List your belly dance class for free

If you are a belly dance teacher and would like to advertise your classes for free, you can do so on worldbellydance.com
Just fill in the online form and we will add your class.
The ad is completely free. The only requirement is that you write a detailed and original description to help advertise your class. The reason for this is that we create a page for each class and pages will look nicer with a little bit of information on.
Ideally the ad would be about 200 words including contact details, name, time and place of classes, additional info and interesting information.

Classes are divided by country and you can submit classes that are run in any country in the world.
Also, if you would like to exchange links with worldbellydance, we can add a link to your website in your ad. If you are interested in a link exchange, just add a link to our classes page on your site and let us know that you would like us to reciprocate by linking to your site.

Brazilian belly dancer Carlla Sillveira

The other day, as I was browsing Youtube in search of sword bellydance performances, I came across a lovely sword belly dance routine by Carlla Sillveira.
I immediately loved Carlla’s performance. I found it not only technically perfect, but also very creative and inspirational. Sword belly dance performances can sometimes be too static and end up being just a balancing act with a few tricks. These are very impressive and require a lot of practice and training for sure, but the dynamic and dancing element is missing.

Carlla Sillveira’s performance includes a lot of interesting moves and travelling steps, as well as parts where she balances the sword, whilst the most dramatic moves come up only about half way through the routine. This makes her performance very interesting to watch. Also, I found Carlla’s style very powerful but graceful at the same time.
I then searched for other videos by Carlla Sillveira and her other performances are all amazing, with great technique, powerful shimmies and also very good stage presence.

I had never heard of Carlla Sillveira before, but I am now very impressed. I really hope that one day she runs a workshop in the UK, because I would definitely be extremely happy to have the opportunity to learn form her.
See here Carlla Sillveira’s sword performance

Dancing with Stage Fright - Tips and Advice

Just a quick to let you know that there is a new page all about Tips on managing stage fright whilst dancing.

Stage fright affects us all very differently, but does affect most of us in some form. Many physchologist in fact say that some stage fright is actually natural and good. Too much though is not good. Read Valeria's tips on the link below:

Tips on managing stage fright whilst dancing.

Fifi Abdou to teach at the 2009 International Belly Dance Congress in Frimley, Surrey, UK

This year I will be attending the 2nd edition of the International Bellydance Congress, which will take place at the end of September 2009 in Frimley, Surrey, UK.
Since the moment I bought my pass, 2 months ago, I started looking forward to this great event. Now, though, I am even more excited about the idea of going to the International Bellydance Congress as another belly dance legend has been added to the list of teachers.

The legendary Fifi Abdou from Egypt will be teaching this year and I am really looking forward to attending one of her classes. Fifi is one of the great Egyptian belly dancers, who has been in the scene for a long time and, during the congress, will be teaching in Europe for the first time. Fifi has starred in various movies and shows and is famous for her great stage presence and ability to entertain.
If you would like to find out more about Fifi Abdou and the other great teachers at the International Belly Dance Congress, check their site on http://www.bellydancecongress.com/teachers.html

Interview with Valeria of worldbellydance.com

Below a brief interview with Valeria of worldbellydance.com

An interview with Valeria Lo Iacono of world belly dance - http://www.worldbellydance.com/

New Top 10 page: 10 items of clothing for belly dance

Hi everyone. Just a quick blog to let you know that I have added another new page to the 'Top 10's'. The latest addition to WorldBellyDance is: 10 items of clothing for belly dance
"10 items of clothing for belly dance".

Aleady live also are:

- 10 countries to visit to learn about belly dancing (Part 1)

- 10 countries to visit to learn about belly dancing (Part 2)

Feel free to send your ideas for Belly Dance Top 10 lists that you want to see on worldbellydance.com

Majma 2009 – belly dance festival and workshops

On the first weekend of March 2009 (from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th) I went to a belly dance event that takes place every year in Glastonbury (Somerset, UK), called Majma.Majma is a belly dance event that has been taking place in Glastonbury for a few years now, but this was the first time I went.

All in all the event was well organised and also good value for money, as all the belly dance workshops you could do, two evening meals and the shows (one on Friday and one on Saturday night) were included in the price for the weekend. Majma started on Friday with a bellydance show and lasted until Sunday afternoon, when participants were given a chance to perform on stage.

During the weekend participants could attend a variety of different workshops, which had to be booked in advance, run by some of the most famous dancers from Egypt, USA and Europe, such as Morocco, Carolena Nericcio, Nawarra, Isidora Bushkovski, Raphaelle Masson, Maria D’Silva and Kahled Mahmoud.Altogether there were 33 oriental dance workshops to chose from, ranging from a variety of styles: Moroccan, Egyptian, American Tribal and Khaleegi. There were also drumming and stage make up workshops if you felt like resting your body after so much dancing.

I attended workshops with Morocco, Isidora Bushkovski and Raphaelle Masson and really enjoyed the weekend. Also, the belly dance performances in the evenings were very good and I also enjoyed dancing after the show to live oriental music. If time and money allow next year, I will definitely go to Majma again. For more information see majmadance.co.uk