Hey there (: Just watched some of your older videos... In one you said, that after two years you quit your bellydance school and moved on yourself - so my question is: did you find help from your mom, friends, youtube videos etc. to go on and develope your style? Were were movements left to learn?
I never really attended any proper class. I tried one class that consisted of going to the same class two or three times a week, doing the exact same moves and the exact same steps over and over for some reason. I decided that it was not for me. I don't mean all classes, but those kinds of classes.
Since back then I was not able to find a teacher that inspired me to learn the style of bellydance that I liked, I decided to teach myself from scratch. And to try and create new things...
I also watched great bellydancers such as Zoe Jakes. I also tried to learn from their moves and incorporate their movements with my own to create different movements, with different emotions to match the songs that I danced to. Mainly metal and alternative music.
So I can say that ever since I started bellydancing, I was never really trained at all. I learned everything that I learned from different dancers that I admire. If I know something today, it's because I watched those great dancers and I tried to create something new inspired by their movements. Inspired by the music that I was listening to. And inspired by my own emotions and the natural ways that my body moves to the music that I love.
Since back then I was not able to find a teacher that inspired me to learn the style of bellydance that I liked, I decided to teach myself from scratch. And to try and create new things...
I also watched great bellydancers such as Zoe Jakes. I also tried to learn from their moves and incorporate their movements with my own to create different movements, with different emotions to match the songs that I danced to. Mainly metal and alternative music.
So I can say that ever since I started bellydancing, I was never really trained at all. I learned everything that I learned from different dancers that I admire. If I know something today, it's because I watched those great dancers and I tried to create something new inspired by their movements. Inspired by the music that I was listening to. And inspired by my own emotions and the natural ways that my body moves to the music that I love.