All students in both intermediate and beginner classs will meet on Wed. of this week
The past two weeks I have been scouring trying to come up with something brilliant with my blog and well I have not had much luck. Maybe it is writers block or sheer exhaustion or both! From the beginning. this dance form has taken hold of me and has not let go! I am a Belly Dancer it does not matter how you look at it the outcome is always the same. I feel you either love Belly Dance or hate it; there really is not an in-between with this art. My days begin with Belly Dance and they end with Belly Dance. Each and every hour of the day I am either thinking about the dance form, preparing or dancing and teaching and performing and writing about the dance and educating not only the community but my students as well. I spend hours and days coming up with class curriculum, creating choreographies, getting my website and blog updated, working on videos and editing for the website and continually working on myself as a dancer training and preparing to be the best I can. It in itself is a full time job and there are many days when I think if I could just have one more hour….so why do I do it? I could be considered insane to some. But it is because i truly love what I do and I am a Belly Dancer. I found this quote a few days ago:
It takes ten years, usually, to make a dancer. It takes ten years of handling the instrument, handling the material with which you are dealing, for you to know it completely. *Martha
Graham*
According to this quote I am not there yet since I have only been dancing for about 8-9 years nothing comes easy and without alot of hard work and dedication. Your body is your instrument and we have to remember this. So remember this quote when you become discouraged or think why can’t I get this!
Copy Right June, 2011
Review
Pisons ball of foot 8 ct/flat 8 cts
pistons ball of foot moving r/l 8 cts
zills r,l,r pattern moving forward/back 4
Choreography
This past week one of my students asked a very important question when it comes to facial expressions. Facial expressions helps bring the emotion that you are trying to conceive with the movements more alive and it is the finishing touch to your dancing. When performing or even practicing you should always be aware of the expressions you are making with your face. What is most important is to try and relax and realize it is not necessary to always smile. When dancing and performing it must be full bodied;meaning emotion comes from every aspect and adding emotion with the face is the key to communicating to the audience the story that you are telling because when we dance we are telling a story.
“Face expression draws attention to the dancer
One of the best tools of the trade is learning to facially adapt to the dance. Audience eyes are drawn to those dance performers who learn how to master the emotion and expression within the set choreography. The mood of the dance is what audiences interact with through interpretation, reciprocal emotion and psychological illusion. It is the actual connecting factor between the dancer and the audience, and one of most importance. ” from Dancehelp.com; article, “Just Face it”.
Tips on Facial Expressions:
With all this in mind, I am working on hopefully some very cool exercises that we can have some fun with during class on expression of the face! Just remember with all of this it takes time, patience and alot of practice!
The picture above I think really represents the emotion that a dancer portray’s when dancing. This picture was taken by WG Images. Copy Right June, 2011
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