I’ve been wanting to work on a new costume for awhile now.  I have many inspirations that are helping me to create a look that is my own.  I want to create new bra, harem pants, and a skirt.  I recently bought a long sundress, that was a bit too long for me.  I am 5 [...]

We have all seen the beautiful jewelry that tribal belly dancers wear.  In this particular style of belly dance, the costumes are darker and the jewelry is more abstract.  The dancers typically make their own costumes and at times the jewelry as well. Tribal belly dance jewelry consists of metal and silver jewelry.  Some can often be heavy [...]

The oldest known dance is over 5,000 years old, it was invented for preparation for childbirth by women for women.  Belly dance was and remains a form of exercise for child rearing: it prepares the abdomen, pelvis, and strengthens all muscles which help condition during labor. In ancient times it was tradition that women helped each other [...]

Before walking out onstage and after a performance, it is extremely important to cover the costume.  You don’t want the audience to see what your costume looks like and more importantly it’s proper etiquette.  Coverups can be just as exciting as the costume itself; it can be a glimpse of what’s to come in your performance. You [...]

After spending about an hour on YouTube and watching one of my favorite dancers who is from Turkey, Didem Kinali, I had an idea.  On one of her new performances  she does an amazing shimmy I had never seen before.  She is an innovative dancer with so much style, grace, and skill.  This shimmy inspired me and [...]

Question 1) What does your morning consist of? I’m on my “off tour” time so my morning consists of waking up about 10am and drinking a cup of black coffee.  I go for my morning walk with my neighbor, lay out at her pool then come back to the house and get ready for Ballroom [...]

At Belly Dancing Diva, an online magazine dedicated to belly dance is going to start a new series titled, “A Day in the Life of”.  We have received a great response from our readers and they are requesting more interviews with the members of Belly Dance Superstars.  We are starting the new series to get [...]

    I wanted to pay tribute to one of my favorite performers of all time.  Regardless of what he did or didn’t do or what he was accused of, one thing remains, is that he posessed an undeniable talent.  He was an amazing dancer and singer, to say he was amazing is an understatement.  [...]

Rasa Vitalia hails from San Francisco where the belly dance scene is legendary.  Vitalia has over ten years of dance experience.  She has performed all over the United States.  She also uses different props to her dance like the sword and finger  cymbals.  Please read her profile here.

As some of you may know, I have been studying belly dance for a few years now.  I would like to start teaching it in the area I live, which is in Corona, California.  It is in the Inland Empire.  There is no belly dance scene in Corona.  I would like to start a belly [...]