It's been a long time, YIPpers, but we are back! (And more giggly than usual, I'm afraid...don't expect a lot of substance from this episode!) This episode features the fabulous Ariellah!! She's pretty fantastic, articulate and awesome and we hope you enjoy! We've also got a couple new music recommendations and some random eye candy (scroll down). Happy yipping! Download Episode 62 Or Listen Here: On This Episode: Ariellah 30 Day Plank Challenge You can do this, girl. I believe in you!  I couldn't find a picture of a sexy guy with a  2x4...so I added this instead... Princess Farhana - The Belly Dance Handbook: A Companion For The Serious Dancer Feedly.com Shira.net Tempest's Teapot - Tending the Flame Without Burning Out YALLAH Laura Barselou Lacey Sanchez - Florida Tribal Dance Third Coast Tribal Fest Alla Kushnir and her fabulous...eye makeup. Belly Dance for Change - flickr pics Suhaila Salimpour Note: As of this moment....www.IPunchDancers.com is available for purchase! :-P The Peace Corps Rick Astley - Okay, yes, I know who this is.... Deshret Dance Company Lindsey Stirling (Oh and this ep is so old, her new album is now out AND the concert I am going to is this Thursday!!!!  -Tammy) Pentatonix and Lindsey Stirling - "Radioactive" Crystallize - Lindsey Stirling Moon Trance - Lindsey Stirling Featured Music: Album: Orient Noir: A West-Eastern Diva - Amazon or Song 1: We Daret El Ayam - Salwa Abou Greisha Song 2: The 2nd Night in Mohamed 'Ali Street - Mahmoud Fadl Song 3: Im Nin'Alu - Watcha Clan Album: Lindsey Stirling - Amazon or Album: Lindsey Stirling Songs: Crystallize, Song of the Caged Bird, Moon Trance Additional Music: Album: The Gathering Season - Amazon or Artist: Solace Song: Huda

Whoa! Three cheers for another unintentional YIP hiatus! (Anyone? Anyone? No?) Okay, well then Happy New Year, YIPpers! We're back from a long (I think our longest ever??) break and getting back in the podcasting grooooove! We missed all of you! Ahhhhhh!! We're so exCIted!! And we just can't HIDE it!! This episode features the fabulous "Mother of Tribal Fusion" herself...Jill Parker!! (More fan-girl SCREAMING!!!) Download Episode 61 Or Listen Here: On This Episode: Asharah's blog - "Live Onstage - or Why don't you stop recording and just watch the show" 31 Signs You're a Bellydancer Mahin Bellydance Quickies - Contact Mahin! Bhuz.com - Vaseline on your teeth  Image from www.juicybeautyword.com Hipmix.net Raqs in the City - Najla's Belly Dance blog - "Baby Your Bling" Stuff you NEED! Trust me!!: E6000® , clear fingernail polish , Fray Check The Pink Coinbelt Chronicles - Tales of a boy and his hip scarf - "Hot and Bothered" 15 Fabulous Ways to use Vaseline The Tribal Way - "Choose to be kind to yourself" Tribal Mind - The cool April Rose interview! Tribal Solstice Donna Mejia Sherri Wheatley April Rose The Fab Principessa Ann on Facebook! Ariellah Arish Lam playlist on YouTube Jabbawockeez Zoe Jakes mask routine FestiByn The best scene in "Drumline"!!! Muh ha haaa!!! MARCHING BAND!!! Phil Thornton Helm Jill Parker Carolena Nericcio Michael McElhaney and The Stud Azure Bellydance (Michael McElhaney and Andra Young) Jill's wrist tattoos Image courtesy of: The Dancer's Eye Featured Music: Artist: FestiByn - Amazon or Album: Balkan Express Songs: Dönme Bana Sevgilim, Sparaben i Staden, Besame Mucho Artists: Helm and Phil Thornton - Amazon or Album: Tribal Spirit Songs: Lovar Jivera (trad. Rajasthan), Le Rosier Blanc (trad. France), Lashir Spirit (trad. Yemen) Additional Music: Album: The Gathering Season - Amazon or Artist: Solace Songs: All No-Sew T-shirt Skirt So, I thought I'd gotten the idea from Generation T, but now I can't find what I specifically did in there. So...sorry for not giving credit where credit is due, but here are the steps:   1. Cut the sleeves and collar off of a T-shirt (since this skirt version doesn't taper the fabric in at the waist at all I recommend using a shirt that fits you rather snugly, or you'll have weird bunched up fabric around your waist). If you'd like a straight edge at the bottom of the skirt then just cut off the whole section from under each sleeve (at the armpit) to the other side. I like the look of little slits at the side, so I didn't cut straight across.   2. Cut a hole in the bottom hem of the shirt. The bottom will now become the waistband. Using a safety pin - or a bodkin - thread 1/4" elastic or a strip of fabric through the bottom hem. (I used a piece of stretchy fabric, which gave me a cute bow with some cute dangle-y ties, but also made the waist super elastic comfy). If you're planning to just put in elastic then you can make the hole on the inside of the shirt hem so that the hole is hidden.   3. Ta-da! It looks a little boxy in this pic, but that's only because my floor has no curves. It's actually pretty flattering for a 5 minute project! :-) Don't forget that this skirt version turns the shirt upside down, so if your T-shirt will look weird upside down then don't do this version. I think the Beats Antique logo looks fine upside down, so I didn't mind it being flipped. :-)

