Hip Phylosophy by Belly Dancer Leyla Najma Leyla Najma

Yesterday’s photo shoot got me interested in looking into what the typical belly dance photo was like especially in today’s market.

This past 2 months I have been working with a duet and I am amazed at what the girls are accomplishing. I guess because the girls are so precise in their movements I began to think about something that has caught my attention. I realized beginner dancers want to know everything and taking small steps instead of giant leaps is very hard for them to do

Remember that there are no short cuts to any dreams worth having. If you want to make a living with belly dance or any other kind of dance, training paves the way to success. How you dance your way towards your goals, says so much about what kind of performer you are. Leave the bargains for the grocery store.

Back to the Future -
This year, May of 2016, marks 30 years of living, breathing and dreaming belly dance. Sometimes I can’t believe belly dance has been a part of my life for more than half of my life because in some ways it flew by within a blink of an eye and in other ways, it’s been a marriage slowed down by a quirky harmonious contention.

“Belly dance is my celebrated and misunderstood oxymoron.”

This is an audio of an article about the differences and my perspective on the differences as a professional belly dancer between performing in a restaurant, night club and on stage.

This podcast is about becoming your own Choreographer and learning how to put moves to music and telling your own unique story regardless if it's inside, or outside the box choreography.