Badriyah is a professional oriental dancer, devoted mainly to Egyptian classical and folklore styles, modern fusion with oriental dance and the Golden Age of belly dance. She teaches regular classes at Shoonya Dance Centre in Ghent, Belgium, and travels around Europe to give workshops and lectures. Badriyah's dream is to build a real Bellydance Museum. As a start, she collects vintage bellydance items such as newspapers, magazines, postcards, lobby cards, vinyl records and press photos depicting bellydancers from 1700' to 1970'. Most of all, Badriyah treasures the ten years of performing with Bellydance Evolution (BDE). Also, she had created three educational programs, contributed as an editor to Orient Express magazine (Czech language), collected over 300 vintage bellydance items, and taught workshops and lecture worldwide.In this episode you will learn about:- Social pressure and stereotypes regarding different professions- Definition of the Golden Era period- Why Awalim dance style is not well-known these days- The story of the Bellydance museum - Badriyah’s experience of dancing pregnantShow Notes to this episode:Find Badriyah on Instagram, FB, Youtube and website.Follow Iana on Instagram, FB, Youtube, website .Podcast: www.ianadance.com/podcast
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