Welcome to YIP Snip! This week's topic is Dance - Life Balance! Download YIP Snip Ep 6 Or Listen Here: In This Episode: YIP on Facebook Blood on the Veil Hip Expressions Events Finding Balance in a Dancer's Life Background Music: Artist: Phil Thornton - Amazon or Album: Nexus Tribal Songs: Ederlezi Trance, The Broadoak Sheik, In The Bubble,  Bay City Shimmy, Duma Sa Duma 

Whassup, YIPpers?? We are back in the game with an awesome interview with April Rose - an alumna of UNMATA and the Bellydance Superstars - AND a special mini-moment with Zoe Jakes! Tammy updates us on what's going on around the web, Mary gives a (somewhat overdue) revue of Tribal Con, and both of them wonder how they managed to mention so many silly video clips in one episode. Hmmm.... Photo by Pixie Vision Download Episode 60 Or Listen Here: On This Episode: "Does Your Teacher Have Your Best Interest At Heart?" - Sa'diyya (via Gilded Serpent) "Reversal of a Policy - Men In Class" - Shay's blog Adventures of a Tribal Dancer "iPhone make up App...FREE" - Make up and Hair for Dancers (tribe.net) "Thought for the Week" - Tribal Pilgrims (Sakura Tribal blog) Dance Walking Fitness with Ben Aaron (youtube.com) My top three awesome flash mob scenes from Step Up 4: (Who cares about plot?)  - Restaurant mob (not my favorite dance, really, but I love the song!)  - Office mob  - Opening street scene  Mardi Love and Ela Rogers come to South Florida! (I'm totes going!!!) Datura Online Sedona Soul Fire Sara Beaman at Tribal Con 2013 Sahira at Tribal Con 2013 Amy and Kari being awesome during a soundboard glitch Jaylee at Tribal Con 2013 "Afterglow" - Phaeleh feat. Soundmouse Sparrow - "Weight of the World" at Alternacirque "Jack Sparrow" - The Lonely Island feat. Michael Bolton April Rose Tribal Con "Critical languages" government grants "April Rose, Dance documentary" Suhaila Salimpour April Rose's "Keeping On" set at Tribal Fest 2012 Gilded Serpent Gig Bag Aubre Hill April Rose in "I See You" (The part we talked about starts at about 1:50) April Rose in "Parasitic" (My favorite part starts at 1:40! Creepy!!) Los Angeles Bellydance Academy - Stevie Cabaret (a.k.a. Stefanya) April Rose in her short drum solo with BDSS April Rose in her super cute stripe-y top! - Photo by Leah Perry Earth Ships Yacht rock Rihanna "Pour It Up" (Money song) Rihanna "Birthday Cake" (I like this choreo...) Stina Nordenstam "Little Star" Woody Guthrie "This Land Is Your Land" Wait Wait Don't Tell Me Savage Lovecast The Dinner Party Download Goats Screaming Like Humans Taylor Swift and the Goats True Facts About the Seahorse Yip Yip Aliens from Sesame Street Skip vonKuske Fingathing ElitrickKids (on SoundCloud) Zoe Jakes and Beats Antique Extra Action Marching Band Featured Music: Album: Set Sail - Amazon or Artist: Sparrow Songs: Weight of the World, Bird Song, Set Sail Album: Tribal Beats, Vol. 3 - Amazon or Track 1: "Loss" - Skip vonKuske Track 2: "Rock the Whole Planet" - Fingathing Track 3: "Eli Saidi" - ElitrickKids Additional Music: Album: The Gathering Season - Amazon or Artist: Solace Songs: All

Welcome to YIP Snip! This week's topic is Improv! (Pre apology for Mary being sick this week!) Download YIP Snip Ep 5 Or Listen Here: In This Episode: YIP on Facebook Ted Talk Video that started this whole discussion! Thanks again Sara Arrell! Nadira Jamal Classes Let me Google that for you! Hipmix about Improv Princess Farhana Blog about Improv Background Music: Artist: Amon Tobin -Amazon or Albums: Permutation & Supermodified Songs: Sordid, Nightlife, People like Frank, Sultan Drops, Slowly, Chocolate Lovely, Keepin' it Steel (The Anvil)

Welcome to over an hour of awesome! This episode features an interview with the fabulous and talented Carol Tandava Henning! A bellydancer with a strong theater background, Carol Tandava has been taking her one woman show - "Blood on the Veil" - around the country to rave reviews!! (Well, Tammy and I are raving about it, in any case!) Mary also catches up on her bellydance magazine reading and Tammy bemoans her lack of Twitter followers (we're looking at you, Princess Farhana!). Download Episode 59 Or Listen Here: In This Episode: "Creating a Healthy Belly Dance Community" by Princess Farhana Follow Tammy on Twitter! (LOL!!) Lotus Dance Studio (Alina's school) Driving the Saudis - Purchase on Amazon FatChanceBellyDance® Community Fuse Magazine Akasha Afsana - Craft Creations (my fave part of Fuse!) Djinn YALLAH Omaris Meagan Mayada Hesham Randee Ryder-Ahrens Thalia del Fuego - DVD reviews on Amazon Sara Haase (a.k.a. Contrapposto) on DeviantART Onca O'Leary John Compton Melissa Murphey - Bellydance Sheet Music DOT com!! Ishtar on Facebook Carol Tandava Henning - Dark Lady Dances (blog) Blood on the Veil - In San Francisco on April 5th, 2013!! GO BUY A TICKET!! Tamalyn Dallal - Purchase "They Told Me I Couldn't" on Amazon Beats Antique Featured Artists: Artist: Ishtar - Amazon or Album: Belly Rock Songs: Shashkin, Misirlou, Garoon Garoon Artist: Beats Antique - Amazon or Album: Contraption Vol. 2 Songs: Crush, Crooked Muse, Bloody Bones Additional Music: Album: The Gathering Season by Solace - Amazon or

