Archives Limbo or Limitless? Vanessa Blakeslee·October 11, 2011’m having one of those rare weeks as a writer. After nearly a month of editing the novel,...
Archives Now You See Me, Now You Don’t Vanessa Blakeslee·September 27, 2011hat makes a compelling drama? The question unfolded this week as I reread my nearly-completed first novel. The...
Archives Movement and Writing: A Difficult Friendship Vanessa Blakeslee·August 30, 2011And the body, what about the body? Sometimes it is my favorite child, uncivilized. . . And sometimes...
Archives Drills Drills Drills Vanessa Blakeslee·August 2, 2011 don’t think I can push out my hip any farther. My hip is stretched to the limit, pointed...
Archives From Page to Stage Vanessa Blakeslee·July 19, 2011ny day now, my instructor at Orlando Bellydance will post the official date and performance sign-up sheet for...
Archives The Mask & the Sword Vanessa Blakeslee·July 5, 2011e turn and lower our swords. In the mirror the gleaming blade divides my face, the saber extended...
Archives How I Became a Bellydancer Vanessa Blakeslee·June 21, 2011ne of the first questions I’m asked when people find out I practice the art of Bellydance is:...