Jillina's March 5th workshop at our studio was a well-organized, fun series of movements to the song "Just Like That" by Charbel Rouhana. We later saw the segment she taught us incorporated into a longer piece at the Belly Dance Superstars Show. Jillina taught each phrase or combination and then gave us all a few minutes to develop it into our own style and experiment with different textures (lighter, heavier, more sensuous, more dramatic, etc.). This led to Ma*Shuqa's comment "I haven't seen this since Bert Balladine, who encouraged each and all to imbue the dance with her own personality and soul!

It was a treat for our studio to have Nathalie, the newest Superstar, come back and join the class in the Middle of the tour - and then to watch her on stage perform this and a heroic number of company dances. We were there at her first audition two years ago, then coached her for her second audition March 07. Now she is a full-fledge Belly Dance Superstar!

Also notable and much appreciated about Jillina's teaching is her excellent cool-down and dancer's "meditation" at the end, giving us a moment of gratitude for our bodies and the choice to move and dance and breathe in such a healthy modality. Brava!