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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · 4h

I’m just wondering if there’s a weekends and holidays option? 🔥 Join the free self-paced belly dance starter class at nurjahanboulden.com/freeclass 😇 IB: @daniela.official._ Remix by @elexsandom

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · 19d

This is your last chance to join my Big Drum Energy Challenge for all levels, ages, sizes, and abilities, belly dancing from any position! You can join today (October 4th) at Nurjahanboulden.com/challenge 🙌🏽

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · 27d

Shout out to people like Mike here, who inspired one of our greatest inventions 🥹 Feel free to add more👇🏽 The list was so long, I couldn’t do it justice!

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · 28d

My ancestors suffered in silence so I could have the privilege to suffer out loud 💁🏽‍♀️ You can join my Big Drum Energy: 5 Day Belly Dance Challenge at Nurjahanboulden.com/challenge. It starts in just over a week! Or, you know…keep being a hater 😉 Whatever works for you 👀

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · 29d

And by “recent study” I mean random observation by some chick on the internet. It’s me. I’m the chick. You’re welcome. Growing older is beautiful…but being a hater? Not so great.

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Sep 23

Community is the medicine we all need right now 🙌🏽 If you’re in the LA area, you can sign up for Lulu’s List to get the details for our next secret belly dance party at Nurjahanboulden.com/luluslist 💛

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Sep 16

Try out these 3 simple steps and let me know how it goes! 🥰 You can join any of my online belly dance programs at Nurjahanboulden.com/bellydance 🫶🏽 Remix by @markkrossmusic 🔥

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Sep 14

Whether you’re a proud member of the IBTC or you’re walking around with BTE all day everyday, you do you 😂 The nay-sayers can kick rocks

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Sep 13

That’s like asking if you can still cook if you have a culinary degree. Absolutely. Up, down, all around, bringing the heat! 🔥

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Sep 12

I usually don’t even want to move when I get my period, but these movements actually help relieve my cramps. You can do this with a pillow (or even a heat pack) under your lower back if it helps ❤️ Let me know how it goes if you try them!

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Sep 10

Because I use belly dance as a somatic practice, when I feel the music in my body, my brain turns off. So I guess the easy answer is that I only dance to songs that trigger me—whether it's anger, joy, grief, excitement—if it makes me feel, I don't need words to explain. My body does the talking❤️

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Sep 5

For me, 10% of belly dancing is about doing it well…the rest is just laughing at myself and having fun 😂 That’s what my Belly Dance Basics program is all about—letting loose and building strength through joyful movement 💃🏽 You can join at Nurjahanboulden.com/bellydancebasics 🙌🏽

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Sep 4

I mean, if you wanted me to move…maybe don’t hit every beat 😭

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Sep 2

The way I’ve had to clean up every crumb, too 🙄 If you find yourself carrying the weight in your household, I share some simple recipes to get you through the week in my Belly Dance Basics program at Nurjahanboulden.com/bellydancebasics 😉 One day our sacrifices won’t go unnoticed 🫶🏽 #invisiblelabor

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Sep 2

Which is your favorite? 🤩 Because I get most of my clothes from family, I don’t have any places I shop online, but I compiled a list of online shops that sell similar styles at Nurjahanboulden.com/dress ❤️

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Aug 30

Studies show we’re spending less time outdoors. If and when you can do anything—read, dance, sit, play, walk—outdoors, it has a profound impact on your health and wellbeing ❤️

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Aug 28

My ancestors left Balochistan when it was still under British occupation, before they carved it up and gave the part our family was from to Iran. And while we’re mixed with other races & ethnicities, I have so much admiration for those who fight for the right to safety, justice, and life itself.

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Aug 25

Which do you prefer?

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Aug 24

Seated belly dance isn’t a modification of what it’s “supposed to be.” It’s a powerful, joyful movement in itself that helps build muscle strength and release stress ✨

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Aug 22

All art is political. It’s just a matter of whether you agree with it or not. Advocating for human rights and for our planet shouldn’t be a radical idea…but to a lot of people it is. I hope we can see that shift in our lifetime ❤️

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Aug 21

Lulu’s Night (the secret belly dance party in Los Angeles 🤫) is coming up in September! Get your tickets before we sell out again 🙌🏽 Join Lulu’s List at nurjahanboulden.com/luluslist to get the details ❤️

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Aug 20

None of this is normal. And people with marginalized identities pay the biggest price for our silence. Pay attention when you can, protest and use your voice in the ways you can, and remember that our joy and pride have always been our greatest resistance ❤️

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Aug 19

Try moving your hips from your core with me! Which level did you make it to? You can learn these moves and full shimmies to different beats (including a full combo!) in my Shimmy Series at Nurjahanboulden.com/shimmy ❤️

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Aug 18

Share your art, write that book, dance on one leg, apply for the job you’re wildly unqualified for. I promise you, you will fail. You’ll fail & fail & fail until you succeed. And all of it will be worth it. Oh, and if you want to shake it with me, you can join me at Nurjahanboulden.com/bellydance 😉

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Nurjahan Boulden @nurjahanboulden.bsky.social · Aug 15

It can be hard for source teachers to get the word out about their classes…AND people always ask me how to find classes near them. Let’s help them by sharing about amazing belly dance teachers & their locations! And if you want to try online classes, you can join at Nurjahanboulden.com/bellydance 😉

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