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A super easy way to make time for your belly dance practice!
What if I told you there is a super easy way to create an hour a day (or more!) to dedicate to your dance practice?
Would you believe me?
Here’s another question:
Do you feel like you have enough time to dedicate to your dance practice?
When I ask this question to dancers, pretty much everyone says no.
While we are all gifted 24 hours each day to create a life that we love, managing that time while negotiating all the other demands and activities in your schedule can be incredibly challenging.
And often times the activities in our day that are for US - dancing, singing, reading, walking in nature - get pushed to the bottom of our calendar and therefor never happen.
Sound familiar? You are not alone.
I’ve struggled with the same thing too… so much so that I used to joke with my family about planting more ‘thyme’ in our garden so I could get everything done. (PS. It didn’t work. )
All jokes aside, I’m happy to report that since then I’ve spent some serious time studying productivity, essentialism and the science of happiness and I’ve learned many ways to take back my day and make more room for what I love most… like dance!
While there are big ways and changes you can make to your life to create massive amounts of time (imagine getting rid of your TV or finding a job that allows you to work from home) there are also hundreds of small and simple things you can do TODAY that will free up precious minutes for your dance practice.
I’ve compiled a list of my favorite easy time-creation methods into this free downloadable:
Making Time For Your Dance Practice: 12 Easy Ways to Create Time To Do What You Love Most.
Here’s one example from the guide. Multitask in your practice. Every single day I listen to educational audiobooks while doing stretching and strengthening exercises and you'll often find me doing squats while I brush my teeth. I've also been known to watch online dance class videos while cooking (though don't ask me about the mess I make when stirring the pot turns into traveling shimmies across the kitchen!)
I am so excited to share these ideas with you. These simple actions will help you free up anywhere from 5 to over 60 minutes in your day for whatever it is that fuels you most. You can download it for free now at:
SahiraBellyDances.com/Time
So take two minutes to download it now and choose one thing you are going to try this week. And then drop me a line and let me know how it goes. I cannot wait to see what you accomplish with your newfound time!
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Intermediate Belly Dance Tutorial - The Single Hip Ommi
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This is one of my absolute favorite belly dance moves - The Single Hip Ommi. This intermediate-level belly dance move is so snaky and sultry... and you can really play with this and spice it up to make it your own. In this tutorial I am going to teach you the single hip ommi - a variation of the upward ommi that takes this foundational move and bumps it up a notch in complexity and pizzaz. In o...
The best belly roll tutorial! Learn to belly roll like a pro.
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The art of belly dance is full of unique and challenging muscle isolations, and the belly roll is one of the most sought-after of them all! While the belly roll is a movement that perplexes many dancers, I have a way of teaching it that gives you more than one way to approach the challenge, greatly increasing your chance of success. In just four steps (two of which you probably already have mas...
Learn Saidi Style Dance - Technique and Combination Tutorial
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Of all the folklore we encounter in belly dance, Saidi is one of the most common (and one of my favorites)! In this tutorial I am going to walk you through a bit of what makes this style so much fun, including its earthy energy and opportunity for sass and attitude. Spend a little time with me today and you’ll walk away with a better understanding of this style and a fab new combination you can...
The Hagallah Shimmy Demystified
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This is one of those shimmies that really confuse dancers when it's not explained well. Which is too bad, because it's a REALLY good one! The Hagallah is a 3/4 shimmy on the down with a twist, stepping on the downbeat (....see how that might be confusing?) and it's used extensively in a folkloric dance of the same name. It also happens to be one of my favorite traveling shimmies - so you'll def...
You can learn to Belly Dance at Any Age! Try this tutorial and see for yourself.
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I am a firm believer that Belly Dance is for EVERY BODY. No matter your age, background, body type or gender identity, this beautiful dance form can help you find health, creativity and grace. Through my 24 years of dance I have experienced many changes in my body, and I am blessed to teach this dance every single week to people of all ages, sizes and backgrounds. I can confidently say that no ...
We practiced with the recording for three months and then danced to the music LIVE!!! 🤯
