body and soul / Inspiration / Resources
by Ana · Published July 26, 2024 · Last modified July 15, 2024
This is a very long video made by an Iranian/Canadian ethnomusicologist discussing Orientalism and Western stereotypes about Middle Eastern and South East Asian music. If you dance any style derived even in passing from...
As a dancer, you need a music license to legally play copyrighted music during your classes and performances. A music license ensures that the artists and music creators are fairly compensated for their work....
Eye candy / Inspiration / Performances
by Ana · Published July 12, 2024 · Last modified July 8, 2024
I was lucky enough to see this live at Tribal Remix in 2018 and it was as powerful and interesting as in the video. I’ve taken a couple of workshops with Rachel, love her...
Eye candy / Inspiration / Performances
by Ana · Published June 28, 2024 · Last modified June 4, 2024
Yuri is a fantastic dancer and a great teacher from Italy, now residing in Germany. We met during our General Skills and Teacher Training, danced together at Serendipity, and I’m currently learning Melody Bustillos’...
Second post in my “Boring Stuff” series, and today I wanted to focus on issues around copyright. I was going to also include its even more boring -and expensive- cousin, licensing, but the copyright...
I’m a sucker for a great zill choreo, and I’m a sucker for old school music. The first part of this set showcases both, and it’s an utter delight.Drake teaches in their studio, and...
What do I mean with the *boring stuff*? It’s simply all the little things that have to do with dancing, but we often leave on the side, ignore or just don’t bother finding out...