In the last decade, the way I learn dancing and sewing (and everything else in life) changed dramatically. When I was interested in learning something, I used to look for a local teacher that teaches that subject. Today I look for an online course. I DON’T think online courses replace in-person learning. But they definitely compliment and/or enhance in-person learning.… Read more →
Welcome to the last post of Business of Belly Dance Series Part 2! In my last post, I shared my tips on video making for dancers and focused on the technical aspect of video making like camera, lighting and your on-camera personality. In today’s post, I want to talk about protecting your copyright and choreography online. A quick disclaimer –… Read more →
Welcome back to the Business of Belly Dance series Part 2! Last week Georgia shared with us a really comprehensive guide to hosting events with celebrity dancers. If you missed it, check it out here. In the guide, she mentioned you should have a photographer/videographer record your events. This is really important for many reasons: Share the great memories with… Read more →
Hope you are enjoying the Business of Belly Dance series, and feeling more excited about going professional with belly dancing. If you are new here, here are the previous posts in the series: Introduction to Business of Belly Dance Make a Website in 4 Steps for Dancers DIY Website for Dancers Like I said before, I love people who are… Read more →
This post is longer than a usual Sparkly Belly post. here to download the PDF version, so you can download & add it to your resources and read it off-line 🙂 Want to become a professional belly dancer? Last month, I asked “what are your belly dance goals?” in Sparkly Belly’s Facebook group. The answers were very inspiring. As I… Read more →