In the early 1970s, new "funk style" dances were being developed by urban dancers in California. Locking (created by Don Campbell in the [...]

I remember my mother teaching class in the 1970s, using a method she developed years prior. Her students moved in a counterclockwise circle [...]

I grew up surrounded by belly dance. As soon as my parents were married, my father forbade my mother (Jamila Salimpour) from performing [...]

When in Japan recently, I learned an interesting custom. In some shops, the merchants have small trays upon which you place your money [...]

In my recent workshop trip to Japan, my sponsor treated us to a wonderful opportunity to attend kabuki theater. We saw a production [...]

We now offer Persian Dance instruction by Shahrzad Khorsandi through our online classes. Instruction in this exquisite dance format is rare, and we [...]

I was in Paris in the early 90's with my boyfriend (we’ll call him PK) at the time. We were on a two [...]

Several years ago, I was on a workshop tour in Europe. At some point in the journey, my daughter (who was about nine [...]

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 [...]