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Bellydance history, fitness for bellydancers, words of wisdom from bellydance legends... Hip Mix is your library for trends, advice, fashion, and well being.  Let us know what YOU think - be sure to give us your comments!




Each month you are invited to dine with us in the comfort of your own home.  Hip Mix is bringing you nutrition, food facts and recipes from around the world.  Middle eastern recipes that  you can create in your own kitchen, and nutrition tips to keep today's bellydancers and performers in peak health.
Articles about healthy food options for dancers and eveyone in your family

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The life a bellydancer or middle eastern musician leads is anything but typical.  How do you juggle it all? 

Each month Hip Mix provides tips and insights to keep life happy.  We share different thoughts on the pressure you may be dealing with in your life.  We celebrate the wonderful addition that Oriental Dance brings into our lives and we explore the relationships that emerge from the bellydance lifestyle.

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Hip Mix takes on what you want to know.  Enhance your inner beauty.  What's Hip and what's hype in today's marketplace.  Hip Mix will inform you about ways to take care of yourself to be a happy and healthy you.

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The lifestyle of today's bellydancers and performers can be fast paced.  Being on the go doesn't always mean you are being physically fit.  Every month Hip Mix provides bellydancers with news and information for keeping your body fit, muscles toned and so much more.  From streching to cool downs, we have it covered.

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Hip Mix is always looking for those tid bits of news and facts to keep musicians and bellydancers in the know. 

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The Middle Eastern Music and Dance scene is rich and diverse in talent.  Hip Mix brings into the spotlight stories and features about today's artists of this global commumity.  Their lives are made of of stories and experiences that are insightful, meaningful and entertaining.

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Take a look into the life of Dilara:  Her thoughts, observations and experiences as she dances thru days that can be anything but typical.  Her jouneys to become a better person, better bellydancer, and better friend may seem a bit familiar... and fun.

 

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The best locations for all your bellydance and music desires.  Join Dilara on her travels around the world.  If you are planning a trip, this is your source for what's HOT and HIP in the world of Oriental Dance.  Where to eat, where to shop, what to do... this is a travel guide like none other!

 

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Have a question?  Find the answer here.  Don't see your answer, you can send it to us and we will be happy to reply.

 

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Soon Hip Mix will be offering bellydance students around the world classes from top-notch instructors.  Check back often to see who will be in our classrooms

 

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Anise

Backstory
In France, you may have enjoyed “une aperitif Anisette,” a sweet liqueur flavored with anise that smacks of licorice. Called ouzo in Greece, raki in Turkey and sambuco in Italy, it’s served before meals to aid digestion. In Greece, ouzo is Americanized with coke (coca-cola, that is) for a soda-like beverage popular in cafés and among friends.
 
Benefits
Anise is a sweet herb perfect for those concerned with flatulence (after a spicy meal or a bean burrito) as it mitigates gas build-up in the intestinal tract.
Because it’s carminative in expelling air, anise helps with digestion, especially after rich, heavy meals during the holidays.
Anise is used in cough mixes and drops, too.
 

Uses
After dance practice, cool off with a hip drink on the rocks—with a splash of anisette mixed water or club soda on ice.
Fragrant essential oil of anise wards off mold (and the Evil Eye, tis said).
The ancients used anise oil for toothaches—it’s antiseptic, as well.