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Let's Talk: BellydanceLet's Talk:Bellydance (Episode 11) With Tabitha on Competing With YourselfIn this episode of talk: Bellydance, Tabitha shares her mindset about competing with yourself and building community in competitive spaces. Whether alone in your bedroom and or at a huge international theatre stage, listen in as we chat about how to cope and thrive no matter the space and find a healthy way of thinking of competitions, whether traditional or just with yourself.To learn more about Tabitha, follow her on:Instagram @tabithabellydanceFacebook: Tabitha Bellydance (https://www.facebook.com/abaithabellydance.com... just as written).To...2025-06-181h 04Let's Talk: BellydanceLet's Talk: Bellydance (Episode 10) - Valentina & Growing Up in The Bellydance IndustryOn this episode of Let's Talk: Bellydance, Valentina Giraldo shares about her experiences starting in the Bellydance industry at a very young age and the challenges faced as one grows up in the Bellydance world. Listen in as she goes over navigating conflicting "advice", confusion, finding her own voice, and overcoming challenges.To learn more about her, follow her on Instagram: @valentinaagirladoWebsite: https://www.valentinagiraldo.com/Host: JenniferInstagram: @bellydancebyjenniferLove the podcast? Subscribe on your favorite platform(s):Apple...2025-05-301h 18Let's Talk: BellydanceLet's Talk: Bellydance (Episode 9) - Sayuri on Expectations Vs AuthenticityOn this episode of Let’s Talk:Bellydance, Sayuri shares her personal experiences as an introvert and ADHD-diagnosed individual in an industry where "success" for her doesn't look what others expected it to. Learn how she has found what works for her and taking care of your mental health to help you feel comfortable and happy along your dance journey as well.To learn more about Sayuri, find her on the following platforms: Instagram: @sayuri.bellydanceFacebook: Sayuri Bellydance (https://facebook.com/robin.romero.14 ) Host: Bellydance By Jennifer...2025-04-291h 09Let's Talk: BellydanceLet''s Talk: Bellydance (Episode 8) Khadijah on Appropriation Vs. Appreciation & ProfessionalismListen in as Khadijah shares her stories and experiences with appreciation versus appropriation and some great ways to support, etiquette, and the discipline of learning. Her honesty and vulnerability are gold. Listen to a supportive take on the topic to help the community heal.Follow Khadijah's journey! Learn more about her work on the following platforms:Instagram: @gulgpearlgurlkhadooj007Website: https://www.thedancerkhadijah.info/ *the first couple of minutes the image is blurry, but it clears up soon after, I promise!To learn more about your host and...2025-04-121h 23Let's Talk: BellydanceLet’s Talk: Bellydance (Episode 7) With Luna of CairoOn this episode of Let’s Talk:Bellydance, Luna of Cairo and I talk about shifting perspectives as we go over the lines between Bellydance and our personal lives and how they can sometimes collide or may need to be kept separate. Enjoy as Luna shares her experiences, food for thought, and advice.To learn more about Luna, find her on the following platforms: Instagram: @luna_of_cairo_officialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BiSSMbEcC/?mibextid=wwXIfrBlog site: http://www.kissesfromkairo.blogspot.com/Host: Be...2025-04-121h 06Let's Talk: BellydanceLet’s Talk: Bellydance (Episode 6) | Hind Shares About Being Arab, Muslim and a BellydancerOn today's episode of "Let's Talk: Bellydance" Hind and I go over her experiences growing up and becoming a Bellydancer despite some of the challenges faced being Arab and Muslim. Even if you aren’t of the culture, we go over lack of support from family and experiences and some great tips on how to still be true to yourself and continue to dance.To learn more about Hind, follow her on Instagram: @hindyhaymourTo learn about your host, Jennifer, view her Instagram: @bellydancebyjennifer or visit her website: https://bellydancebyjennifer.comTh...2025-04-121h 03Let's Talk: BellydanceLet’s Talk:Bellydance (Episode 5): Jihan Jamal Talks about Undercutting and Knowing Your WorthIn