Welcome to iShimmy.com - FOR SALE
This Phoenix Rises Again - Taking Flight in a New Direction
Message from Zaina Hart
What is the Phoenix - this mythical bird I am so often
compared to? Or better yet, what is it that causes me to run about with wings
on fire - faster and faster, hoping the flames don't devour me
completely? I work too much, play too little, and this time, the Phoenix
having burned out once again, is rising with a different attitude and newly focused.
I have come to realize life is pretty darned short and should not be so full of
work and stress that you can't enjoy what you work so hard to enjoy.
Makes sense - right!?
I can no longer work a full time job, have a nearly full time
dance career, own and write for a magazine, spend time with family and friends
and stay on my dancing feet. So I am de-stressing, de-cluttering, and
de-doing a few things to better focus on family, friends and dance in a better
way - in the way I love the most. With new classes coming up (some on
line), coaching, troupe -well- more dance, I am fully aware I can't do that
when I am sitting at a computer. Nor can I feel guilty while I am in the
studio dancing/teaching because I am not sitting at the computer.
So, iShimmy.com, The Belly
Dancer Magazine one of my more successful ventures in dance is NOW FOR SALE.
If you have ever wanted to own a magazine, be your own boss,
and have computer skills, this might be your time to shimmy up to the bar,
belly dance in, and pick up one of the most respected and versatile
publications in our trade. I am motivated to sell, but not desperate to
run away. I am currently uploading new content from our most highly
respected Master Performers/Teachers, Staff Writers and a few new incredibly
talented contributors and will continue to do so until the time of sale.
So, if an online publication is right up your dance and
writing alley, email me at zaina@zainahart.com or call 360-921-2635.
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Hadia: Reyhan how did you learn or where do you find your inspiration to dance and dance oh so wonderfully? Did your mother and/or father love to dance so much? Did you find your inspiration from seeing other women dancing at their community parties and events as a young girl?
Reyhan: My father passed away when I was a new born, and my mother was not ready to grow me by herself and she refused me. So, I was raised by my father’s mother, who was quite a dancer!! My family members are all gifted for music and dance, so, yes, my childhood was always full of music and dance! Yes, when I see people dancing and hear the music, I can immediately manipulate the movement ... it is a gift, I think. I don’t think much about what I do or what I want to do … I just follow - the music tells me to do. Also, remember when you see me make a new movement or expression when you take my class and you ask me where do I take my inspiration, I say ‘from God’.
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