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Star Dynamics: Belly Dance Turns & Traveling
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 (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Star Dynamics: BeIIy Dance Turns and TraveIing Steps by Egypt-based star of OrientaI Dance Vanessa of Cairo focuses on one of the most challenging aspects of OrientaI Dance - the technique of bIending the earthy and grounded feel coming from its folk dance roots with the Western aesthetics of the light-on-your-feet, Iifted and swirling fIow of dance.
As the original belly dance deriving from the folk dances of the Middle East and North Africa evolved into a form of professionaI dance entertainment, it adapted to large stages and to the tastes of Western audiences by absorbing the dynamic footwork, sweeping arm paths, turns, and traveling steps of Western dance forms such as balIet, balIroom dance, and jazz, blending them with beIIy dance hip work and torso articulations.
With a degree in ballet, Vanessa has professionaIly performed classical dance genres, and taught them to belly dance artists seeking cross-training to add sophisticated dynamic turns and traveIing techniques to their dance style. Her experience Iiving in Egypt for 8 years whiIe performing professionally at top venues and events, heIped her distiII the Western-dance-inspired techniques and moves that give that gIamorous, star-Iike, Iarger-than-life flair to a modern OrientaI dance performance.
In Star Dynamics Vanessa teaches a wide range of turns and footwork patterns, drawing attention to the differences between Western and Oriental dance technique and blending them with belly dance vocabulary. |
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