Posts By: Belly Dance Tucson

TGIF!

TGIF! Here is a link to some jazz terms. You will find many are similar to the ballet terms we posted last week. The main difference you will see is the direction of the foot position compared to ballet. Enjoy! http://faculty.lacitycollege.edu/ecklerp/Jazz_Dance_terminology.htm

Tribal Thursday

Tribal Thursday – Excerpt taken from The Tribal Bible. The next step towards today’s interpretation of American Tribal Style Belly Dance came from one of Jamila Salimpour’s students, Masha Archer. Sychronized group improvisational choreograph in the belly dance world began its development by default in San Francisco, California, in the 1970’s when Masha Archer left… Read more »

Youtube Tuesday

Youtube Tuesday – This in an oldie of Rachel. I believe I saw her perform live for the first time with in a couple years of this video. She definitely helped shape an evolution in our art form. She’s such a mesmerizing dancer.