Well, as of today I have been taking bellydance classes for three years. Why don't I feel like I can bellydance yet? I still feel very much like a student, not a bellydancer. Maybe it's because I've jumped around so much, from teacher to teacher. I've taken Egyptian cabaret, ATS, Turkish cabaret, tribal fusion, and popping and locking. I've taken every workshop I could afford, with respected teachers such as Rachel Brice (twice), Sharon Kihara, Ariellah, Zoe Jakes, Tempest (twice), and more. Maybe too many teachers and too many traditions? With all this instruction and all these amazing teachers, I still don't feel like I could get out on a dance floor or stage and just *bellydance* all the way through one song. I'm starting to wonder if I'm taking too many classes in unconventional dance, like tribal fusion. Most dancers who are really good in this style started dancing cabaret and then branched out, bringing their own style and influences from other dance forms like ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, gothic, whatever. I've put so much time in to classes in the new, fusion styles, with only about a year of cabaret background. Maybe I need to go back to the roots and learn plain ol' bellydance a bit better--well enough to be able to dance all the way through one song. Then, maybe take the more experimental and unconventional classes, after I have a more solid background in "normal" bellydance. I want to make this decision within a month, as that's when my current class sessions will be over. What to do? Any advice?