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Marya · 04-25-2008, 12:10 PM

Yep, the newsletter had it all plus a little more.

One thing that I learned quite a while ago when I was researching 9/8 rhythms is that Americans tend to call all 9/8 rhythms karshilama. karshilama is only one version of (maybe 40 or 50 versions) of 9/8. Tamzara for example, is actually a distinctly different type of 9/8. Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Bulgaria, and other countries (and cultural groups within those countries) all have music in 9/8 where the accented beat is on a different count. This is one of the many fascinating things about 9/8. Each version of course has a traditional dance that goes with it. Life long learning!!

I wanted to add that I have studied with Dalia Carella (who is referenced in Amara's website) in workshops a few times and she is the one who coined the term Dunyavi Gypsy Dance. She is very good about explaining that her dance style is Fusion and how she arrived at it and I don't think I ever heard her call it Belly Dance, or Turkish, or Spanish, or Indian, although all of those styles enter into her Dunyavi or Mundo styles.

Marya

04-25-2008, 12:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Marya Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Enterprise OR, USA Posts: 421	Yep, the newsletter had it all plus a little more. One thing that I learned quite a while ago when I was researching 9/8 rhythms is that Americans tend to call all 9/8 rhythms karshilama. karshilama is only one version of (maybe 40 or 50 versions) of 9/8. Tamzara for example, is actually a distinctly different type of 9/8. Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Bulgaria, and other countries (and cultural groups within those countries) all have music in 9/8 where the accented beat is on a different count. This is one of the many fascinating things about 9/8. Each version of course has a traditional dance that goes with it. Life long learning!! I wanted to add that I have studied with Dalia Carella (who is referenced in Amara's website) in workshops a few times and she is the one who coined the term Dunyavi Gypsy Dance. She is very good about explaining that her dance style is Fusion and how she arrived at it and I don't think I ever heard her call it Belly Dance, or Turkish, or Spanish, or Indian, although all of those styles enter into her Dunyavi or Mundo styles. Marya Last edited by Marya; 04-25-2008 at 12:23 PM.