World Dance New York's Fantasy Belly Dance: Mystery, Magic, and Desire are a series of NINE INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED LEVEL belly dance choreography instructions: NINE full expert choreographies you can learn, enjoy, and use in your own performances. The nine choreographies are grouped on three 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: MYSTERY - Transformation, secret realms, illusive mystery with a dark edge >> 3 choreographies
1. Neon performs and teaches: SERPENT
Neon's performance
The Serpent Story
"Fantasy Belly Dance" explained
Structure of the Serpent belly dance choreography
Choreography demonstration
Choreography step-by-step
2. Sera Solstice performs and teaches SHADOW
Sera's Tribal Fusion belly dance performance
Sera discusses 'meaningful dance'
Sera explains 'Shadow: The Journey Forward'
Tribal Fusion choreography step-by-step
Choreography walk through
3. Ayshe performs and teaches: PHOENIX (featuring Wings of Isis)
Ayshe's performance Ayshe's story of PHOENIX
Set components Tips on the arrangement of your Wings of Isis Choreography demonstration
Demonstration without wings
Choreography step-by-step