Nurjahan Boulden

Hard times require furious dancing.
~Alice Walker

Instead of music today, we have dance. The YouTube algorhithm has been known to lead folks down some shady paths, but it did me a favor earlier this year. Belly dancer and teacher Nurjahan Boulden popped up in my suggestions, and after watching her for a while, I wanted to try too. It felt a bit ridiculous because belly dance seemed like a young person's activity, but Nurjahan is encouraging to everyone:





Belly dance as a cultural practice
Nurjahan belly dances a certain way but she discourages disrespecting other styles/practices