Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s weird to look back and realize that you were so utterly drawn to an art that would only develop fully in you in years to come.
Dance
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How I Got into Belly Dance
Reading Time: 3 minutes Belly dance grabbed me young. To this day I’m still not quite sure why I was so drawn to it, but it ended up doing a lot for me artistically.
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I’m Not Interested in Performing for My Peers
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s an embarrassment of riches, to be a picky performer. Is it because I’m getting older, or more jaded, or what?
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How Belly Dance Saved My Life
Reading Time: 3 minutes I had a couple of rough patches in grad school. There were a few semesters during which I was in a relationship that’d gone bad, and a living situation that’d gone bad, and my coursework wasn’t doing so great either. I’d hold my act together during the week, and once a day on weekends, drive […]
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The Pros and Cons of Small Classes
Reading Time: 2 minutes In both the academic classroom and the dance classroom, I’ve noticed that small class sizes present unique challenges and rewards. Benefits More time to engage with each student. In dance, this means more posture and technique corrections for everyone. In college, this means getting to interact directly with each student more. The class material can […]