting your butt on the dancefloor. Sometimes the thing that will help your dance the most. The thing that your practice time is best served with is study. And that’s part of what this year’s lecture bundle is about. All... by Yallah Raqs

46 min listen

Impostor Syndrome: Today I asked if you ever felt like an impostor. So, by that I mean. You wonder who on earth you are to be dancing on this stage, in this restaurant, at this hafla, even in the class that’s a level up from your normal one. Feelings of doubt and shame... by Yallah Raqs

8 min listen

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