Welcome to YIP Snip! This week's topic is Solos! Download YIP Snip Ep 4 Or Listen Here: In This Episode: YIP on Facebook Spotify Pandora Lights by Ellie Goulding Remix by Bassnectar - Amazon or Michelle Obama Arms! Lacey (Florida Tribal Dance) Dexter's Theme Song  (Whoa!!! The Ending Theme is awesome!) - Amazon or Angel Theme Song - Amazon or Mr Brooks Theme Song - Amazon or Phoenicia and Fan Veil Carolena Nericcio Flutters (about 2 mins in, but the whole performance is gorgeous!) The Choreographer's Notebook: Standard Edition by Julia R. Zay - Amazon  (Oh and I know I said Choreographer incorrectly... wah wah) Background Music: Artist: Phil Thornton - Amazon or Album: Nexus Tribal Songs: Ederlezi Trance, The Broadoak Sheik, In The Bubble,  Bay City Shimmy, Duma Sa Duma 

YIP Snip is back once again! This week's topic is Zills! Download YIP Snip Ep 3 Or Listen Here: In This Episode: YIP on Facebook Mahin's Tweet that started it all! So who else is in a #zill buying panic today? Gotta get enough Saroyans for the rest of my dancing life now! ACK! #bellydance — Mahin Sciacca (@MahinBellydance) January 25, 2013 My original post about Harry Saroyan Updated post on Saroyan Simplicity Pattern where the girl's zill is on upside down (1st girl in the picture) 5 ways to Improve your Zill Playing Intro to Finger Cymbals - Shira.net Background Music: Artist: Raquy And The Cavemen - Amazon and Album: Dust Songs: All of them!

YIP Snip is back for a second episode! Our topic this time is Personal Practice! Download YIP Snip Ep 2 Or Listen Here: In This Episode: YIP on Facebook Laura Stanyer' Holistic Dance Practice Background Music: Artist: Vanessa Mae - Amazon and Album: Choreography Songs: Tribal Gathering, Roxane's Veil, Moroccan Roll

This "part b" episode wraps up our Hot Pot adventures and features a really awesome interview with Amy Sigil! She talks about the buildup to their most recent - and already legendary! - Blood Moon event, how she chose her name, and her new coffee table book: Sigil, Ink. Mary and Tammy have a few random comments and another music spotlight, but it's mainly all about Amy! :-) YIP! Download Episode 58b Or Listen Here: In This Episode: Check out our Donate button! It's in the upper right hand corner of our page!!  Rachel Brice and Datura Online Beats Antique Amy Sigil, Unmata, and Hot Pot studios Blood Moon (Part of) The Pajama Party The Funeral (Sidenote: This is an amazing piece. Stop what you're doing and watch it now. NOW.) Race Car (NASCAR) piece Big skirts number Fashion set SAIL (The Sail "set" kind of starts at minute 6:45) Another Unmata choreo that Amy didn't bring up, but that I totally love! - The Marijuana Piece "Sigil" definition on Wikipedia "Top Gun" trailer recut Sigil Ink book promo (the book is out and it is cool!) Unmata POW DVD Sweet Snacks - Facebook David Satori on Facebook The Adam Roth Project - Facebook, ReverbNation 8tracks mixes by MidnightBlue Description of Amy's 2013 intensive: Amy Sigil Presents KINESPHERE: An exploration in limitless space Exclusively for the epic year of 2013, a dance experience unlike any Sigil has offered before. We're bringing it all to the table baby, because life is short and Art is unmeasured. This one is the Deluxe Package, my friends, including: technique, theory, choreography, Improvisational Tribal Style, games and explorative movement. A moment in the creative mind of Amy Sigil. Available in 2013 and only in select locations. And because I forgot to put them up for episode a: on the left is my tattoo (Mary) and on the right is Tammy's fabulous tattoo! Awesome! Both of these images are taken from the book Sigil, Ink; originally both pictures were taken by Rodin E. Thanks Rodin! :-) (Tammy's brother took the one that ended up in the book. Thanks Anthony!) Featured Artist: Album: Arabic Percussion - Amazon or Artist: Mario Kirlis presents Matias Hazrum Songs: Electronic Dream, Baladi Sangaran, Tribal Song Additional Music: Artist: Middle Earth Ensemble - Amazon or Album: Middle Earth Ensemble Songs: Ya Gameel, Mudejar, Shaskin, Ya Mustafa Featured Instrument Music: #1: Indian Tabla "Khandam - a Sequence of Five" from Talking Tabla by Bikram Ghosh - Amazon or #2: Oud "Mevlevi Cheti" from The Oud: Music of the Near and Middle East by Aram Gulezyan - Amazon or #3: Indian Tabla "Drut Teentala" from Talking Tabla by Bikram Ghosh - Amazon or Unmata ITS classes with Mary or Tammy: Mary: Check the class schedule at Florida Tribal Dance to see if classes are in session! Tammy: Contact for private lessons via the YIP email (email@yippodcast.com)!

