The Foundation behind Classical Chinese dance, understanding the meaning behind the Water sleeves and Dun huang dances

Tang dynasty (A.D. 618-907)

During the Tang dynasty Courts, Water sleeve dances were performed as vignettes that framed a moment in a much longer narrative. Multiple vignettes would be performed at the same time before the Emperor. However there was a balance in the vignettes that flowed together. These vignettes gave the court dancers an opportunity to show off their... read more

I have created this play list, because I felt most of these songs would easily tranfer over for use as music for Middle Eastern Dancing.

Music List, Songs by 12 Girls Band

Album: Journey to Silk Road Concert 2005
“Miracle” (2:58) www.youtube.com/watch
“Forbidden City” (4:39) www.youtube.com/watch
“Dun huang” (4:23) www.youtube.com/watch

Album: Tribute to the Youth
“Ceilinjan” (5:43)www.youtube.com/watch read more

Sharing some costuming information with fellow Costumers and Dancers. We all love the feel of Silk. Silk is wonderful for dancing. It has that "airy" "floating" quality that takes our costumes to that next level.
For Tang Dynasty costumes, Habotai silk is the way to go! Here is a break down on the silk weights.
1. Habotai "Paj" silk comes in 4.0mm to 4.5mm in weight. This is great for scarves, pillows, and best of all...."Veils"!
2. Habotai silk comes in a wide range of weights, plus ... read more

Hi everyone,

Here is the location for the upcoming Classical Chinese Dance workshop:

Synergistic Bodies is at 7724 Waters Ave, Savannah, GA

Please send pre-registration requests to: scarlettrhythms@gmail.com

Pre-registration price is $25.

At the Door price is $30

Thank you,
Yoyo

(www.atlantachinesedance.org/ Ming Gu Xian 06' Performance, I am in the photo second to the left at the top)
Here is more samples of music similar to the 12 girl band
I am glad that you like this style of music. Here are some sample of the dance style. Its a mix of Persian and Chinese dance movement.

The music style of the 12 girl band song, Clouds of the Sky is a region of Chinese region called Xin Jiang. The region is also called Uyghur. Basically, the people of that region are... read more