Yallah Raqs

Delicious Pauses with Rosa Noreen

Rosa has been well known for her work on pausing, waiting, savouring, while she dances, and with her contribution to this year's bundle she's taken it to a whole new level. Join us as we discuss Delicious Pauses Drum Solo & how you can being to slow down in your own dance.

Mindfulness & Self-Compassion

We're back for 2020!!

Ever find yourself distracted during practice or being critical of your dance or practice? Let's work on changing these patterns so we can come back to our dance with joy and happiness that we deserve!

Finding The Right Tools

I want you to keep practicing this dance, at home, on your own time, because I feel that that is where the magic happens.

But to do so, you need to find the tools that are going to support you in that practice.

Today I talk about what a tool actually is in your bellydance practice, and how you can find the ones that are going to work for you going forward.

Then we'll combine the lessons from all of our days to show you how you now have all you need to move forward in your dance practice effectively.

You can totally do this, because you're amazing! I can't wait to see how your practice evolves!

Impostor Syndrome

Today I asked if you ever felt like an impostor.

So, by that I mean. You wonder who on earth you are to be dancing on this stage, in this restaurant, at this hafla, even in the class that’s a level up from your normal one.

Feelings of doubt and shame around your dance, like you don’t know enough, aren’t good enough, or hell aren’t the right size/shape/color/age for this.

Well, you don't have to feel this way, and today we'll talk about how to make getting rid of this syndrome a part of your practice!

Motivation & Accountability

So before we jump in. Disclaimer. I hate the word motivation.

I straight up think it’s garbage.

And that may not be a popular opinion, but it’s one I have none the less.

I can’t think of a single thing that I’m motivated to do every single day. Except maybe reading. But even after a couple of days of my favorite novels, I need a bit of a break.

If you are waiting for motivation to get you out on the dance floor that just comes from nowhere? You may be waiting a LONG time.

Today I'm going to share how you can find Motivation and Accountability that works for YOU so that you can keep your practice going strong.

Self Experimentation

Experimenting is key to figuring out how you can get yourself onto the dance floor in a consistent manner.

Knowing yourself and what makes you tick makes it SO MUCH EASIER to make your practice stick, but you've got to figure out what that is first.

So today, I come to you to talk about where to get started when you're trying to experiment on yourself and with your practice.

How do you know when to get started, and how often should you check in on your experiments? How do tweak and change your practice routine so that it fits better with your life?

Listen today to find out!

Dealing with Overwhelm

You’ve learned a couple of different ways to set Goals, you’ve heard how the dance has changed as our contributors have entered it ad different times, you’ve learned about the history of zills, musicality, style, authenticity, music, I mean what HAVEN’T we covered?

A lot.

Here’s the thing, there is SO much to know in this dance, and most of it isn’t cut and dried.

There are nuances, variations, multiple explanations and pathways and options.

So today I wanted to talk to you about overwhelm and how it’s all too prevalent in our dance, and what YOU can do about it.

Because make no mistake, this feeling holds a lot of people back. And you might be one of them without ever even noticing.

Goals with Sadie

Today, we’re talking a LOT about goals.

One of the hardest things to define in our dance, since our dance is so hard to measure progress in.

But don’t worry, because Sadie has got you covered.

We’ll talk about what it takes to have your dance show up for you, why improv is a necessary part of your dance, why using video to practice is KEY, and of course, how to set goals and measure your progress.

This is another interview that is just PACKED with goodies and I can’t wait for you to dive in.

Stage Presence with Ranya Renee

Do you think that stage presence requires an actual stage? What about a performance space at all?

I have a feeling that today is going to open your eyes.

Today’s guest Ranya is contributing a live talk on Stage Presence to this year’s bundle, so today we’re doing a deep dive in a couple of aspects of stage presence. What it is, how often you REALLY use it, and a couple of exercisese to help you practice. Whether you’re on the stage or not.

It can feel like a tricky thing to practice, one of those ineffable aspects of our dance, but Ranya has some amazing tips that you can put into practice right after you finish listening!

Self Doubt & Self Confidence with Terri Allred

Do you ever find yourself on a negative hamster wheel of self-talk?

Why aren’t I better at this?

Is my dancing good enough?

I’m so lazy, I must not care enough?

Sound familiar?

We ALL go through this, and we all have to find our own way to deal with it. Self-doubt is a killer of dreams, and well, we’re not standing for it anymore.

Terri is here with me today to talk about Self-Doubt, and Self-confidence and to share some ideas on how you can train your brain to be less doubtful and more confident.

How all of us can become bad ass bellydancers.

Her course in the bundle is going to be an amazing talk on this very subject, bringing to light how everyone deals with this. New dancer to advanced, hobbist to professional, hell, on this podcast we BOTH end up doing it to ourselves.