What is this thing?  A YIP Snip?  Whhhhaaaatttt????  These will be special 10-15 minute episodes that cover one topic.  We will put these out in between regular YIP episodes.  Basically we want more YIP in your ear... don't you?  In this first episode we talk New Years resolutions! Download YIP Snip Ep 1 Or Listen Here: In This Episode: YIP on Facebook New Years Resolution Tips New Years Resolution Worksheet Background Music: Artist: Raquy and the Cavemen - Amazon and Album: Dust Songs: Dust Artist:  Various - Amazon and Album: Muse Melodic Songs: Magreb, Wayward Artist:  Various - Amazon and Album: Monsoon Wedding Soundtrack Songs: Fuse Box - Alexkid's Dub Remix

Hey YIPpers! We are BACK! From outer space! We just danced in and saw you there (listening to less exciting, less bellydancey podcasts) with that sad look upon your face! Okay, enough of that...IT'S BEEN A WHILE! (Sorry about that...) But we have not "pod faded" (a term that Tammy introduced me to; it's kind of a cute term, but a sad state for any podcast). We just were a bit busy. We return to the virtual airwaves with not one but TWO episodes chronicling our summer adventures in California (yes, last summer, we said it's been a while...DON'T JUDGE). This episode contains one magical music spotlight, a brand new "What's that Instrument?" focus, a few interviews from some Sac Town Hot Pot-ers (Hot Pot = Amy Sigil's studio) and a bunch of random giggling. You're welcome!! Download Episode 58a Or Listen Here: In This Episode: Unmata and Hot Pot Studios YIP on Facebook Zaghareet Yallah Fuse Laura Barselou Onca O'Leary Organic armor costumes Sakura Tribal on Facebook - awesome duet video! Katana (Facebook) - Shiny Pants video! CopperClock Wonderland - A Belly Dance Play (YouTube promo video)  Learn more about the tabla on Wikipedia! More awesome tabla information Tabla with a suh-weet pink background! Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha - Tabla Solo in Jhaptal Rachel Brice on 8tracks Midnight Blue on 8tracks Dark Desert playlist Richard "Moontan" Jay "Django Unchained" preview Raquy and the Cavemen Unmata in "Pony Play" Caricature artist Greg Sumbardo Steve O at Something Wicked Tattoo Alex Sanchez - Inner Image Ink Tammy in front of the Capital Building Tammy walking past the UNmetro and heading towards Hot Pot Studios (forward and to the right)  The awesome UNmetro Our new friend Afton and I (Mary) inside Hot Pot Studios. Art all over the walls! Cool, right? Featured Artist: Artist: Moontan - Amazon or Album: Odalisca Songs: Corn Flakes, Dharma Salad, Turkmen Featured Instrument Music: "Tabla Trio in Rupak Taal (Excerpt)" - Track 6 on In Memory of Alla Rakha - The Wizard of Tabla, Vol. 1 Additional Music: Artist: Greg Ellis - Amazon or Album: Kala Rupa Songs: Form 8, Form 4, Form 7, Form 9, Form 10

Whoa! Get ready for some awesome! For this episode Na'La from Shakra joins the YIP Crew in studio! We all learn about the oud, Tammy shares her secret for happy feet (super sweet dance shoes, that's what!), Mary shares some Na'La-approved music and there's more giggling than usual! (I know....scary!!!) Download Episode 57 Or Listen Here: On This Episode: Tammy's sweet dance sneakers! DIY/Bellydance on a Budget (tribe.net) - "Glue?" E6000 Shira.net tribe (tribe.net) - "Is It Good for Business?" Hipmix.net - Dilara's Diary - "Hi, I'm Dilara Sultan, and I don't approve of this message" Shira.net tribe (tribe.net) - "Forgiving bad dancers and teachers?" Princess Farhana (blog) - "Dancing Through Pain and Physical Limitation, Part Two" R.I.C.E. So You Think You Can Dance - Janelle Issis Sadie - Awesome video of Sadie being awesome! Deep Roots Dance Lava Sarita Jill Parker Luciterra Valley of the Jolly Green Giant Cues and Tattoos Udjat Beats & Belly Dancing Shula Azhar Belly Dance Divas Tribal Solstice Tjarda Geisha Moth Sakura Tribal (blog) - "Mishaps and Mayhem!"     The oud Planet of the Ood (Doctor Who) The oud - legend of the creation  Dobby (Harry Potter) Melanie Moore - "Cracks" solo from So You Think You Can Dance Freestylers Ellie Goulding Bassnectar Na'La on Facebook Office Space Milton (red stapler) Heather Stants (Urban Tribal Dance Company) Amy Sigil - UNMATA Donna Mejia Mira Betz Tjarda and The Uzume Dance Company Sera Solstice Carolena Nericcio Gothic Bellydance - Revelations Shakra's Industrial Strength Dance Workout DVD The Daily Show Clip of TURKU featuring the Ghawazee Dancers (did you spot Olivia Kissel?) Domba! Shakra SCA - Society for Creative Anachronism Suhaila Rusted Root Never give up! Never surrender! Around Town: There is not an Around Town on this episode, however you can Join our Email List and find out everything currently going on! Oud Music: 1. "Oud Taksim" by The Ikhwani Safaa Musical Club of Zanzibar 2. "Oud Taqsim" by Kara Nomadica 3. "Taksim" by John Berberian 4. "Azziza" by John Berberian End credits: "Siseler" by John Berberian Featured Artists: First set: 1. "Cracks" by Freestylers (Flux Pavilion remix) - Amazon or 2. "Lights" by Ellie Golding (Bassnectar remix) - Amazon or 3. "Timestretch" by Bassnectar - Amazon or Second set: All songs by Rusted Root - Amazon or Song 1: "Agbadza" (off the album Rusted Root) Songs 2/3:  "Drum Trip" and "Back to the Earth" (off the album When I Woke) Additional Music: Artist: Solace - Amazon or Album: Gorgon Days Songs: Full Blown Stutter, Blind in One Eye Album: Nagari Songs: Coveting Bes, Bain of Desire, Sorrow & Veil, Serpent's Kiss, Strange Flesh, Death in Sin, End of Religion Artist: Shiva in Exile - Amazon or Album: Nour Songs: We're All One

