So, I got in a little bit of heat for posting a quote from an interview with Samantha Emanuel on our Facebook page today. While I thought it was a really productive quote, a couple people thought it came as harsh, so I figured... why not turn this into an opportunity f...

To me, tribal fusion belly dance has always been as much about honouring where your dance comes from as it is about being true to your own story, your own heritage, and the particular creative gift you wish to share. 

As such, I’ve always anticipated that one of the g...

Dancer Spotlight: CHANTAL

• Biggest danceinspiration: Learning from Rachel Brice back in 2009 changed the way I look at movement forever, Moria Chappell infused my need to explore meaning and drama in my dance, but more recently, Deb Rubin, because everything she does i...

Dancer Spotlight: JENNICA

• Biggest dance inspiration: This answer is always changing, depending on who I've been looking up or how I'm feeling. Right now? Moira Chappell, Kami Liddle and Rachel Brice. My instructors. And of course, I also love how we inspire and fuel...

Dancer Spotlight: MIRANDA

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• Biggest dance inspiration: The first time I did a web search for belly dance, the two dancers at the top of my web search were sadi and Rachel Brice. I will never forget that moment, when I saw them dance I was blown away. From then on out...

Get to know the girls of Mascarie through our new dancer spotlight series! What else do you want to know? Leave us suggestions in the comments :)

Dancer Spotlight Series: ANGELIKA​

•Biggest dance inspiration: Rachel Brice, Zoe Jakes, and my dance ladies -Jennica, Chant...

Now that a number of my students are moving on to the choreography phase of their dancer lives (yay!), I wanted to take the opportunity to share the top 10 tips and tricks I’ve accumulated over the years on how to create choreographies. Even if you've heard these befor...

What do I mean by dance "bigger"? You know those larger than life people who just seem to have energy that takes up the whole room? Just like that, except apply it to dance. Dancing bigger is about being more powerful and bold and confident in yourself and your dance....

In many ways, I have always been a big fan of tradition. Of course, this time of year usually makes us think about tradition a lot: family traditions, cultural traditions, religious traditions… but as my ATS students and I prepare for our very first performance togethe...