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tired....

well, we finished dance explosions this weekend and let me tell ya...its a physically demanding thing!! i am STILL exhausted after closing night on saturday. but i do feel that things went very well and the choreography/dancing was highly appreciated which was the whole point of the endeavor. so after saturday, i worked out on sunday for about 5-6 hours...then i taught a class on monday for 2 hours..and i was going to do a practice for my troupe last night. BUT i decided not to kill myself...... read more

Wed, February 21, 2007 - 11:33 AM permalink - 1 comment

Zozobey Bellydance in the Calgary Herald today

Hi everyone, I would like you all to see the article in the Calgary Herald about Linda Hannah-Meyer's choreography in Alberta Dance Explosions. It's opening night tonight....eeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! Anyway, I hope we come across with a godd rep for bellydance cause that is our intention. I don't really like the whole part about restaurants at the beginning, because the whole idea of participating in Dance Explosions was to take away the idea that Bellydance is sideshow entertainment as opposed to... read more

Thu, February 15, 2007 - 6:31 AM permalink - 1 comment

Dance Explosions!

well...im pooping my pants now that dance explosions is this week!!!!!!!!!! im not really one to get stage fright...but this time, its different. first off...its super tightly choreographed and most of the time i do loose choreography and wing it the rest of the performance. next, its my mom's choreography so i better not screw it up! AND....i am representing the art of bellydance on the local dance stage with all other forms of dance!!!! and it better be good!! really really good!!! so im fr... read more

Mon, February 12, 2007 - 8:15 AM permalink - 0 comments

heres to sierra

sometimes i have to wonder how it is possible that i am partly responsible for bringing a child into this world. it is natural to have children...but it sometimes seems wholly miraculous that a beautiful intelligent and kind being begat with me. i had sierra at the age of 20...and time has flown by. she is certainly her own person. a person i am proud and honoured to know. a person with infinite potentail. a person who will face life with enough intelligence and honour to lead a positive and ... read more

Wed, January 31, 2007 - 1:05 PM permalink - 5 comments

R.I.P. By-Bytes

By-Bytes- June 21 2004 to January 9 2007

By-Bytes leaves behind her loving family Nerissa, Sierra, and Grandma. By-Bytes became very very ill and we were told she was dying. We decided to let her die at home until it became very obvious that she was in pain and suffering. Sierra and I decided to spare her this and brought her to be euthanised on Jan 9 2007. By-Bytes was young to die...but she most definitly owns a special place in our hearts and she will be dearly missed. It has only been ... read more

Mon, January 15, 2007 - 2:32 PM permalink - 1 comment

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Nerissa

Gender

Female

Location

Canada

about me

I am a professional bellydancer and instructor. I learned bellydance from my Mom (Linda Hannah-Meyer) who has been teaching for 30 years. We have Zozobey Creative Bellydance Studio together. I love taking workshops from awesome dancers, my favourties are Linda Hannah-Meyer, Tahia Carioca, Fifi Abdo, Sadie, Kaya, Suhaila Salimpour, John Compton, Delilah, Princess Farhana, Rachel George, Rachel Brice and Horatio Cifuentes.

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Spirit of the Desert Advanced Master Workshop Retreat & Hafla ( events » arts ) With Linda Hannah-Meyer
Linda has been teaching Bellydance for 30 years. She has actively pursued a lifelong love for Middle Eastern dance, food, music, and culture. In her efforts to learn the best teaching methods, she studied with Bellydance l... read more

event starts Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 9:00 AM

tired.... (blog entry) well, we finished dance explosions this weekend and let me tell ya...its a physically demanding thing!! i am STILL exhausted after closing night on saturday. but i do feel that things went very well and the choreography/dancing was highly apprecia... read more

blog entry posted Wed, February 21, 2007 - 11:33 AM permalink - 1 comment

Zozobey Bellydance in the Calgary Herald today (blog entry) Hi everyone, I would like you all to see the article in the Calgary Herald about Linda Hannah-Meyer's choreography in Alberta Dance Explosions. It's opening night tonight....eeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! Anyway, I hope we come across with a godd rep for be... read more

blog entry posted Thu, February 15, 2007 - 6:31 AM permalink - 1 comment

Dance Explosions! (blog entry) well...im pooping my pants now that dance explosions is this week!!!!!!!!!! im not really one to get stage fright...but this time, its different. first off...its super tightly choreographed and most of the time i do loose choreography and wing it ... read more

blog entry posted Mon, February 12, 2007 - 8:15 AM permalink - 0 comments

heres to sierra (blog entry) sometimes i have to wonder how it is possible that i am partly responsible for bringing a child into this world. it is natural to have children...but it sometimes seems wholly miraculous that a beautiful intelligent and kind being begat with me. i... read more

blog entry posted Wed, January 31, 2007 - 1:05 PM permalink - 5 comments

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