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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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Weekly dance combos! Join an online class or watch a free live stream. 💫

Several of us read entire portions of the book for

Several of us read entire portions of the book for this book club! Up next we're reading "Erotica, Love and Humor in Arabia: Spicy Stories from The Book of Songs by al-Isfahani" edited by Dr. George Sawa. Anybody is welcome to join, just DM me! #bellydancebookclub

Another combo low-key inspired by Marwa. Today we

Another combo low-key inspired by Marwa. Today we worked with some Saidi-inspired movements!⁠
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🎵 "Azya Arees" by Marwa⁠
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I am KEENLY AWARE that next week's stream is ON Halloween. I'M FEELING THE PRESSURE!!!! 👻💀

Behind the scenes: this combo is called "Swoops" b

Behind the scenes: this combo is called "Swoops" because it feels swoopy. Crazy, right?! 😄 I tried setting it to "Sea of Alexandria" by Hamouda Ali and it turned out pretty OK!

It's my friend Surayyah's birthday!!! 🍰🤩She

It's my friend Surayyah's birthday!!! 🍰🤩She inspired this combo. She is certified in Improvisational Team Sync (ITS) dance. I don't know crap about that, but I do know crap about watching videos. I pulled some moves out of some ITS videos she sent me and from her last performance at ASH in March.⁠ Hope you like it Surayyah cuz I'm not getting you anything else!! 😘
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🎵 "Rhythm is a Mashup" by Robin Skouteris. One of my favorite Best of Bootie mashups.

Yesterday I was on YouTube and The Algorithm was l

Yesterday I was on YouTube and The Algorithm was like "Would you like watch the video for "Ama Naeema" by Marwa?" and I was like "HECK YES I FORGOT HOW MUCH I LIKE THIS SONG" and then I made this week's combo based on some of the moves I saw in the video. 😀
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"Ama Naeema" by Marwa

This week's combo "On a Roll" was based around the

This week's combo "On a Roll" was based around the idea of a hip tilt circle on top of a hip slide circle (aka an interior on top of an exterior). The fact that I can't really execute myself is irrelevant. This combo is for you. YOU do it. 😂⁠
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🎵 "Nihavent Oyun Havasi" by Brinjal Band

Advanced dance layer: yelling at your dog. 😂 No

Advanced dance layer: yelling at your dog. 😂 Normally Boomer sleeps through class but he was unusually active today. @sperosesperose informed me that Mercury is in "gatorade" and I have to assume that's why he's so restless. #bellydancedog

This week's combo is Diamonds & Jewels! If you ask

This week's combo is Diamonds & Jewels! If you ask two dancers what a jewel is, you'll get three (or four) answers. My variation is the first one: figure-8/infinity into a twist back/front, and a diagonal pull in. I included another variation I found on teh interwebs: the crescent (front half of a hip circle) into an unweighted twist. ⁠
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How do you jewel?

Chudney (@chudneyraks) is absolutely one of my fav

Chudney (@chudneyraks) is absolutely one of my faves: gorgeous juicy dancing, depth of emotion, and a sense of ease/melting into the music that is just, like, I mean, how does she do it?! 😭 Just had to share this clip for a lil #FanGirlFriday dance inspo. 🤩❤️ PS I got to meet her at ECC and I think I played it cool but on the inside I was like 🤩🤩🤩

#Repost @chudneyraks
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Reposting because Wahashtini is my favorite song. I wish I had some fancy explanation as to why. But the simple answer: It feels good in my body. Especially this version by Safaa Farid. Every time I dance to it it brings out new feelings and new interpretations.

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