Student Troupe Auditions – Reminder Student Troupe auditions are coming up. November 6th at 5:30pm. If you are interested let me know and I will send you all other pertinent information. All you regular students, what are you waiting for!?!?!
Way Back Wednesday
Way Back Wednesday – guedra – Earthy blessing ritual performed by Berber tribes, includes dancing on knees and flicking moves of hands and wrist.
http://www.ketisharif.com/article-glossary.html
Youtube Tuesday
Youtube Tuesday – Well it was such a crazy day yesterday that I did not have time for the post. However, I owe you all a video so for those of you that I was talking to about Miriam Amaya’s sword dancing being the best I have ever seen, I know I have posted this before but it’s over the top! hope you like it!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXOl16WYoAo
Menu Monday
Menu Monday – Oooohhh, I am excited about this link. There are several recipes all for cooking egg plant Mediterranean. Enjoy!
http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2010issue2/2010_issue2_delightful_eggplant.php
Student Troupe Auditions 2013
Student Troupe Auditions 2013 – If you are interested in advancing your skill level or becoming part of the student troupe, auditions are just around the corner. Wednesday November 6th at 5:30pm we will be holding student troupe auditions at the studio. If you are interested in auditioning please call, email, or talk to me at the studio. I will have study guides at the studio and will be happy to give you information on what is involved and expected both in the audition and as a student troupe member. Also watch Facebook for the flier which will be coming soon!!!
Monday Classes
Monday Classes ` 4:15 Intro to Belly Dance Technique (beginner), 5:30 Level 1 (intermediate), 6:45 Intro to Belly Dance Technique (beginner). Remember if you “like” us on Facebook your first class is FREE!!! Hope to see you in class!!!
Tribal Thursday
Tribal Thursday – Last week we defined Ethnic and Folkloric according to The Tribal Bible. This week we continue with Theatricalized Folkloric and the term Tribal. Be sure to check out the video of the Reda Troupe from the 60’s at the end of the post!
Theatricalized Folkloric – refers to modern versions of folkloric dances that have been revised for stage. Some Theatrical folkloric dance companies rehearse daily and perform for governments, heads of state…and special occasions in the Middle East. These folkloric froups are often subsidized by their respective governments and via private support. Famous groups of this nature have included the Reda Troupe of Egypt and the Caracalla Dance Company of Lebanon. Sometimes “revising for stage” means fusing western dance forms such as ballet and modern with the traditional folkloric to create an amalgam that seems to fit better in the artificial atmosphere of a theater than would authentic folk dance.
Tribal – One hears the blanket term “tribal belly dance” more often than the specific name American Tribal Style Bellydance.” There have been – and are – other styles of belly dance that have enjoyed the use of the name ” tribal belly dance that do not employ group improvisational formats. This fact has been one of the main ongoing causes of confusion for folks when understanding what it all means, and which style we are talking about in conversation. People in different areas of the country can have different associations with the word “Tribal.” Be sure you understand the difference between the group improvisational form of Tribal and the choreographed form when communicating with others…. The two styles differ – often – radically – in the end result.
Next week we will cover the 4 types of expression that would be considered “Tribal”.
Thursday Class Happenings
Thursday Class Happenings – 5:30 Student Troupe Rehearsal, 6:45 UNMATA style I.T.S level 1, 8 Intro to belly dance (beginner). Remember if you’ve “liked” us here your first class is FREE! We hope to see you in class tonight.
Way Back Wednesday
Way Back Wednesday – Tuareg – a tribe of Moroccan Berbers also known as the ‘blue people’ because the indigo in their face veils and turbans would stain their skin
http://www.ketisharif.com/article-glossary.html
Youtube Tuesday
Youtube Tuesday – Today one of our Tuesday regulars is likely going into labor so we are not expecting her today :). In her honor we have a video of a pregnant Sadie Marquardt. Love seeing pregnant mama’s to be dancing. It’s so beautiful!
Fonda’s 6:45 class
Fonda’s 6:45 class tonight is canceled. It will resume at it’s normal time next week. If you take this class please let your friends know.
Tuesday Classes
Tuesday Classes – 4:15 intro to belly dance (beginner), 5:30 level 1 (intermediate). Remember if you’ve “liked” us on Facebook your first class is free!
Hey intermediate students and student troupe ladies!
Hey intermediate students and student troupe ladies. Here is a short video just reviewing the chaine turns that we have been working on in class. If you’re practicing at home and can’t quite remember the breakdown here’s a 2 minute video where she does a nice quick break down for you! Happy Dancing!
Menu Monday
Menu Monday – I just had some fantastic dates last week. I was dipping them in Trader Joe’s Almond Coco spread and they were so good I was thinking there should be some fancier desert using those ingredients SOOOO it was perfect to find a date desert recipe… I think these would go well in Almond Coco spread too :)!!!
http://www.amideastfeast.com/recipes/stuffed-dates/
Monday Class Happenings
Monday class happenings – 4:15 intro to belly dance (beginner), 5:30 level 1 (intermediate), 6:45 intro to belly dance (beginner). We hope to see you in class tonight. Remember if you “like” us on Facebook your first class if FREE!!!