Super good thoughts for my super good friends #grammarrr

Something that I've realized is that being a student is a joy that you can't get back. In my ballet career I rushed into movements and concepts that I wasn't ready for the sake of being "talented" and "special"... but I have much preferred my time learning Raqs Sharki in a slow and steady pace. Every movement is a memory, of whom I learned it from and with. Dancing now is like a love letter instead of a collection of tricks. Time as a student is a gift. In dance I have nothing to prove but my love for you guys.

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THANK YOU FROM MY BUGGY HEART!

These Scarabs love two things, their dung and YOU. Thank you to everyone who attended the 11th annual Big Badass Belly Dance Show: The Bug Show! We hoped you enjoyed delving into the incredible world of invertebrates through dance! We are so grateful that you shared your time and attention with us and we hope you enjoyed our ANTics. Keep your eyes out for more about next year's show: The House of Secrets.
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Once again we have to thank Starbelly Soloists Alyssa Kimm and Amanda Nicole and our Superstar guests, Phoenix of Denver, Kaeshi Chai, Myra Krien and Mosaic Dance Company. A special thank you to all of the incredible musicians who let us bring their talent to buggy life. We hug you in our hearts until it can happen in person.

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THESE BUGS WILL NEVER DIE -- BUG SHOW ON DEMAND!

On March 13th Starbelly brought you into the wonderful world of BUGS. The reviews are in and, by popular request, we are thrilled to announce that we are placing the show On Demand. All proceeds of this show will continue to go to the Starbelly Financial Aid Fund!

Here are some of the rave reviews:
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"[Starbelly is] forging ahead to new horizons." Tamalyn Dallal, Oriental Dance teacher, writer and film maker

"I have never seen anything so creatively brilliant by any artist in any genre...My heart is still thumping!" Gloria Skurzynski, Award Winning Author of 64 published books for young readers and young adults. 

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​Not convinced? We think our final review from cultural anthropologist, Erik Messel

"The Bug Show is by far the most creative performance of its kind that I have experienced. As is true for all StarBelly performances, the costumes are gorgeous, the choreography is masterful, and the dancers are magnificent. This show, however, is something altogether different. Framed by a pleasantly haunting voice-over of some renowned naturalist, the audience is seduced into a psychedelic rite of passage through the pages of a 19th century entomological tome. Each piece begins with a hand-drawn fact sheet on a particular bug, complete with the Latin name and tagged with, “but did you know that…” That’s right, the show is also educational! The choreography and costume is true to each species, which really sets the performances apart. This dedication to the subject deeply impacts the dance. The movements associated with the dance styles morph as they take on the characteristics of each creature producing this fantastical space between the natural and the cultural. The video production and editing for the show makes that space transcendent. The use of green screen, layered shots, hand-drawn backgrounds and filters captures a wild and alien world of bugs. Set to an eclectic collection of traditional and experimental songs, the experience is truly otherworldly. It is like eating a handful of shrooms and randomly opening to a page in an entomologist’s field notes. I felt deeply engaged in each moment and at the same time, excited to flip the page to see what far-out, magical creature comes next. Mesmerizing is how I would describe the experience. If you haven’t seen it, see it, because you won’t have seen anything like it."

Erik Messal, Med, Educational Consultant & Curriculum Supervisor

​View the Bug Show On Demand Today!

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One Last Promo!

The tulips have pushed through the earth, the days are longer, squirrels have been eating the bird seed and Pomegranate Dance Studio is having a beautiful event: spring must be here! The women at Mosaic Dance always do a fabulous job and we are honored to make a brief appearance in this beauteous show on April 17th!

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