by Acushla Mkrtschjan | May 26, 2020 | DANCE DEVELOPMENT, MOTIVATIONAL, PERFORMANCE, SELF AWARENESS
Again another great question from one of my students in the Online Temple Space Membership! Performing is an honour and can trigger a huge range of emotions, from excitement, fear, vulnerability, empowerment to feelings of bliss and euphoria! The first question i...
by Acushla Mkrtschjan | May 11, 2020 | DANCE DEVELOPMENT, MOTIVATIONAL, SELF AWARENESS
I was recently asked by Student how to improve facial expression for dance and thought I would share a few word on this topic. When performing, your facial expression play a huge role in how you are received by an audience. Ideally it is best to be authentic in...
by Acushla Mkrtschjan | Apr 14, 2020 | DANCE DEVELOPMENT, MOTIVATIONAL, SELF AWARENESS
There are many approaches to help increase motivation and the best way to work out your way is to trust your intuition and try new ideas (if what you have tried isn’t working). During this time of isolation I’ve noticed that there is a huge contrast in how...
by Acushla Mkrtschjan | Feb 24, 2020 | DANCE DEVELOPMENT, MOTIVATIONAL, PERFORMANCE, SELF AWARENESS
I have been performing for around 16 years and have danced at countless types of events, private functions, festival and films. Generally i have loved this aspect of bellydance and have been completely ok with performing almost anywhere…except on a stage in a...
by Acushla Mkrtschjan | Jan 28, 2018 | DANCE DEVELOPMENT, MOTIVATIONAL, SELF AWARENESS
Smooth strong and juicy isolations not only look amazing but feel amazing! It’s one of the main movement ‘categories’ that bellydance is known for. So how do you take your isolations to the next level? And even after having kids? To master movement...
by Acushla Mkrtschjan | Dec 2, 2017 | DANCE DEVELOPMENT, MOTIVATIONAL, SELF AWARENESS
I’ve noticed that so many of our experiences in life move in cycles just like nature. Our dance practice and our relationship to dance changes just like the seasons, and there can be many layers to these cycles. We can experience growth and inspiration during...