Bella Dancer
ELEMENTAL WATER: Domain of the Mind; Realm of Story
The Element of Water And That Which Contains It One droplet. A lily-pad pond. The glassy lake--or 10,000. The jagged-smooth...
top of page
Memoir Table of Contents
Welcome Aboard!
--"Izzy, how did you start dancing?"
--"What got you into martial arts?"
--"What kind of dancer/martial artist/writer are you?
--"How do you deal with brain damage, bodily injury and
C-PTSD, yet still dance, write, train, live the way you do?"
--"How do you still find joy and beauty amidst pain and loss?"
--"Wow, you should write your memoirs!"
This Is My Story
NSFW, 18+
Search
Bella Dancer
- Sep 1, 2022
- 19 min
THE (S)HE-RO'S JOURNEY 3: Villains and Dragons and Fire, Oh My!
Continued from: --THE YIN-YANG RABBIT HOLE SERIES - If you haven't at least read this opening sex, language & violence content warning...
15
Bella Dancer
- Aug 20, 2022
- 23 min
THE (S)HE-RO'S JOURNEY 2: Balance - The Disturbance In My Force
Continued from: --MY 40-YEAR OBSESSION WITH THE GLADIATRIX --THE YIN-YANG RABBIT HOLE SERIES - If you haven't at least read this opening...
14
Bella Dancer
- Jul 19, 2022
- 10 min
THE (S)HE-RO'S JOURNEY - Not Your Customary Character Arc
Continued from: --MY OBSESSION WITH THE GLADIATRIX --A YIN-YANG RABBIT HOLE - If you haven't read this sex, language & violence content...
8
Bella Dancer
- Jul 16, 2022
- 14 min
VIOLENT FEMMES - The Warrior/Princess Binary
Continued from: --A YIN-YANG RABBIT HOLE - If you haven't read this sex, language & violence content warning with its (non)binary...
20
Bella Dancer
- Jul 12, 2022
- 16 min
ROMANCE *IS* FANTASY - Childish Dreams vs. Heroic Aspirations
Continued from: --A YIN-YANG RABBIT HOLE - If you haven't read this sex, language & violence content warning with its (non)binary...
20
Bella Dancer
- May 10, 2022
- 4 min
INJURED. Again.
Annnnd I'm down again. Out of commission. Back on my ass. One of my old trusty, musty injuries has flared up to the point where there is...
23
Bella Dancer
- Apr 12, 2022
- 12 min
THE HUMAN HAND CAN ACTUALLY BLOOM - Mary Wigman & Expressionist Dance 4
Continued from: MAYA: DANCE, DRUMS, DREAMS - My First Time Dancing Around the Fire And from: Mary Wigman & Expressionist Dance Part 1 -...
19
Bella Dancer
- Nov 16, 2021
- 6 min
MASTER OF TIDES, MISTRESS OF PLAY: How Lindsey Stirling Holds My Heart - Part 7
MY JOURNEY WITH LINDSEY STIRLING: --THE MUSE IN THE MOON: A Thank You to My Muse & My Supporters --BRAVE ENOUGH: To Fight in the Arena &...
35
Bella Dancer
- Nov 13, 2021
- 12 min
BEYOND THE VEIL: Dancing With Shadows & Light - My Lindsey Stirling Journey 6
Continued from MY JOURNEY WITH LINDSEY STIRLING: --THE MUSE IN THE MOON: A Thank You to My Muse & My Supporters --BRAVE ENOUGH: To Fight...
19
Bella Dancer
- Nov 10, 2021
- 17 min
BEHIND THE VEIL: Hiding Things Underground - My Lindsey Stirling Journey 5
Continued from MY JOURNEY WITH LINDSEY STIRLING: --THE MUSE IN THE MOON: A Thank You to My Muse & My Supporters --BRAVE ENOUGH: To Fight...
21
Bella Dancer
- Oct 19, 2021
- 10 min
BRAVE ENOUGH: To Fight in the Arena & Shatter Shackles - My Lindsey Stirling Journey 2
Continued from: THE MUSE IN THE MOON - My Journey with Lindsey Stirling Synchronicity has been hard at work playing with me of late....
30
Bella Dancer
- Oct 11, 2021
- 10 min
THE MUSE IN THE MOON - My Journey with Lindsey Stirling
Synchronicity has been hard at work playing with me of late. Sometimes She uses strangers to nudge me. Lately she’s been speaking through...
44
Bella Dancer
- Sep 13, 2021
- 10 min
9/11 - 20 Years Ago Yesterday
I only have three brief memories and one email from the entire 9/11 catastrophe. The flashes are seared into my mind like short, punchy...
24
Bella Dancer
- Aug 27, 2021
- 10 min
DANCE WITH THE RED DRAGON - A Love Story That Almost Was
Continued from: TWISTED HISTORY & MYTH - Adventures in Fantasy World-Building ...My bedroom was upstairs behind frosted-glass French...
50
Bella Dancer
- Aug 20, 2021
- 16 min
TOMORROW...MAYBE - My Obsessions with Annie, Acting, Singing & Dance
Continued from: --CAT SCRATCH FEVER - My Oldest Obsession ...you have noooooo idea how much I confine this kitty-cat obsession to the...
28
Bella Dancer
- Jul 17, 2021
- 10 min
FINDING FAITH - In a Box of Old, Important Things
Continued from: DRAMA QUEEN - That Time I Bombed My Theater Major DYE JOB - How a Coin & Fringe Bra Literally Saved My Life BABY BELLY...
36
Bella Dancer
- Jul 6, 2021
- 10 min
SECRETS THAT LIE HIDDEN - Mary Wigman & Expressionist Dance 2
Continued from: AN EXPRESSION...A SPEAKING OUT - Mary Wigman & Expressionist Dance ...Expressionism was part of the broad Modernist...
45
Bella Dancer
- Jun 6, 2021
- 12 min
SALOME 2 - Villains & Sidechicks Part 4
CONTINUED FROM: SHE-ROS, VILLAINS & SIDECHICKS - The Characters That Made Me SALOME 1 - Strippers & Satins & Silks, Oh My! ...When I...
73
Bella Dancer
- Jun 5, 2021
- 9 min
SALOME 1 - Strippers & Satins & Silks, Oh My!
CONTINUED FROM: SHE-ROS, VILLAINS & SIDECHICKS - The Characters That Made Me Image by Beth Shell If you've followed my adventures in the...
49
bottom of page