World Dance New York's Fantasy Belly Dance: Mystery, Magic, and Desire are a series of 9 INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED LEVEL belly dance choreography instructions. NINE full expert choreographies you can learn, enjoy, and use in your own performances. The 9 choreographies are grouped on 3 DVDs. Each choreography can also be obtained individually as a instant video stream.
The belly dance styles presented by these nine top instructors range from Classic Belly Dance to Fusion, Tribal, and Gothic.
Instruction includes step-by-step breakdown of each dance and practice with music (or music and vocal prompts) for each combination.
Each choreography conjures up an evocative archetypal image, and emphasizes story-telling through dance. In addition to a full breakdown of every choreography and step-by-step movement instruction, each choreagraphy instruction segment includes a demonstration of each dance, comments in-depth from the instructor, as well as a full theater performance in costume.
Additional features enrich each instructor's section: Ayshe and Isidora offer tips on the use of hand veils, the sword, and 'wings-of-Isis.' You will learn about body conditioning for dance, emotional expression, and projecting a message to an audience through dance. Sera Solstice discusses the development of 'meaningful dance,' Darshan demonstrates creating a sacred space for your dance, the value of dance as a personal ritual, and more.
FANTASY BELLY DANCE: DESIRE - Sensuality, passion, enticement, goddess >> 3 choreographies
1. Blanca performs and teaches: NYMPH
Blanca's belly dance performance
Blanca on 'growing as a dancer'
Blanca's Nymph Story
Tips on belly dancing with the veil
Instructional method explained
Choreography demonstration
Choreography step-by-step
The Nymph story told in dance, with narration
Practice with vocal prompts
2. Naraya performs and teaches: SALOME
Naraya's performance
The Salomé story
Naraya's instructional method
Combinations demonstration
Combinations step-by-step
Full choreography demonstration
2. Darshan performs and teaches: TEMPLE PRIESTESS
Darshan's performance
The Temple Priestess story
Darshan's personal ritual
Preparing your own ritual
Structuring the TEMPLE PRIESTESS choreography
Choreography demonstration
Choreography step-by-step