joined on 10/02/03
last updated 09/26/08
November 28, 2008
Have I ever told you how much I love you?
No! Well I have now!
XXX
September 1, 2008
Sam is a wonderful and inspiring instructor, if you have the chance to dance with her you must take advantage of the opportunity.
November 21, 2007
She's pure love!
January 17, 2007
There is something about you, such a talented freak geek of goddessness. Sam is not only a wickedly brilliant teacher of bollywood. . . a style of dance that so clearly is her passion and cannot be measured by any ordinary means, but she is also a performer extrodinaire! After seeing her torn up over the possible safety of a friend... she channeled (okay i'm a hippie) some of the most powerful dance I'd seen that night. That is saying something HUGE, as it was the night of Blood Moon's Dark Wonderland. Not only were all of her movements gloriously precise and full of life, but her eyes lit up like a woman doing what she really loves. It shakes me now just to reminice.... soul dedication. Now I know bollywood is a lot of eye majick... but this girl has some majick stemming from ancestors rising up through her feet and exploding in radiance out of those eyes.... hand mudras exposing the stories and deeper secrets of tradition. Thank you so much for inspiring me. I am humbled by the art of your dancing. Blissings~*~*~*~*~
June 28, 2006
I love Sam. She's one of the dancers in that big old dance world of ours that I constantly miss. She's gorgeous. She's open to everyone. She purrs like a kitten when she sees big dangerous alligators in the everglades of Florida. She's an earthbug like me. Yay for everyone who gets to know her.
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Bollywood Workshops in Kansas City - 1/20!
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Sunday, January 20, 2008 - 10:00 AM
1 RSVP
If you are in the area, come and dance with me! Pre-register if you can, though... if there are enough people registered then Layla will move the workshops to a bigger space. Otherwise they will be at her (rather small) studio and if you turn up without a registration you may be turned away...
Bollywood Form & Attitude: Mitwa
This class will cover the dynamic and exuberant choreography of the song "Mitwa" from the film Lagaan. Samantha will also be incorporating her signature Bollywood tribal style combos – made popular by Boom Boom Bollywood – which can be adapted for use in any choreography or tribal dance form. It is suitable for men and women of all dance levels. Women should be sure and wear a support or sports bra. If you wear a skirt, be sure to wear something under it as we will be jumping and spinning! Here is the video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch
Bollywood Anima
The definition of “Anima” – The feminine inner personality
Bollywood “Anima” will teach some of the most graceful and feminine moves from Hindi cinema. This class will focus on the intricate lyrical expression and group formations as depicted in "Silsila Ye Chahaat Ka," from the movie Devdas (one of Bollywood's most popular and enduring dance numbers), and the Rajasthani-styled coyness of “Minnat Kare” and “Kangna Re” from the 2006 movie Paheli. Samantha will teach parts of these dances as choreography and also demonstrate how to use elements of the dances as modular combinations. This class is suitable for women, men who wish to learn a feminine style, young people at least 12 years of age – beginners, intermediate or advanced students in the Bollywood Style. Women should be sure and wear a sports or support bra. If students wish to wear a skirt, pants or shorts are recommended underneath it – there will be some spinning and floor work. Bring knee and/or foot pads if you need them for floor work.
YouTube videos:
www.youtube.com/watch - Silsila Ye Chahaat Ka
www.youtube.com/watch - Kangna Re
I couldn't find Minnat Kare on YouTube... well I did, but not from the movie :)
Cost for both Classes Registration By Jan. 10th (today!) - $80.00
Both Classes Registration After Jan. 10th - $90.00
One class only - $50.00
If you would like to pay though PayPal you can send your payment to laylabintali@hotmail.com. Just remember to add $3.00 per transaction.
This will be a Bollywood intensive for the day offering 2 two-hour classes. The first class starts at 10 am. There will be no evening show. Space is limited to The Once in a Blue Moon Studio (in midtown, Kansas City) unless we get overwhelming response.
For more information contact Layla - laylabintali@hotmail.com or call the studio at 913-908-2779
For more info about my dance troupe, go to www.boomboombollywood.com/ or visit the Boom Boom Bollywood tribe!
Bollywood goes to Las Vegas!
(events » arts)
Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 10:30 AM
I will be teaching three workshops in Las Vegas the last weekend of April: The Bollywood Pajama Party, Form & Attitude: "Mitwa" and a 4-hour intensive called Bollywood: Anima.
click here for all the details and to pay now! daughtersofdurga.com/worksho...s001.htm
Bollywood Dance is the spectacular style and choreography of the Indian movie musical industry! As one of the world's most popular dance genres, the Bollywood (or "Hindi Movie") style fuses Indian classical and folk forms with hip-hop and modern movement.
I will teach both original combos and the hottest moves straight out of Bollywood movies. The classes combine fitness with an acquisition of grace, revelations in stage presence and fun, fun, fun!
