World Dance Open Floor Sierra Region

06/14/2026

06/14/2026

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06/09/2026

Name that choreographer 🤔

https://youtu.be/5jio0ZzK4fI?si=w0lpe9garKJCXCvm

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Charity Hope Valentine (Shirley MacLaine) walks into the ultra-excl...

06/08/2026

Ooooopa!

🇬🇷 Save the Dates: September 11–12, 2026 🇬🇷

It might be months away… but trust us — this is the one weekend you’ll want circled, starred, and highlighted on your calendar.

The Reno Greek Festival is coming back — bigger, louder, and more delicious than ever.
✨ Live Greek music all day
💃 Traditional dancing
🍢 Your favorite food (yes… that gyro)
🍯 Baklava that’s absolutely worth the wait
☦️ Church tours
🎉 And the kind of energy you only get once a year
Whether you come for the food, the music, or just to get your Greek on — this is your official heads up.

📅 September 11–12, 2026
📍 Saint Anthony Greek Orthodox Church Reno
Go ahead… drop it in your calendar now. You’ll thank yourself later 😉 Comment what you're most excited to see/eat at the Greek Festival!

06/07/2026

I am talking about how it is viewed in the west. I get asked all the time if men belly dance. Of course, those of us immersed in the community not only enjoy performances by men, but study and learn from them regularly! But it is viewed as a female dance, which also lends itself to the latent (and often overt) sexism that tells us anything feminine is not as valuable. But even that is not all. We also insist -subconsciously or otherwise- that in order for it to reach some gold standard, it must be westernized. While it is true Reda style is heavily influenced by ballet, modern Egyptian dance is more and more becoming replaced by ballroom aesthetics- as if there is no grace, athleticism, or art without these western elements.

Earlier today I was watching a video of a dancer performing Bharatnatyam, and as usual, marveling at the strength and dexterity to execute the ancient style, and I got wondering why THAT isn’t the dance style outside of Turkish and Egyptian styles we should be training to enhance our belly dance.

My Thursday morning thoughts. 💙🧿

06/06/2026

Another weapon in our arsenal fir fighting brain disease is MUSIC