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We all have times in our lives when we are trying to accomplish things, but we keep facing roadblocks. Sometimes you take two [...]

This past weekend, a very dear friend of mine, Tom Ryan, passed away quietly in his sleep. I met Tom (Rashid) when I [...]

Suhaila often talks about the lifestyle of an artist. Every day activities and errands can suddenly take on a whole new meaning when [...]

Recently, a colleague of mine signed off an email with "Peace and blessings", and the sentiment gave me pause. A dancer friend commented [...]

In her workshops and classes, Suhaila emphasizes “being present”. Pull your energy, skills and focus together into “now”, and apply that attention to [...]

We recently came across Christy Greene's blog post "Why Certify", in which she provides her thoughts about belly dance certification, specifically Suhaila's format. [...]

We are thrilled to offer three classes taught by Leyla Jouvana, accompanied with live drumming by Roland. Click here for a video about [...]

In the mid 1970s, Jamila sponsored a student night once a month at the Casbah, a belly dance night club in San Francisco. [...]

In 2006, Suhaila debuted her hard rock fusion choreography, Dark Veil, at Rakkasah West . . . as an homage to 1980's rock. [...]

HBO recently aired a documentary, Ghetto Ballet. In Cape Town, South Africa, Philip Boyd founded Dance for All to train disadvantaged young people [...]