tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797722657144934304.post2056034499347908006..comments2023-09-28T00:21:42.416-07:00Comments on Tempest's Teapot: Welcome to the Toilet. Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15552450426383952631noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797722657144934304.post-18055580533506891672018-11-21T20:39:29.367-08:002018-11-21T20:39:29.367-08:00As always, your honesty and insight are inspiring ...As always, your honesty and insight are inspiring and motivating. Thank you for prompting us, urging dancers to take stock, take a deep breath and move forward, whichever way that may be, which feels most fitting and "right". I love dance and look forward to the fresh wave that must be on our horizon, for the waves will never cease... and we will never run out of dance concepts to learn.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238081196933775356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797722657144934304.post-88384934387043994372017-06-29T17:17:21.273-07:002017-06-29T17:17:21.273-07:00I feel belly dance teachers themselves are partly ...I feel belly dance teachers themselves are partly responsible for the drop in student numbers. When I was in the UK last year, I found it hard to track down belly dance classes because they didn't advertise! The teachers'attitude was that if someone was "serious" about belly dancing, then they'd find their school - and the teachers didn't want "wiggle and giggle" students. My concern was that no one can "get serious" about belly dancing if they never get a chance to experience it. With the disappearance of dancers in restaurants, where is the younger dancer going to even come across belly dance, unless there are "wiggle and giggle" classes being offered?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948852575956302736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797722657144934304.post-41713928541043656592015-11-01T13:08:31.445-08:002015-11-01T13:08:31.445-08:00What are your theories as to why younger folks are...What are your theories as to why younger folks aren't interested in fusion belly dance? It has and always will be a fringe artform regardless of Lollapalooza, bdss and people like Shakira popularizing it. I read an interesting article yesterday about a shift in capitalism. I had never considered how many industries are losing billions of dollars in this information age. It will continue to be an interesting shift to many people's benefits and detriment.Fiona https://www.blogger.com/profile/13476465813195733780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797722657144934304.post-71149253884150746102015-11-01T13:07:48.438-08:002015-11-01T13:07:48.438-08:00What are your theories as to why younger folks are...What are your theories as to why younger folks aren't interested in fusion belly dance? It has and always will be a fringe artform regardless of Lollapalooza, bdss and people like Shakira popularizing it. I read an interesting article yesterday about a shift in capitalism. I had never considered how many industries are losing billions of dollars in this information age. It will continue to be an interesting shift to many people's benefits and detriment.Fiona https://www.blogger.com/profile/13476465813195733780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797722657144934304.post-47351753386660018762015-03-16T21:18:46.159-07:002015-03-16T21:18:46.159-07:00Good call.Good call.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384042003998864844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797722657144934304.post-70023954230016442802015-02-26T18:00:49.199-08:002015-02-26T18:00:49.199-08:00Brava. Issues such as these often overtake our tro...Brava. Issues such as these often overtake our troupe business chats. It's wonderful to see them reiterated by such a spokesperson.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03303921118797999599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797722657144934304.post-65475534992387323642015-02-26T17:10:44.706-08:002015-02-26T17:10:44.706-08:00This speaks to Frank Farinaro's fb missive of ...This speaks to Frank Farinaro's fb missive of a year or so ago. People look at this profession and think it's some untapped market. It's not and so they end up bleeding the collective economy dry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983277259772114176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797722657144934304.post-53146883410703714722015-02-26T14:50:26.324-08:002015-02-26T14:50:26.324-08:00Very well written, Tempest. I look forward to read...Very well written, Tempest. I look forward to reading your subsequent blog about how to tap into the base of young women who aren't dancing with us. I have my theories, too, and I'm curious to see if we're thinking the same way. :)Robin aka "Serafina"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10575957734572257732noreply@blogger.com