What is Layering? -
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Leyla Najma
I get asked a lot of questions on belly dance but one that I have found that I don't get asked often is regarding "Layering" and what it really is. Looking at our dance field today, it has changed into an accumulation of personal interests...
The Divine Unrest -
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Leyla Najma
Sometimes it's really important to look back at our beginning years of dance so we can retain that naïveté that pushed us in the direction of the inquisitive enthusiast. There was no blemish on my dance persona so I moved from a purist perspective...
The Eternal Circle of Life -
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Leyla Najma
I remember when I was learning about living in a teepee that there was an etiquette to sitting in the circle. I had to know my place within the circle which meant understanding the many stages of life. Coming into the teepee is comparative to...
Practice makes Perfect -
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Leyla Najma
The hardest part about belly dancing is knowing where to start on a daily regimen for training and practice. There are different areas to focus on and most women don't know that each area should be worked on equally. I wasn't taught in the beginning...
YOUTUBING MYSELF UNDER THE COVERS -
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Leyla Najma
YOUTUBING MYSELF UNDER THE COVERS One morning I got up from bed sleepily went over to my computer to check my emails and there it was an email saying I have a “comment” on one of my videos on You tube. My heart palpitated,...