On this episode of YIP we meet the fabulous Maria Gimmeshimmy!! Avidly interested in dancing with snakes and being covered in body paint, she's also a mom, a photographer, a musician's muse, and a working bellydance artist. (She also has a very sweet radio voice, just wait and see...well, listen...) We'll also talk super briefly about: an upcoming one woman bellydance show (more on that in a few episodes), funny stuff tribal dancers say, and how successful Mary was at stalking some YIP listeners! So don't touch that dial!!! Download Episode 56 Or Listen Here: On This Episode: Blood on the Veil (Facebook) - Stage Left Studio in New York PURE Orlando Michelle Joyce - "Pop Lock & Shimmy" DVD on Amazon Bikram yoga Shimmy in the Spirit of the Dance Nourhan Sharif - Sharif Wear Joharah and BellyUp Sh*t Tribal Fusion Belly Dancers Say Monty Python - Nudge nudge (If you know what I mean...) Whose Line Is It Anyway? - If you know what I mean... I'm good enough and I'm smart enough.... (Stuart Smalley) 8 Elements with Rachel Brice Cues and Tattoos Florida Tribal Dance Review of Lacey's Cues and Tattoos class - by Rebecca Slingwine Collective Soul (Gypsy Caravan) Unmata and Hot Pot 3-2-1 Contact Anasma The Walking Dead April Rose at 3rd Coast Tribal Skip Von Kuske Copper Clock at the Skinny Dip "Vogue Noir" show Katana at the Grab Bag Burlesque show Heather Labonte dance (blog) - dancing at the Dark Salon Maria GimmeShimmy - Facebook Maria la Sirena pics: Medusa and snake pics: Matt Phoenix (Facebook) Harri Kakoulli CD Covers: Santorini Taverna Suhaila Salimpour Solace (Jeremiah Soto) DumTek (app for iPhones) Ensemble Al-Asdeka Middle-Earth Ensemble Magnatune ASCAP Around Town: July 14-15 (Atlanta, GA) Crossroads and Origins - workshops and discussions with Donna Mejia, Lee Ali, and Rina Orellana. Full weekend passes available only. July 15-22 (Pueblo, CO) Music and Dance Camp Colorado - workshops with Molly of Tribaltique, Phoenix, Jesse of Sherefe and more! July 19-22 (NYC, NY) Caron Tandava Henning presents Blood on the Veil at Stage Left Studio July 20-22 (St Petersburg, FL) Tribal Burn - workshops with Johanna, Lacey, Greywolf and more! July 28-29 (Orlando, FL) A Magi Bellydance and American Belly Dance Club join to bring you workshops with Hossam Ramzy and Serena! This is not to be missed! Featured Artists: Artist: Skip Von Kuske - Amazon or Album: Intuit Songs: Deep Earth, Loss, Intuit Artist: Solace - Amazon or Album: The Thorn Campaign Songs: Entrenched Psychosis, Flesh Will Fail, Beggars Lullaby Additional Music: Artist: Ensemble Al-Asdeka - Amazon or Album: Oasis Songs: Lake of Clouds, Dance of the Tamir Agha, La Roza Linda, Noches Artist: Middle Earth Ensemble - on or Amazon Album: Middle Earth Ensemble Songs: Mudejar, Isaac and Ishmael

