Ep 137. Maris: Finding Joy & Transformation in Belly Dance

Maris has been interested in oriental dance since 2005 when she started taking her first belly dance classes. In 2012 she started teaching regular classes in Estonia and later workshops in Europe and Egypt, where she started her daily shows (belly dance, folklore, international dance) in the summer of 2013 in Sharm el Sheikh with Vanessa Show Productions. In 2016 she worked a dance contract in Dubai’s famous Bab Al Shams hotel and after that she headed to Cairo where she resides to this day working in high class weddings, various events, prestigious discos and Nile cruise boats with her band. In Cairo she played parts in different series and danced in video clips, the latest and most famous ones being "Maltashet el 2loub" by Mostafa Shawki.

In this episode you will learn about:

- Overcoming shyness with belly dance

- Cultural differences between Estonia and Egypt

- Comparing dance shows in Sharm el Sheikh, Cairo and Dubai

- Maris’s daily dance practice

- How Maris adapts to the current lockdown situation

Show Notes to this episode:

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