Posts By: Mira Betz
Why I Dance
Performance Intensive in Oakland | March 18-23, 2019
Rule the stage! A unique, versatile approach to the bellydance intensive, a week-long designed for experienced dancers, already performing, who are looking for inspiration from an artistic standpoint and who are interested in honing their ability to express through dance. This intimate group exploration will stretch your notions of how dance can be striking on… Read more »
SOLD OUT in 20 min!
Thank you Thank you! I feel so honored and blessed to have another Retreat sell out in record time! Each year I take a group of ladies into the desert to dance. But somewhere along the way we fall in love, with one another, with ourselves; we laugh until our cheeks hurt, we collage, drill,… Read more »
What Does it mean to be a true performance artist? – Ariellah asks Mira
I adore Ariellah as a performer and as a human, so when she asked me the other day to write a brief paragraph on a subject I can, and (if you have ever found yourself in my classes you know) do tackle often in my workshops, I jumped at the chance. I have a considerable… Read more »
Dancing through Motherhood
“I used to think that to become free you had to practice like a samurai warrior, but now I understand that you have to practice like a devoted mother of a newborn child. It takes the same energy but has a completely different quality. It’s compassion and presence rather than having to defeat the enemy… Read more »