We can wear whatever we want, and still deserve safety & respect. I love that my dresses are resonating with so many people, but please don’t insult other women in the process. Respectability is about control, and none of us benefit from policing each other. Side note: Is TT putting a filter on my face? This is not how my natural skin looks 👀 Also, I love this remix by @Kuya Magik and I wish it was longer!! 🔥 #bellydance #culture #tradition #tutorial #lesson #series #course #program #survivor #disability #mobility #inclusion #joy #expression #women #movement #community #recovery #healing #womenempowerment #bodypostivity #exercise #tanzania #african #dance #lgbtq #sisterhood #music #dress #fashion #danceislife #fyp

I personally love a little *pop* at the end bc it’s a signature of East African style belly dance, but I showed it with & without it here so you can do whatever feels best for you! #bellydance #tutorial #gunviolence #survivor #disability #mobility #inclusion #joy #expression #women #movement #community #recovery #healing #womenempowerment #bodypostivity #exercise #tanzania #african #dance #lgbtq #sisterhood #music #danceislife #fyp

Drop a 💚 if you can see me 😘 #bellydance #culture #tradition #dress #joy #women #survivor #disability #mobility #inclusion #expression #movement #community #recovery #healing #womenempowerment #workout #bodypostivity #international #african #middleeastern #dance #bodypostivity #exercise #tanzania #danceislife #fyp

Your definition of a “true man” can kick rocks. I’m happily married. (And he knows what he brings to the table, so he’s not worried 😉) #bellydance #culture #tradition #women #joy #community #africa #dance #womenempowerment #strength #freedom #womenofcolor #danceislife #fyp

New dance challenge alert! Calling all the ladies to do it with us! Who wants a tutorial!? DC: Me! 💁🏻‍♀️ #dancechallenge #newdancechallenge #mydance #Bellydance #bellydancertiktok #dancetiktok #womenontiktok #Womenofcolor #womenempowerment #losangeles #moveandradiate #womenworkouts #community #fyp #foryoupage #foryou #bodypositivity #bellydancetiktok #Dancelovers #danceislife #brownskingirls #africanwomen #girlfashion #Golden #culture

For some of us, it’s complicated. For others, it may be more straight-forward. No matter what it is for you, Happy Pride 🌈🫶🏽 #bellydance #culture #tradition #women #joy #community #lgbtq #pride #womenempowerment #expression #africa #dance #movement #danceislife #fyp

POV: That one belly dancing company that’s inclusive and represents all women. 🔥 #bellydancingcompany #moveandradiate #Blackbellydancers #Latinabellydancers #Egyptianbellydancer #Bellydance #bellydancertiktok #dancetiktok #womenontiktok #Womenofcolor #womenempowerment #losangeles #womenworkouts #community #fyp #foryoupage #foryou #bodypositivity #bellydancetiktok #Dancelovers #danceislife #brownskingirls #blackgirlmagic #africanwomen #girlfashion #Golden #culture #Blackgirltiktok

Replying to @headbangerhijabi I used to be afraid of my own anger after my sh0oting bc I witnessed the kind of destruction people were capable of. But I realized later that’s what anger is like when it has no outlet. Start with a slow shimmy, popping from side to side, and let your rage flow freely. You’ll be smacking those beats in no time…and your loved ones will be grateful that you took it out on the dance floor 😉 #bellydance #culture #tradition #joy #anger #feeling #women #community #healing #womenempowerment #african #dance #movement #expression #lgbtq #disability #survivor #music #danceislife #recovery #bodypositivity #fyp

She never ceases to amaze me 🥰😂😊😍😘 #clonesquad #ninasimoneray when the beat drop she #gooff #freestyle #dance no practice at all #danceislife #fyp #explore #downsyndrome #t21

