Raqs Nerd, with Rachael Borek

A newsletter for bellydance-lovers who don't want to just "shut up and shimmy"

If you're a bellydancer yearning for something more connected, more visceral, more real, than the surface level of perfectly-polished three-minute routines...

Then this one's for you, my friend

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I'm here to keep your dance inspiration burning bright and your curiosity engaged, in the knowledge that you're not alone in thinking and feeling so deeply about this cultural art that we love❤️‍🔥