Aloha Belly Dance

The sacrum bone of Tequixquiac - carved from the sacrum of a now-extinct camelid, estimated 7-14 thousand years ago. "Sacrum" = "sacred." Beginning our dance practice with very gentle movements to stimulate energy flow up through our sacrum; good music is "Mirage" by Gypsy Caravan.

Music for opening our sacrum - warm-ups for dance practice - "Mirage" by Gypsy Caravan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wa73Yjs35c

What We Learned in School Today (Saturday, Mar. 16th)

We've restarted classes for Winter Quarter, 2020; Saturdays from 10:45 to noon at SKEA in Kealakekua on the Big Island; see www.alohabellydance.com for details. Early intermediate-level work; beginner-accessible if you're willing to study on your own a bit to catch up. Current focus is basic combinations, zills and zill combinations, and veils.

Sunday, April 14 NYC: only a few spaces left for my Vintage Oriental Dance workshop sponsored by Anahid Sofian. We are almost sold out! Please send her an emai...l and sign up with her to save your space. email: [email protected]’t wait to teach this new choreography I am creating for this special workshop. Thanks to all the dancers who have signed up so far! Enjoy the vintage photo created by a sponsor. Costume handbeaded by Theresa Mulconry * #bellydance #vintagebellydance #orientaldance #orientaldancer #nycbellydancer #artofbellydance #americancabaretbellydance #danseorientale See more

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As time continues to grace us! Taking a workshop with my mentor for so many years Elena Lentini. She is beyond an inspiration to me and so grateful that I have ...the privilege to continue to study with her when I can. Love the second pic of dear Tava Naiyin, Elena and me at today’s workshop! Love you ladies! See more

Basic Veil Moves this Saturday - And Why They're Good for You!

Azizah Gomes is such a beautiful example of connecting movement and breath - of contraction and expansion - her movements are captivating!

We were working on belly dance beledi movements and a nice moving-backward combination today. This YouTube vid by Madrin'ha is not quite what were were doing - but her moves are very sensuous and flowing; this YouTube that she's produced is a good study piece for fluid hip drop and undulation work! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6N36OVVQSw

Energy practice for this week: Read about the chakra spinning directions (see link), and - mostly working with heart chakra (chest / ribs) and sexual chakra (tan tien, just below belly button), play with vertical-plane rotations. Imagine a clock pinned to you, facing out, and rotate in the direction of the clock's rotation (clockwise, facing out, so you're right behind the moving hands on the clock). http://www.rickrichards.com/Chakras.htm