Just because you’ve never seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist ❤️ I teach this move in my Belly Dance Basics course (Iinked above), and it’s one of the most fun movements we do in our style! ✨ #bellydance #culture #tradition #tutorial #lesson #series #course #program #survivor #disability #mobility #inclusion #joy #expression #women #movement #community #recovery #healing #womenempowerment #bodypostivity #exercise #tanzania #african #dance #lgbtq #sisterhood #music #danceislife #fyp

I was raised with belly dance as an inclusive cultural practice ❤️ Here are a few ways I learned to accommodate myself after I got sh0t. Sometimes it’s as easy as sitting or lying down. Sometimes it’s about adjusting the movement to your needs. It’s never about giving up on your b0dy. Everyone can dance! Check out my Belly Dance Basics c0urse at the Iink in my bl0 for more ✨ #bellydance #culture #tradition #women #movement #joy #womenempowerment #community #lgbtq #disability #dance #africa #womenofcolor #danceislife

When in the sun, make like sunshine ☀️ Belly Dance Basics course at the first Iink in my bi0 🫶🏽 #bellydance #culture #tradition #joy #women #dance #community #movement #lgbtq #womenempowerment #danceislife #fyp

Replying to @reimu.0 Dance badly. Look ridiculous. You may never feel like your old self again…but your b0dy still deserves to feel joy and compassion. Even if the only thing you can move is your eyes, everyone can find a way to dance 💚 #bellydance #culture #tradition #women #joy #community #womenempowerment #lgbtq #danceislife #strength #exercise #fyp

@Mar and I both made it past 400k followers on TikTok!! 🎉 There’s room for all of us at the top, but there are so few of *us* sharing our cultural practices as a source of empowerment for everyone ❤️ Why not help each other get there? 🙌🏽 I’m so grateful that we collaborate, share business strategies, encourage each other, and celebrate our successes together ✨ And no, were not twins 😂 We met here on TikTok 🙌🏽 #bellydance #culture #tradition #women #joy #friendship #disability #mobility #inclusion #expression #movement #community #recovery #healing #womenempowerment #workout #bodypostivity #international #african #dance #danceislife #fyp

Dancing #fyp #grow #foryoupage #bollywoodsong #hindisong #OscarsAtHome #tiktokindia #duet #fallowers #onemillionaudition #danceislife #tutorial #fyp

I had to do it 😂 Join my Belly Dance Basics series at the Iink above! #bellydance #culture #tradition #series #course #program #survivor #disability #mobility #inclusion #inclusion #women #joy #expression #confidence #movement #community #lgbtq #african #dance #recovery #danceislife #fyp

Sisters Going hard on #dalichallenge #daliechallenge #dalie #dali @Ntha'easy Asambeeeee!!! #sowetosfinestdancestudio #sowetosfinest🇿🇦 #danceislife #amapianodance

Tap the Iink above to join my Belly Dance Basics Series and learn how to dance circles around your haters! 💅🏽 #bellydance #culture #tradition #women #joy #community #womenempowerment #tutorial #class #dance #africa #danceislife #fyp

#fyp #gocrazy #turnup #woody #sheriff #snakeinmyboots #danceislife #mascot

@Dancing_with_busisiwe coming hard during the #shu Dance Experience 🔥💯🔥💯 Music by : @Diamond Platnumz🦁✅ ft @Chley_Nkosi - Shu! #shuchallenge #sowetosfinestdancestudio #danceislife

Replying to @igiggleaggresive in our culture, there’s no such thing as a “belly dancer’s b0dy.” This practice is for all of us 💗#bellydance #tradition #culture #women #joy #community #womenempowerment #healing #africa #dance #lgbtq #danceislife #fyp

Replying to @user6157210277258 Speak for yourself 💅🏽 There’s a reason belly dance has been passed down in my family for generations—a lot of reasons, in fact 💗 🎥 by my brother @ShezadGetsLost (follow him for amazing food inspo!) #bellydance #culture #tradition #women #community #healing #womenempowerment #joy #africa #dance #lgbtq #danceislife #fyp

