Nadira Jamal, aka The Belly Dance Geek ™, geeks out on everything but the steps: improv, composition, stage presence, history, culture, musicality, practice, and values. All while walking to the coffee shop.
More Than Steps Podcast - Belly Dance Geek
How To Keep Jury Duty From Hijacking Your Practice - 5 things to do when you're playing the waiting game The post How To Keep Jury Duty From Hijacking Your Practice appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
Can you find 5 minutes? That's all you need to begin developing a consistent practice habit. The post The 5 Minute Practice appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
Would you like to improvise with ease? Learn to free up your brain so you can be 'present' in the music with the Improvisation Safety Net Coaching program. The post Summer Video Series on Variations for Improv appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
What's happening at Belly Dance Geek? And just who IS this Heather Wayman person anyway? The post Transitions & Trophies appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
Rest and Recharge - A special message from Nadira The post Recharge – A Special Message from Nadira appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How Opening Your Teeth Can Un-shutter Your Stage Presence The post How To Un-shutter Your Stage Presence appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
Do You "Scribble" On Your Improv? The post Do You Scribble On Your Improv? appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How to learn choreography more easily and efficiently - by doing it backwards The post How To Learn Choreography More Easily and Efficiently appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How recording your practice can improve your performance The post The Mirror Lies! appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How to ACTUALLY improve your dancing this year. The post Resolutions That Work appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How to get over the improvisation hump. The post Taking Off The Training Wheels appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How belly dance (and being thankful) makes our heart smile. The post What We’re Thankful For appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How to keep nerves from messing with your mojo. The post Nerves Made Me Do It! appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How chasing perfection hurts our dance. The post Improv Doesn’t Need to Be Perfect appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How to make your dance open and friendly. The post Need More Puppy In Your Dance? appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How to channel feline confidence on stage. The post Need More Kitty In Your Dance? appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
5 ways to retrieve your veil (or any other prop) at the end of your belly dance show. The post No Veil Left Behind appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
What Douglas Adams can teach belly dancers about performance. The post The Towel Factor appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
3 Strategies for Approaching Unfamiliar Music The post Accessing Arabic Music appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
(It's not a competition.) The post Improv vs. Choreography appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
Disaster planning for veil mishaps The post Moody Veil Moments appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
3 tips from the newest member of the Belly Dance Geek® team. The post Get The Most From Online Courses appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
5 things your introduction needs to accomplish The post Warm Up Your Audience appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How the traditional belly dance routine structure takes your audience on a wild ride The post The Routine Rollercoaster appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
On-the-spot musicality for improvisation The post The Bucket Technique appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
Why (and how) to play zils with veil The post The Scissors Secret appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
My personal must-haves for the dance The post 5 Values appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
When to play finger cymbals (and when you might not) The post Yes No Maybe appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
An easy technique to coordinate playing finger cymbals while you dance The post Zil Lyrics appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
Dimension Series Part 5: Working with Energy The post Energy appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
Do you listen to podcasts while you cook, clean up, or do other work with your hands? How to get Alexa to play the show hands-free. The post I, For One, Welcome Our Robot Overlords appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
Dimension Series Part 4: Time The post Time appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
Dimension Series Part 3: Shape The post Shape appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
Dimension Series Part 2: Working with Space The post Space appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How to add depth to flat dancing The post Dimension appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
It's not an oxymoron... The post Rehearsing Improv appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
The people and places that hold us together The post Glue appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How to make "back to basics" actually pay off. The post Not Perfect, Deeper appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
Why you have to be flexible to be consistent The post Bend, Don’t Break appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
3 Must-Haves to Help a General Audience Enjoy Your Show The post The Basic 3 appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How to get better at something you already know. The post Confounders appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
A special "What Happens in the Prius" episode with special guest Kezmaya The post Be a Good Audience Member appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How to make a sword piece captivating, not just impressive. The post The 3 Arts of Sword appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
6 ways to add improv to your performance - at any level. The post Improv Training Wheels appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
What my 1st grade teacher taught me about performing. The post Advertising Your Mistakes appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
What to do when you're your own worst enemy. The post The Catty Whisperer appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How to find nuggets of helpful feedback in judgmental comments. The post Mining for Gold appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
When is a blunt comment just a mistake, and when does it point to a harmful pattern? The post Pattern Recognition appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How to tell judgmental comments from helpful feedback. The post 8 Red Flags appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
How judgmental comments stall your development. The post Walking On Eggshells appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
Why you think you're boring LONG before the audience does. The post The Perspective Effect appeared first on Belly Dance Geek.
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