Introducing More Than Steps

Hi there, I’m Nadira Jamal the Belly Dance Geek and I’m thrilled to be introducing my new podcast More Than Steps. Most belly dance instruction is about feeding you moves and choreographies to copy, but I like to focus on how the dance works so you can create your dance for yourself.

So in this program we’re going to talk about everything but the steps. We’ll talk about improv, the compositional principles that go into all dance whether it’s improvised or choreographed, stage presence, history and culture, business and ethics, musicality, making practice part of your life, and a few ranty opinions.

Speaking of steps, I record these on the way to my morning coffee run, so you’re also going to hear some of the sounds of my neighborhood here in Somerville, Massachusetts. So as you hear the cars go by or the birds chirping imagine that you’re going out for coffee with me and if I sound a little out of breath that’s because the coffee shop is literally uphill both ways.

Now if you’re familiar with my other podcast The Belly Dance Geek Clubhouse, don’t worry that program is going to continue, but there are two main differences. One is that in the Clubhouse my focus is on bringing in different guest experts, so we have a lot of perspectives, but in this program I’m just going to be sharing my own ideas. The other big differences is that these audios are going to be short and sweet so you can listen when you just have a few minutes or maybe when you’re drinking your own coffee.

New episodes will be released every Tuesday, you can find us at bellydancegeek.com/steps and soon we’ll be on iTunes, Google Play, and anywhere else you get your podcasts.