I tried to practice today ( Read more... )

The problem with the Arts, as opposed to most other disciplines, is that they are completely subjective.  Technically, there is no wrong answer; and so technically, there is no right answer ( Read more... )

I really don't get it.
The fear of paying performers, I really don't.
Especially when it come from other performers.

Granted, I don't always get paid. Sometimes i take a cut of the show. Sometimes, four times a year even, I dance for free, at a charity event. I even just booked one, right this very moment ago, and I'm super excited about it, as 100% ( Read more... )

We're getting to that part of the year when everybody starts making New Years Resolutions, and for a change, this year I find myself making more wishes for society and the world than resolutions for myself. In a way that's awesome, because I feel like it shows that I'm pretty happy about my life and where things are going, and the pace things are ( Read more... )

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With the rising popularity of bellydance, and the rising fame of dancers like Ansuya, Rachel Brice, and Sharon Kihara (amongst so many others), there are more and more aspiring dancers fighting for the same jobs.
On one hand, this is awesome - more competition, in theory, should raise the general quality level of performers. The more commonplace ( Read more... )

I've been feeling a little lost in time lately. Today I decided to stop it.
I realize that might have come out a little cryptic and overdramatic, but it's pretty accurate. For whatever reason, I've been very hazed lately - unmotivated, exhausted, and weeks have been flying by a little too quickly.
I have stuff to do, after all.
And I need to get ( Read more... )

I discovered a new word today, and I love it.
Onus.

From dictionary.com:

onus /ˈoʊ
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I really need to stop coveting these pants.

I'm sulking in bed this morning - we'll get to why in a minute - and updating LJ on my weekend seemed like the right thing to do ( Read more... )