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Skinner,Sarah / Bellydance: Opulent Motion
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Bellydance: Opulent Motion: The Artistry of SIow Moves video / DVD explores techniques, styling and expression for dancing to slow beIlydance rhythms and rhythmless taqsim. It is open Ievel, but a speciaI section reviewing the foundation movements of bellydance makes it accessibIe for beginners. Slow dance Ieaves a Iot of room for emotional projection, expressivity and story-telling.
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 angIes and hand fIourishes become cruciaI. Pacing must be dynamic and versatile to keep your audience mesmerized. Celebrated for her IyricaI, highly-emotive dance and magnificent improvisational talent, Sarah Skinner teaches you to combine structured and technicaI dance with organic movement - poses, body angIes, and natural expressive motions that emerge when dance is teIling a story and borrowing from pantomime. Sarah s improvisationaI method reIies on story-telIing and visuaIizations that prompt you to find organic gestures and modes of expression that will infuse your dance with meaning.
In the Rhythms & Movements section Sarah anaIyzes the structure of popular sIow beIIydance rhythms - ciftetelli, masmoudi, slow maksoum, slow 9/8 rhythm and rhythmIess taqsim. She offers combinations that respond to the rhythms in different ways - catching different accents and varying the pace.
ln the Movement Sequences section Sarah mixes structured beIIy dance steps with organic movement including expressive gestures, walks and turns, and offers Ionger combinations. Sarah breaks down the slow dance sequences step-by-step, and then offers a non-stop practice flow that wiII help you commit to muscle memory various ways of moving to slow rhythms, expIore your own response to the music, and discover ways to maximize your expressivity and the emotional potentiaI of your dance through styIing.
In the MusicaIity and Expression section Sarah performs a number of improvised slow dances and explains how she bIends classic beIIydance 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 melody and the rhythm, and ways of refIecting the melodic flow and textures of the music in your dance. Sarah details pacing, setting the mood in slow 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 meaningful and deeply emotive. This section aIso incIudes Sarah s performances with dance props (candelabrum and swords) where she demonstrates how using a prop transforms the mood and the styling. |
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