Linda Hathor began her studies in belly dance in 1998, in Paraná (Brazil), and since then, she has dedicated herself professionally to this art as a dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of the Hathor Group of Oriental Dances. In 2003, she received her professional registration by the Union of Artists of Paraná . For several consecutive years she remained among the first places in the National Mercado Persa Competition, the most important oriental dance competition in Brazil. She also became the professional Brazilian champion of Belly Dance in the 2011 contest. Gathering her knowledge in the area of Performing Arts with oriental dance, she developed her own methodology to work with expression and emotion through dance. Linda was invited by Dunia and Hossam Ramzy to join their tour in Brazil in 2003.

In this episode you will learn about:

- Choosing Performing Arts over a Dance degree

- Linda’s special methodology for teaching emotional expression in dance

- Traps of artistic ego

- The popularity of belly dance in Brazil prior to O’Clone TV series

- How Linda started her festival before she even established her dance school

Show Notes to this episode:

Find Linda Hathor on Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube. International Festival Hathor: website.

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