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Tiny Belly Dance Mash Up – Episode 9 | Tame Your Music

If you’re tired of trying to wrangle your music for practice, check out this awesome app to slow down, speed up, make repeatable loops and so much more. “Anytune” is for iOS and is now available in a NEW alpha pre-release for Android!

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Tiny Belly Dance Mash Up – Episode 8

Learn how to maximize your experience as a student in online classes and take your small screen to the big screen with ease!

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Tiny Belly Dance Mash Up – Episode 7

Put it all together! Try out these zils and combo a capella (as in the videos). Then try it with a chiftitelli and/masmoudi saghir drum rhythm too! What’s the most challenging part for you?

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Tiny Belly Dance Mash Up – Episode 6

It’s time to put the “chifty” zil pattern with the syncopated hip articulation combo!

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Tiny Belly Dance Mash Up – Episode 5

This week we’ll play with a syncopated hip articulation combo.

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Tiny Belly Dance Mash Up – Episode 4

Check out this quirky 3-1-2-1-1-1 zil pattern with a “chifty” feeling in Episode 4 of the Tiny Belly Dance Mash Up.

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Tiny Belly Dance Mash Up – Episode 3

Let’s put the zil pattern on top of this 24 count “V” shaped floor pattern in Episode 3 of the Tiny Belly Dance Mash Up.

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Tiny Belly Dance Mash Up – Episode 2

Experiment with this 24 count “V” shaped floor pattern in Episode 2 of the Tiny Belly Dance Mash Up.

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Tiny Belly Dance Mash Up – Episode 1

Check out this less often played zil pattern of 3-5-5. Learn different ways to count and different tones to play it with.

No Veil Left Behind

No Veil Left Behind

5 ways to retrieve your veil (or any other prop) at the end of your belly dance show.

A 4-Minute Breakdown of the Full Rou...

A 4-minute breakdown of the classic 6-part routine, with video from a show with live music.

Inside the Dancer’s Studio

Inside the Dancer’s Studio

Get a sneak peek into my own practice space, and tell me about yours!

Everything Else is Gravy

Why we need mere competence, not excellence.   It’s funny: when I...

Imagery in Belly Dance

Imagery in Belly Dance

  Surprise! I made a holiday gift for you. I’ve been experimenting...

The Injury Effect

How setbacks can be stepping stones to your dreams.   (Or: Why I’m...

The Psychology of Traveling Patterns

Taktaba Turns Five! Five years ago today, I released the first episode of...

How to Improve Your Musicality with ...

I made this video late, late at night, and in my PJs. I filmed it back in...

How NOT Winning the Lottery Helps Yo...

TRANSCRIPT (Approximate)How NOT Winning the Lottery Helps You Get What You...

Taktaba Episode 3: Timing Patterns

December 31st 2007 Well, I said I wanted to get Episode 3 out before the end...

Taktaba Episode 2: Long-Term Repetit...

November 21st, 2007 First, I’d like to thank you all for your patience...

Taktaba Episode 1: Repetition and Al...

October 17th, 2006 This episode treats the twin topics of repetition and...

Episode 0: Podcast Promo and a Poll!

Hi everyone, My podcast promo is now available: (This video has been...