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 […]
Author: Mariza
Dancing Digitally: Teaching Online Dance Classes and Performing Online
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 […]
Other Ways to Choreograph
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 […]
“Egyptianize Your Dance” with Shahrzad
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 […]
Choreography Creation: Developing Movement Through Improvisation
I’m blogging along as I work on a choreography to “Andah Aleik” for my duo, io. Feel free to leave a comment with your process–I’m […]
Choreography Creation: Floor Mapping
I’m going to blog along as I work on a choreography to “Andah Aleik” for my duo, io. Feel free to leave a comment with […]
Choreography Creation: Song Mapping
Step 2: Song Mapping I’m going to blog along as I work on a choreography to “Andah Aleik” for my duo, io. Feel free to […]
Choreography Creation: Prep Work
Go on a choreography journey with me! I’m going to blog along as I work on a choreography to “Andah Aleik” for my duo, io. […]
Putting on a Belly Dance Show: How Do?
I wrote this post in 2018 on my personal blog. I’ve re-posted here because, well, it makes sense to have it here. 🙂 Earlier this […]