And we make it look good, too 🙌🏽 I love my people, our clothes, and our traditions. You’re so funny, Janice. At least buy me dinner or reglster for my Belly Dance Basics pr0gram first 😏 (Fun fact: I do actually wear leggings in my online pr0grams so you can see the details of the movements…but you have to be a real one to get access to that ❤️) If you know you’re meant to be a part of my community, you can join at the Iink above, and you can also find a Iink to donate to urgent humanitarian aid in 🍉 #ceasefire #freepalestine #freecongo #freesudan #bellydance #culture #tradition #tutorial #diversity #survivor #disability #mobility #inclusion #joy #expression #womensrights #women #movement #community #recovery #healing #womenempowerment #bodypostivity #exercise #tanzania #african #dance #lgbtq #sisterhood #music #dress #fashion #danceislife #lifeontiktok #tiktokpartner #fyp #series #lesson

Replying to @frank52cayden Thank goodness for outsiders…otherwise we’d never know how to practice our own culture! 😅 #bellydance #culture #tradition #joy #women #community #clothing #fashion #womenempowerment #dance #movement #danceislife #music #fyp

Partner🔥😎#Dancemood #foryou #foryoupage #tiktok #tiktokindia #danceislife #Thespartans #virul @robinspicky

We’re so used to being told that our bodies need to change, when the most impactful thing we can do is meet them where they are. Our practice is about finding joyful ways to build strength and release stress in community ❤️ #bellydance #culture #tradition #joy #women #lgbtq #movement #african #dance #womenempowerment #survivor #expression #danceislife #community #healing #recovery #fyp

The choreography go hard when you love @chrisbrownofficial ♥️ ##ninasimoneraycreates her own vibe everytime ##ilovemusic##ilovedance##danceislife💃🏽 ##t21💙💛 ##downsyndrome##fyp##explorepage

Aww 🔥#blacktik #starspangledbanner #blackgirlmagic #danceislife #blacktiktokcommunity

#duet with @crazy dance family 💃🏼🕺🏼 #artist #dance #dancechallenge #danceclass #dancecrew #dancedance #dancehall #danceislife #dancelife #dancelove #dancelover #danceon #dancer#fyp #foryoupage #valentines #duet #viral

When you’re willing to start scared, to be bad at it, to be vulnerable, that’s where true confidence comes from. And that’s what’ll make you unstoppable—bc no one will be able to shame you out of finding your joy 💙 #bellydance #culture #tradition #series #course #program #survivor #disability #mobility #inclusion #women #joy #expression #confidence #movement #community #lgbtq #african #dance #recovery #healing #womenempowerment #danceislife #fyp

Replying to @witchy_woman84 Yes mama!!! That’s the goal 🥹 I wish we could all just drop everything and dance every time a good song came on 🧡 🎥 by my brother @ShezadGetsLost 🫶🏽 Follow him for delicious food content! 🙌🏽 #bellydance #tradition #culture #women #joy #community #womenempowerment #lgbtq #healing #danceislife #fyp

#duet with @brookieandjessie #artist #choreography #dance #dancechallenge #danceclass #dancecrew #dancedance #danceislife #dancelife #dancelove #dancelover #danceon #dancepractice #viral #duet #foryoupage #fyp

When we turn toward ourselves for validation, no one can take it away. That’s why practices like belly dance pose such a threat to the status quo. Women coming together to step into our power, supporting and uplift each other in the process? Time to shame them back into submission… #bellydance #culture #tradition #women #joy #community #movement #expression #womenempowerment #sisterhood #lgbtq #healing #african #dance #survivor #recovery #danceislife #fyp

Replying to @thespiffytiff Thank you for taking the time to spread a little love—i needed it! 🥹 Keep dancing in that beautiful body of yours! ❤️ #bellydance #culture #tradition #joy #women #community #womenempowerment #dance #bellydancetiktok #womenofcolor #movement #danceislife #dancelovers #fyp