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For some dancers, it's an absolute dream come true. For others it makes them break out in a serious sweat. I'm talking about dancing to live music. Belly dance at its core is an improvisational art form that historically was (obviously) always done to live music. The music and the dance were created in the moment, and often there was very little advanced coordination between dancer and musician...
Learn this belly dance move! The Moroccan Shimmy
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In this tutorial, we are going to dive deep into one of the more nuanced and lesser used shimmies in the bellydance vocabulary. This is the Moroccan Shimmy… It is part of the triplet shimmy family, but has a slightly different accent that sets it apart and makes it even more delicious and slightly more challenging to perform well. I will take you step-by-step through this beautiful shimmy, focu...
Drill THIS to improve your finger cymbal speed and agility!
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One of the many fabulous things about finger cymbals is the easy ability to see when you are improving! When you learn a new pattern or riff, slow and steady is the name of the game. As you begin to feel more comfortable and confident you can ramp up your speed and easily measure it using a metronome. If you are a zill player looking to increase your speed and agility check out this fantastic d...
Learn to improvise on your finger cymbals with this creative "Zill Call and Response" game!
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Learn to improvise on your finger cymbals with this creative "Zill Call and Response" game!
Four things I wish I had known when I started playing finger cymbals with belly dance.
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Four things I wish I had known when I started playing finger cymbals with belly dance.
Finger Cymbal Essentials - Learn to play the Beladi rhythm
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Finger Cymbal Essentials - Learn to play the Beladi rhythm
"Princess of Cairo" performance at the 2023 Amethyst Dance Festival
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"Princess of Cairo" performance at the 2023 Amethyst Dance Festival
Flow & Flex : Your Go-To 10 Minutes Belly Dance Cool Down Stretch Session
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Flow & Flex : Your Go-To 10 Minutes Belly Dance Cool Down Stretch Session
Learn this Belly Dance Essential - The Comma
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Learn this Belly Dance Essential - The Comma
Sahira performs with the National Arab Orchestra at Go Live 2023
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Sahira performs with the National Arab Orchestra at Go Live 2023
🔥 Ready for stronger, more confident and reliable shimmies?
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🔥 Ready for stronger, more confident and reliable shimmies?
Sahira Performs a Ghawazee Inspired Finger Cymbal Dance at The Amethyst Dance Festival
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Sahira Performs a Ghawazee Inspired Finger Cymbal Dance at The Amethyst Dance Festival
Finger Cymbal Drill for Rock-Solid Rhythmic Playing 🎵
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Finger Cymbal Drill for Rock-Solid Rhythmic Playing 🎵
Learn this sassy Saidi choreography in just six weeks!
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Learn this sassy Saidi choreography in just six weeks!
FREE Limited time Saidi Style Folklore Masterclass
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FREE Limited time Saidi Style Folklore Masterclass
I am so angry! I've been shut down and I don't know why?? 😡
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I am so angry! I've been shut down and I don't know why?? 😡
✨ Free limited-time Saidi Style Masterclass with Sahira!
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✨ Free limited-time Saidi Style Masterclass with Sahira!
Saidi Style Dance | Cane Essentials - The Forward Spin
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Saidi Style Dance | Cane Essentials - The Forward Spin
Belly Dance Lessons with Sahira - Saidi Basic 1
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Belly Dance Lessons with Sahira - Saidi Basic 1
Refresh your belly dance technique for the new year with this drill!
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Refresh your belly dance technique for the new year with this drill!
Set yourself up for ultimate belly dance practice success in 2024 with this FREE masterclass!
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Set yourself up for ultimate belly dance practice success in 2024 with this FREE masterclass!
Join me for 12 days of FREE belly dance learning, community, prizes and fun! 💃🏻🎁🤶🏼
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Join me for 12 days of FREE belly dance learning, community, prizes and fun! 💃🏻🎁🤶🏼
Sahira performs at Sherwood Faire with Istanpitta | Kuurdilicaz Longa
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Sahira performs at Sherwood Faire with Istanpitta | Kuurdilicaz Longa
Top 10 Moves Every Belly Dancer Must Know - The Egyptian Shimmy
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Top 10 Moves Every Belly Dancer Must Know - The Egyptian Shimmy

