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Join the amazing JWAAD Summer School and celebrate 30 years of success. The courses we deliver and will be continuing to update were written by JWAAD. This is a week to inspire and connect with the bellydance community. International guest teachers include: Abeer Will, Yasmina of Cairo and Maelle. For more details go to our Summer School homepage.
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Posted on 16/05/2022 by Kay Taylor
Finding Equilibrium with Charlottes Wassell
Our Bellydance Teachers Network Event on 15th May. This session was called ‘Finding Equilibrium:...
Posted on 02/05/2022 by Kay Taylor
What do you know about Baligh Hamdi?
Did you know that Baligh Hamdi: Recorded 4 songs as a singer before he...
Posted on 09/11/2021 by Kay Taylor
Tips to Perform: Online and ‘Live’
A little introduction… we are delighted that Mayel has contributed this blog. Mayel is...
Posted on 18/10/2021 by Kay Taylor
Effective marketing for bellydance teachers
Entrepreneur and business coach, Nikki Tapley takes us through ways to effectively market our...
Posted on 18/10/2021 by Kay Taylor
Dance and mental health
It’s not just what it says on the tin – dance and mental health....
Posted on 18/10/2021 by Kay Taylor
Troubleshooting Technology
JWAAD hosted a free networking morning for bellydance teachers on Saturday 16th October. It...
"It was a really good course, more intensive than I expected, and... having completed it I feel much more confident about setting up lessons. "
Safety Course - Karen Harrison
".....I appreciate how much work goes into organising and presenting the course and supporting the students! I feel very confident and proud of the standard of teaching and dancing and am pleased to be your student..."
Music Course - Catriona MacDonald
"Very interesting and exciting course, learned different styles of Bellydance and gained knowledge about the evolution from the time of the Pharaohs to the present day. "
History and Culture Course - Sarah Soo Yin Chua
"There was a lot of the course that was applicable to Tribal. It was supportive and I certainly feel more confident delivering workshops having completed it and I have definitely integrated the learning from the weekend within the workshops."
Safety course - Tribal perspective - Jenny D'Allison
"'thank you for a brilliant course!... what you taught was so interesting and delivered in such an engaging and well thought out way."
Safety course - Louise Deacon
"Inspirational, enlightening, challenging, but in the end, a great confidence booster."
Music course - Jill Karstad
"I thoroughly enjoyed both the academic and practical classes. Being able to work with a live drummer was a particular highlight. "
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