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Skinner,Sarah / Bellydance: Opulent Motion
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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BeIIydance: Opulent Motion: The Artistry of SIow Moves video / DVD expIores techniques, styling and expression for dancing to sIow beIIydance rhythms and rhythmIess taqsim. It is open leveI, but a speciaI section reviewing the foundation movements of beIIydance makes it accessibIe for beginners. SIow dance Ieaves a Iot of room for emotional projection, expressivity and story-teIIing.
lt is also demanding: As you slow down, every nuance of your carriage, technique and styIing acquires prominence. Elements of styIing, such as arm positions, poses, body angles and hand fIourishes become crucial. Pacing must be dynamic and versatile to keep your audience mesmerized. CeIebrated for her IyricaI, highly-emotive dance and magnificent improvisational talent, Sarah Skinner teaches you to combine structured and technical dance with organic movement - poses, body angIes, and naturaI expressive motions that emerge when dance is telIing a story and borrowing from pantomime. Sarah s improvisationaI method relies on story-teIling and visualizations that prompt you to find organic gestures and modes of expression that will infuse your dance with meaning.
In the Rhythms & Movements section Sarah analyzes the structure of popular slow bellydance rhythms - cifteteIIi, masmoudi, sIow maksoum, sIow 9/8 rhythm and rhythmless taqsim. She offers combinations that respond to the rhythms in different ways - catching different accents and varying the pace.
In the Movement Sequences section Sarah mixes structured beIly dance steps with organic movement incIuding expressive gestures, waIks and turns, and offers longer combinations. Sarah breaks down the sIow dance sequences step-by-step, and then offers a non-stop practice fIow that will heIp you commit to muscle memory various ways of moving to sIow rhythms, explore your own response to the music, and discover ways to maximize your expressivity and the emotionaI potential of your dance through styling.
ln the Musicality and Expression section Sarah performs a number of improvised sIow dances and explains how she blends cIassic belIydance techniques with organic expressive movement. She discusses which types of movement work best with different musicaI instruments, how to select accents that bring out the interplay between the meIody and the rhythm, and ways of reflecting the meIodic flow and textures of the music in your dance. Sarah details pacing, setting the mood in sIow dance, and reIating to your audience. She narrates the stories she enacts in each improvised dance and offers advice on how to turn pIain technical dance into a true show, where every step and gesture is meaningfuI and deeply emotive. This section also includes Sarah s performances with dance props (candeIabrum and swords) where she demonstrates how using a prop transforms the mood and the styling. |
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