today’s episode of “Let’s Talk: Bellydance”, Jihan Jamal and I chat about undercutting, different ways it appears, the effect on the community, mindset around this, and standing up for yourself. One big message revolves around getting comfortable saying “no” and explaining your value. Enjoy the stories shared of triumphs and learnings, and may this serve as a resource in the Bellydance community to help make it better.Follow Jihan Jamal on Instagram: @jihanjamaraqs_onOr on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18DjTNG3mS/?mibextid=wwXIfrThank y...2025-04-121h 02Let's Talk: BellydanceLet’s Talk:Bellydance (Episode 4) | Vanneza Shares The Realities of Being an Entertainment CoordinatorIn this episode of “Let’s Talk: Bellydance”, Vanneza and I share about the good, bad, and ugly of being a Bellydance booker/entertainment coordinator and stories and growth that came about as a result. Let us know what you think.To follow Vanneza and her performers, visit her Instagram page: @yourexquisiteentTo learn more about the host, Jennifer, visit https://bellydancebyjennifer.com or follow her on Instagram: @bellydancebyjenniferThank you for your support, and let’s make our community a better place. “Let’s Talk: Bellydance” is an online sho...2025-04-121h 05Let's Talk: BellydanceLet’s Talk: Bellydance (Episode 3) | Cyber Bullying with PortiaIn this episode of Let’s Talk: Bellydance, the amazing Portia shares her experiences with cyber bullying, her mindset and advice on how to cope and some solutions for the community. #letstalkbellydance To learn more about Portia, follow her on Instagram @BellyMotions To learn more about Jennifer, follow her on Instagram @bellydancebyjennifer or visit her website https://bellydancebyjennifer.comThank you for your support, and let’s make our community a better place. “Let’s Talk: Bellydance” is an online show where we interview dancers about the hard topics and issues we fa...2025-04-1255 minLet's Talk: BellydanceLet’s Talk: Bellydance (Episode 2): Erin Taliah Talks To Us About ValidationIn today’s Episode of Let’s Talk: Bellydance, Erin Taliah shares her experiences with dancers who need validation and some of the good, bad, and ugly that can come about from this desire. To learn more about Erin, follow her on Instagram @bellydancerandthebeach To learn more about Jennifer, follow her on Instagram: @bellydancebyjennifer or visit https://bellydancebyjennifer.comThank you for your support, and let’s make our community a better place. “Let’s Talk: Bellydance” is an online show where we interview dancers about the hard topics...2025-03-2858 minLet's Talk: BellydanceLet's Talk: Bellydance (Episode 1): Ciana Ariel on Disagreements Versus DisrespectOn today's episode of "Let's Talk: Bellydance," the amazing Ciana and Ariel and I go over the difference between disagreements and disrespect, and some tools and techniques to de-escalate situations and mindset advice. To learn more about Ciana Ariel, follow her on Instagram: @ciana.arielTo learn about your host, Jennifer, view her Instagram: @bellydancebyjennifer or visit her website: https://bellydancebyjennifer.comThank you for your support, and let’s make our community a better place. “Let’s Talk: Bellydance” is an online show where we interview dancers about the hard top...2025-03-2651 min
Aligned & Thriving | Wellness Tips, Spiritual Growth, Self-Love HealingEPISODE 132 - DEALING WITH PELVIC FLOOR ISSUES? DISCOVER HOW BELLY DANCING CAN IMPROVE YOUR LIFE STYLE WITH GUEST JENNIFER SOBELIn this episode we interview Jennifer Sobel, a professional belly dancer and entrepreneur, who shares her journey from acupuncture to creating the Bellydance Solution, a program designed to help women strengthen their pelvic floor and address bladder leaking through belly dancing. The discussion highlights the stigma surrounding women's health issues, the mechanics of belly dancing, and the success stories of women who have transformed their lives through Jennifer's programs. Jennifer emphasizes the importance of breaking the silence around these common issues and encourages women to embrace their bodies and seek solutions that empower them.
