Youtube Tuesday = Zoe Jakes and Kami Liddle, tribal fusion belly dance, i saw this one live and it is still one of my favorite performances ever. Enjoy! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K97Wjs4DUdM Kami Liddle & Zoe Jakes perform at The Massive Spectacular! 2011Zoe Jakes & Kami Liddle perform a stunning duet at The Massive Spectacular! An Epic Stage… Read more »

Intro to belly dance at 3pm, Level 1 at 5:30, Intro to belly dance at 6:45! If you haven't been in for a class before come check out one of the intro classes. Remember if you've "liked" us on here your first class is free!!!!

I'll be making an announcement once a day to try and remind everyone. Thursday, Valentines day we will have student troupe rehearsal and all other classes are canceled that day. Thanks!

Menu Monday = falafel mmmmmmm……. http://mideastfood.about.com/od/maindishes/r/falafelrecipe.htm Falafelmideastfood.about.comFalafel is a worldwide recognized Middle Eastern food. Learn how to make authentic falafel from this classic recipe.

Fitness Friday = here is a great article on core strength and the misconceptions we have about the core along wit some core strengthening exercises. Maybe we will sneak a couple of these into our warm ups! http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/abdominalcorestrength1/a/NewCore.htm

Tucson local business Thursday = This weeks local business is Emily Ann Jones photography. Emily has photographed many of our shows and done an absolutely stunning job. She has many fantastic photography projects on her page. Check her out, give her a "like". She is one of Tucson's most talented photographers.https://www.facebook.com/EmilyAnnJonesPhotography?ref=ts&fref=ts Emily Ann Jones PhotographyFreelance… Read more »

Way back Wednesday= last week we talked about the term raqs sharkias being a term to explain belly dance in Egypt. So how did "belly dance" get it's term in the west? Well this is something that is debated often because the actual origins of this dance are debatable. I did find several sources that… Read more »

YouTube Tuesday = Ashley Lopez, we brought this amazing dancer for a workshop a year and a half ago. She does the most amazing combo of yoga dance and belly dance. This video has amazing yoga dance work followed by awesome tribal fusion belly dance.. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBDGKanGhjM&feature=youtube_gdata_player Ashley Lopez – Salon L'OrientThis is Ashley Lopez'… Read more »

Menu Monday = Tangerine Chicken! The photos look FabUlOus! Let me know if you try it out! http://mideastfood.about.com/od/chicken/r/chickentagine.htm Chicken Taginemideastfood.about.comYou will never experience a flavor better than a tagine. This chicken tagine recipe is perfect for beginners!

Attention ALL Belly Dance Tucson students. If you are at home watching the game today or sitting around a table with friends you should be squeezing your glutes while doing said recreational activities. See you tomorrow :)!

Fitness Friday = This week's fitness friday is inspired by my silly students. I had multiple students ask how to strengthen their glutes because we use them so much in class. Last night one student announced "Wow, you do a lot of stuff with your butt". Well in this dance much of our hip movement… Read more »

Tucson local business Thursday = as a local small business we know how important community support is in our success so every Thursday we will feature a local small business that we enjoy, that is owned or run by one of our supporters or we think you might like knowing about we will feature it…. Read more »

Way Back Wednesday= Every Wednesday we will post one piece of information on the history of belly dance and it's various forms. This is not a big article. One piece of history each week. Tune in each Wednesday for for your Way Back Wednesday factoid. This week: Raqs sharqi (Arabic: رقص شرقي, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈɾˤɑʔsˤe… Read more »

Youtube Tuesday = I saw this a week ago and couldn't wait to post! Baby's got SKILLZ! 7 Month Baby Dancing Gangnam Style ♥So Cute.. ♥♥