Desire: Fantasy Bellydance
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Actor: Blanca, Darshan, NarayaBrand: STRATOSTREAM
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 150 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: StratoStream - World Dance New York
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Movie Review: Dances of Passion and Desire
Summary: 5 Stars
This DVD is part of a set of 3, and each disc has 3 solos taught by 3 expert dancers. The DVDs are a treasure for intermediate-advanced students, and they will get a lot out of the instruction, and definitely have something to inspire them to go forward in their studies. It's great that there is the option for just viewing the performances too, to see the level of artistry all 3 dancers have, within their very individual styles and techniques. The 3 dances are first demonstrated, and then broken down in sections, making it easy to learn the choreography, as well as the stylistic nuances required for each piece, and all 3 dancers aside from being stunningly beautiful dancers, also have excellent teaching skills.
"Nymph" is danced and taught by Mexican-born Blanca, who uses 2 hand veils, and looks like a goddess in a lilac costume in front of a ruby red backdrop. Her style is very sensual and she teaches gracefulness and those subtle artistic qualities that turn choreography into a work of art. She uses traditional sounding oud music by Carmine T. Guida that adds so much to the pleasure of viewing and dancing this lovely piece.
"Salome" is taught by Naraya, and is fabulous...modern...tribal...jazzy. This version she explains is more like Oscar Wilde's "Salome" than the biblical account, in which Salome was in love with John the Baptist, and the only way she could have him was to have him killed. Naraya captures the story and its strange passion, and she also has a knack for teaching difficult technique with such detail that we can understand it and do it with ease. The excellent music for this piece is by Boston-based group Incus with their "Dancer Through Time."
Darshan is exotic and fascinating in "Ritual Priestess," a piece that is set to cymbals and drums in 10/8, and then brings in a melody with a flute. It is like a slow burning fire, full of controlled intensity and passion. Darshan teaches us how to best use energy while dancing; the energy we have from within, and the energy we can get from our environment. The music that is used to perfection with this choreography is by Solace.
All 3 volumes of this set, whether bought singly or all 3 at once, will be an investment in the learning and appreciation of this dance art form. There are a wide spectrum of techniques and styles in belly dance, and these DVDs explore many of them. Total running time is 150 minutes.
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