Nico presents
Jumping Camel Belly Dance
Raqs Sharqi/ Belly Dance Classes and Performance in Calgary, AB

A fellow dance student recently asked me if it would be OK to dress up as a belly dancer for a Halloween party.  I couldn’t give her a straight ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ so I launched into my usual evasive verbal maneuvers - namely, asking her what exactly she meant by ‘dressing up as a belly dancer’. Because nothing quite declares “I am a hopelessly committed nerd”  like delivering an hour-long lecture on the evolution of belly dance costuming!  Unless you’ve been immersed in the world

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