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Any Riq owners out there looking for a sturdy case? I've meant to make a case for my 2 for years but haven't gotten around to it. I noticed that Drifta Camping and 4wd store in Coffs Harbour sells a canvas plate bag that fits a riq really well.

Top 10 tips for teaching children belly dancing

I have to say I was initially very sceptical on how AI could be useful to creatives, I only focussed on the potential harms to industries (which are real!) AI can be used as a creative foundation. Particularly early on in the design phase.

Highlights of 4 scientific papers on the impact of belly dance on those going through breast cancer treatment.

I thought I would share this first attempt at using AI to generate an image as it made me laugh and it may give you some ideas and save you some time.

I am back teaching again, dancing daily and enjoying life! But it has been quite a journey..

Dr. James Levine did research showing that for every hour you sit down, your life expectancy decreases by two hours!

Seize the day to dance A memorial and heartfelt reminder to take face your fears and to follow your dreams.

I thought this was a great idea to quickly solve the issue of stained nails or slightly uneven lengths. This is a reblog from henna artist Maeve from Living Henna, an 11yr old entrepreneur that comes up with some very unique ideas.

I know most of the music I let my readers know about is free, but this music is so epic that I had to blog about it and let you know that it is worth the money. It is perfect for a really theatrical drama filled dance piece. I had a conversation with a friend with the music playing in the background and it made everything we said seem epic and profound.

Have you ever had a show coming up and you really wanted to dance to a certain song but were not sure of how to edit the music to your liking? Maybe it was too long or maybe you wanted the ending to sound different to allow for a different stage transition. Like most dancers I have learnt basic sound editing as a necessity but as I don't do it frequently, I am nowhere near being a master and sometimes I wish I had done a better job of it. I had been meaning to try out fiver

Ever wondered how good you would be at dancing if only you started younger??? Well here are a few girls that started very young, they are amazing and worth the few minutes of your time. I hope they inspire younger dancers !

I had honestly never given glitter much thought in terms of its impact on the environment. I had wondered about its safety and potential toxicity given it can stick to the skin or scalp for such long periods of time and be hard to remove; but beyond that simple pondering, glitter has simply been glitter.

I recently came across this fantastic belly dance resource. The best of habibi contains 260 articles from the Californian belly dance magazine "Habibi" that was published from 1992 to 2002. I have only had time to read 2 articles so far and found them of high quality and very informative.

If you are a dance instructor and you want to be inclusive of people who are on the spectrum but do not know where to begin, I have some suggestions! Many may feel that they want to be inclusive but don't feel like it is their place to try to teach people who have a neurological condition that they don't personally understand. Please abandon that thought process. Inclusivity is not segregation. Everyone can be an ally and those who have the patience and creativity to teach ca

Details and review of Beats antique song Killer bee

As I live in a regional area, most of my learning of choreographies for the shows comes from watching videos posted on youtube. Some of the clips are in front of mirrors and shot from behind which makes it easier, but some are not. Flipping the video footage of dances shot face on makes it much easier to get left from right as you can just mirror the dancers in the clip. It is not only big shows that flipping a movie clip is useful, if you are collaborating with anyone online

Challenging the idea of ballet as the foundation of dance with quotes from several authors.

..instructions on a super easy steampunk for a cap gun to make something suitable for a dance performance. I had to make 4 guns and surprisingly for such a simple concept there was a bit of trial and error before I got a good effect, so I thought I would share the knowledge to save anyone else doing the same thing some time.

It is a beautiful thing to be able to belly dance with friends and an absolute joy to dance with family. Hope your Mothers Day was wonderful.