Today I'm joined by Ebony Qualls as we chat about her style of fusion and how she integrates fitness into her classes.

We also dive into topics around giving yourself more grace, the eternal student, and making the most of your time when you're looking to get a lot of things done in limited time frames.

But it's not all about getting things done, mindfulness jumps into the conversation as well.

So much to cover in such a small episode. 

Shownotes: www.TheBellydanceBundle.com/50

April joins me today as we dive into practice. And we dive deep into a couple of amazing areas here.

April shares her story about a hard-won mindset shift that has made all the difference to her relationship to dance, along with some ideas around goal setting and scheduling that will get those of you who like to plan things very excited.

If you struggle with fitting in your practice or ever feel like you're not good enough, I think that there's a lot here you can take away that can start to shift the way you look at yourself and your practice.

Show notes: www.TheBellydanceBundle.com/49

Today I'm joined by Aaliyah Jenny and we're talking about what you can do to make watching your videos suck less.

AJ is doing a whole talk on being your best coach and getting over the "I can't watch myself on video" syndrome and this talk just scratches the surface.

We talk about how perfectionism is a lie and how we can emulate some famous cartoon characters to change our mindset as we dive into a video critique.

It's a great conversation for anyone who struggles with this. So. Everyone basically. Come join us and learn a couple of strategies to make your life a bit easier.

Shownotes: www.TheBellydanceBundle.com/48

Chudney joins us today to speak to the value of bringing it back to the basics and how she loves to break it down for dancers.

Utilizing the basics in new and interesting ways can revolutionize your dance, and as you'll hear, sometimes it only takes one comment from a teacher to set you down a path.

Chudney is an amazing dancer, and one that I've admired for quite some time so I'm so excited to have her on the podcast today and joining us for this year's bundle.

Show notes: www.TheBellydanceBundle.com/47

If you had to describe your style in two words? What would they be?

Two of the ones that Florance focuses on are Grace & Beauty, and once you hear her explain them you can SEE it in her dancing. It's amazing.

Today Florance joins me to chat about grace and beauty, yes. But we also get into some seriously excellent discussion about finding your style and how to use video to grow your dance.

My mind melts down at least twice. There are meteoric mindset shifts here if you choose to accept them.

Show notes: www.TheBellydanceBundle.com/46

Beverli joins us today to chat about her methodologies in dance and how she's used them over the years to rehab and strengthen her legs.

Her newest class, Dancing on a Drum: Drills & Leg Rehab uses these ideas of building trust in your feet and lower body to bring awareness to your body and inner muscle work so that you can dance from a place of strength.

Show notes: www.TheBellydanceBundle.com/45

Today Ranya joins us to talk about something you do every day. 24 hours a day in fact.

Breathing.

Well, of COURSE I breathe when I dance, you might think but upon slightly stronger inspection I bet you can remember a time or a million where you stopped breathing while you were practicing, or concentrating, or watching a video of yourself perform.

Breathing is such an intrensic part of life that we often just forget about it, but as you'll hear today from Ranya, breathwork can drastically affect your dance and working it in can create magic.

Ranya's course Breathwork for Bellydance is part of the 2020 bundle, and it's going to be, well, breathtaking.

Show notes at: www.TheBellydanceBundle.com/44

Oreet, the creator of SharQui joins me today as we chat about fitness classes, breaking down moves, and about her Yemeni roots and how she's begun to teach some of those dances after years of pushing away her heritage.

She literally walks me through breaking a move down into pieces today. This skill is so crucial for teachers, but I honestly think that students, ESPECIALLY those of us studying online, also need this skill.

Knowing this should help you be able to scale things to your level, no matter where you're at in your journey.

This year in the bundle Oreet is being SUPER generous with her contribution and everything from music to ebooks to virtual classes is included in her portion of the bundle.

Show notes: www.TheBellydanceBundle.com/43-2

Amanda joins me today to chat about Egyptian Shaabi, a popular social dance style that has become very popular in the Oriental dance community.

She chats about what Shaabi is, touches on its origins, and how we can differentiate it from other styles within the bellydance world. We get into how FEELING a move in your body can teach you so much about the move itself and how it differs from other styles.

As a dance movement therapist, Amanda brings a really interesting perspective to the table and this conversation around how to process movement is one that I find completely fascinating.

Join us today to learn more about Shaabi!

www.TheBellydanceBundle.com/42-2

Sabriye is a world famous dancer who grew up surrounded by dance and has traveled all over the world to dance and teach. She’s one of the few authorized instructors of Suhaila Salimpours Format and has a dance school in Sweden.

With Sabriye it’s always a mix of dance and knowledge, and that is my absolute favorite, because I truly feel that one without the other is missing a core component!

Sabriye’s class in the bundle is no different. With elements of both lecture and dance, her class on Beledi Solo Progressions is sure to have our bodies, and our brains working!