How the Arab-American community in Southern California greatly affected my dance and changed me for the better
Guest Author – Adrianne (USA) When I started out taking my first belly dance class I had no idea how this dance would greatly affect my life. I was painfully shy and I had not found my voice or strength yet. I still felt so young and naive, I was […]
Things you should be discussing with your students
Are you discussing these ethics with your students? While it can be an awkward discussion, as teachers it is important for us to share this information so that we set our students up with information & common practices that they may not be aware of. Here are a few things you […]
Being a Beginner Takes Courage
Being a Beginner Takes Courage Do you remember your first dance class?What brought you to this class? What internal drive caused you look up the class time table, to pack your bag, to step foot into the studio? How did you feel to suddenly realize you know nothing about what you […]
Pregnant! Now what???
Since getting pregnant, I have gotten lost trying to navigate this crazy world! I decided to compile a list of services that I am using so far along my journey to help you in finding your way. Here are a list of resources, & support to help you if you […]
Big News!!
Big news!! Well if you are on my mailing list you know that I dropped a bomb on everyone last week – I am 14 weeks pregnant with my first (and only!) child! Its been a REALLY crazy experience so far as I never wished to walk the motherhood road. […]
How to Set Goals
We have all heard about the importance of setting goals for ourselves – ESPECIALLY around New Years. Goals are a way to direct our paths to achieving things that we want – such as improving our health, getting out of debt, focusing on an accomplishment or finishing something. Where goals […]
What Does SUCCESS Look Like to YOU?
What does SUCCESS look like for you?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀Creating content, choreographies, workshops, class programs, prepping for a show is a hustle for sure. It’s easy to look at someone’s work or success & think that either they have it easy or that it is easy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What we don’t see is […]
ARCANUM SHOW – ASHLEY RHIANNE AS THE HERMIT TAROT ARCANA
In October 2020 I got a message on Instagram from a dancer I had never met who was from India. She asked me to me in her fundraising show with the go live date January 17, 2021 and the show concept was all around the 22 Major Arcanum of the […]
Finding Your Creative Process
Generating ideas for a choreography or performance is hard in the best of times. This can be even harder when you are asked to dance in a themed show or given a concept to work with. It might be something that you don’t necessarily jive with or you feel restricted […]
Why Dancers Should Cross-Train
My personal philosophy of why dancers should cross-train As someone who has danced all her life, movement has always held a huge part of interest, investment & therapy. It’s been the place where I always could meet people and make friends, channel my energy & also learn and grow. Here […]