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Packing for a Show
We are in the last week of prep for our show, now it's time to look at the best way to pack your outfits and jewelry! For many of our ladies, this is their first time doing more than one costume in a show. So I thought it prudent to put the "talk" I gave on Monday in...
High Tea Hafla – A student Showcase
It's already November and December with the festive season is rolling towards us at an astronomical speed. But before we get all swept away, it's first time to celebrate our hard-working students, with our 5th (not sure I can believe it's been 6 years already!)...
Dangers of Free Entertainment
As a small business owner, I know we all look for free things and for "cheaper" options. But as a performance artist, there isn't much available that is free. So how can we be expected to provide free entertainment It boggles my mind when it is just assumed that as...
Happily Never After
Just in case you missed all of our photo's and comments and the post's about our trip to join dancers from across South Africa for the Nova Nouvoue Productions - Happily Never After. Here's our blog, giving you a sneak dancers perspective of the whole experience....
Shahrzad Durban 2018
The lovely Senta from Maya Company in Durban invited Shahrzad and Marshall to be her guest for the end of May 2018. We hopped onto a plane and jetted off to learn from these amazing performers. Between us we attended all Shahrzad and Marshall's workshops, they sold...
World Belly Dance 2018
We work so hard preparing for a show and in a blink of an eye, it's over. It was our 8th Annual World Belly Dance Show this last weekend. With so many people helping us make a success of the show! I thought it fitting to write a blog to thank all those people who made...
World Belly Dance introducing Sulene and Gigi
Today makes 21 day's to our event and time just seems to be ticking by too fast. In today's blog we introduce you to two amazing dance sisters - Gigi from Grahamstown and Sulene from Port Elizabeth. If you haven't gotten your tickets, don't delay get them now,...
Questions
So often your block to starting something new is not knowing what to expect. I sent out a quick survey and asked the ladies what "Questions" would be best answered for those ladies who are uncertain about "Oriental Belly Dance". The top question's that came from our...
World Belly Dance Gala Show Introducing Thelma Rose
This week in the blog, we are talking about our upcoming show. World Belly Dance Gala and we are introducing you to Thelma Rose. Thelma Rose is a Johannesburg based Professional Belly dance teacher, choreographer and performer. Thelma started her dance life in 1998...
Movement Choice’s for Classes
How we choose the movements for classes, is an often asked question. Outside of our beginner course, Jessica and I give very serious consideration to which movements to teach in each level. Our beginner's course is set out in 10 weeks and every year we relook at the...
Our World Belly Dance Day Gala Show Introducing Natalie Clark
Our World Belly Dance Day preparations are in full swing. Our first guest celebrity we are introducing to you is Natalie Clark from Johannesburg.Natalie has over 17 years of dance training under her shimmy belt. This includes Egyptian oriental belly dance, Folkloric...
Happily Never After
When I first heard about the Nova Nouveau production “Happily Never After”, I knew that I wanted to be in it. I’ve been in ballet productions but to be in a belly dance one would be an amazing learning opportunity and so much fun. My plan was to keep auditioning until...
World Belly Dance Day
Zahra's has upheld the time-honored tradition of World Belly Dance Day since our studio founder put on our first May show back in 2010. World Belly Dance Day is celebrated globally every 2nd Saturday of May. The aim is to bring together dance studio's within a...
Belly Minute
Jessica and I have been working on a YouTube series with all the basic movements from our classes. We have called it Belly Minute. With so many of our ladies wanting to practice at home, we decided it might be helpful to record the important aspect's of a movement, so...
Class Etiquette
There’s nothing like a good dance class. It can brighten up your day and make you feel amazing. In order for you and your classmates to get the most out of each class, there are basic class etiquette practices that should be followed. Your whole mood can then be...
Beginners Course
Our next beginners' course, starts again now in February 2018. It's an exciting time for Jessica and myself, we make plans and space for a new group of ladies in our studio. For myself meeting these new ladies is always a treat. I know Jessica loves to share the art...
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