Turkey for Christmas
December 24, 2025 Shana Smith Question: What do belly dancing, Santa Claus, and Christmas dinner all have in common? Answer: Turkey! The country that is, not the bird, though the […]
Starting a Movement
November 1, 2025 Shana Smith In today’s society, the standards we are bombarded with can seem impossibly high. One hour of television or internet consumption will yield an average of […]
Belly Dancing is for Every Body
August 6, 2025 Shana Smith “Belly dancing is the way for the body to smile.” –Soheir Zaki, late 1960’s Just as there is no single face type required for a dazzling […]
Rhythm’s Gonna Get You!
May 7, 2025 Shana Smith The Marriage of Global Music and Dance Whether you dance or not, we all know that three-dimensional feeling we get when we hear music from […]
Hafla Great Time!
March 5, 2025 Shana Smith The human inclination to party is timeless and universal. Early gatherings for purely social or celebratory reasons have been recorded around the world for thousands […]
Fired Up to Dance!
January 10, 2025 12:30pm Shana Smith Our Fundamental Elements Movement. Connection. Health. Motivation. Inspiration. Expression. Contentment. Ask almost any average person what they could use more of to counterbalance their […]
