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As much as we love watching our favourite belly dancers on Youtube, we are still left wanting more. We want to learn about the dancer’s  background, their inspirations, and more about their lives as a belly dance artists. 

So here we have found a range of interviews that provide a glimpse of the realities of current belly dance professionals. So relax with a cup of tea and read over the words of some top dancers.


‘Dance is dance; it grabs us, infects us, inhabits our bodies and then influences our response to music both consciously and unconsciously.’
- Mira Betz describes her influences and creative process.


‘I don’t want us to forget that we are performance artists and we want to take the audience on a roller coaster, take them out of their seats and bring them on a crazy journey’
-Ariellah on performance art and her journey in belly dance (scroll down to read interview)


‘My mother Bellydanced while she was pregnant with me, so I believe it was one of the first ways I sensed the Earth.’
-Ansuya on her life in belly dance, her journey, inspirations and thought process.


‘I think it is important to create emotion by understanding the music a little bit better.’
-Jillina muses on her dance background and the americanisation of belly dance.


’Also, there’s this Roman tradition; they put cymbals under a newborn daughter’s pillow so she becomes a belly dancer when she grows up. ‘
-An insight into the mysterious life of Didem

Ariellah at Lumen Obscura

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We hope these interviews have inspired you!

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