Politics & Dance, Conspiracies & Race Relations... WTF?

Known for her outspoken wit and sometimes controversial charm, belly dancer Dilara Sultan addresses the Rev. Al Sharpton in what seems to be the biggest news in America this week: Brandi vs Bristol on DWTS.

"Yesterday morning, on my usual driving trip, I heard the tail end of a radio interview with Tom Joyner, a syndicated morning drive radio host.  The voice he was talking with I recognized immediately, The Rev. Al Sharpton.   He was passionate, as always.  In his short tirade were phrases including:

“... they turned back the clock on this country”

“... Brandi is symbolic of what just happened to this country.  That we are being steamrolled...”

“Think of the victory we American people were robbed of...”

Oh this sounds juicy... but I didn't hear it all.  But his words intrigued me throughout the day.

Last night, I was talking with my parents who watch a lot more TV than I do.  They asked my opinion of what happened on Dancing With The Stars.  To be honest, I have..."

See what else Dilara had to say in her diary on HipMix.net

Hip+Fit on Hip Mix Is Making News!

Nice to see when your work is recognized, and the Hip Mix team is happy.  When Dilara asked the question, "Why wait for New Year's? Get motivated now," people actually listened to!   See what's been published here!

Stone Cold Fusion

Belly Dance fusion is quite an artistic thing.  A dancer bringing together an external infuence into the oriental dance world is fun to watch.  Usually.

To find the best words to describe a little more about fusion, I defer to the website Fusion Bellydance.  

“... There is no limit to the influences that can be brought into fusion. Some video's feature hoola-hoop dances, african style percussion, metal and so on. Any fusion between Middle Eastern, American Tribal Style, Flamenco, Burlesque and Gothic Belly Dance to Industrial, bellynesian (fusion between bellydance and Polynesian dances), belly-salsa (crossfusion bellydance and salsa), bellywood (a fusion between bellydance and bollywood), Bollywood, Polynesian and live percussion and live bands will do.”

Yes, they will do ---- but should they be done?  Today, thanks to belly dance blogger Naima I saw a video that brought the worlds of belly dance and ice skating together.  Take a look in Dilara's Diary!

Hip+Fit Belly Dancers: What would you do with one more hour a day?

We all want more time for ourselves in order to get things accomplished, whether in our fitness, belly dance or personal life. With daylight savings time giving us one more hour, Dilara challenges belly dancers to use that hour as an investment in ourselves.

So the question is, what would you do with just on more hour a day? See the discussion in Dilara's Diary.

A Hip+Fit Oxymoron, Emphasis on the Moron

Week one of the www.HipMix.net campaign: Hip+Fit. Belly Dancer Dilara shares with us more about what the Hip+Fit Challenge is, and how goofy people can be when it comes to common sense and fitness. It's not you in these photos, is it?

An excerpt from Dilara's Diary:


"So Hip+Fit...... It's what's happened this week:

Many have said “Yes!”  when I asked the question this week about a new, personal revamp of our daily fitness.  The first group to say yes was my staff.  Did they have a choice? Yes, actually.   Some are getting into the Hip+Fit challenge more so than others.  For example, you can track the thoughts..."


Continue reading here!

Hip+Fit: What Are You Clothes Telling YOU?

Fashion can sometimes speak volumes, not only to those that see you but sometimes to yourself as well. Dilara Sultan heard her pants today LOUD & CLEAR! Perfect motivation for this month's Hip+Fit campaign on www.HipMix.net.

Visit Dliara's Diary and take a look at this month's Fitness challenge, plus what Dilara had to say to her pants. No really, she wrote a letter to her Corduroy's!

Fitness Gimicks and Goals, This Belly Dancer's In Control

Tic-Tok... another change approaches & more to follow.  Some I can control & others I cannot.

Being what some people would call a Type-A personality,  one thing I detest is things I have no control over impacting my life or my schedule.  I’m ok in traffic.  I’m ok when daylight savings comes & goes.  I can be spontaneous and a spur-of-the-moment gal.  But when I feel hostage to the whims of another.... eh, even I do not like me.

So entering into the last two months of the calendar can create some riffs in plans.  Family functions, friends and the upcoming holidays takes some special maneuvering on my part, as it does for all of us.

So I know what I cannot control --- this time I choose to focus on what I can control -- ME

Read on here to see what Dilara does to take control of her life, and how you can do the same!

Belly Dance: There IS Room For Boys Too!

I have met many great belly dancers in my journey: Jim Boz in California,  Serkan Tutar in Belgium, Horatio in Berlin, and many others.  Wait... are those guys’ names?  Yes they are.
 

In my blog, I write about the difficulty of being a woman in a man’s world. But we aren’t the only ones subscribed without permission to a list of gender rules we don’t always agree with.
 

What gender rules am I talking about? 

Find out in Dilara's Diary and share your thoughts!