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careers that inspire me to feel confident that not only can I accomplish my life purpose through dance, but it can also be a key to financial freedom. Do you have a favorite dance move? My favorite dance move is a commercial Afro-Pop move called Fuji. I subconsciously wind up putting it in the majority of my choreography. I also love to wine my waist. Though I'm not as good at it as so many amazing movers out there, I really love that you'll find wining as a foundational move among Black cultural dances all over the world A favorite song or type of music to dance to? I absolutely love Soca and Afrobeats! They just make me feel GOOD! What advice have you been given that you still hold on to today? Know your worth and trust the timing of your life. Those are pieces of advice I apply in all areas of my life, especially as a dance entrepreneur. What haven’t we asked? I’d like people to know that I used to have a paralyzing fear of dance. I started train- ing as a child, but I became burnt out over the years and I let me Dance Dragons get the best of me. I used to be ashamed of the fact that I quit dancing, especially because I thought dance was the only thing that made me special or worthy as a human being. And because I missed several years of training due to my fear, I used to be embarrassed by my rusty technique compared to my peers that continued their training. But now I know that it was this journey back to dance, this journey back to self-acceptance that allows me to connect with so many people. And so, I find inspiration in my own story.
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Established in 2018, SF Dance Gear is centrally located in San Francisco, while still being close to public transit and boasting some of the easiest street parking in the City. SFDG hopes to connect with and serve danc- ers here and in the greater Bay Area. Founder/Owner, Rose Kirshner, and Manager, Dominique Nigro, have assembled a staff of local, working dancers who are just as passionate about their art as they are about sharing their knowledge with customers. SF Dance Gear currently stocks clothes and shoes for ballet and pointe work, jazz, contemporary, tap, musical theatre, and ballroom in adult and children’s styles. They are always looking toward their customer base for what should be added to inventory! SF Dance Gear, 351 9th St, Suite 101, sfdancegear.com
a subscription-based online class website, which now has a library of thousands of classes in a variety of techniques. The stan- dard Salimpour language facilitates the transmission of technique and choreogra- phy, and Salimpour School students study with Level 5 instructors through video chat platforms like Skype. With five levels from beginner to official teaching certifica- tion, the school has thousands of students around the world, including five autho- rized Level 5 instructors. With Salimpour hubs around the United States in Santa Cruz, Austin, San Diego, Fort Lauderdale, and upstate New York, as well as internationally in London, Brussels, Santiago, Taipei, and Stockholm, the Salim- pour method has gained popularity and notoriety amongst belly dancers for being one of the most, if not the most, compre- hensive training programs in the form. Last year, the Salimpour School moved from its longtime studio space on San Pablo Avenue in Albany and joined forces with the Mahea Uchiyama Center for Inter- national Dance. This spring, Suhaila and Mahea will move into a space together at 1800 Dwight, in Berkeley. Suhaila contin- ues to teach intensives around the world, and the school’s roster of certified teachers grows each year. Suhaila has made it her life’s work not just to create work for the stage but to empower the next generation of leaders in belly dance. Her method and training develops dancers dedicated to learning not just a movement form, but a genre of dance rooted in Arabic culture and music. Abigail Keyes is a dance writer, educator, and performer based in Berkeley, California. She holds Level 5 certification in both Salimpour formats, as well as an MA in Dance Studies from Mills College.
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