Buy both days and save! Only $85!
Saturday, April 26th: 4 hour class 10:30am - 3:00pm (30 min lunch break)
Bollywood Pajama Party! (first 2 hours)
Bring your pillow and teddy bear and join us for a morning of Bollywood movies! Samantha brings the DVDs to lure you into the romantic world of Hindi cinema with a crash course in Bollywood movie history, star-studded gossip and some Bollywood dance combos - straight out of the films on the screen. Men and women are encouraged to attend this class since in Bollywood, the dancing is not just for the girls! Girls you may wish to wear a support bra since we'll be doing some exuberant steps.
Bollywood Form & Attitude: Mitwa (second 2 hours)
This class will cover the dynamic and exuberant choreography of the song "Mitwa" from the film Lagaan. Samantha will also be incorporating her signature Bollywood tribal style combos - made popular by Boom Boom Bollywood - which can be adapted for use in any choreography or tribal dance form. It is suitable for men and women of all dance levels. Women should be sure and wear a support or sports bra. If you wear a skirt, be sure to wear something under it as we will be jumping and spinning!
Saturday Only: $50
Sunday, April 27th: 4 hour class 10:30am - 3:00pm (30 min lunch break)
Bollywood Anima
The definition of "Anima" - The feminine inner personality
Bollywood "Anima" will teach some of the most graceful and feminine moves from Hindi cinema. This class will focus on the intricate lyrical expression and group formations as depicted in "Silsila Ye Chahaat Ka," from the movie Devdas (one of Bollywood's most popular and enduring dance numbers), and the Rajasthani-styled coyness of "Minnat Kare" and "Kangna Re" from the newly released movie Paheli. Samantha will teach parts of these dances as choreography and also demonstrate how to use elements of the dances as modular combinations. This class is suitable for women, men who wish to learn a feminine style, young people at least 12 years of age - beginners, intermediate or advanced students in the Bollywood Style. Women should be sure and wear a sports or support bra. If students wish to wear a skirt, pants or shorts are recommended underneath it - there will be some spinning and floor work. Bring knee and/or foot pads if you need them for floor work.
Sunday Only: $50
Workshop held at BackStage II
located at 3425 Backstage Blvd. LV NV 89121
Saturday night come for the community halfa at Arthur Murray Dance Studio and enjoy the food, dancing and fun! I will be performing an all-Indian set :)
Samantha and her Masonic Mausoleum Experience
about me
The enhancements I make to my physical body are merely to bring it more in line with what dwells inside... the memories of another existence outside Time. Enhancements are - Muscles and sinews trained to dance, myriad arcane tattoos, flesh pierced with metal, dreadlocks. Inside dwells: Freedom from the restrictions of gravity, thought communicated through an instant's download of a symbol or dynamic code, an intimate merging between machine and flesh, senses expanded by questing tentacular organs that perceive the ultraviolet, the infrared, the emotive and the secrets of the universe.
Please forgive this outburst, but you must understand that it comes only from a need to express my visions.
Pardon my irrepressible urge to seek you out, but, you see... you remind me of someone...
...someone I recall only with the barest flashes of conscious thought. These tantalizing, elusive phantoms of shreds of filaments of an intrinsic Truth... they drive me mad. I cannot order them in my mind.
It's as if I have the knowledge of the database, but only the relationships between ...
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...and I will not officially be back on land until July 17!
(of course, first I am teaching workshops in Portland on Saturday... but as of Sunday, I belong to the Lady Washington)
So please be patient with me with regards to answering mail! I will be working 12-14 hour days (and loving it).
Thu, June 7, 2007 - 5:59 PM
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This post is in response to a thought-provoking question asked by a fellow dancer... a very conscious, spiritual, impassioned performer/visual artist to whom I would like to express gratitude for the impulse to express all of this in words. Thanks, Luna :)
Question: (with regards to the tribal dance community) What are we doing?
Answer: Well, what I believe we are doing is gathering the tools for those around us (who watch us perform, learn from us, etc) to empower themselves and then h...
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My New Year's Resolution (hey, there are 30 or so different New Year's Days in India... so I picked a convenient one):
Keep up with the posts (at least on my own tribe) on tribe.net
On to the juicy bits...
Firstly I am delaying my move to England until February of next year (2008)… not only am I too disorganized to go right away, I am learning how much I still need to do here, so if you are in the USA, you’re stuck with me for a little while yet. Also, my brother is getting married in ...
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If you look very closely, you can see me just releasing the bunt on the fore topsail (by the yard in the middle - yards are the horizontal wooden things from which square sails are hung). Meg is above me on the T'Gallant. We are in the bay offshore from Marina Del Rey, CA - photo by Jack DuBoise.
I cannot even describe how amazing it was, being on the Lady Washington for two weeks. I met some wonderful people (the Lady Crew + volunteers Roscoe, Nathaniel & Shane), learned how to be braver ...
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