5 easy ways to brush up on your belly dance technique during lockdown ✔️The 5/6 rule: Choose 1 particular move that you struggle with. Don't shy away now. Commit 5 minutes a day for 6 days in a row to nailing it. ✔️Keep stretching: Either do simple spinal roll downs from standing to the floor, try to touching your toes or forward folds. Keep it moving as even the most simple stretches make a difference.   ✔️ Play with it: How can you make your hip drop look different? Spend 5 minutes trying to figure it out. Add a plie, change the level, Change th ..read more

During this current pandemic, I hope you and your family are healthy and well. As a qualified fitness class instructor, here are my top tips to keep you moving during Lockdown 2020. Team up with a buddy via facetime/zoom. Hold each other accountable. On the days you don’t feel like it, your buddy will motivate you and vice versa. Set clear times and days for your workout. Schedule it in and stick to it. I do Monday and  Wednesday 8am, Friday and Saturday 10am. Tell your family/partner/flatmate that you’re working out. Ask them kindly not to disturb you during ..read more

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Hi. I'm Carol. I'm taking over this blog post. I've been taking classes with Tevec for 3 years and bellydancing since the summer of 2007. It helped me get over bad post natal depression. I'm a mum of 3 children - daughters Jade (29), Amberley (14) and son Alex (10). When lockdown was first announced, I immediately thought of all the extra time I'd have each day, usually spent commuting, that I could spend with my children or on hobbies... but... reality quickly set in. I’m used to working from home occasionally while my children are at school, but I’ve found working fr ..read more

Easy tips for looking after your mental health and wellbeing during lockdown 2020: Focus on things you can control - Look at your immediate environment. Practice good hygiene. A routine is key for me - I like to plan my week on Monday mornings with a cup of tea. Catch up with friends and family. Pick up that hobby. Get crafty with your kids. Dance to your favourite song - Multiple research studies show that listening to music boosts your mood. Shimmy off your day at the 'home' office and join my Instagram Live for 1 song. Everyday. 6pm. Follow me on Instagram. Rest ..read more

By Tevec's student of 4 years - Liv Johannesson Extroverted and introverted personality types are widely accepted nowadays. Cartoonish images of social, adventurous, loud extroverts versus bookish, shy, homebody introverts skew our understanding of what this really means. ​If you want to understand it better, I warmly recommend reading Quiet by Susan Cain. What can it mean as a dancer to be an introvert or to have introverts in your class when you’re teaching? Let me try to paint you a picture. First, let’s punch a hole in the perception that introverts are shy. Some are, some extroverts a ..read more

I felt proud to represent the Turkish National Football Team for UEFA  (football association). This is UEFA’s international promotion video for the upcoming football matches. This video will be rolled out across the world ?. This video represents years of hard work, research, training and absolute love for my culture and what I do. This is the ultimate reward for my work so far. This isn’t even about belly dance. This goes deeper. This is about art, nationality, my heritage, my family, friends, connection with Turkey and Turkish culture.  I’m so humbled to have been g ..read more

Hello readers,   This time I thought I would talk about what I am currently up to. As normal I'm teaching, performing and dancing across England and Europe. In the summer of 2017, I was selected to be the #faceofMOVEIT2018. My friends seem to think that this is quite a cool achievement and want to know more after it was announced on social media. Seeing as my friends think it's exciting, I thought maybe my readers would be interested too.   What exactly is #faceofMOVEIT2018 I hear you say?   If you don't know, MOVE IT is the UK's biggest dance event with over 25,000 people visit ..read more

Last year I had the pleasure of performing for Sabrina and her husband on their special day. The day was beautifully captured by Mark Barnes Photography. Check out his lovely pics for some wedding inspiration...you might even spot someone that you recognise ;) (me) Read the blog by Mark Barnes ..read more

My most recent TV appearance was for Britain's Got Talent on ITV. I filmed for the show's TV promo last year and it has finally aired on BGT on ITV. I am really honoured to represent Belly Dance in the UK on this prime time television talent contest. It's a good start to 2017 so far. Watch the short clip below. Shimmy hugs, Tevec ..read more