On this episode of YIP we give you not one, but TWO fabulous interviews. Ta da!!!! I know. We're awesome. First we meet the frisky ladies of Troupe Zahara and then we are entertained and amazed by the faaabulous SamiTe'! The YIP Crew share their picks for Bhangra hits and classic bellydance music and there is much hilarity had by all! Download Episode 55 Or Listen Here: On This Episode: Princess Farhana (blog) - "Please Welcome to the Stage..." Maria GimmeShimmy - Orlando performer and teacher Tempest's Teapot (blog) - "Concrete" vs "Abstract", Dance and Model Airplanes YIP Podcast on Facebook Coco la Framboise Letters from Kit Club Bellydance (BDSS thing) Flamenco Tammy - Flamenco Del Sol Shimmy Knights Sabrina Fox (Facebook) Stefanya (Facebook) - picture of rockin' lace dress! My Fitness Pal Sewing on Turkoman buttons (tribe.net) Florida Tribal Dance 8track.com - Rachel Brice (a.k.a. Arbibi) mixes "Rollin" - Diplo "Tommy's Theme" - Noisia Gurbhej Brar (Facebook) Jassi Sidhu Jaswant Heera - listen to the entire song "Nach Ke" on Youtube.com Troupe Zahara performing in Tampa, FL Spatula City! (UHF clip) Dancing With A Spatula Wand (The Blue Faerie) - "My body, my castle and a bunny" Deep Roots Dance Blog (Shay Moore) - "YIP Podcast - John Compton!", "Class Ettiquette 'Rules'" Miramar - "10 Golden Rules to Dance By" Khan el-Khalili  Souk Shira.net SamiTe' That daring young man on the flying trapeze... Magnatune Featured Artists: Album: Bhangra Dance Hits - Amazon or Song #1: "Paun Boliyan" by Gurbhej Brar Song #2: "Putt Jatt Da" by Jassi Sidhu Song #3: "Nach Ke" by Jaswant Heera Album: Virginia Presents Khan Al Khalili - Amazon or Artist: Al-Ahram Orchestra Songs: Saidi Rara, Atshan Taala Shrab, Raghed Additional Music: Album: Kara Nomadica - Amazon or Artist: Kara Nomadica Songs: Hashashiyyin, Ottoman Lobotomy, Arainia Artist: Indidginus - Amazon or Songs: "Nimbus" from Kaleidoscope, "Machu" from Align Album: Reclaimed Property, Vol. 2 - Amazon or Artist: Kalabi Songs: A Small Trip, Sacharissa

Hello there, YIPpers! This episode of YIP Podcast brings you an interview with the intelligent, creative and fabulous Anasma! She's talented! She's smart! She's got shiny hair! And she has a lot of pretty sage advice, so pay attention! Tammy and Mary chat about weird bellydance dreams and we hear some excerpts from the WildCard BellyDance/Arcane Dimension project, Tribal Collaborations! Download Episode 54 Or Listen Here: On This Episode: Maurice Chevalier YIP Podcast on Facebook CarnyCast Thought-Provoking Belly Dance Costumes (tribe.net) "Kiss of Death" bellydance costume "Weepy" bellydance costume Dance Nerds Unite! Dancers Among Us - Jordan Matter photography project Dancing With A Spatula Wand (The Blue Faerie) - "A New Wiccan Holiday" Hot Chelle Rae - "I Like It Like That" (video) Tempest's Teapot - "Yes You Can, But SHOULD You?" Hurricane Vanessa The Style Rookie (blog by Tevi Gevinson) Tribal Pilgrims (Sakura Tribal) - "Tribal Collaborations!" post WildCard BellyDance Anasma Bellydance Superstars Bellyqueen The Little Devil (video) A bit about Wushu "Tribute to my father" Visit Anasma's video gallery for a peek at "On Your Marks, Get Set, Dance!" performances Animal City website - brief video...looks super cool!! World Citizen Dance Spotify Der Erlkönig (poem originally by Goethe) Around Town: There is not an Around Town on this episode, however you can Join our Email List and find out everything currently going on! Featured Artists: Album: Tribal Collaborations - Amazon or Artist: Arcane Dimension and WildCard BellyDance Songs: Feast of Dionysus, Forbidden Fruit, The Flight of Morrigan Song #1: "Tammeni Aleik" by Mohamed Fouad (Best of Fouad) - Amazon or Song #2: "The Earlie King" by Baby Dee (Twisted Cabaret) - Amazon or Song #3: "Saber" by Omar Khairat (The Modern Women) - Amazon or Additional Music: "Huda" by Solace - Amazon or The Gathering Season "Simarik" by Tarkan - Amazon or Tarkan "Erlkönig" by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Gerald Moore - Amazon or Schubert: Die schoene Muellerin · Erlkoenig · An die Musik · Heidenroeslein "Der Erlkoenig" by Peter Sebastian - Amazon or Die Kraft Der Emotion

