March 17, 2006
Ariel is one of the most intellectual spirits, graceful dancers, and amazing friends I have met -- and I'm glad we share a birthday and personality type (as we are on the same sheet of music). If you can catch her dancing, you are lucky. If you can catch her conversation, you are content.
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"I hate academies. I hate fixed ideas of what a thing should be, of how it should be done. I don't like imposing rules, because the person, the artist, must do what he feels is right, what he--as an individual--feels he must do. If we establish an academy, there can be no future for the modern dance. An art should be constantly changing; it cannot have fixed rules. The trouble with the modern dance now is that it is trying to be respectable. The founders of the modern dance were rebels; their followers are bourgeois. The younger generation is too anxious to please, too eager to be accepted. For art, this is death. To young dancers, I want to say: 'Do what you feel you are, not what you think you ought to be. Go ahead and be a bastard. Then you can be an artist.' The modern dance should be non-conformist. We should not try to create a tradition. The ballet has done that, and that's fine--for the ballet. But not for us. Our strength lies in our lack of tradition. Some say that the big change came in the late 1920s, and now is the time for the modern dance to assimilate and solidify. That's all wrong, because it is like building on still another tradition. Without change there can be no growth, and not enough change is going on today. My quarrel with this generation is that they copy their teachers, and it's their own fault. They don't want freedom; they want to be told what to do. Why don't they realize they don't have to believe everything their teacher says? They ought to disagree; they ought to argue. Of course it's not all the fault of the student. Too often, teachers are merely polite when they should be provocative. They ought to shock. Look at Louis Horst. At eighty, he was still fresh and bold. The good teacher does not teach rules; he stimulates. He shows the students what he knows and inspires them--to go and do something else. Learning rules cannot produce an artist. What is an artist? What is the nature of the creative process? These are things we can't know; they can't be explained. The creative teacher opens doors for his students to see what life is, what they are. They have to take it from there." ---Anna Sokolow, student of Martha Graham
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The problem with being a professional writer/journalist is that you need a constant stream of inspiration. Your boss says “give me a story” and you have to be ready to propose exciting ideas at all times of day. Today, I’ve spent 7 hours trying to motivate myself to write an article. I have my idea, I have my notes, I have Microsoft Word open, and I just can’t force myself to write. I search for words and come up with air. Empty empty air.
Fri, May 2, 2008 - 11:07 AM
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And so, in place of an article, I have written thi... read more
Looking for suggestions for some good Turkish music CDs with juicy, gooey slow 9s. Specifically interested in CDs that feature davul/zurna with no/few other instruments. I guess I'm looking for the backbone. But dern it, I know it's out there, cause Artie plays it in class sometimes.
Sat, April 26, 2008 - 6:11 AM
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(And I plan to ask her, but she's in Japan right now).
www.arielbellydance.com
Mon, April 7, 2008 - 11:32 AM
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Thanks to Shems for the awesome design skills! I'd love to exchange links with people. Please add me and I'll add you back! (If I know your website address, I may have already done so).
Selling gorgeous pink Turkish Sim moda designer costume. Almost new!
Tue, March 25, 2008 - 6:50 AM
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$550 Comes with arm gauntlets (not shown in picture). Bra fits up to 36''. I'm a C cup, would probably be fine for a B. Hips up to 36''. Skirt 39'' long. It’s a really beautiful, well-made costume, it just doesn’t quite fit me right. Picture at: people.tribe.net/arielarie...76d39ea44c PM me if you’re interested.
I'm selling the classes I purchased for Tribal Fest 8:
Tue, March 4, 2008 - 10:24 AM
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New Urban Tribal Combinations - Heather Stants - Friday morning East Coast Tribal - Sera - Saturday morning I can't go anymore because I'm going to Egypt this summer. :-( Well, ok, the "going to Egypt" part of that statement is more like: :-) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If anyone wants to purchase them, send me a tribe message.
! Buskers and circle acts,
!BlackSheep, Tribal Fest, Maui Intensive,
!Turkish Style!,
Baltimore Artists Social Club,
Baraka Mundi,WorldSpirit & Triboriginal,
Belly Dance for Life!,
Bellydance Feedback,
Bellydance Nation,
Bellydance Richmond,
bellydance swap,
Crush on Carmine,
DC Area Belly Dance,
DCTribal,
Fans of Ariel and Naomi,
Green Building,
Gypsy Music,
HiBeam Bindis,
Husbands/Partners of Bellydancers Unite!,
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Kaihea Healing and Support,
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