As the stay-at-home order here in California goes on and on, week after week, month after month, I keep thinking...

These days, daily walks have become essential for my overall wellbeing. I start my walk (with my little dog Bruno)...

Life isn’t “black and white.” There are all these shades of grey—and so many colors—that create beauty in it all....

If you’ve ever filled out any kind of official form for insurance, a loan, a job application, the United States...

One of the things about being an Adjunct Professor at a college is taking professional development courses. And I’m taking...

by Leslie Holmes Going Where the Magic Happens I will never forget my first visit to the Salimpour home studio...

In November 2016, the Ethnic Dance Festival (EDF) in San Francisco held its annual auditions for its prestigious annual showcase....

The last time we saw Suhaila on film was her deliberate, architectural, and experimental choreography on Dances for the Sultan....

Of course, we’re a little biased, but we think that Jamila Salimpour’s Vocabulary revolutionized belly dance practice, teaching, and understanding...

Last year, I wrote about my pop and locking work with Walter Freeman who went on to perform on Broadway...