I know for sure that I ate chicken for dinner… #bellydance #joy #culture #tradition #women #movement #community #lgbtq #womenempowerment #danceislife #dance #music #lyrics #beat #fyp

Replying to @kuziva48 I’m old enough to know the lyrics to this 90’s classic 😉 #bellydance #culture #tradition #tutorial #lesson #program #survivor #disability #mobility #inclusion #joy #expression #womensrights #women #movement #community #recovery #healing #womenempowerment #bodypostivity #exercise #tanzania #african #dance #lgbtq #sisterhood #music #dress #fashion #danceislife #fyp

😉🎶🌹💙#dance #dancechallenge #viraldance #trenddance #viraltoday #danceislife #sharecopylink #makeittrend #seo #searchengineoptimization #illbemissingyou #chineseboys #tiktokviral #showworld21 #fdcboyWXD #W大東 #123_wuwei 🤟

Replying to @shef97_ Thank you! ❤️ Here are a couple of ways you can build core strength to master the shimmy! I have detailed lessons in my Belly Dance Basics pr0gram at the Iink in my bl0 🥰 #bellydance #culture #tradition #women #joy #community #lgbtq #pride #womenempowerment #expression #africa #dance #movement #mobility #disability #inclusion #danceislife #fyp

It blows my mind that people still try to push this narrative. If you need more proof, a number of studies have shown that seggs gets better for women as we age. So who cares what other people say?! From our perspective, there’s no way to go but up 😉 #bellydance #culture #tradition #joy #women #community #healing #womenempowerment #african #dance #movement #expression #lgbtq #disability #survivor #music #danceislife #recovery #bodypositivity

I wish we spent more time rubbing oil on each other’s feet and massaging each other’s scalps—the kind of physical touch where no one wants or expects anything in return ❤️ #bellydance #culture #tradition #tutorial #lesson #diversity #survivor #disability #mobility #inclusion #joy #expression #womensrights #women #movement #community #recovery #healing #womenempowerment #bodypostivity #exercise #tanzania #african #dance #lgbtq #sisterhood #music #dress #fashion #danceislife

Replying to @whydoyouca6e It’s called a kanga, and we use them for everything from a skirt to a beach blanket. They usually have sayings on them in Swahili. This one is my favorite—it says, “They thought they could shame me, but they didnt know G0d was on my side” ❤️ 🎥 by my brother @shezadgetslost — follow him for delicious food content! #bellydance #culture #tradition #joy #women #community #womenempowerment #expression #africa #dance #lgbtq #strength #danceislife #fyp

Replying to @t20280 You focus on your own game, and I’ll keep practicing my culture 😉 #bellydance #culture #tradition #women #joy #community #womenempowerment #expression #africa #dance #lgbtq #strength #danceislife #movement #healing #recovery #fyp

There’s nothing like feeling safe in my own b0dy again 💚 Check out my Belly Dance Basics series at the Iink above if you want to reconnect eith your b0dy through belly dance ✨ #bellydance #culture #tradition #tutorial #lesson #series #course #program #survivor #disability #mobility #inclusion #joy #expression #women #movement #community #recovery #healing #womenempowerment #bodypostivity #exercise #tanzania #african #dance #lgbtq #sisterhood #music #dress #fashion #danceislife #fyp

