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Today for the seventh day of belly dance Christmas I would love to share with you a step by step course will take you through all the technique, movements, stylization and rhythm you need to dance a gorgeous and high energy drum solo with a little Khaleeji Flair.

This choreography is one that is sure to get you grooving to the infectious Khaleeji rhythm – there’s a fun introduction with veil, lots of hip-lockin’ chest popin’ drum solo technique and some serious hair-swinging to finish up the piece.

Every combination of this three and a half minute choreography will be methodically broken down first by learning and drilling technique, then building the combination, reviewing with counts and then dancing it with music. The clear and easy-to-follow class format will have you up and dancing this choreography before you can say “Yallah!”

This is the last time this choreography will be available for purchase, so be sure to snag your discount before December 18th!

You can find it here: SahiraBellyDances.com/12Days

I think that jing-jing-jingling you hear is not sleigh bells at all, but finger cymbals merrily playing to ring in the holiday season!

I am a gigantic fan of the finger cymbals… it honestly may border on an obsession at times. But I choose to use my obsession for good and not evil and today I am passing along the benefits to YOU as part of our 12 Days of Belly Dance Christmas celebration.

Today’s gift is a free on-demand finger cymbal tutorial that will show you how you can take out favorite pattern – the Gallop – and make it much more fun and interesting without making it any more challenging or complicated to use in your dance.

Intrigued? Join me here for this free recorded class series and start rocking your zills now!

http://SahiraBellyDances.com/12Days

Today for Day 5 of our 12 Days of Belly Dance Christmas celebration I am offering you a downloadable resource for your practice – a new deck for my Belly Dance Practice Layering Cards (I’ll give you one guess what this deck is all about 😉)!

Today as part of the 12 Days of Belly Dance Christmas celebration I am gifting you the Zill Layering Deck for your practice!

Challenge yourself and jumpstart your practice by shuffling up this little deck of finger cymbal ideas when you are next looking to add a little zilling to your dance. Draw one out at random and see what magic you create.

Ready to add a little random fun into your belly dance practice?

Get your gift here!

http://SahiraBellyDances.com/12Days

Are you looking for an easy way to seriously drill your belly dance in order to solidify your technique, work up a great sweat and level up your dance?

Welcome to “Killer Driller”, a belly dance course designed to help you sweat, move and improve your mood all while leveling up your belly dance technique.

Isolations, shimmies and traveling layers, strength building exercises and more all in one convenient package that can be done one drill at a time or in neatly organized drill videos that can be plugged into your practice no matter how much or how little time you have.

Beginner dancers will benefit from the thorough breakdown of each exercise and the technique within while more advanced dancers can challenge themselves to improve their precision, strength and control.

A regular habit of drilling your foundational belly dance technique is a crucial part of every serious dancer’s practice.

I invite you to join me for this high-energy killer driller course and we’ll have some sweaty dance fun together!

Today as part of the 12 Days of Belly Dance Christmas celebration I am offering you a discount on the final sale of this course. “Killer Driller” will no longer be available for sale after December 14th.

Get your course discount here and snag this fabulous dance resource for just $37 today!

http://SahiraBellyDances.com/12Days

It’s the second day of our Belly Dance Christmas celebration! How are you feeling? 🤩

Today I have a very special limited-time offer for you.

Are you:
→ A new dancer looking to learn some of belly dance’s most popular shimmies?
→ A long-time dance student frustrated with shimmies that are unreliable, wonky or difficult to achieve?
or
→ An experienced dancer looking to expand your shimmy repertoire?

Then you are going to LOVE the Sensational Shimmy Intensive Course I’m offering you today. This course is your one stop shop to learn and perfect 22 different shimmies and variations!

By the end of this course you will have:

✓ A solid understanding of how to make shimmies big, relaxed, delicious, dependable and fun
✓ The clear blueprint for drilling your shimmies to achieve the shimmies you’ve always wanted
✓ Twenty two different shimmies that you can play with and use to create amazing texture and expression in your dance
✓ Total confidence and clarity on the differences between the three quarter and triplet shimmies (Yes! They are different!)
✓ Four ways to easily workout your shimmies anytime no matter how much time you have

Today for the 12 Days of Belly Dance Christmas celebration I am offering you a big discount on this course. Normally $67, you can get lifetime access to this course for the next 48 hours for just $49!

This is the last time this course will ever be offered for purchase on its own and will only be available to members of The Belly Dance Journey membership after the sales end. So if you are ready to make your shimmies sensational, grab this course today before it goes away forever!