Your YIP Crew brings you a super special interview with legendary dancer John Compton of Hahbi 'Ru! Music from Greg Ellis and Africa North (the place, not the person?) will be delighting your ear. Also we give out some aMAZing advice to some of our YIPpers (you're welcome) and lots of other cool stuff happens! You're gonna love it! Trust me!! YIP!! Download Episode 53 Or Listen Here: On This Episode: The Tribal Way - "My New Years Resolution - To Smile!" Princess Farhana - "Flash Dance: What's Going On Under That Costume?" Belly Dance Troupe Talk (tribe.net) - "I need some advice please!!" FatChance BellyDance - Volume 9 DVD!!! Hot Pot Studios (home of UNMATA!!!) College Park Yoga - Crazy contortionist pose!! Rakkas - The Male Side of Belly Dance (Facebook) Keiya Mavita and Kali Shakti Sisters Belly Dance (Facebook) Baraka Mundi Onca O'Leary Awalim Gypsy Hands Florida Tribal Dance Shine On Yoga Allure Dance Studio Greg Ellis Azam Ali John Compton Interested in learning more? Check out some articles on John Compton at The Gilded Serpent and The Best of Habibi - fun extra reading...both cover some of the same territory, but both have great extra stuff, as well!) Articles on The Gilded Serpent by (or about) Rita/Rebaba Rebaba/Rita Alderucci Jill Parker Jamila Salimpour - Bal Anat (Article on The Gilded Serpent) Bert Balladine (Gilded Serpent articles, including a memorial article with a ton of awesome pictures) Hahbi 'Ru at Tribal Fest 2010 - the Yemen "hand dance" starts at minute 3:00 (it's awesome!!) Selections from Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians - Amazon Farideh and John Compton (performing as Kos Kadas) Farideh (Cathryn Balk) Sharlyn Sawyer de Young Museum Sirocco A bit of history about Finnoccio's - on the site Queer Music Heritage Slide show of Finnoccio's pictures from '78-'83 (I spotted John at least twice - at 2:36 and 3:30 and there are also several of the ventriloquist, Keny Stewart) Memories of performing at Finnoccio's - by female impersonator David de Alba Articles on The Gilded Serpent by (or about) Mish Mish (a.k.a. Pamela Sklavos-Jaque) Scene from the movie "A Man With Bogart's Face" with Mish Mish(she's the dancer in blue) Steve Shehan & Baly Othmane Setona Mahmoud Fadl Around Town: January 21-28 (Pura Vida, Costa Rica) Sahara Dance presents the 7th Annual Tribal Belly Dance and Yoga Retreat with Rachel Brice. February 5-12 (Louisiana, Florida, Bahamas) ATS Belly Dance Cruise! Need I say more? Tribal:Pura, Studio classes, Gala show, and open dance sessions. February 23-26 (Decatur, GA) TribalCon - workshops with Ariellah, Dave Machek, Tamalyn Dallal, and more. Saturday Passes are now sold out! February 25-March 9 (Las Vegas, NV) Tribal Massive - workshops with Heather Stants, Zoe Jakes, Amy Sigil, and more. Featured Artists: Artist: Greg Ellis - Amazon or Album: Kala Rupa Songs: Form 2, Form 3, Form 8 Album: Africa North (Compilation) - Amazon or Song #1: "Amin Amin" by Steve Shehan & Baly Othmane Song #2: "Rera" by Setona Song #3: "Maqsoum" by Mahmoud Fadl Additional Music: Artist: Solace - Amazon or Album: The Gathering Season Songs: Huda, Harvest Moon, Eyes Like Cats, Aenaem Artist: Greg Ellis - Amazon or Album: Kala Rupa Songs: Form 7, Form 9

In this episode of YIP Mary and Tammy talk about their New Year's resolutions and the blogs that are continuing to entertain and inform. This episode also brings us the melodious voices of not one, not two, but THREE special guests! Heather Stants joins us for a brief cameo to chat about music; Asharah tells us about her beginnings and her journey so far through Suhaila's certification program; and (surprise guest!) Jesse Manno from the ensemble Sherefe (Boulder, CO) Skypes in to talk about his awesome group! So much cool stuff in this episode it'll blow your MIND!! Download Episode 52 Or Listen Here: On This Episode: Dallas Observer article via the fab Shira Fans of YIP! Podcast - Facebook group Hot Pot studios (and UNMATA!) YIP! Podcast (tribe.net) - "When did you consider yourself a dancer?" Bellydance Revolution mixes Sweater Shrug things are from Threaded Visions! Fl!pside Creations (on Etsy) Bellydance Paladin (Asharah's blog) - "I just loved her costume..." Deep Roots Dance (Shay Moore's blog) - "Fabulous Tribal Styling for Super Short Hair" Heather Labonte Modern Bellydance (blog) - "Tendu" Tempest's Teapot - "A challenge to the community" The Bellydance Blog - "How the dancer lost her mojo, and found it again..." Balkanology Shantel www.allthelyrics.com Asharah - The Bellydance Paladin Hahbi 'Ru Kim Leary Suhaila Salimpour Magnatune.com Sherefe Beth Quist Around Town: There is not an Around Town on this episode, however you can Join our Email List and find out everything currently going on! Featured Artists: Artist: Shantel - Amazon or Song #1: "Disko Partizani" - Disko Partizani Song #2: "Glazart Sea" - Auf der anderen Seite (The Edge of Heaven soundtrack) Song #3: "Mahalageasca" (Shantel & Mahala Rai Banda) - Bucovina Mixtape Vol. 1 Artist: Sherefe -Amazon or Album: Sala Sala Songs: W'nindum Al'Ashra L'Ghalia, Dort Beygir, Thracian Rucenitsa Additional Music: Artist: Sherefe - Amazon or Album: Sala Sala Songs: Baliklar Derya icinde, Tris Frangopoules, Evlerinin Onu Mersin, Nedir Bu Telasin Kaslarin Kayrasina Artist: Shantel - Amazon or Album: Disko Partizani Songs: Disko Partizani, Andante Levante Artist: Beth Quist - Amazon or Album #1: New Moon Songs: Deep Well, New Moon Album #2: Shall We Dance Song: Ritual

