WICKED STEPS DANCE STUDIO.

Basha Raks is proud to present the Wicked Steps Dance Studio!

Please check out our website at http://www.wickedsteps.webs.com/

Upcoming Performances and Events

Basha Raks participates in Girls Night Out being held on Friday, April 8 from 7-9pm at Tranquil Garden Retreat, Oshawa


Belly Dance for Every Body

Belly dance is one of the oldest dance forms dating back to the 11th century. It is, primarily, a celebratory dance performed for women by women. It has evolved over the years to include such variety and style to suit every dancer.From the earthy "Tribal" dance to the classical "Egyptian" and even 'Gothic" and "Fusion" there is genre for everyone.

Belly dance allows women to express themselves through movement and to reclaim their identities and a sense of inner power. It teaches women to love the body they are in and encourages and promotes self-esteem within a supportive, social enviroment.

Sadly during world wars women in the oringinating middle eastern countries, working to feed thier families, brought the dance out of their women only enviroments and before foreign men. Eventually the movie industry used the dance but altered the costumes and sexualized belly dance. This existing sexual taboo of a folk dance still prevails today in the general public despite nearly a century's passing. Once experienced however, myths disolve and the true healing, empowering, joyous and communicative nature of the dance prevails.

Basha Raks hold the utmost respect for the dance, each other and the audiences we perform for. We never promte belly dance as a dance of enticement but a dance of celebration and joy!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Belly Dance and Body Image

Written by Jawhara:


"Ok so I am a small person.. 5’1 to be exact.. People have said to me my whole life what do you have to complain about you are so small.. I guess what they don’t realize is that it doesn’t matter how small you are one can still struggle with body image.
I don’t have the luxury of being able to put on a couple of pounds without it being noticed, and people love, love, love, to point it out to me.. Ohhhh looks like you’re packing it on…. It used to drive me crazy.. .
Since I have started belly dancing, I don’t really care.. My body is mine and I love it for being strong and willing to do what I ask it to. Belly dancing isn’t about size, it’s about JOY… I love watching a woman small or big finally start looking at their bodies with eyes that are loving and not critical. When I watch my Basha Raks sisters I see beauty in motion, even if they don’t.. I love the way they can make a move so fluid and they don’t need to work really hard at it. My body just doesn’t show that well so I have to really work hard for it to look half as good.
Alas when a woman starts to love her body just as it is, that is when her true inner beauty shines out, her confidence shows and people stop seeing her as a "shape" and start appreciating her as a woman."

Jawhara
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