My thoughts...
Workshops in London, yay!
I'm taking advantage of my time here in England as I've just booked myself a ticket each for the following workshops in London Oct 25:* Moria & Issam: Finger Cymbals
* Kami Liddle- Seamless Dancing
I'm so excited as I've wanted to take classes from these two amazing dancers for quite a long time now! Longing... :)
In Leeds...
So I've arrived in Leeds, England, where I'm going to study landscape architecture for (to begin with) one semester. So far I think Leeds seems to be a pretty nice city but quite dirty and with loads of students...On the dance side of life I've just started taking classes in indian kathak, which is great fun and I hope to use it to my tribal fusion style in the future... I've also booked me a ticket for the Bellydance Superstars show in York on the 20th of October! I'm really looking forward to see some great tribal fusion dancers, I hope Sharon Kihara, Kami Liddle, Moria and Sam Hasthorpe will show up :) (and hoping these will do workshops at Tribalondon 2009 in January...)
During summer I've been working on my fusion costumes (still am) and I've come up with two sets that I'm really proud of and really enjoy wearing! One of the styles I call "Bohemian Peacock" with inspiration in burlesque, Moulin Rouge and of course peacocks! The other style I kind of call "Dark Cabaret" which is like a vintage and ethnic approach with huge inspiration from The Indigo!
Finally I think I've found my stage name!
So after many back and forths in the name jungle I think that I've finally found my equal in a name for the stage: Magnolia! Yet I have to suck a little bit on this one to feel the vibes...In the meantime I'm finishing my new costumes! I've just made a gorgeous halter-bra and I'm working on a pair of leg-rufflies to attach to a pair of garters. I will be posting pics as soon as possible : )
As for tomorrow I'm heading for New York to attend a wedding and I'm really excited! To bad with no tribal fusion workshops in the area at the time though : (
Flipp and flopp in Kungahälla...
So the medieval fair at Kungahälla is over and I'm sitting here with good, less good ands well as rainy memories...To start with I met the wonderful oriental dancer Susanne Wrenne (not tribal!) and we were supposed to do something together. It eventually just ended up with some spontaneous dancing in the background to the concert of Saor Patrol (drums and bagpipes). The festival turned out to host several unexpected (female and male!) bellydancers (not appropriate dressed!) whom were already hooked up with several of the musicians : ( Therefore Susanne and I was kind of turned down...
I really liked the music though and I have never got so many wonderful comments! I felt like a princess when everyone looked at my costume and wanted to take pictures of me! Anyway I felt like I gave some candy for the eyes to the festival ; )
Kungahälla next!
So this Saturday I'm heading for Kungahälla medieval fair where I'm supposed to dance and have fun! I'm even now not sure how it all is going to end up but I'm going to dance both to live music and to recorded perhaps and maybe dance together with a egyptian-style dancer (Susanne) who's holding courses at the festival. So it should be intresting ; )I'm planning to wear big pantaloons and a ghawazeecoat together with all my tribal jewellry! Maybe I'll go for a hair garden aswell...
Back from Amsterdam!
Yesterday I came home from five wonderful days in Amsterdam. On friday night there was this incredible show at the theater in Schiedam where Rachel & Mardi and Silvia Salamanca totally blew me away! I sat on the first row so I had a great view over the moves, expressions and costumes! Rachel and Mardi did beautiful duos and solos which where all kind of vintage and balkan stylish - I love it!!!Silvia did two beautiful and energic solos with some spanish fire! The Uzumé were cool!
My legs and belly are tired but very happy after two full days of dancing! I fell in love with the moorish-andalucian dance with scarves that Silvia taught and her flamenco fusion class were full of expression, hands and pride - great fun!
Mardi's first workshop was about slow and low down moves and that's just my kind of melody! She went through a lot of moves and stuff for a choreography and her music choices me liked, liked liked! I totally love her approach to tribal fusion bellydance!
Mardi's second workshop was about zils and we learned several great patterns which we used in a choreography, great fun and great technique! Before the workshop I felt like a zil-zero and now I feel quite comfortable with many different zil-patterns! Thank's Mardi!
Both Mardi and Silvia are extremely professional both as performers and as teachers in dance. I feel that I have learned more in these two days than I've learned during all my years of dancing! I'm so grateful and so happy that I went to Amsterdam and to Oriental Dream 2008 - I've grown a lot as a tribal fusion dancer : )
Subscribed for Mardi and Silvia in Amsterdam!!!
I'm so indescribable happy! I've finally subscribed to the two Mardi Love workshops and the two Silvia Salamanca workshops in Amsterdam on the 21st and 22nd of June. I've also booked a seat for the show Oriental Dream 2008 on the 20th of June, featuring Rachel Brice, Mardi Love, Silvia Salamanca, Jillina, The Uzumé and more!I'm really excited and really REALLY looking forward to going to The Netherlands this summer!
Eslöv, 1:st of Mars 2008
OK, my tribal fusion solo, at the international dance and culture gala in Eslöv, wasn't as good as I wanted... I managed to get a small blackout, but as I improvised instead nobody noticed ; )It was very fun though, and I got very positive response from the audience!!
I'm very satisfied with my beautiful outfit : ) When I got on the stage the audience sounded like aauuuwh....
Tribal in Malmö at last!
Finally Tribal bellydance has arrived in Malmö as Dud Muurmand started her 12 week course at Arnbergs this Thursday!I have never before taken any course in ATS Tribal and this was just so much fun and exactly my kind of bellydance! I really looove it!!!
Dud is an amazing teacher and her music- and dancestyle is just great. Sometimes she blends in a little bit of tribal fusion too, so that's great. I'm looking forward to a spring full of new inspiration!!!