not an oxymoron
Posted in Retreat, Spiritual Bellydance on Feb 14th, 2009
“Art is not an end in itself. It is a medium in service of sacred understanding.”
–Rasa, Rene Daumal
I just returned from presenting this year’s 5-day Program at Kripalu. We are a mixed-level group of 20. Many were beginner dancers, or new to bellydance, and were unfamiliar with my methods, yet by the end everyone was [...]
Posted in Of Core Knowing, On Personal Practice, Retreat, Spiritual Bellydance on Apr 27th, 2008
I woke this morning from dancing hard, and hard and long, for six days in a row, and though I’m sore, I feel as full of intense energy as the busy spring birds.
I was at Kripalu, teaching, the past five days. Five hours of focused moving each day, plus tramping speedily down the very [...]
Posted in Spiritual Bellydance on Feb 12th, 2008
This is an excerpt from a longer piece I’m writing about my time as a professional bellydancer. This week, sadly, Fazil’s closes. I offer this vignette with with great love. To both Fazil & Elena.
Fazil’s
Fazil’s nightclub on 8th Ave. and 48th St. It was at one time rat-a-tatting with Broadway hoofers but when I mounted [...]