discussion post on Sun, November 1, 2009 - 7:43 AM
April 13, 2008
Kansas City is blessed to have such a warm and generous dancer.
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Classes offered through the North Kansas City School District's Community Education program:
www.nkcsd.k12.mo.us/communit...index.htm and the Salaam Dance Studio: www.SalaamDance.com Her name is JoLynne Martinez, and she dances under the stage name of Inanna Bint Ali. In addition to being a co-owner of Salaam Dance Studio, Inanna teaches belly dance through the North Kansas City School District's Community Education program and lead a troupe of talented local dance students, Banat el Shamal (Daughters of the Northland). They say you never stop learning, and this is especially true in dance. In the last year, alone, Inanna has attended workshops with Washington, D.C.-based Egyptian teacher Faten Salamah ... with Shareen El Safy, who has danced in the nightclubs of Cairo ... and with top up-and-coming American belly dance instructor Jim Boz. She also was privileged to attend a teacher training workshop last summer with Mahmoud Reda, founder of the national folkloric dance troupe of Egypt. Inanna takes class regularly with leading local instructor Siham Ali and dances in her troupe. Known in large part for her choreographic skills, Inanna's choreography has appeared at the Cleveland Performance Art Festival, at the Lawrence (Kansas) Arts Center and in the City in Motion New Dance series, as well as in belly dance workshop shows throughout the Midwest. A writer as well as a dancer, Inanna once worked as a freelance dance critic for The Kansas City Star newspaper. She has been dancing for more than two decades.
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Re: Should we give back to our belly dancing teachers?
(in Belly Dancing - the Shira.net Tribe)
I know of one teacher who refuses to teach anything other than beginning level classes, because she does not want to train her competition.
discussion post on Sun, November 1, 2009 - 7:43 AM
Banat el Shamal Performance at Siham's Mahrajan 2009
(in Great Plains Bellydance)
www.youtube.com/watch
discussion post on Fri, October 30, 2009 - 8:25 PM
Da Elle, Da Elle
(in Belly Dance Video Clips)
www.youtube.com/watch
discussion post on Fri, October 30, 2009 - 8:24 PM
Da Elle, Da Elle
(in Banat el Shamal)
Thanks to Tammy and Bob, here is our performance at Siham's Mahrajan: www.youtube.com/watch Brava, ladies!
discussion post on Thu, October 29, 2009 - 9:21 PM
Re: Confirmation Emails?
(in Tribal Dreams Festival 2009)
Just got hold of the studio. Michele is out with the flu. I hope she's feeling better soon.
discussion post on Mon, October 26, 2009 - 12:53 PM
My photos of West of Marrakech are now posted on Zenfolio: jolynne.zenfolio.com/westofmarrakech
Sun, September 6, 2009 - 1:28 PM
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I especially enjoyed their Tunisian dance. Colorful! The photo here is of the troupe director -- Christine -- performing her lovely solo to an Oum Kalthoum tune.
Tue, August 25, 2009 - 9:47 PM
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Just playing around with a little improv at the Midsummer Mahrajan. The music is "Snake Charmer" ... hence the title of the dance:
Thu, July 2, 2009 - 6:59 PM
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Choreographer and dancer Pina Bausch died today of cancer at the age of 68. Her roots were in pre-war German Expressionism, and she was known for combining unusual theatrics and sets with dreamlike ... even absurd ... movement. And she has been a great influence on younger artists. Watch some of the images of dancers swimming through water onstage, and I defy you not to think of Cirque du Soleil's production "O."
Tue, June 30, 2009 - 4:46 PM
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If you are interested in finding out more about her, there is an article in t... read more
It was storming when my old dog, Al, died at home this evening. Despite the fact that he had congestive heart failure, he had a mighty heart. As a matter of fact, at the exact moment his heart stopped, the vet looked up and asked, "What was that?" It was a clap of thunder.
Mon, June 15, 2009 - 7:57 PM
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Later addition to this blog post: Although I'm supposed to be the writer in the family, I was so sad and tired after going through this with Al that words failed me. My husband, though, sat down last night before ... read more
!Turkish Style!,
***Belly Dance Sale***,
**Tribe Marrakech & Elevation BD Fest**,
Aalim Dance,
Amira Dance Productions,
Anahita Tribal Fusion,
"Cheap, cheap, cheap ... and decent quality"
"National Bellydance Magazine"
"Belly Dance Magazine"
"Celtic-Middle Eastern Fusion"
"Halah & Inanna's New Dance Studio"
April 13, 2008
Kansas City is blessed to have such a warm and generous dancer.
January 22, 2006
Inanna is a great dancer. You never know what she is going to do next. She is knowledgable about dance and it's many aspects and isn't afraid to experiment and try new things. She is always a pleasure to watch and sometimes humerous as well. Layla
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