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myLot reputation of 99/100. writersedge (7235)   ranked 1 out of 320 in dancing 2 years ago

It was great! Fusion and purests were there, young and old. I thought latin dance plus middle eastern was great and so was modern dance and middle eastern dance. There was a dancer who danced with a stiff metalic vail. That was cool, it was like butterfly wings. There were students 1st, 2nd, 3rd year as well as instructors and professionals plus people who have been doing ME on and off for 10 years. I loved all the outfits. But the ones with many hanging beads, light blue satin and the group dance with different colors of velvet were incredible. The neon fishnet body suits were different. It went with the really strange music for the dance they did.

Every 2xs a year that they do it, it's different. One year there were a lot of metal coins for costumes, this year, I didn't see any. Sometimes their are a lot of harem pants. This year, there were some. Every year, the cane dance is choreographed differently. One year they danced with candles. One year single sword and then next time was double sword dance. This year, not candles or swords. Lots of veil work this time. One time, backlit and in shadow behind a veil for the entire dance. That was really something. The person was so thin, she wore a cat suit. She's a professional dancer and the moves were incredible. Extreme extensions and lots of contortionist stuff. No back lits this year, but I really did like that.

Have you ever been to a Middle Eastern Dance performance? Have you seen any anywhere else like video or tv? What are some of your favorite things about it? Mine are that everyone is different, different body types, different ways of interpreting even the same music, veil work I love, seeing moves I haven't seem before, the things they wear, in other words, just about everything! I love to go year after year to see people go from stiff, nervous, and sometimes awkward to incredible dancers. I watched one girl go from just learning to becoming a professional dancer.

 

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1. myLot reputation of 96/100. carmelanirel (12216)   ranked 41 out of 320 in dancing   2 years ago

No, but you know you got my attention when I saw the words "Middle East" and "Dance" I find something on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRM6YA8Smi4

I love it except I am too old to do this style and wear those clothes..lol But I still would like to learn, just for in my home..:)


myLot reputation of 99/100. writersedge (7235)   ranked 1 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

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myLot reputation of 96/100. carmelanirel (12216)   ranked 41 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

Nope, never too old to learn, but I can be too old to perform in front of an audience. lol At my age, I can still dance, but prefer to not dance something like this in front of people, I wouldn't feel comfortable..


myLot reputation of 99/100. writersedge (7235)   ranked 1 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

The Tribal circle dances are a lot like the Jewish Dances. No jirating or showing anything. Mostly footwork.


myLot reputation of 96/100. carmelanirel (12216)   ranked 41 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

That is more like what I will do in public...thumbupthumbup


myLot reputation of 99/100. writersedge (7235)   ranked 1 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

Every age and comfort level is represented. So you could find something. Glad the Jewish Dances would be in your comfort zone (ooompah! Not sure what that means, but I watched a show where people were dancing and yelling it. They seemed happy and having a good time).


myLot reputation of 99/100. writersedge (7235)   ranked 1 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

I should say Jewish-like or reminisence of would be nice for your comfort zone. Take care.


myLot reputation of 99/100. writersedge (7235)   ranked 1 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

Village dances the people are fully covered and dancing what people would consider modestly. Most tribal now-a-days is called tribal fusion. It's not traditional tribal. The village dances are usually for some right of passage. Tribal fusion is combinations of types of middle eastern and can include elements that people may not consider middle eastern dancing. Just clarifying because I should have said village dances before.

Youtube has some middle eastern dancing show snippets.

For a good idea of the different types of DVDs teaching Middle Eastern Dance, a professional dancer at our show had her website shakemyday.com on the back of the dance recital program. There are some really accurate pictures of her in one of her outfits there, too. You can see what she presently looks like. I can remember her as a teenager starting out with a village dance. Bread basket dance. Teen girls would offer bread in a basket to several different males. Whoever took a piece of bread from the basket, would date the girl. She represented those girls. She wore a white tunic from shoulders to ankles. Her hair was permed and very fluffy. She was thin and sleek looking. Barefoot and dancing with a basket in her hands. That was in the late 1980s or early 1990s. So that was many years ago. Flirting with the eyes seemed to be a very important part of the dance. So seeing her grow as a dancer all these years has been amazing.


myLot reputation of 96/100. carmelanirel (12216)   ranked 41 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

I also dance to Christian rock, hip hop and interpretive. I watched part of the video on Sara's site and she is good. But like you said, my comfort zone sticks to covering myself up, not only because of my age, but I really would not look good in something that skimpy and I don't think anyone else would want to see it either.shocked

Anyways, thanks for sharing that site. Belly dancing is something I do try to do, but I don't think I really caught onto it..


myLot reputation of 99/100. writersedge (7235)   ranked 1 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

It's different when you have an instructor. Certain kinds of dance and martial arts, an instructor is needed at least in the beginning to get the basics down. Thanks and take care.

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2. myLot reputation of 98/100. celticeagle (15750)   ranked 35 out of 320 in dancing   2 years ago

This really sounds great! Something to help bring people from all cultures and areas together. To learn about one another. People who are into dance and learning all the techniques would really get alot out of this sort of thing. This is something that I would love to hear about happening more and in my area as well.


myLot reputation of 99/100. writersedge (7235)   ranked 1 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

It's great and a lot of fun. I wish I had both the time and money to go back to the lessons, another thing I want to do when I retire.


myLot reputation of 98/100. celticeagle (15750)   ranked 35 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

It sounds like it. We need to be more into to these type of things.


myLot reputation of 99/100. writersedge (7235)   ranked 1 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

Absolutely!


myLot reputation of 98/100. celticeagle (15750)   ranked 35 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

I used to dance all the time and loved it. Great exercise!


myLot reputation of 99/100. writersedge (7235)   ranked 1 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

I have some dance videotapes. I guess if I ever get money again, I should get some dance DVDs. One of the professional dancers who came for the performance Saturday night is on shakemyday.com . Her website was on the back of the program. I wish I could have bought some of the "how to" DVDs she had.

So put on some music and dance!

I used to dance once a day. I hope to get back to doing that some day.


myLot reputation of 98/100. celticeagle (15750)   ranked 35 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

Thanks for the BR!!

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3. myLot reputation of 96/100. Canellita (4243)   2 years ago

Hon, you started a discussion on Middle Eastern Dance and yet that is not one of your tags!!!!! Do I have to keep going? Don't see the 0 responses. Go to your unresolved page and pm them to me.


myLot reputation of 99/100. writersedge (7235)   ranked 1 out of 320 in dancing  2 years ago

Dance is the general category. I received responses for this.

The zero responses are old and they can stay that way.

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