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Teaching Bellydance - Physical Limitations and Pregnancy

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How to Bellydance with More Ease

Dear dancers, in this video I talk about the role of the autonomic nervous system in movement, and offer simple tips on how to bellydance with more fluidity & ease, to feel more relaxed and responsive. If you like this easeful way of dancing, you can see more of it in my Somatic work and A-Z Bellydance courses at www.ketisharif.com Click the video below to watch now!

Sensory Bellydance - Somatic Approaches to Improve the Dancer's Experience from the Inside Out Article by Keti Sharif, Dec 2024 A Somatic approach to Bellydance movement focuses on enhancing awareness of the body’s internal sensations and fostering a deeper connection between mind and body. This approach contrasts with more externally-focused techniques, which might emphasise the performance of specific movements or adherence to prescribed forms. Instead, Somatic practices invite dancers to explore how movement feels from the inside out, improving the quality of movement by promoting fluidity, ease, and mindfulness. Bellydancing, with its sensual, free-form nature, is a highly Somatic dance practice, and can create a beautifully sensory experience for the dancer. Its blend of hypnotic rhythm and flow, contrasting accents and curves, and emotional content, easily lends it self to the Somatic space. Bellydancing in all its wonderfully diverse forms, celebrates the body with heightene...

Tracing Roots: The Importance of Lineage and Acknowledgment in Egyptian Dance and Its Global Evolution

Tracing Roots: The Importance of Lineage and Acknowledgment in Egyptian Dance and Its Global Evolution Dear dance friends, its a hot July 2025, and here I am in Egypt after celebrating my mentor Farida Fahmy's 85th birthday on 29th June in Cairo. Last year, at exactly this time on 29th June 2024, we were celebrating the monumentous launch of the beautiful book we co-created, Farida: a memoir . When people ask me why the book, which took four long years, was so important for us to create, my answer always boils down to one thing: preserving the true Reda Troupe lineage. For Farida, it was an opportunity to set the record straight about the history of the co-founding, the artistic development and phenomenal artistic success of the Reda Troupe - and later, the original troupe's eventual decline due to the internal government issues and mismanagement. After its "golden years", the Reda troupe was experiencing its own breakdown in in terms of legacy, due to those who int...