Dance, Movement

Tips for Photo Shoots

Below you’ll find my favorite tips to prepare yourself mentally and physically for a studio photo shoot. For 4,5 hours of Tips & Tricks on my Photo Shhoot Preparations and Posing, check out my Posing 4 Pictures Online Workshop Package here! 1. Early Preparations Things you can do in the week(s) before the shoot: Mentally… Read More Tips for Photo Shoots

Dance, Movement

What are we?

When dance gives you wings ✨ Picture by Die Elster – www.elster-netz.net How do we know what we are? This is something I briefly talked about at the end one of my recent (online) classes. The past few years I’ve noticed my focus has been shifting. In the ‘learning department’ I’ve been spending more time… Read More What are we?

Dance, Movement

Interview with Elise Samba

Below you’ll find an interview with the gorgeous Elise of Belgium. She’s an incredible artist and a knowledgeable and experienced Samba teacher. Elise owns one of the very first official brazilian dance schools in Belgium, and has officially been part of the Rio Carnaval Parade! A dancer, instructor, costume designer and a beautiful soul to… Read More Interview with Elise Samba

Dance, Movement

Tips for Shimmy Practice

Time for a shimmy practice update. Read on below! This post was inspired by a question posted in my KDanceOnline FB group based on my 4-part Shimmy Sessions instructional video series (which is now available exclusively on the Dance4Children Charity Channel) Enjoy! 1. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast It depends a bit on the… Read More Tips for Shimmy Practice

Dance, Movement

Jallabina Workout

As some of you may know, I have been supporting the Dance4Children charity team during the past few years.   I absolutely love the work they do, and for 10(!) years already they have been organizing various charity projects for dancers and movers. All proceeds of these projects are donated in full to incredibly important causes… Read More Jallabina Workout

Dance, Movement

Free Ankle & Hip Conditioning Routine

Hello dear all, Below you‘ll find a step-by-step description of the exercises shown in my free(!) downloadable/streaming Ankle & Hip Conditioning Mini-Routine which I send to all my newsletter subscribers. If you haven’t seen the video version yet, you can get it here: www.subscribepage.com/Khalida_Dance_Updates Enjoy! Note: For a printable .pdf version of the exercise list… Read More Free Ankle & Hip Conditioning Routine

Dance, Movement

New Beginnings

Every day, we can learn something new. If all goes well, I’ll be taking my first Contemporary Dance class tonight at the Ballet school. I’m a bit nervous – I don’t really know yet what to expect – but I’m looking forward, and I’ll be finding out how it feels soon enough. I will be… Read More New Beginnings

Dance, Movement

Taqsim Tips

This post is in honour of the multi-talented Johanna, who graciously hosted me for a very fun workshop this January in Belgium, as well as a reminder to the students who bravely took on the topic with me of dancing to ‘taqsim’, or melodic improvisation. It made me re-realize how much I enjoy teaching, and… Read More Taqsim Tips

Dance, Movement

Do it Badly

It’s a scary thought, right? To do something.. not very well. What ever that may mean. But it‘s the only way to learn. Do it. Badly, if you must. Check what you did. Retry. Learn. How did we learn how to walk? Through action. Falling down. Fumbling. Getting up. Trying again. All it takes is… Read More Do it Badly