Some people get really upset when I mention having a dominant hip…but I think of it the same way as being right handed or left handed. It’s natural to have one side that feels more comfortable, and I think that’s ok. I practice on both sides, but I definitely favor my left side, so that’s where I tie my kanga ❤️ Which side do you favor? Or are you a unicorn whose body is magically even? ✨ Keep in mind that there are different practices with a variety of approaches…I’m just sharing how I learned it in my community growing up. If you want to experience our practice in person, you can come to my |!ve belly dance €vent on April 20th in Los Angeles, California. Don’t miss the €arly B!rd r3g!stration at the |!nk in my b!0! 20% of all pr0c33ds go to hum@n!t@rian @!d in P@|€$t!ne 🫶🏽 If you can’t make it in person, you can always j0!n me 0n|!ne in my Belly Dance Basics pr0gr@m and my Belly Dance Through the Anger c0urs3 (on s@|e now!) at the |!nks in my pr0f!|e 🙌🏽 #bel#bellydancel#culturea#traditiont#tutorialv#diversityr#survivors#disabilityb#mobilityc#inclusiony#joyp#expressionm#womensrightsm#womenv#movementm#communityc#recoverya#healingm#womenempowermentd#bodypostivitye#exercisen#tanzaniar#africann#danceb#lgbtqs#sisterhoods#musice#dresss#fashionn#danceislifesangeles

“If I were you I’d wanna be me too” 😍 #ninasimoneray #meghantrainor #t21 💙💛 #downsyndrome ❤️ #danceislife 💃🏽 #fyp #explore

I did a talking tutorial for this one to break down each of the movements bc this can be a challenging one! Unfortunately, that means I had less time to show all of the accommodations (leaning, kneeling, etc). If you’re struggling with the basic isolations, check out my Belly Dance Basics program Iinked above for detailed lessons! ❤️ #bellydance #culture #tradition #tutorial #lesson #series #course #program #survivor #disability #mobility #inclusion #joy #expression #women #movement #community #recovery #healing #womenempowerment #bodypostivity #exercise #tanzania #african #dance #lgbtq #sisterhood #music #dress #fashion #danceislife #fyp

@Sphocky_rsa Celebrated her birthday in style 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯 #sowetosfinestdancestudio #sowetosfinest🇿🇦 #abafanachallenge #SAMA28 #danceislife #amapianochallenge

These are some of the movements I use to process my toughest emotions. You can find in-depth lessons for all of them in my self-paced on|!ne Belly Dance Basics and Belly Dance Through the Anger c0urs3s |!nked in my b!0 ❤️ You can also j0!n me |!ve in Los Angeles on April 20th for a full day Belly Dance Through the Shame w0rksh0p—early b!rd r3g!stration is open, so gr@b your spot at the |!nk in my pr0f!le before it s3||s out! 20 p3rc3nt of all pr0c3eds will go to hum@n!t@rian @!d in P@|€$t!ne 🫶🏽 #bellydance #culture #tradition #tutorial #diversity #survivor #disability #mobility #inclusion #joy #expression #womensrights #women #movement #community #recovery #healing #womenempowerment #bodypostivity #exercise #tanzania #african #dance #lgbtq #sisterhood #music #dress #fashion #danceislife

As I walked into the parking garage to get my luggage so I can freshen up here at the hospital. It was very empty & quiet, seemed like the perfect place to let it out. Not rehearsed, in slippers and my jacket pockets had keys and were heavy. Nothing stopped my soul from moving and releasing my emotions through dance 💕✨ I love it so so much, and have made a commitment to myself to dance as much as I want. Even on sad days, I’m going to allow my soul to dance, and I’ll share it with our beautiful people ❤️ love yall so much. #delilahlovestrong #heytheredelilah #noonepreparedmeforthis #godcan #godwill #dance #dancingthroughcancer #dancedancedance #soul #instagram #instagood #instadance #cancer #cancerwontstopthismom #losangeles #california #dancing #danceislife #fyp #fy #foryou

Belly dance has never been *just dance* to us, and I refuse to let our generation be the one that loses the soul of this practice. It’s empowered the women in my family for generations, and I’ll never stop sharing our stories ❤️ #bellydance #culture #tradition #tutorial #lesson #program #survivor #disability #mobility #inclusion #joy #expression #womensrights #women #movement #community #recovery #healing #womenempowerment #bodypostivity #exercise #tanzania #african #dance #lgbtq #sisterhood #music #dress #fashion #danceislife #fyp