discussion post on Wed, April 30, 2008 - 9:36 AM
July 13, 2007
Shems is an amazing dancer, a wonderfully talented and witty woman, and a fellow recovering skateboard punk.
Shems
A spot for complimenting & harryingMay 29, 2007
Shems is this cool punk rock skater chick I know. She also wants to be a bellydancer or something like that. I have to keep telling her not to put sequins and beads on her skateboard...
January 9, 2007
Still the best there is -- even after being "in retirement" for the last six months. :)
Unsu...
November 17, 2006
I like it when the drum roll is 10 minutes long, and her tummy is too tired to shimmy anymore, so the grabs it with her hands and jiggles it.
The show must go on. April 3, 2006
Wow. Wow. Wow.
I had known from taking classes alongside Shems that she could teach me some things. Then I saw her perform at the 5 Seasons yesterday. Wow. Shems, you have musicality. You have variety. You have wicked skill. I was noting just how many different moves, good moves were packed into a dance, yet you did not exhaust the eye; the moves all flowed as though you were channeling the music through yourself. Your dance was an ever shifting feast of loveliness. Your prowess with props was beautiful and impressive as well, and the whole experience was fun. Sometimes I see a dancer that makes me want to hang up my bra and belt because of some sort of remote perfection that leaves me empty. Your performance did not do that- it left me feeling happy, hopeful, and eager to improve my own dancing. Nina Amaya
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Ever see that part of Riply's beleive it or not where the guy is walking down a hallway on a diagnal like gravity just went a little screwy? I'm sure it was just a camera trick or something, but that's generally how I feel my life goes, not too bad, but gravity doesn't always seem to be pulling me in the right direction.
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New Baltimore Belly Dance Classes with Shems starting in April
Tue, March 18, 2008 - 7:32 PM
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Try it out for the first time, polish your dance or build your technique and musicality - these classes are designed for you. www.shemsdance.com | 202-320-8749 | shemsdance@gmail.com Location: Harbor East MAC 655 President Street Baltimore, MD 21202 410.625.5000 **NEW** Weekly Classes will be starting at Baltimore's Harbor East MAC this April! You will love the friendly staff and the luxurious studios, won... read more
Well, I'm happy to announce that I've finally gotten things set up at the MAC downtown and I'll be starting new classes in April. These are open to non-MAC members as well as members.
Fri, March 7, 2008 - 7:23 AM
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For the first sessions I thought I'd start with technique classes and see who turns out and then pursue further special topics and performance training for the future sessions. So if any of you were considering taking from me here is your chance to help me make a final determination on what days to do what.... read more
Wed, March 5, 2008 - 1:28 PM
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As we all know, the internet spiders like us more when we are all linked together so if you have a website lets swap links. I lost my old url and with it all the status it generated and now I have to build from scratch and admittedly can use all the help I can get. For those of you not interested or able to link, feel free to view peruse and utilize to your hearts content. Here it is, my new website:
Wed, January 23, 2008 - 10:22 AM
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www.shemsdance.com 
Friday Feb 1, my fellow post-bacs and I will be sharing our fabulous art with the world and you should come and see it.
Tue, January 22, 2008 - 5:03 PM
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The opening reception is from 5-7pm on the thrid floor of the Fox building on the MICA campus 1300 Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217. We'll have a nice spread and there is a performance at 6pm. Come! Come! Come! It will be fun. I might even tell you where the after party is! woo-wee
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Shems's weekly belly dance classes in Baltimore, MD
( events » arts ) To register for classes please contact Shems at shemsdance@gmail.com
Weekly Classes at Baltimore's Harbor East MAC You will love the friendly staff and the luxurious studios, wonderfully suited to bringing out your inner dancer. I want to tak... read more
event starts Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 7:15 PM
Re: Performances at Walimet Wardeh
(in Suha Deeb of Lebanon)
photos! photos!
Re: Mr. Naser Musa Welcome to Belly Dance for Life tribe!
(in Belly Dance for Life!)
wonderful! Welcome Naser!
discussion post on Fri, April 25, 2008 - 4:40 AM
Re: bedlah origin myth
(in Belly Dance Legacy)
"Looking for Little Egypt", Donna Carlton This is an excellent book on the history of our dance since it came to the United States in the late 1800s. Well researched and some wonderful old pictures.
"A Trade Like Any Other - Female Singers and ... read more discussion post on Thu, April 24, 2008 - 6:11 AM
Re: bedlah origin myth
(in Belly Dance Legacy)
I'm not sure where I read this anymore, obviously two piece outfits already existed, but I had heard the glitzy version was actually inspired by the outfits worn by dancers in European cabarets, which the Casino Opera was somewhat modeled after.
discussion post on Tue, April 8, 2008 - 8:05 AM
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