Belly dance

went Sophia's Dance Studio. In the dance studio, the Jennifer Mollenhauer instructed the belly dancing class. In belly dancing class, the instructor provides guidance, patience and educational in the class. The class schedule was recapped, stretching, fundamental movement, routine, and wind down. Personally, I like the class schedule. First off, I like how instructor shows the fundamental movement and explain the moves. The secondly, I enjoyed middle eastern music. Lastly. I like the pace of the class. On the other hand, I was more frustrated with myself. When the class begins the routine, I struggled with fluid movements. I would like to continue to learn about belly dancing. Belly…

Romani and Egyptian culture are much more than what the western general public perceives. Romani culture is more than just being nomads that go wherever they please. They have their own set of values and traditions, just like any other culture, as do the Egyptians. Egyptian culture is very different than Romani culture, yet they are comparable. Their religion, geography, traditions, and some ideologies are extremely different, but some parallels can be drawn from their music and dance. Even…

poem that I found the most relatable this week was Diane Wakoski’s “Belly Dancer”. This poem explores femininity and female empowerment. I like how it is from the perspective of the belly dancer, since usually we hear people’s opinions on belly dancers. It was interesting to see how the belly dancer in this poem thought of other women. In the discussion, someone pointed out that this poem is supposed to show how women are not in competition with each other, but that is not true. I also noticed…

Dance, for centuries, has “been used as communication between the body and the soul,” says Ruth St. Denis, Oriental-modern dancer and mentor of Martha Graham. Throughout the widespread genres of dance, there is always a rich background and purpose. Modern dance, one of the most recently recognized genres, can take many forms, while Dance du Ventre, or belly dancing, has a more narrow variety of moves. However, both have a deep rooting in women’s history and represent the value of a woman and…

History of Belly Dancing Belly dancing or “raks sharki” which celebrates the woman form is the one of the most natural dance given the dance is naturally built to flow with the natural movements of a woman. Scholars are not sure of its origin but given the proof one can vaguely pin point the origin to the Middle East and North Africa. The dance was practiced for based in religion, celebration but has expanded to an increasingly popular dance form practiced in every country. Belly dancing can…

away with a unique experience. Similarly, dancers can also express a variety of emotions and demonstrate different aspects of human life such as love and anger through their dance performances. Hence, the different forms of art such as poetry, dance and music all have a way of creating a connection between the audience and the presenters. They are like a bridge that joins the two sides together and allows the audience or the reader to experience an emotion or aspect of life that at times might…

“Dancers have extraordinary flexibility, muscular strength and both physical and mental endurance. Professional dancers train and practice every day for an average of six hours. Many also cross-train with cardio, weight lifting, yoga and/or Pilates to improve their physical fitness and technique.” (Facts About Dance - Did you know?). Dance is a fun activity, but it is obviously difficult and time consuming. The activity takes hours of training, team effort, and a strong passion for the art. Even…

are born with. The sexual power we hold over men. My parents always told me “Skye, behave your wicked self”. I’m not wicked at all, I just enjoyed my life. I noticed the young dark-haired stranger who watched me with a lustful gleam in his eye and a smile on his face. He was a large man who possessed a strength about him. He was the most handsome man I had ever seen, and he was taller than most of the men in my village. His jet-black hair was exceptionally long and hung down his…

When Shakira shimmied her way onto MTV in 2001 with a steamy video for a slick, cookie-cutter dance-pop song, some people associated the Colombian singer with her American pop-music contemporaries Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. But the stylistic breadth of Shakira's music — elements of folk, Middle Eastern and traditional Latin styles over a foundation of rock and pop — gave her a degree of credibility the American teen queens lacked. What's more, when Shakira broke through in the United…

There was hardly any sense of sustained time except for when she was lifting from her flat foot into a releve position, as her lifted leg gave her momentum to shift her weight around to complete a full rotation. Ms. Fielding was very free flow in her movements due to her use of the fouette to help transport her body smoothly around the floor. The overall dance was very light hearted, and I enjoyed it, because of the passion that radiated from Ms. Fielding by the respect and grace she gave to the…