Mariza

Choreography, Performance, Unsolicited Advice, Videos

Making a Frame Drum & Finger Cymbal Piece

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021

Mariza 1 min read

I was introduced to the frame drum as part of the Dance Cohesion program and totally fell in love with it. When I play finger […]

Unsolicited Advice

Dancing Digitally: Teaching Online Dance Classes and Performing Online

March 1, 2021March 14, 2021

Mariza 1 min read

I started writing this post like a million years ago and never posted it. So… here you go! Some observations and lessons learned from teaching […]

Choreography, Performance, Videos

Other Ways to Choreograph

April 4, 2020April 8, 2020

Mariza 1 min read

I started going through the whole song mapping/choreo process in Andah Aleik (which is still ongoing and WILL BE COMPLETED someday I swear) but there […]

Workshop Notes

“Egyptianize Your Dance” with Shahrzad

December 20, 2019January 3, 2020

Mariza 1 min read

I recently attended a workshop with Shahrzad (https://shahrzadraqs.com/), hosted by Sahara Dance (https://saharadance.com/). She currently lives and works in Cairo and I was excited for […]