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @katherineseward7287
    @katherineseward7287 4 години тому

    Can you be too old to learn the Turkish drop?

  • @angel3607327
    @angel3607327 11 годин тому

    Why does my right arm start paining after i play for a while. Am i doing something wrong?

  • @thestitchqueencrochet
    @thestitchqueencrochet День тому

    This was so helpful! Thank you!

  • @buikdansgroepsihr7587
    @buikdansgroepsihr7587 2 дні тому

    Gefacineerd tot het eind ! Bravo ❤

  • @Hanakow
    @Hanakow 3 дні тому

    Thank you Sahira!!! I wish you could be my teacher!! I have years without practicing and I'm coming back again, I forgot how much I love this (but it was easier when I was younger hahaha)

  • @memorycelle
    @memorycelle 5 днів тому

    Love the dance and the music!!

  • @samanthaknudson3084
    @samanthaknudson3084 7 днів тому

    Thank you for this! I was just thinking about how to make time to restart my practice. I am notorious about not going back to HOW to do something I want. This will prompt me to go do it. cross fingers... No. Not hope, do. (Is it Yoda who says "No try. Only do.) ☺

  • @kellypicard7927
    @kellypicard7927 7 днів тому

    Link doesn’t work

  • @BADRUBULDURA
    @BADRUBULDURA 7 днів тому

    💝💝💝💝💝💝

  • @adnankaraata7410
    @adnankaraata7410 8 днів тому

    Free class shimmy plses

  • @tomek3969
    @tomek3969 13 днів тому

    Moving your hips is absolutely phenomenal, mega captivating and very sensual! You make IT with incredible lighly, precision and great Control above your lovely body!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @nadiacruz7957
    @nadiacruz7957 13 днів тому

    mucho texto

  • @shad0wdream
    @shad0wdream 13 днів тому

    That last tip was super helpful! Thank you!

  • @mariahubacher9682
    @mariahubacher9682 14 днів тому

    Beautiful ❤

  • @RaifBellydance
    @RaifBellydance 14 днів тому

    Love it! So happy to practice with You! ❤

  • @erinjohnson8946
    @erinjohnson8946 14 днів тому

    Thank you for this new tutorial :) ❤❤❤

  • @alissandracoffey4692
    @alissandracoffey4692 14 днів тому

    I love the Basic Egyptian paired with sideways 3/4 Shimmy. I may make that move a drill. Looks like fun with the Zrills ❤❤❤

  • @bellyjewel
    @bellyjewel 14 днів тому

    I'm a clockwise girl, myself, although I'm usually comfortable going in either direction. Except with ribcage circles. Counterclockwise ribcage circles, aarghh!!

  • @foxyne3357
    @foxyne3357 15 днів тому

    Thanks you so much ❤️, this move reminds me vertical hips circle, but I knew another technic. It's same move or not 🤔? That said, I really like this technique, I didn't know it before and I find that my movement is more fluid so thanks you 😊

  • @Michael-go7zz
    @Michael-go7zz 15 днів тому

    Great tutorial, nicely explained

  • @BADRUBULDURA
    @BADRUBULDURA 15 днів тому

    💝💝💝💝💝💝

  • @alessandrosimone5397
    @alessandrosimone5397 15 днів тому

    Love you sexy bellydancer 🙏🤗❤️💃🥰😍😘🔝🆒🤗🥰😍😘

  • @PilarFerraro-c6d
    @PilarFerraro-c6d 18 днів тому

    Your skill and passion truly shine through every move! I think you'll love our Muscle & Joint Pain Relief Cream products and would be a great fit for a partnership. Let's discuss further and send you some products to try out.

