by Kesavah | General Raqs Sharqi, Performances
You’re at a restaurant and there is a belly dancer performing – lucky you! You watch appreciatively for a while and then…oh no, she’s coming my way! What do I do? Is tipping okay? I’ve heard this quite often and the short answer is...
by Kesavah | General Raqs Sharqi
We were talking about this in class the other day, so here’s the lowdown… A Zaghareet (also known as an ululation) is a loud trilling that sounds something like “loo loo loo loo loo….” and often ends with an “eeeeeeeee” sound....
by Kesavah | General Raqs Sharqi
I was planning to try to compile a list of the huge variety of Middle Eastern music for belly dancers but then I found this wonderful post: Things for the Belly Dancer to Know About Middle Eastern Music – by Shems Absolutely a treasure-trove of everything you...
by Kesavah | General Raqs Sharqi
Seems we’ve been talking about music in all my belly dance classes lately, and it’s made me take a look at my music collection – turns out I have a lot of Egyptian Pop! Who knew? One of my favourites has to be Hakim, so much of his music is just...
by Kesavah | General Raqs Sharqi
Enough said! Why limit yourself to workouts in the gym only when you can burn calories and enjoy all the other great benefits that come along with Belly dancing? Some people, like me, need to be “tricked” into getting some exercise – plain old...
by Kesavah | General Raqs Sharqi
Belly dancers use their torsos a lot-much more than ballet, modern or tap dancers. Only jazz dancers come close to our use of rib movements and undulations. These movements, coupled with shoulder movements, exercise the back muscles, and they exercise the muscles...
