Mésmera reveals secrets of the SNAKE DANCE complete with a dramatic
performance to original music by RAJA.
An
adventure in Belly Dance packed with clarity and detail on:
- Oracle of the Serpent
- PERFORMANCE
- Sparks of Inspiration
- Warm-up and Posture
- Hipdrops, Shimmies, Circles
- Hip 8s, Rolls, Bodywave
- Rib Circles, Locks, 8s
- Shoulders
- Arms
- Veils
- Hands & Wrists
- Finger Cymbals
- Moving Bases, Combinations
- Dancing with Snakes
- Snakedance PERFORMANCE
Welcome
to "Mésmera's Garden of Exotic Bellydance Technique," a fertile
source of creativity designed to cultivate technique and variety in your
dance. Filmed in Africa, with clear demonstrations and breakdowns, Mésmera
artfully expands a lovely arrangement of basic moves into a vast array
of combinations by using layering, tempo changes, and dynamic accents.
She sows the seeds of inspiration, which can enhance your ability to discover
a wide range of alternatives for yourself.
Contents:
- Demonstration Montage
- Side to Side Hips, Pelvic Lock
- Camel Walk
- Priestess Arms
- Accending Hip 8s
- Side and Back Lift Travel
- Snake in a Basket
- Level Change for Undulations
- Mesmera's Serpent
- Descending Hiplock Wave
- Hip and Rib 8s
- Downward Vertical 8
- Hip Twists
- HipRoll and BodyWave
- Caduceus
- Arabesque Base
- Armwork
- Hip Rotations
- Egyptian Circle Walks
- Alternate Circles and Crescent Walks
- Downstep Hip Lock
- Jumps
- Double UpDownChange
- Horizontal Hips
- UpDownChange Grapevine and Turns
- Side Locks for Ribcage
- Armwork from Heart Center
- Plus Pattern
- Layering Shimmies
- Divided Hip Lift/Drop
- Footwork, Turns, Spins
- BackSweeps and Head Accents
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Bellydance with
Finger Cymbals Run time: 83 minutes
Take the next step!
Dynamic results with Award-Winning DVD Instructor and Star Performer!
Inspiring Clarity
Simple Breakdowns
Technique PLUS Choreograpy
Mesmera’s signature style of melodic cymbal artistry highlights technique and personal expression while complimenting the music.
Her easy method provides a vocabulary of contrasting patterns and tones with a wide variety of classic moves and popular combinations including a choreography for practice and performance.
ZAMBRA
means DANCE, or CELEBRATION, and MESMERA'S fiery American Gypsy
Style is beautifully presented with inspiring detail and clarity.
"GYPSYBELLYDANCE IS THE SPIRITED CELEBRATION OF LIFE FROM THE MUNDANE
TO THE SACRED. IT'S ROOTED IN THE PAST, ARTFULLY MOVING IN THE
PRESENT, CREATING OUR FORTUNE AS WE TRAVEL THE ROAD AHEAD." ~Mesmera
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Performance
- Sense of Direction and Shape
- Wrists, Hands, Fingers
- Armsweeps and Wrist Rolls
- Handclaps: Timing and Placement
- Alt. Armsweeps with Turns
- Arabesque Stance for Hipwork and Upperbody
- HipLock Accent Combinations
- Skirtwork
- Traveling Skirtwork
- X Base for Hipwork and Skirt
- Legs, Knees, Kicks and Sharp Accents for Drum Solo
- Shawl with Fringe Benefits
- Club Zambra Live! Performance
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In
this dvd, Mésmera teaches you how to play Finger Cymbals step-by-step.
You
will enjoy her warmth and expertise as she shows you how to progress
and combine a variety of patterns with rhythm and music. This
will highlight your dance, emphasize feeling and technique and add texture
to your playing.
Live drumming featuring Jeremiah Soto of Solace as you practice and learn simple techniques
for a wide variety of popular Bellydance music.
Contents:
- PERFORMANCE
- Cymbals (Basic Info)
- Counting Music
- Dominant Hand & Basic Technique
- Adding Movement
- Exercise for Combinations
- "Zill Talk"
- "Zill Talk" with Music
- Bellydance Rhythms
- Beledi
- Maqsoum
- Chiftetelli
- Masmoudi
- 6/8, 9/8
- Cymbal Display
- Summary
- Performance by Mesmera
- A Word from Harry Saroyan
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International dance
star, Mésmera, explores the Ancient Kingdoms and the Sacred Wisdom
of Nature to link present to past and Arabia to Africa in a fascinating
two-part docudrama featuring Tribal Drumming and Dance, Exotic Wildlife,
and her Spectacular Performances amidst the mystery and power of Africa.
"This footage from 1993 has become archival, as it features several tribes,
magnificent locations, and exotic wildlife prior to the impact of the last
15 years. Amidst this setting are my fully-costumed performances and
improvisational interactions with several tribes. Capturing this footage is
definitely on my "experiences of a lifetime" list and I know you will find
them beautifully entertaining as well as educational. In fact, they're
virtually like being with me on Safari (except for the long, long flights
and $4,500 pricetag!) Unique storyline makes them a great gift for
non-dancers, friends and family, too!" Mésmera See what Dancers have written about Afrika Mother of Dance HERE!
Part 1: "THE VEILS OF KILIMANJARO"
83
minutes
The FIRST
of a two-part exciting educational docudrama featuring Tribal Music
and Dance, exotic wildlife and the mystery and power of Africa.
Internationally
acclaimed dancer, Mésmera, travels to East Africa on an adventure
to explore the link between Arabic and African dance. Near Nairobi,
she joins the Luo tribe in a high spirited celebration, then on to the
famous Mt. Kenya Safari Club for Chuka Drummers and to perform an offering
to Mt. Kenya. She joins a Camel Safari along the Ewaso Nyiro River,
with Cape Buffalo, Hippo and crocodile, to find the Dorobo tribe. As
a special highlight, Mésmera takes you to Amboseli to see Cheetah,
Leopard, Elephant, and most of all, to dance at the feet of the majestic
Monarch, KILIMANJARO!
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Mésmera's
continued journey leads her to Old Mombasa where she performs at Gede,
a mysterious ancient Arabic city, and beside the warm, blue Indian Ocean.
For rhythm and dance she joins the Giriama Tribe, then floats you high
above Masai Mara in a hot air balloon to see exotic animals and the
majesty of Africa. After seeing lions, zebra, giraffe and hippos in
the Mara River, she ventures to a Masai village, dances with the women
and sees the life-sustaining blood and milk ceremony. In a medicine
woman's hut she has a mystical union in dance with a powerful feminine
spirit. Mésmera's finale at Lake Nakuru is a spectacular tribute
to the freedom and beauty of all creation; the origin of dance.
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