  • @StomachGrowl-po7yu
    @StomachGrowl-po7yu 18 днів тому

    Not again

  • @sloshitup
    @sloshitup 18 днів тому

    Great tutorial! Thanks. Belly roll after drinking has a side gift, ASMR sounds from the tummy lol :D

  • @bellyjewel
    @bellyjewel 20 днів тому

    Good explanation. Now teach us to do flutters!

  • @hakkahakka2952
    @hakkahakka2952 21 день тому

    I am so excited and pleased as to watch video again I have learned so much knowledge about the belly dance skill in this video Thanks for your teaching Love you 😊

  • @monicatezuka9076
    @monicatezuka9076 21 день тому

    I bought my zills almost 8 years ago...and joined a class. I have found that hard because I couldn't follow the others and I just saved them in my cabinet. However I have always loved them and now I am giving myself and my zills the chance to interact and create more❤

  • @alissandracoffey4692
    @alissandracoffey4692 22 дні тому

    I learned finger cymbals when I was a seasoned dancer.

  • @victoriafarasha
    @victoriafarasha 22 дні тому

    Super helpful breakdown!! I've never seen it explained this way but makes total sense and I can visually see the differences now! Thank you so much!

  • @BADRUBULDURA
    @BADRUBULDURA 22 дні тому

    💝💝💝💝💝💝

  • @1nilu1
    @1nilu1 22 дні тому

    can you go through reverse roll too, cheers

  • @tima.curtis2488
    @tima.curtis2488 22 дні тому

    I enjoy your belly rolling videos 😃.

  • @foxyne3357
    @foxyne3357 22 дні тому

    Thanks you so much for sharing it's so difficult for me to master belly Roll, but it's Above all because I didn't have much time this year to practice belly rolls because there are so many other workouts or stretches to do for dance buuuut I'll practice it more often because I really want to like a golden Era dancer ❤️, love you 💖

  • @monicatezuka9076
    @monicatezuka9076 22 дні тому

    Thank you ❤

  • @leileili
    @leileili 23 дні тому

    Can u do. Video for shimmy with maya

  • @dbonk6264
    @dbonk6264 25 днів тому

    Random question, what size and note are ðe zills you’re playing? (I’m guessing a D7 note) And do you know ðe size and note of ðe ones on Eternal Flame by ðe Bangles? I don’t believe it was a real zil but it definitely emulates ðe sound on ðe track. Beautiful teaching btw I want to explore ðe sounds and try and find a way of using multiple notes and beats

  • @yidneth
    @yidneth 26 днів тому

    I just got my first pair today, trying to learn the basics to incorporate ir into the fantasy videos I create for my music

  • @Preceptor1111
    @Preceptor1111 28 днів тому

    ❤love the method . Worked well for me 😊

  • @diana.diamond
    @diana.diamond 28 днів тому

    that was very helpful thank you!

  • @e.5116
    @e.5116 28 днів тому

    💖Can you do an updated version of masmoudi on zills , with numbers? I really enjoy your videos 💖.

  • @marlenadancer50
    @marlenadancer50 28 днів тому

    Love this combo

  • @KimRichardsGilchrist
    @KimRichardsGilchrist 29 днів тому

    My wrist hurts when I do cane work in class. Does that mean I'm doing it wrong or that the cane is too heavy? Any suggestions?

  • @BADRUBULDURA
    @BADRUBULDURA 29 днів тому

    💝💝💝💝

  • @BADRUBULDURA
    @BADRUBULDURA 29 днів тому

    💝💝💝💝💝💝

  • @BADRUBULDURA
    @BADRUBULDURA 29 днів тому

    💝💝💝💝

  • @BADRUBULDURA
    @BADRUBULDURA 29 днів тому

    💝💝💝💝

  • @alessandrosimone5397
    @alessandrosimone5397 29 днів тому

    Love you sexy bellydancer 🙏🤗❤️💃🥰😍😘

  • @monicatezuka9076
    @monicatezuka9076 Місяць тому

    Very nice ❤

  • @bijinjoseph3906
    @bijinjoseph3906 Місяць тому

    Wow!!! Amazing performance 👏 🙌 ❤ Nice costume Hip movements and undulations are so beautiful