The real name?Raqs sharqi, raks baladi, raks assaya, oriental dance, there’s actually quite a few names depending on the style. But yeah it’s 100% called belly dance now bc some French colonizers from the era of corsets were all a-titter behind their pallid, uncallused hands at being able to see a torso in motion 🤭🤭🤭🫣🫣 They called it “danse du ventre” and it caught on, as so many colonizer things do! ——I have had a burning passion for Egyptian dance for 20 yrs and I want to share it with yo

A little baladi moment with the band at Raks Quebec festival this past weekend @aqdo.ca !! Ahhh omg I have so much to say and so many people to thank! 😅 but I need to gather myself first (and maybe nap! Lol). I’m feeling so emotional to be back touring/teaching in different cities. This was the first time I’ve been back teaching workshops since before the pandemic❤️🥹 I am feeling all the feels. And all the gratitude I’ll be back to post more about this amazing weekend, but I leave you with jus