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Baladi: One Word, Endless Confusion
Lets talk about how one word that is used endlessly in belly dance can cause so much confusion
Auntie Helen
Apr 2910 min read


Is it Folklore
Missed opportunities. We all have those moments we end up regretting, and it seems the longer we live, the longer that list quietly grows. Perfectly normal - hindsight has a way of sharpening everything into a chorus of “oh, if only I had…” Well, dear Dorothy, let’s not get carried away with that particular brand of self-reflective nonsense. If an opportunity slips past while you’re looking the other way, you make another one. Or you carry on and don’t give it a second thoug
Auntie Helen
Mar 297 min read


Dear Diary or A (Show) Day in the Life of a Camel
Friday 11:00 p.m. Dear Diary, today is Friday - the day before the Big Day. You know, Show Day. The day I float onto the stage like a vision of grace, execute every dance move with breathtaking precision, and accept my standing ovation with modest, radiant humility. I have rehearsed. I am prepared. I am unstoppable. Everything is under control. The costumes fit. The music is queued. My limbs remember what they’re supposed to be doing. The universe and I are, for once, in com
Auntie Helen
Feb 269 min read
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