I just got this video uploaded to Youtube, and I think it's one of my favorites. Check it out and let me know what you think if you have a chance. Slinky performances like that are so enjoyable for me; I think that performances shows off a lot of my skills nicely, too (floorwork, layered shimmies, and so on ( Read more... )

Being the giant dance dork I am, I starting filming almost all my practice sessions with my new Flip camera. Here's the one I'm happiest with, as I think it shows off my technical skills rather nicely, but still gives me good ideas about where I can improve (mostly, facial expressions, imbuing my movements with a little more tension, fewer ( Read more... )

Time has been speeding by. I'm making good progress on my dissertation database (I'm at least 2/3 of the way done), and though I wish it were going faster, at least it's going ( Read more... )

It's taken me a while to realize this, but I kinda hate most halter tops ( Read more... )

This marked my fourth year attending GenCon as part of Different Drummer Belly Dancers. There was much fun had, as in previous years, but this year was truly a blast in that I feel I leveled up as a performer ( Read more... )

I just ran 10 miles and am inclined to sit down for a while, hence here's a rather substantial update on my creative movement life.

On June 19th, I belly danced at the Waldron Arts Fair on the Square here in Bloomington, IN. A photographer named Bob Forgas caught some video and stills of my set. I improvised to a Knossos song and "Amazon" by MIA, ( Read more... )

So, our General Skills for American Tribal Style (ATS) Belly Dance with Carolena Nericcio & Megha Gavin is next week - omg so excited ( Read more... )

Travel and other commitments have kept me super-busy this summer (in a good way, mostly ( Read more... )

Wow, so our Bloomington Belly Dances event was truly fabulous! I didn't get to see every performance due to scurrying around backstage, but what I did see was awesome. So many well-thought-out pieces, so much good energy both on and off the stage!

Better yet, doctorcurly captured a number of the pieces and posted them to his Youtube channel. I was thrilled ( Read more... )

Yep, here is me on the flyer (downloadable at the event's page).


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