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Welcome!

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 teach bellydance! I believe in fun, accessible movement for all. Join an online class or watch a free live stream. 💫

My dad passed unexpectedly last week. He didn't ca

My dad passed unexpectedly last week. He didn't care much for dance but liked that I liked it, and he sat through many more shows than he wanted to (the number of shows he wanted to sit through being "zero" 🤣). We just recently talked about dance (and my brothers' hobby, music): he admitted he didn't really "get" it at first, but seeing us develop skills and passion, and build community through these interests, he eventually understood the value of them.
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This photo is from when my parents came to see me dance at the Baltimore aquarium with Barakaat. He wrote in his blog that he was impressed with how dance had improved my posture. It was like I had grown another inch--not useful for me because I was already six feet tall, but neat nonetheless.😜
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I don't feel much like dancing right now but I'll be back. I'll probably be back to class/streaming next week because it really does cheer me up, but I'm making sure to give myself a lot of space. 🙂 Thanks for your understanding. I appreciate you all very much.

Hi all, due to unforeseen circumstances I will not

Hi all, due to unforeseen circumstances I will not be holding class tomorrow June 25 or the stream on Saturday. Thanks for your understanding.

This week's combo was "Bring it Around Town" which

This week's combo was "Bring it Around Town" which is a Spongebob Squarepants reference. Because I am an adult. I have an appreciation for free-form jazz!! (that is also a Spongebob reference)⁠
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We did an inside-out hip circle turn, where there hip slide circle goes opposite the direction your body is turning, which went right into pelvic tilt circle in the opposite direction of your hip slide circle. It didn't seem so bad when I came up with it but when I started breaking it down I was like "uh oh." 😂⁠
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Join me at 11am on Saturdays! I don't know what next week's combo will be yet. I'll have to think of another cartoon. 😀

Sound on! 🔊 When I was researching live streami

Sound on! 🔊 When I was researching live streaming (by watching hours of other people streaming) I noticed a lot of them use stream starting/ending cards,* and often they had a little theme song to go with it. So Bren made me my own theme!!! 💖 This part features the drum breakdown with "Marizaaaaa" whispered over it. It's cheesy and I love it. 😄⁠
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*I never knew why they did this but turns out it's nice to set up your stream and let people logon without being on camera, which is what the "stream starting" card is for. Then when you're done sometimes it takes a minute for the feed to get to the internet (if you're using an encoder, it's probably different on mobile) so the "stream ended" helps get you off cam without turning the feed off. Take it from somebody who preemptively shut down her feed the first time she tried this. Just FYI if you were curious. 😁 #alwayslearning

This #FanGirlFriday is a little different but I do

This #FanGirlFriday is a little different but I do what I want. 🙂 @scificheergirl is a bellydancer AND costumer AND cosplayer! Look at her most recent incredible completed piece (more pix on her account) and swipe for one of my personal faves: Storm from Xmen but make it Victorian bathing suit. How do you come up with this stuff?! 🤯💖 So amazing!! 🤩

I've been doing my live streams on Saturday mornin

I've been doing my live streams on Saturday mornings but not promoting them much because I'm still finding my groove and honestly the fewer people who watch them, the better. Then again, the lack of feedback kind of makes it hard to know if it's going well. I just enjoy myself and my own company. 🤣⁠
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The basic format so far has been Some BS (tm) that I may or may not be able to execute ("am I doing it?") followed by a Bellydance Cohesion-style drill that I mess up 8/10 times. Wow, I'm really selling these!! 👍⁠
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I just didn't want you to think I didn't use your combo ideas! Here is "Flamed Paper Flying" by @rayazaib and "Coffee Bourree" (did you know there's two Rs in that?) by @brickhousebellydance. Whether or not the combos match their names I will leave up to you, but I did seriously think about them. ⁠😝

It's #FanGirlFriday and I want to share this clip

It's #FanGirlFriday and I want to share this clip of @TroupeMalkia! They move together so well. I love that their choreography has so many little details, but they still look relaxed and truly effortless. Beautiful!! This clip is from their YouTube, "Sacred Hips in Motion." Check out the whole video! ⁠
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They are also teachers and you can see their classes at @SacredHipsInMotion -- not sure what their current class plans are so you should just go follow now so you don't miss anything! 😄
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PS--there is a DELIGHTFUL clip of them dancing to Janet Jackson's "Nasty" on their Sacred Hips account. I wanted to share that too but it wasn't playing nice with my reposter thingie, so you'll have to go find it.

I'm really using Zoom features to their fullest??

I'm really using Zoom features to their fullest?? 😄 Today in class we learned a little bit about the riqq and tabl baladi (this image is from maqamworld.com). BTW--I'm going to switch to drop-ins starting June 25, so keep an eye out for that! 👁️

Goodbye everyone! I'm moving to Colorado to take e

Goodbye everyone! I'm moving to Colorado to take every class that Donna Mejia (@proudnerddonna) teaches. 😉 This is a great talk and it's free on @thedaturaonline until June 15. I encourage you to watch it and do the Assumption Index for real, like with pen and paper. There is a lot of material and this is but a humble Instagram caption. I tried to write a little summary but it was simultaneously too long and too short. 😅 So just watch the thing and then let me know so we can talk about it.
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One thing I hope people take away is that you can be creative and respectful at the same time. I've observed over the years that asking people to be thoughtful is sometimes interpreted as censorship. Really it's just a desire for transparency and some reflection on what you're doing. Not only will this not restrict you as an artist, it will probably make your art better because you'll create more intentionally. But that's just my opinion. 😝
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Oh! One other thing: we as spectators have some editorial power based on what we watch and support, according to Mejia. So, support BIPOC dancers!

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