Ep 255. Marta Korzun: Dealing With Identity Crisis As a Dance Professional

Marta Korzun is an internationally recognized bellydance teacher from Ukraine. She is acknowledged for her unique teaching method and clear and concise explanations, and regularly holds training workshops worldwide. She started her career in 2006 by taking part in many competitions in Ukraine and abroad, including Cairo. She has been titled the Bellydance Champion of the World (2011), European Bellydancer (2011), and 2nd winner at “Nile Group Cairo" (2010), just to name a few. Today Marta is a respected judge at many prestigious belly dance competitions, and coach of the World Champions in oriental dance.

In this episode you will learn about:

- How lockdowns forced Marta to review her self-identity as a dancer, and as a person

- Dealing with inner critique, and overcoming the struggle of constant comparison

- Why she decided to travel less than before in her dance career

- The decision to move to Canada

- Comparing belly dance scenes in Ukraine and Canada

Show Notes to this episode:

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Previous interviews with Marta:

Ep 01. Marta Korzun: About Competitions and Individual Style

Ep 77. Marta Korzun: How to Become a Dance Teacher

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