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Booty Bands More Than FitnessMacros Made Simple “It’s made me feel like I’m not gonna quit the whole thing or like I’m gonna reach my goals. I think I had to realize that I ate the wrong thing, recuperate, and find myself back in the flow.” - Jamie💕 Guest: Jamie Velazquez: over 10 years Belly Dancer experience, Working on MBA and Mom of 2. Passions are fitness and helping other women embrace their sensuality through bellydance! Follow Jamie here: @theway_of_bellydance💕 Host: Danita Young | AAS CPT NQBC SBO is a Leading Women’s Health and Fitness Expert a...2023-10-1520 min
Align with Danita YoungMacros Made Simple“It’s made me feel like I’m not gonna quit the whole thing or like I’m gonna reach my goals. I think I had to realize that I ate the wrong thing, recuperate, and find myself back in the flow.” - Jamie
💕 Guest: Jamie Velazquez: over 10 years Belly Dancer experience, Working on MBA and Mom of 2. Passions are fitness and helping other women embrace their sensuality through bellydance! Follow Jamie here: @theway_of_bellydance
💕 Host: Danita Young | AAS CPT NQBC SBO is a Leading Women’s Health and Fitness Expert a...2023-10-1520 min
Dr. Bri Talks Lady BitsEp 65: Bellydance for Pelvic Health and Incontinence Relief w/ Jennifer SobelIf you know me, you know that I love hip circles... And so this interview with Jennifer Sobel was a real treat!
Jennifer has been a professional belly dance instructor and performer for 16+ years, and she now educates and empowers women that they don’t need to just accept a weak pelvic floor, bladder leakage or anything less than feeling in love with their bodies and themselves. There is a FUN and empowering solution to pelvic floor strength: belly dance! In this episode, you will learn:
The ”happy accident” that led Jennifer to discover that belly...2021-04-2828 min
Dance Chat with BlairDance Chat featuring Drake von Trapp: Masculinity in American #BellydanceDrake von Trapp is a multi-award winning instructor and performer from Texas, with a diverse dance background and high energy performances, from sultry, sinewy smoothness to high jumping, shimmy-twerk magic that will surely hypnotize and mesmerize! He's recently released his research on masculine and male-identified dancers within the realm of bellydance and fusion world dance--Transnational Fusion Dance, World Fusion Dance, Raqs Sharqi, MENAHT and folkloric/regional dance stylizations.
Today we get to visit about his research, spanning about 20 years of Transnational Fusion dance history and featuring stories and information from some of the male and...2020-09-1314 min
the AP CollectionKristin Ward // Bellydancer, Fire Eater, PerformerKristin Ward started bellydancing shortly after she moved to Pittsburgh in 2000. She has performed and taught this practice ever since, her venues ranging from weddings to corporate functions to festivals. Her love of bellydancing comes from both the understanding and honoring of the Middle Eastern culture, as well as her passion for dancing as a way to perform and tell a story.
Positively delightful to speak to, Kristin's humble beginnings in bellydancing started with lessons at Alloy Dance and performances at Sphinx back when it was still in Southside. She gives an informative breakdown of the dance's histor...2015-04-0750 min
EclecticaEclectica v2, Ep.2! It Liiiiives!!! XDThis episode is dedicated to the great Mr. Owain Phyfe, who has inspired me in so many ways since discovering his work now many, many moons ago. The picture below is exactly how I remember him; the day I first plowed dreamy-eyed but determinedly through the VA Renaissance fair, to find out where that -enchanting- music was coming from. And ever since, I have been positively captivated by his incredible voice, his passionate, unique creations, and his lyrical style. To my knowledge, Mr. Phyfe was a self-taught musician, ancient &...2013-06-0835 min
Eclectica - Diversity AudifiedEclectica v2, Ep.2! It Liiiiives!!! XDThis episode is dedicated to the great Mr. Owain Phyfe, who has inspired me in so many ways since discovering his work now many, many moons ago. The picture below is exactly how I remember him; the day I first plowed dreamy-eyed but determinedly through the VA Renaissance fair, to find out where that -enchanting- music was coming from. And ever since, I have been positively captivated by his incredible voice, his passionate, unique creations, and his lyrical style. To my knowledge, Mr. Phyfe was a self-taught musician, ancient & medieval linguist and surely...2013-06-0835 min
Shimmy CastShimmy Cast Episode #34Episode 34 is available for download.43:52 minutes 21.1MBIn this episode you'll hear:1)Answers to the Question of the Week: What do you do while listening to Shimmy Cast?The next question: What kind of body adornment or body art do you like to use while performing?2)News - see forum board for links.3)Review: Evolution: Tribal Fusion Bellydance Performances DVD reviewed by Arabella4)Podcast-safe music: Rain in the Desert by Little Red King, which is available at Podsafe Music Network.5)Emails/Feedback6)History...2007-04-2700 min