Kristin Ward // Bellydancer, Fire Eater, Performer
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Kristin Ward started bellydancing shortly after she moved to Pittsburgh in 2000. She has performed and taught this practice ever since, her venues ranging from weddings to corporate functions to festivals. Her love of bellydancing comes from both the understanding and honoring of the Middle Eastern culture, as well as her passion for dancing as a way to\\xa0perform\\xa0and tell a story.\\xa0
\\nPositively delightful to speak to, Kristin\'s\\xa0humble beginnings in bellydancing started with lessons at Alloy Dance and performances\\xa0at Sphinx back when it was still in\\xa0Southside. She gives an informative breakdown of the dance\'s history, the bellydancing\\xa0community in Pittsburgh,\\xa0and where people can\\xa0learn how to bellydance\\xa0in Pittsburgh.\\xa0Not only a bellydancer, Kristin also eats fire! She bravely\\xa0decided to take on this practice and learned right behind her apartment building on Baum Blvd. If you\'ve always wondered how fire eaters do what they do, Kristin gives a little insight on the dangerous and\\xa0exciting feat.
\\nGenevieve and Kristin touch upon a number of topics in between, discussing controversies such as cultural appropriation to safety to what belly dancing is and is not \\u2013 "it\'s exotic but not exotic dancing" \\u2013 as well as some more mild topics such as travel\\xa0and social media. Even\\xa0Marcel Walker, former guest on tAPC, joins in for a bit!
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