Carolena, Creator of FCBD®Style, often shares a visualization that lays out the important aspects of our dance as an A-Frame house.

Julia Stoiber, a lovely dancer located in Austria, was inspired to create this beautiful representation of this visualization and concept.

Dance instructor and writer Abigail Keyes is internationally renowned for her strong technique, contemporary stylization, tough but compassionate teaching style, and insightful writings on trends and topics in the field of belly dance.

As part of our Moving Forward initiative, we are excited to share updates to our language that will improve FCBD®Style instruction and move our community toward more culturally respectful practices.

A very important message from FatChanceBellyDance®

A lovely podcast from ‘A Little Lighter’ with creator of FCBD®Style, Carolena Nericcio.

Written by Abigail Keyes for the Salimpour School. This important blog post shares the history of several of our FCBD®Style dance steps including the Egyptian and Arabic step.

I will never forget the first time I walked into my first FCBD®Style dance class. As soon as my teacher walked us through “puja” or “the prayer” as it was called back then, I knew I had found my home.

A recommended book list compiled by Certified Studios around the world.

We encourage students to learn more about the countries, cultures, people, music, and history that have influenced our dance. This exploration is part of the education and appreciation of our dance inspiration and history.

It’s very important that we recognize and honor these cultures and do our best to co-work and uplift voices that have not been heard. We believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion and these are qualities that drew many of us to this style of dance, but it’s time to work harder and expand DEI to include the people from cultures that have been oppressed, colonized, and appropriated.