Mesmera's Garden (Media Download) - Intermediate
Welcome to "Mesmera's Garden of Exotic Bellydance Technique," a fertile source of creativity designed to cultivate technique and variety in your dance. The ability to create and innovate unlimited combinations. Filmed on location in Africa.
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1999 Best Instructional Video Award International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance
600 MB
Chapters
1. Demonstration Montage
2. Side to Side Hips, Pelvic Lock
3. Camel Walk
4. Priestess Arms
5. Accenting Hip 8s
6. Side and Back Lift Travel
7. Snake in a Basket
8. Level Change Undulations
9. Mesmera's Serpent
10. Descending Hiplock Wave
11. Hip and Rib 8s
12. Downward Vertical 8s
13. Hip Twists
14. Hiproll and Bodywave
15. Caduceus
16. Arabesque Base
17. Armwork
18. Hip Rotations
19. Egyptian Circle Walks
20. Alternate Circles, Crescent Walks
21. Downstep Hip Lock
22. Jumps
23. Double UpDownChange
24. Horizontal Hips
25. UpDownChange Grapevine, Turns
26. Side Locks for Ribcage
27. Armwork from Heart Center
28. "+" Pattern
29. Layering Shimmies
30. Divided Hip Lift/Drop
31. Footwork, Turns, Spins
32. BackSweeps and Head Accents
"Mesmera is a well-known dancer and teacher located in the LA area. I have seen her dance several times and she has the style of a real wild child, one who is a well-trained dancer. Filmed in Africa with the running time of 90 minutes, it was produced in 1998 and has led to countless hours of cross training for me. I dance to this training video when I need to practice but am too uninspired to fuel my own practice. The video is cut into many sections all with a different exotic African backdrop and costuming on Mesmera. On video she is nurturing and supportive while leading 7 or 8 repetitive sessions of technique and combinations from the simple to the sublime. I never tire of this video and can be challenged by her layering of each combination with shimmies or alternate footwork and body movements. She works on each pattern long enough to get something out of it and keep the pace going in order to work up a good sweat. Mesmera’s video is fresh, it’s inviting, and it’s exciting and accessible. She has a ‘You can do it’ spirit and she gives complicated enough material to keep the best dancers coming back. -student of Angelika"
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