Belly Dance Journal




Do you keep a dance journal? You should.

Keeping a journal is one of the fastest ways to improve. It's one of my New Year's Resolutions to get better about keeping up my journal. I've been avoiding writing in it during my regular classes and just writing it in during workshops or special events.

What is a dance journal? It's a place to keep track of your progress and the moves you've been learning. You can use a journal, notebook, sketchbook, onenote, the format doesn't matter as long as you like it and want to write in it.

What do I put in my journal?

  • Who or what I am learning from. This could be an instructor, book, DVD, other dancer, YouTube video. If it's hard to locate I'll make sure I bookmark the source in case I need to return to it later. 
  • The Date. I date each practice just for a progress reference.
  • Things I am having trouble with.
  • Things I want to practice later. New moves or moves giving me trouble.
  • Things I felt I made progress on. Hopefully these are things that were new in previous sessions.
  • Things I feel I mastered. Occasionally a move that used to be really hard is extremely simple. It's nice to see this progress in writing. 
  • Corrections 
  • Things I want to remember. Sometimes an instructor will give a tip or good visual, I want to make sure I remember it later. 
  • Moves, combinations, choreography. I draw stick figures, use directional arrows, directional notation (clockwise, counterclockwise, bottom left to upper right etc.)  
  • Songs I encounter that I like.
Things you also might want to include:
  • Inspirational photos.
  • Goals
  • How you feel before and after your session.
  • Things that are worrying you and keeping you from focusing on dance. This is actually really helpful before class.
  • Things mentioned that you want to look up later. New dancers, songs, videos, books.
  • Dance move glossary.
  • Practice calendar.

Have any journaling tips or links to journals you like to use? Please leave a comment below!

Further Reading and Resources

Belly Dance Journal- A physical journal with guided practices. Available from Amazon. 

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