This episode brings the melodious voice of Olivia Kissel to your very own living room! Or car...or iPod...or what-have-you...anyway, she's awesome! You're going to love her! Tammy relays some shocking (SHOCKING) news to me (you all probably knew about it ages ago...I'm always the last to know!), I recommend some music and Tammy talks about some super cool upcoming events! Note: I interviewed Olivia in February of this year (2011) and since then Zafira (her troupe) has disbanded to pursue adventures as soloists. :-) Download Episode 51 Or Listen Here: On This Episode: Olivia Kissel TribalCon Carnycast Potential Cast Twin Peaks Podcast Upside Down and Halfway to Happyland (Joss Whedon stuff) - Episode with Tammy! Deep Roots Dance (Shay Moore's blog - formerly Double Take Bellydance) - "Doing vs. Teaching" Princess Farhana (blog) - "One Zill Up" Gilded Serpent Article concerning Dallas Observer faux pas Ozma's awesome response to the Dallas Observer article Dallas Observer's apology on FB Ghawazi Caravan Ghawazi Caravan at Earth Spirit Festival Ghawazi Caravan performing at the Evernight Gothic Bellydance Event Carolena N. and Devi M. duet (yummy!) Rachel Brice's music mix Eskmo (a.k.a. Brendan Angelides) - Facebook page Cold November Rain by Guns N' Roses John Hodgman on The Daily Show Unmata at Tribal Fest (the fight section starts just after the 11:30 minute mark) Eclipse Fusion performs to "Trust In Me" Cracked Pot on Facebook Basement Jaxx Around Town: November 26th (Orlando, FL) Orlando PURE presents PURE Reflections: Beauty Reimagined. It is a multimedia dance-theater show exploring and challenging concepts of beauty and body image, in particular, the negative influence of unrealistic media images on our view of ourselves and each other, and how our practice of dance in a supportive community creates a healing environment to foster positive feelings about our bodies. December 10-11 (San Luis Obispo, CA) Tribal Fusion Faire - workshops withAmel Tafsout, Tempest, Seba, and more. Featured Artists: Artist: Eskmo - Amazon or Album: Eskmo Songs: We Got More, Become Matter Soon For You, Moving Glowstream Artist: Basement Jaxx - Amazon or Album: Zephyr Songs: Peace of Mind, Hip Hip Hooray, Additional Music: Artist: Ensemble Al Asdeka - Amazon or Album: Oasis Songs: La Roza Linda, Dance of the Tamir Agha, Lake of Clouds, Noches Artist: Solace - Amazon or Album: Opium Head Songs: Bol Two, Weeping Tree, Sleeping Sober Song: The Syncopated Clock - Amazon or Artist: Arthur Fieldler and the Boston Pops Orchestra Album: Leroy Anderson: Greatest Hits Song: Dragnet Theme Song - Amazon or Artist: Soundtrack and Theme Orchestra Album: TV Themes: Classic Police and Detective Song: Sexy and I Know it - Amazon or Artist: LMFAO Album: Sorry for Party Rocking

This episode of YIP brings you the wonderfully serene and fantastically funny (yeah, you heard me!) Heather Stants! The fab H.S. talks about her journey to dance, her movement philosophy and her love of yoga! YIP Podcast Executive Producer - Dan - steps in to help out with the interview, Mary (that's me) get's lazy (again) and indulges herself with a soooo non-traditional mix of music, Tammy keeps everything moving along, and we all live happily ever after! Yay! Download Episode 50 Or Listen Here: On This Episode: Check out more from our executive producer (Dan) on his podcast Radio Rickshaw "Darkness Falls" trailer - Yech....creepy Tooth Fairy movie "Tattoo Adventure of a Tribal Farmgirl" by Paulette Rees-Denis Makeup and Hair for Dancers (tribe.net) - "Hair for a VERY hot day!" The Belly Whisperer Tempest's Teapot - "FYI - MIA" Beats Antique video "Revival" I couldn't remember right off where I got "fer sure!" from...but this SNL skit was it! Blood Out The Kentuckiana Middle Eastern Dance Review - "Confessions of a Belly Dance Hoarder..." Tribal Pilgrims - "Video of the Week - Pedralta World Fusion Bellydance" Watch "The LXD" on Hulu Cali Swag District - "Teach Me How to Dougie" - Glee actors teach you how to dougie Take That (Official Website) Kelis - "Milkshake" video - "Bounce" video (Calvin Harris feat. Kelis) "Sucker Punch" trailer Radio Bastet Urban Tribal Dance Company - "66 Meters" (by Indian Ropeman) Performance Florida Tribal Dance Stephanie Barto of Read My Hips "What is Tribal Style Bellydance" A short documentary The Tribal Massive Dana Rae Pare of Infinite Yoga Nauli (yoga exercise) The Glitch Mob Around Town: There is not an Around Town on this episode, however you can Join our Email List and find out everything currently going on! Featured Artists: Mary's Trio of Self-Indulgence... Song #1: "Teach Me How to Dougie" by Cali Swag District - on or Amazon Song #2: "Love Love" by Take That - on Amazon Song #3: "Bounce" by Calvin Harris feat. Kelis - on or Amazon Artist: The Glitch Mob - on or Amazon Album: Drink the Sea Songs: Bad Wings, Fortune Days, Drive It Like You Stole It Additional Music: Artist: Middle Earth Ensemble - on or Amazon Album: Middle Earth Ensemble Songs: Ya Gameel, Oud Taqsim, Shatty Ya Dinny, Mudejar, Moroccan Roll, Ya Mustafa, Isaac and Ishmael