Get your course discount here: SahiraBellyDances.com/12Days

It’s the first day of Christmas! Let’s see what Santa Sahira has in store for you.

Today I would love to share with you a fabulous technique and combination mini-workshop, created especially for you and our 12 Days of Christmas celebration! In this free class we will work on several fun belly dance technique and movement concepts that build into a fabulously cheeky combination that you will dance step-by-step with me.

And as I am a huge believer in the power of pairing on-demand class content with real-time face-to-face (or perhaps better said, screen-to-screen) learning, I’m giving you the inside scoop and a sneak peek into Day 3’s gift here, too.

This Saturday I will gifting you a free live Zoom class so we can meet up and work through this content together in order to take it to the next level!

So dive into this free mini-workshop now so you have a bit of the material under your hip scarf when we meet live on Saturday!

Get the link to your gift here: http://SahiraBellyDances.com/12Days

🎄It’s almost time for Christmas and I am busy in the studio wrapping up some fabulous belly dance gifts for you.

✨ I invite you to join me for my 12 Days of Belly Dance Christmas where I will show you exactly how we celebrate over here at Sahira Belly Dances.

❃ Free live classes and on demand tutorials
❃ Downloadables and dance resources
❃ Class and apparel discounts
❃ And festive events all with a belly dance theme

🎁 12 days to get into the spirit of the season with a shimmy and smile as I add a little glitter and spice to your days.

🗓 The 12 Days of Belly Dance Christmas begins on December 9th and goes for (you guessed it!) 12 days. But this special event is only available to folks who register in advance. So head on over now and get your invitation at

→ SahiraBellyDances.com/12days

🎉 I look forward to celebrating with you there.

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Today I have something incredibly special to share with you!

As a professional belly dance performer and instructor, I believe it is incredibly important to support Arab artists and businesses, as this is the culture behind this amazing dance form that we all know and love.

A couple of years ago I discovered an incredible business through an online belly dance forum and immediately fell in love with the unique and beautiful handmade products for sale there.

The business is Sound of Mazzika and today I am sharing with you an interview with its owner – Angie Assal.

After getting hooked on the ridiculously awesome Arab music and culture jewelry on her site (check out the sagat earrings, they are so very fabulous!) I knew I had to meet the woman behind the business, so I reached out and was thrilled to connect with Angie – a vibrant and visionary young entrepreneur who has just this year gone full-time with her online jewelry business. I was blown away by this woman’s energy, creativity and vision for how art can help introduce others to the Arab culture, creating curiosity and interest to help bridge the divide that often exists in the world. We chat about how she started her business, the process behind her jewelry creation and her big plans for using her jewelry to spotlight other Arab artists here in the US and in the Middle East.

You are going to LOVE this interview!

Once you’ve finished hanging out with us, head over to Sound of Mazzika and snag one of her hot-off-the-press tabla or riq Christmas ornament before they are all gone!

http://SoundofMazzika.com

Follow Angie on social media at @soundofmazzika

I get a lot of questions every day about belly dance, finger cymbals and how best to learn and master the concepts within. The most common question by far, though, is most definitely about creating and sustaining a strong and delicious shimmy layer.

The shimmy was totally my kryptonite for about the first twelve years of my dance. Mediocre at best, I was tormented by uneven, unreliable shimmies that started and stopped on their own and never felt comfortable or within my control.

Fast-forward several years and many hours of practice later and I finally own a shimmy I am proud to call my own. Relaxed, juicy and beautiful (as well as reliable!) I no longer approach shimmy layers with hesitation and fear.

Today I would like to share with you a fabulous exercise designed to help you strengthen your shimmy layering technique. By drilling the Egyptian and Hip Shimmy through a variety of basic belly dance movements you can train your body to create seamless shimmies no matter where your weight lies – which is the secret to strong and effortless shimmy layers.

Are you ready to dive in and create a scintillating shimmy you love?

Let’s do it!

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If you enjoyed this video then you are going to LOVE this FREE 7-day Belly Dance Jumpstart. Seven days of short and sweet tutorials delivered to your inbox to help infuse your days with movement, creativity and joy! Perfect for anyone interested in learning or reviewing the foundations of this beautiful dance form.

http://SahiraBellyDances.com/Jumpstart

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Special thanks to Rom Ryan and Moodafaruka for the music used in this video. Learn more about them and support them online at http://Moodafaruka.com