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My name is Mariza and I’m a bellydance artist and instructor in the Ellicott City, Maryland area. I teach online so you can dance with me from anywhere!

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I realized I hadn't updated my site since August s

I realized I hadn't updated my site since August so I went in there and found an ancient blog post I had started about my impressions and observations about teaching online (and a little about performing online too). I added some stuff to it and finally hit publish. It's not technical and it's a pretty rambly brain dump but link in bio if you're into that kind of thing. 😄 Probably the biggest update is I got a real chair to sit on.
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I am still on a bit of an unplanned hiatus but will probably be back to teaching soon. In the meantime, I'm teaching a workshop at @artofthebellyfestival on March 19! (Ohhhhh look at that seamless transition into self-promotion. 💯)

Hello friends! I haven't posted in a couple months

Hello friends! I haven't posted in a couple months because I haven't felt like it (#realtalk). But there's nothing like a deadline to get your ass in gear and I'm working on something really fun for the @artofthebellyfestival show in March. It's uhh aspirational but I think it'll be fine. Probably.
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I will be teaching a workshop where we learn a few rhythms and pair them with extremely literal combos that mirror the structure of the rhythms. A fun way to learn them while also trying out some wacky movement patterns. AOTB is online this year so you can logon from anywhere! 🌠

Today's combo is a choreography bit from "Rooh Ya

Today's combo is a choreography bit from "Rooh Ya Shater," one of Lazuli's last choreographies. 🥰⁠
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And that's a wrap--that's my last stream of the year! I'll be back in 2021. I might even get around to making a new playlist but no guarantees.
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"Rooh Ya Shater" by Nancy Ajram

Another choreography chunk combo! It's fun and wei

Another choreography chunk combo! It's fun and weird to go back to these. They're like little time capsules: check out that lil rock back step with "Betty Boop" arms that I basically threw into every damn thing in that time period. I taught this workshop-style for a dance showcase (not one of my own) and it was probably a little too complicated for the class. But this was before I learned how to adjust to class levels...sort of. I still have a habit of being a little too dense, both choreographically and mentally. 🤪⁠ PS: next Saturday is my last stream of the year!
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🎵 "Ana Gayyah" by Sandy, still one of my favorite songs.

This week's combo is also cannibalized choreograph

This week's combo is also cannibalized choreography: this is from "Just a Dream," one of my favorites if I can say so about my own stuff. 🙂 You can view the whole thing on my YouTube under "Student Performances," and you should because my students are SO CUTE!!!111 😭⁠
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🎵 "Just a Dream (Coke Studio Fusion Mix)" Nelly feat. Shereen

This week's "combo" is actually a snippet from my

This week's "combo" is actually a snippet from my olddd "Dirty Funky Gawazi" choreography (2012).⁠
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I got a little worried watching this one again because I thought I had accidentally stolen Suhaila's choreo. I can't find her group doing her choreo on YouTube anymore, but I found another group doing it. I think the choreos are distinct* but I was just so heavily influenced by Suhaila the time--plus that was the year we were also learning her Cymbal Dance, so it makes sense there would be a lot of stylistic similarities. So....I stole honestly. 😆⁠
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*I feel very confident that making Naaja and Amy/@irishpiratess fall on the floor and roll around and also making Amy do a push-up was something dumb I came up with all by myself.⁠
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🎵 "Gawazi (Dirty Funky Remix)" by Manko Eponymous

Many moons ago I took a class series with Azhia, w

Many moons ago I took a class series with Azhia, who introduced me to the concept of dance sketching. Basically you put on a song and just move to it without expectation. It doesn't have to be (and probably shouldn't be) a song you are actually trying to choreograph to, and the movement doesn't have to be dance movement. It's just a way to get the juices flowing. ⁠
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If you come up with a movement(s) you like, you can note it and use it for something else. I still use this technique all the time and I even use one of the same songs I used in Azhia's series: "Comet Song" by Dethklok. Believe it or not, this combo was sketched in that song. 😆 So I called it "Comets" because I'm running out of names for things. ⁠
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🎵 "Haneen" Karen Barbee

If the #DanceCohesion chest tilt circle demi-point

If the #DanceCohesion chest tilt circle demi-point stationary drill with finger cymbal singles loop isn't challenging enough, you could try calling out all the directions of the movement and what the hands are doing except everything is reversed because you're mirroring. I'm not complaining, I'm just pleased with myself for sort of?? doing it?? for 46 seconds. 😂⁠
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Side note: I'm also very pleased with how my face mic picked up the cymbals! I might adjust the music down next time so they are easier to hear. ⁠
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🎵 "Sailor Mars" by AxLi

Happy Halloween! This was a fun combo because I co

Happy Halloween! This was a fun combo because I could do all the stuff with my arms that we are not supposed to do. 😁⁠
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🎵 "Love in Cold Blood (Special K Remix)" by HIM

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