How many belly dance workshops are too many? Karen sits down with Cindy and Carmita to discuss the ins and outs of live and virtual workshops.

We are also excited about going to Yaa Halla, Y'all in July and that the National Arab Orchestra is part of our annual "Give Belly Dance a Chance" (GBDAC) performance weekend in October.

During this episode of the Baby Boomer Belly Dancer, we talk about:

00:00   Let's meet Cindy and Carmita

01:16   Workshops defined in the belly dance world

02:46   How Karen started her workshop journey and then teaching workshops

06:50   Cindy, the "Workshop Junkie"

08:39   Standard workshop weekend format and how it has changed with the shows

10:49   Carmita's first workshop as a new belly dancer

12:03   The benefits of one instructor vs a variety of expert styles

13:11   When there were now too many workshops, how could they compete?

16:29   Navigating the smorgasbord - live and online workshops

22:11   Learning with different levels of students - live and virtually

26:58   Let's talk about retention, investing in workshops, and focus

31:10   Perspectives of instructors vs sponsors

32:21   Self-identifying -- years of experience and natural talent

35:40   The experience -- assimilation, discipline, and intention

37:45   The spectrum of workshop experiences -- what do you take away?

43:11   Headspace of a learner and how Project Band propels you

46:29   Upcoming live and virtual workshops

49:04   The additional benefits of the workshop experience

50:59   Finding depth and feeling moved

Guess how many live workshops Carmita has done compared to how many virtual ones throughout the world in the last four years -- it's more than just one ; )