The past two weeks I have been scouring trying to come up with something brilliant with my blog and well I have not had much luck. Maybe it is writers block or sheer exhaustion or both! From the beginning. this dance form has taken hold of me and has not let go! I am a Belly Dancer it does not matter how you look at it the outcome is always the same. I feel you either love Belly Dance or hate it; there really is not an in-between with this art. My days begin with Belly Dance and they end with Belly Dance. Each and every hour of the day I am either thinking about the dance form, preparing or dancing and teaching and performing and writing about the dance and educating not only the community but my students as well. I spend hours and days coming up with class curriculum, creating choreographies, getting my website and blog updated, working on videos and editing for the website and continually working on myself as a dancer training and preparing to be the best I can. It in itself is a full time job and there are many days when I think if I could just have one more hour….so why do I do it? I could be considered insane to some. But it is because i truly love what I do and I am a Belly Dancer. I found this quote a few days ago:
It takes ten years, usually, to make a dancer. It takes ten years of handling the instrument, handling the material with which you are dealing, for you to know it completely. *Martha
Graham*
According to this quote I am not there yet since I have only been dancing for about 8-9 years nothing comes easy and without alot of hard work and dedication. Your body is your instrument and we have to remember this. So remember this quote when you become discouraged or think why can’t I get this!
Copy Right June, 2011
This past week one of my students asked a very important question when it comes to facial expressions. Facial expressions helps bring the emotion that you are trying to conceive with the movements more alive and it is the finishing touch to your dancing. When performing or even practicing you should always be aware of the expressions you are making with your face. What is most important is to try and relax and realize it is not necessary to always smile. When dancing and performing it must be full bodied;meaning emotion comes from every aspect and adding emotion with the face is the key to communicating to the audience the story that you are telling because when we dance we are telling a story.