Teressa-Belly Dance Artist in Toronto

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Summer in the City

I adore the summer in Toronto! The weather is beautiful with clear bright blue skies, hot temperatures, and a wide variety of awesome summer festivals all over the city, from east to west and north to south! Summer is also … Continue reading

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Cross Training…or tales of a bellydancer in ballet & jazz class

I took my first bellydance class when I was 16 and before that, the most dancing I had done was a short stint in an 8-week hip-hop class for teens and before that, coming up with dance routines to songs … Continue reading

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The Fun, Fab, and not so Glamorous Side of Photoshoots!

Over the past few months, I’ve had the privilege of working with two amazing dance photographers to shoot some new bellydance photos to update my website and promotional material. As such, I thought it would be fun to share my … Continue reading

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10 Ideas for Practicing Bellydance When You’re Not in Class

Recently I’ve had quite a few students come to me with sighs and distressed looks, wondering how they were supposed to practice all the dance technique/combos/choreographies we do in class when they’re at home by themselves. It’s all too much … Continue reading

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They’re Here, They’re Here!

The ~undulate~ 1001 Nights photos have finally been posted. The photographers got some really great shots (and of course it helped that my performers were all pretty awesome), so check them out here: ~undulate~ 1001 Nights Photo Gallery Here are … Continue reading

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~undulate~ 1001 Nights

Wow, it’s been a little while since I’ve posted and so much has happened since then! I guess I’m not so good at this whole blogging thing! The biggest news in the past few months was of course our successful … Continue reading

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So What Really Happens in a Beginner Bellydance Class?

It’s that time of year again! A new session of bellydance classes is fast approaching and this September, I have 3 Beginner classes running! Now I know that when you’re first starting out a new class, it can be intimidating … Continue reading

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Why I love Bollywood! (And Why You Should Come out to my Bollywood Classes!)

I’m so excited to be teaching my 2nd full session of Bollywood dance classes here in Scarborough this September. I tried out my first session of Bollywood classes this past July and it was so much fun because of all … Continue reading

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Summer Festivals in Scarborough

On Saturday August 7th, 4 of my students and I had the opportunity to perform at 2 community events here in Scarborough; the first at the Taste of the Woods Festival at the Warden Woods Community Centre and the second … Continue reading

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How to be a Good Belly Dance Student

So you’ve discovered the beautiful dance form that is Bellydance…and now, you can’t wait to learn more, perform more and become an amazing dancer! This is fantastic!Now, all you have to do is be a good student, right? But how? … Continue reading

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