From the Director
A long-term goal of mine has been to raise the level of this dance form, one student at a time. As a professional dancer, I’ve been involved in so many different aspects of the dance industry: training, teaching, performing, directing, choreographing, staging, composing, developing, modeling, acting, etc…
Explore our topics
Looking to learn something new? Dive into more great reads right over here.
Finger Cymbals
Return to Vocabulary Overview Cymbal Defaults & Notations Using Three...
Read MoreSpins Family
Spins Family Introduction Three-Step Turn Open Spin 4/4 Spin...
Read MoreVeil Work, Floor Work, Turkish Drop
Veil Work as Taught by Jamila For the dancers...
Read MoreTaqsim Family
Taqsim Family Introduction A taqsim in Arabic music refers (in...
Read More
The Veil as Dance Prop The veil as we know it in belly dance—a three-to-four yard of lightweight fabric used […]
Jamila was very much against the Hollywood image of the belly dancer; she felt American films took the stereotype entirely […]
The term “Orientalism” holds within it a multitude of meanings from benign to controversial. Many scholars have dedicated insightful papers, […]
The Great Four
A History of Middle Eastern Music Genres of Music...
Read MoreInstruments
A History of Middle Eastern Music Genres of Music and...
Read MoreMusic History
A History of Middle Eastern Music Genres of Music and...
Read More
Events
Latest Posts