This
is a duplicate blog entry from Motion365, my personal dance adventure from
2010-2011. Notable entries have been copied to this blog so students and
fellow dancers may enjoy the ponderings and combos created from the experience.
July 30, 2011
Song: Ancient Ruins (4:56) by
Issam Houshan from Wassan Pharaoun
Happy National Dance Day!
Exactly one year ago today I attended the
Elementally Tribal Halfa (hosted by TMI Tribal in the Eau Claire/Chippewa Falls
area) and related veil workshop with Stefanie Masters. It was a day filled with friendship building,
breath-inspired learning, and overall goodness.
That evening I performed Ancient Ruins under the evening sky and was
amazed I lasted a near five-minute song without collapsing in exhaustion.
Today I attended my first workshop since that
time. How fitting it would again land on
National Dance Day. And this time I was
blessed to celebrate with yet another movement legend…the incomparable Kami
Liddle! The day was filled with learning
new stretches, funky layering combos, ways of breaking down moves and piecing
them back together with different moves thrown in the middle to complete
entirely new movements, and lots of squeeee inducing excitement. Perhaps one of my favorite moments of the day
was during the second workshop when Kami taught us some mini combos which we
strung together in a lil choreo. She
cranked up what sounded like a remixed version of Adir Adirim and we danced,
danced, danced. As we were doing so, all
I kept thinking was, “It’s national dance day and here I am dancing to a funked
up version of my favorite bellydance song with my movement hero just feet away
from me. Squeeeeeeee!”
The evening was also filled with lifetime memories
as I performed in the same show as this Bellydance Superstar. I “rubbed elbows” a bit backstage when I
found I was putting on my red lipstick directly next to Kami who was putting on
her stage makeup. I maintained calm and
attempted not to get too geeked out. :o)
Before I knew it, it was my time to head on stage
and perform for a near packed house. The
lights dimmed and I sashayed out to the stage in all my jingle coins. Up came the lights and I shimmied and shook
with everything left in me. Smiling
audience. Excited body. Soaring spirit. And in the end, an eruption of applause,
zaghareets, and cheers as I exited back into the dark.
Surely, this was a day I won’t soon forget!
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