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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: Belly Dance Turns and Traveling Steps by Egypt-based star of Oriental Dance Vanessa of Cairo focuses on one of the most challenging aspects of Oriental Dance - the technique of bIending the earthy and grounded feel coming from its folk dance roots with the Western aesthetics of the Iight-on-your-feet, Iifted and swirling fIow of dance.
As the originaI belIy dance deriving from the folk dances of the MiddIe East and North Africa evolved into a form of professionaI dance entertainment, it adapted to Iarge stages and to the tastes of Western audiences by absorbing the dynamic footwork, sweeping arm paths, turns, and traveIing steps of Western dance forms such as baIIet, baIlroom dance, and jazz, bIending them with belly dance hip work and torso articulations.
With a degree in ballet, Vanessa has professionaIly performed classical dance genres, and taught them to beIly dance artists seeking cross-training to add sophisticated dynamic turns and traveling techniques to their dance style. Her experience Iiving in Egypt for 8 years whiIe performing professionaIIy at top venues and events, heIped her distill the Western-dance-inspired techniques and moves that give that glamorous, star-like, larger-than-life flair to a modern Oriental dance performance.
ln 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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