Munique Neith is a Brazilian dancer of Arabic descent and one of the most prestigious master teachers in the world. Currently, she lives in Barcelona, Spain, and she is the first master owner of two Oriental Dance Schools in the country with more than 800 students and the biggest school in Europe exclusively for bellydancing. She participated as a dancer in the Netflix series The Crown in one of its 5th season episodes, taught Oriental Dance classes for Cirque du Soleil artists during their tour in Barcelona with the Saltimbanco Show, performed at the Palau de la Música Catalana, hired by TVE for the opening of the cinema awards. Munique Neith is also the organizer of the prestigious International Oriental Dance Festival “Egypt in Barcelona”, that join together every year the best teachers and dancers from five continents.

In this episode you will learn about:

- Marketing mindset for belly dancers 
- Nuances of festival organization
- Experience of shooting for a TV series
- Collaboration with Cirque du Soleil
- Navigating work-life balance

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Angella Kim is an internationally renowned and award-winning belly dancer from South Korea. She graduated from Dongguk University of Arts with a degree in theatre and first began her journey in Oriental dance in 2005. In 2008 Angella established her AFOD company in Beijing, China and began developing her teaching system, which is now used in over 24 provinces in China and more than 180 cities. From 2009-2012 Angella toured in Jillina's Bellydance Evolution company. She has also taught at the "Ahlan wa Sahlan" festival in Cairo, Egypt as well as Japan, Singapore, Argentina and many other countries.

In this episode you will learn about:

- What influenced the popularization of belly dance in Korea

- Why Angella moved to China

- Her teaching system 

- Difference in students mentality in China, Korea and Japan

- Navigating dance work in China through the pandemic times

Show Notes to this episode:

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Find information on how you can support Ukraine and Ukrainian belly dancers HERE.

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NEW episode with a selection of the best parts dedicated to the healing power of belly dance. You’ll hear from Anna Schkade-Siytangco, Aszmara, Amel Tafsout and Cassandra Shore.

Show Notes to this episode:

Full interviews with our guests:

Ep 135. Anna Schkade-Siytangco: Gaining Confidence & Overcoming Fears

Ep 159. Aszmara: Dance Gives Us Inner Strength

Ep 103. Amel Tafsout: The Healing Power of North African Culture

Ep 168. Cassandra Shore: Progressing Through Years of Dancing

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Find information on how you can support Ukraine and Ukrainian belly dancers HERE.

Podcast: www.ianadance.com/podcast