Makeup, Fashion, and Style

First Tattoo 101

Tattoos are common among tribal, cabaret, and Egyptian belly dancers. If you have been thinking about a tattoo, take some ...

featuredimage Whiter Teeth Instantly

If you have belly dance class tonight, there’s a 100 percent chance the teacher will ask you to smile. And ...

featuredimage 10 Tips for Hand Care

A belly dancer’s hands are very expressive during her dance. We can float them in the air, twirl a cane, ...

Whiter Teeth Instantly

If you have belly dance class tonight, there’s a 100 percent chance the teacher will ask you to smile. And if you are performing, there’s another 100 percent chance you will be smiling with your friends, your audience and the camera. Don’t let your happy moments, also be the embarrassing ones and show off your [...]

MECDA’s Cairo Caravan 2010

This year at Cairo Caravan, vendors and performer came from all over the world for the Middle Eastern Culture and Dance Association’s 33rd annual belly dance carnival. If you have ever heard the term “you can watch belly dance till your eyes pop out,” this was the event that people said it about. Beginning Friday, [...]

Juggling Multiple Classes

When you get bitten by the dancing bug you might be tempted to take as many different classes as possible. Whether you’re trying to find your style, you want to get as much belly dance knowledge as possible, or you’re just looking for other types of dance to complement your belly dancing, you don’t have [...]

Portia fuses belly dancing and fitness

Belly Motions® opened its doors in 2005 in Miami, Florida introducing belly dancing for fitness in one successful combination of art and movements. Ever since, Belly Motions® has grown and is today a well-known and appreciated local school. Its creator, main dancer and business owner, Portia Lange, welcomes us in her studio with a warm [...]