Prague visit in June - Pictures and a thank you

Another month gone by, time really does fly :)

First of all, I would like to say a huge big thank you to the lovely miss Eglal of CZ (who you might know from Jillina's BDE shows) for hosting me in Prague this June.

My Czech dance sister :) <3

It was the first time I got to visit this beautiful city for dance, and it was a true pleasure for me to get to spend time with Eglal and her Czech dance colleagues/co-teachers and dance with her students, who absolutely rocked the show. Děkuji pěkně!

The show performers - So jazz!

Pictures of the workshops 'fun for feet' and 'soft and smooth':

Express yourself!

Action picture :)

Post-WS smiles <3

The full show picture album can be found on FB here. Below are some more impressions of my visit :)

Not snow, but glitter this time!

Top view of Czech Republic :)

Caffeinated pick-up time!

Unbelievable city view from my appartment balcony <3

Tesla was here

'Dark gold' - Czech coffee :)

Nashledanou, dear Prague! <3

xx K.
www.khalidadance.com

Happy birthday, Norway!

Soo, today, May 17th, is Norway's National Day, celebrated across the nation. Happy birthday, Norway! :)

Karl Johan Street, Oslo

A perfect day to say my thanks for the wonderful time I got to spend there for the second time this year, at Siri and Catherine Ydstie's Oslo 1001 Nights festival the first weekend of May.

Dance for Norway <3 - Picture by Miriam Embla

After the shimmy class

Norway is a special place to me dance-wise, as it was one of the first countries where I got to travel for teaching a 'full' workshop-and-show weekend, and although I was pretty nervous about it at that time, I absolutely loved it. Since then I've been lucky enough to have traveled there 3 more times, and it always feels like 'home' to me.

Back in the day - Oslo 2010

Below are some pictures and videos of the latest edition of Oslo 1001 Nights festival. Co-teacher and guest performer was the fabulous Guy Shalom of Baladi Blues. Hope you'll enjoy!

Guy and Siri in action - Check Miriam Embla's tumblr blog for more pictures!

Fan veil love - picture by Miriam Embla

 Video of my fan veil performance - music by House of Tarab - check them out!

And a small cameo at the end of this drum solo with the infamous Shimmy Sistahs (Siri and Cath)

So much fun :) A huge thanks again to all workshop participants and supporters of the festival, the working team, the most appreciative audience, my lovely co-performers and teachers and of course to my hosting ladies, the Ydstie sisters.

My 'Ydstie Shimmy Sister' alter ego :)

Encouraging words from the breakfast table

'Before' 1001Natt Festival :)

For more info about this fantastic festival check out the 1001 Nights Oslo FB page.

Til neste gang, Norway!

Sky view of Norway <3

xx K.
www.khalidadance.com

Dance articles - spring edition!

Hello there :)

It's spring time here in the Northern hemisphere!

Hur!

While I'm working on the Spring/Summer newsletter, here are some of the dance articles I've enjoyed reading in the past few weeks. Hope you'll enjoy them too!

Let's start with something deep. How about.. How to power your dance progress?

Want To Grow As A Dancer? Here Are 3 Tips From Sorah Yang
http://www.thatsteezy.com/3-dance-tips-from-sorah-yang/

How to Break Bad Habits in Dance - by Sheena Jeffers
http://dance.answers.com/techniques/how-to-break-bad-habits-in-dance 

From a blog for musicians, but most articles are very applicable to dance practice as well!
http://www.bulletproofmusician.com/a-practice-strategy-that-will-help-you-play-more-accurately-when-it-counts/

Go for the fundamentals! By James Clear. With thanks to Zana Dance for sharing: http://jamesclear.com/fundamentals

Dance tips from Those Who Know- by Keesha Beckford:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keesha-beckford/words-of-wisdom-from-an-o_b_5192102.html

Also check out this blog post with excellent tips for posing for pictures (and dance!) by Jen Brook: http://petapixel.com/2013/05/24/dear-model-posing-tips-for-how-to-look-your-best-in-photographs/

And last but not least:

Life Lessons Learned from Dance - by Sheena Jeffers
http://dance.answers.com/dance-appreciation/life-lessons-learned-from-dance

That's (P)interesting! Colorful inspiration for world dance day

Happy reading!

xx K.

www.khalidadance.com
www.khalidashop.com

Spring/summer event updates!

Sooo.. I'm back! The last weeks really have flown by, dance season is officially back in full swing :)

HAR! (photo by Zak Erving)

In February I've had the honor to perform a bd/popping fusion duo with Mr Obelixx of BE/Portugal in Heerlen(NL) and in Belgium - Which was the first (and second :)) fusion duo performance I've ever danced. Video will follow soon!

In action! :)

In March got to perform and teach in the beautiful city of Trondheim in Norway, hosted by my dancing queens Trine and Kjersti of Zagroutha :)

Trondheim, baby!

'The Glow' of performing

I was lucky enough to perform for the first time in Jaén, Espania as well this March at Alika Danza's lovely Bellysurdance festival. Two events very close to my heart.

At Bellysurdance festival - Picture by Fernando Ramos

ETA: Just received the video of that Spain performance :) With many thanks to Álika and the tech team!



April was all about Sakinah Yanara's Stars of Bellydance festival, where I had the honor to share the stage with the beautiful Nadia Nikishenko, Cie Smokey Eyes, QK Dance Intensive partner Queenie and some of the best Belgian Belgian belly dancers I know. (check out the awesome lineup here) We had a blast!

Stars of Bellydance artists, Oostkamp (BE)

Soo.. What's next? Right now I am practising hard for teaching and performing in Rotterdam (this Monday!), Oslo (1-4th May!), Betekom (18th May!), and Prague (21 June)

Next to that I'll be preparing for the first Stepitup session (30th May) and Training Day (26th of July) at our very own studio Sarossy in Würselen, DE. In August we'll have our Summer Love Specials (14, 21, 28 Aug) on Thursday nights.

Dance.. Endless dance.

So much dance :) And last but not least - A QooKay Productions update: Miss Queenie and I have decided to set the maximum number of participants for our 4-Day Dance Intensive (3-4-5-6 July 2014) in Würselen this year to 12 - to allow for more intensiveness.

Team QooKay - Q and K :)

This means we now have only 4 spots left! If you'd like to join us: Enrollments are now open via www.qookay.be - We're looking forward to dancing with y'all!

QooKay 4-Day Dance Intensive in Würselen, DE!

Soo, that's it for now, I think. Another post with interesting dance links will follow soon.

Hope our paths will cross this year - wherever, whenever :) Dance on!


xx K.

www.khalidadance.com
www.khalidashop.com

PS: To see what else I will be up to this year, check out my official 2014/2015 dance calendar here.