Iana Dance Blog
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Iana Komarnytska is a professional dancer, teacher, choreographer, and passionate content creator helping dancers navigate their dance lives. Along with belly dance, Iana performs and teaches Persian Classical and Turkish Romani dancing. She is the first choreographer to start using Triple Isis wings, and since 2012 this is one of her style signatures.
Iana Dance Blog
3w ago
To celebrate the 5-year anniversary of the Iana Dance Club, I am hosting a FREE Zoom workshop to help you get ready for a kick-ass 2025 dance year ..read more
Iana Dance Blog
3w ago
It’s easy to become addicted to what feels advanced or challenging. But don’t be fooled into thinking that only working on advanced material is the path to progress. In fact, it’s quite the opposite ..read more
Iana Dance Blog
4M ago
A few days ago I went to Yasso’s costume shop to find a new costume… But it wasn’t a costume for me. It was for our Hafla participants ..read more
Iana Dance Blog
4M ago
when it comes to such a sensitive topic as conquering performance anxiety, there is definitely no such thing as ONE-ANSWER for all. Each person, each dancer will need their own tools ..read more
Iana Dance Blog
4M ago
A few days ago I went to Yasso’s costume shop to find a new costume… But it wasn’t a costume for me. It was for our Hafla participants ..read more
Iana Dance Blog
4M ago
Do you know the difference between knees and hips shimmy? ??? They look very similar, but there are actually different movements ..read more
Iana Dance Blog
4M ago
I see it over and over again that dancers who barely had any experience want to crowd their improvisation with hundreds of movements that at the end of the day, don’t even fit the music ..read more
Iana Dance Blog
5M ago
I see it over and over again that dancers who barely had any experience want to crowd their improvisation with hundreds of movements that at the end of the day, don’t even fit the music ..read more
Iana Dance Blog
5M ago
What does it mean to ‘engage’ my belly and back muscles? Should I do belly dance movements with or without tension in my belly ..read more
Iana Dance Blog
5M ago
Groundedness is an important concept in belly dance. But it’s not an actual movement. It’s more like a quality, mood, impression ..read more