How I Ended Up with Four Sets of Finger Cymbals
Back in 2007, when I just started my dance journey, I made a point to seek out belly dance teachers whenever I traveled. In 2008, I found myself in Athens, Greece, learning from Maria Aya. She was, for all intents and purposes, my true first belly dance teacher. She also gave me my first set of finger cymbals. They were one of those tiny, single-holed ones, and they didn't survive my multiple moves in the US. I was already familiar with the Bellydance Superstars before my travel to Greece, but it was Maria Aya who told me that Rachel Brice's dance style was called "tribal fusion." Then I started learning about American Tribal Style and FatChanceBellyDance and became obsessed. Then in 2008, I traveled to Japan and found Joanne Pascual of Deseos Dance Company in Tokyo. She gave me a crash course in ATS. And that was also where I bought my first legit finger cymbals. They were Gawharet el fan. My Gawharets traveled with my to the US and back to Indonesia and ...
