MY FAVORITE MAKE UP PRODUCTS OF 2012...SO FAR

In December 2011, I made a list of my favorite beauty products, from cosmetics and stage make up to hair, nail and h...

GOING PRO PART FIVE: WHAT ABOUT A STAGE NAME?

Professional dancers often take stage names, but it’s a personal choice, definitely not a necessity. Some belly dancers l...

FUN WITH KEYWORDS PART ELEVEN

Key Words are the words or phrases people type into search engines that directs them to various websites. Aside from the obvious...

GOING PRO PART FOUR: PROFESSIONALISM

One thing that always separates the amateurs from the professionals is their attitude. True professionals are competent, ca...

GOING PRO PART THREE: LOOKING THE PART

This is Part Three in a series of articles I'm doing on becoming a professional dancer. Today's post deals with professional appea...

DANCERS BACKSTAGE RITUALS PART THIRTEEN: MAHIN

This is the latest installation in my continuing series on dancers backstage rituals. The featured dancer is Mahin, of "Daily Belly...

GOING PRO PART TWO: SKILLS & REPERTOIRE

This is Part Two in a series of articles I'm posting on becoming a professional dancer; today's post deals with ...