Yallah Raqs

When we first start dancing there is SO MUCH to keep track of that Arms are one of those things we tend to leave to the ... Read more

Do you ever feel like you have to run your personal practice like a dance class? I’ve had people express this concern to... Read more

Having a working knowledge of your body can help you IMMENSELY in dance. It's all about working with your body instead o... Read more

Do you ever find yourself on a negative hamster wheel of self-talk? Why aren’t I better at this? Is my dancing good enou... Read more

Do you think that stage presence requires an actual stage? What about a performance space at all? I have a feeling that ... Read more

I should work on my veil because everyone does a veil piece right? I should practice more because people tell me it’s go... Read more

Are you in love with the Golden Age of Egyptian Cinema? I think that most dancers are at some point in their journeys. S... Read more

If you’re a teacher, then you’re familiar with lesson plans, in theory, if not in practice. And as a student of bellydan... Read more

I learned SO much about improv from this interview, and I can’t wait for you to dive in. It’s given me a whole new view ... Read more

Today, Dawn Devine joins us to chat all about Zills. We talk about her experience as a baby dancer with them and how tha... Read more

Musicality and style are two of the biggest things in our dance. You hear about them ALL. THE. TIME The context varies, ... Read more

Music drives our dance. The music is what we aim to express with our bodies, it inspires us, and it is, a lot of times, ... Read more

Morocco joins us today to explain the differences in Raqs Sharqi and Raqs Shaabi, she shares with us how she learned thi... Read more

Sahra Kent is the powerhouse behind Journey Through Egypt and today she joins us to get nerdy about the Sa’id. For those... Read more

If you’ve been listening to our episodes, you’ve heard mention a couple of times of a “routine” as some of our contribut... Read more

You'll often come across Khaleeji breaks in bellydance music. But what should you do during them? Khaleeji of course, if... Read more

Today’s guest Myra will be joining in the bundle as a contributor, but she was actually involved last year too, as our d... Read more

As bellydancers we have a LOT in common, and one of those things? A love for the costumes. Whether those be the sparkly ... Read more

Knowing the history and culture of our dance are so important. It’s so important in fact that it seems to have become a ... Read more

I want you to keep practicing this dance, at home, on your own time, because I feel that that is where the magic happens... Read more