The effects of ME style music - Page 2

fatinah · 06-23-2008, 08:32 PM

Its funny this thread because I went out to a party on saturday and was dancing to "normal music" when I found myself actually doing some hip drops/lifts and little chest lifts hehehe.

I didnt always like arabic music I will be honest but I brought myself a bellydance CD from zavvi today...I think its pretty basic and a bit samey andnot very good by a friends opinion but it helps listening to the beats whilst washing up.

Its amazing how just in a couple of weeks you start to unpick the music and hear drums in the background and stuff....very enjoyable but I am driving my hubby pretty bonkers...he hates it!!

khanjar · 06-23-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by fatinah

Its funny this thread because I went out to a party on saturday and was dancing to "normal music" when I found myself actually doing some hip drops/lifts and little chest lifts hehehe.

I didnt always like arabic music I will be honest but I brought myself a bellydance CD from zavvi today...I think its pretty basic and a bit samey andnot very good by a friends opinion but it helps listening to the beats whilst washing up.

Its amazing how just in a couple of weeks you start to unpick the music and hear drums in the background and stuff....very enjoyable but I am driving my hubby pretty bonkers...he hates it!!

Hahaha, I find also, that this is the first music I am able to analyse and focus attention on a particular instrument throughout the whole piece. Using a personal minidisc player helps in this as the sound quality is better than CD and everything is available to be heard and these machines are very cheap on ebay. I even listen to the music whilst working at a forge, as it is great working music. Interesting trying to get hammer blows in tune with drums, quite possibly it helps my work.

The Zavvi cd you got, it wasn't in a violet box was it ?

fatinah · 06-23-2008, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by khanjar

Hahaha, I find also, that this is the first music I am able to analyse and focus attention on a particular instrument throughout the whole piece. Using a personal minidisc player helps in this as the sound quality is better than CD and everything is available to be heard and these machines are very cheap on ebay. I even listen to the music whilst working at a forge, as it is great working music. Interesting trying to get hammer blows in tune with drums, quite possibly it helps my work.

The Zavvi cd you got, it wasn't in a violet box was it ?

yup it was...i know its pants but hey it was 6 quid and it got me grooving hehe...i have no idea what style it was in im not that good on the styles yet as my posts keep proving

khanjar · 06-23-2008, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by fatinah

yup it was...i know its pants but hey it was 6 quid and it got me grooving hehe...i have no idea what style it was in im not that good on the styles yet as my posts keep proving

Yes. I know the CD compilation, part of a set of various 'world' music compilations and it is very samey, as is the rest of the set, much to my disappointment, but as you say six quid for three CD's, good for back ground noise, but it irritates my friends.

One to look for from Zavvi is ' The Beginner's Guide To Bellydance', yet another compilation, but everything by original artists and it being a three CD set, each CD is broken down to the following styles; ' Traditional and Cabaret', 'Drum solo and tribal' and finally ' fusion'. The two first discs being my favourite.

That set, I believe I got for five quid at Zavvi, although I think I have seen it at HMV too.

Brea · 06-25-2008, 03:12 AM

My new students are now confessing to doing shimmies at the supermarket.

Jane · 07-11-2008, 07:28 PM

I can't dance "normal" anymore either. I'm the only one in the club using their arms.

I get funny looks.

Shanazel · 07-12-2008, 05:53 AM

Why be be normal? Try throwing a few hip drops and shoulder shimmies while dancing in a cowboy bar- it'll get you a YEEHAW for sure.

Bronnie, re: 15 year old daughters. My daughter and I went to the pre-county fair parade on Tuesday. One of the floats featured my friend's dance troupe with my friend as soloist. I gave her a nice loud zaghareet and the entire troupe answered with enthusiasm. My friend tried to entice me into the parade (yeah, blue jeans, braid, ball cap and all) and failing that, proceeded to exchange shoulder shimmies with me the entire time she was in sight. My daughter went inside the nearest building to hide until Jane's float was down the road. HA! I have lived long enough to be an embarrassment to my children.

nicknack · 07-12-2008, 02:29 PM

Every time I go to an Industrial/EBM or Metal night, I start trying to dance like everyone else but somehow always find myself undulating, or moving my pelvis to the beat. The good thing about the alternative scene is that nobody finds it that unusual or embarrassing, they're all used to me by now, and you can be as insane as you want.

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fatinah Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Liverpool Posts: 52	Its funny this thread because I went out to a party on saturday and was dancing to "normal music" when I found myself actually doing some hip drops/lifts and little chest lifts hehehe. I didnt always like arabic music I will be honest but I brought myself a bellydance CD from zavvi today...I think its pretty basic and a bit samey andnot very good by a friends opinion but it helps listening to the beats whilst washing up. Its amazing how just in a couple of weeks you start to unpick the music and hear drums in the background and stuff....very enjoyable but I am driving my hubby pretty bonkers...he hates it!!

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Jane Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In the mountains Posts: 333	I can't dance "normal" anymore either. I'm the only one in the club using their arms. I get funny looks.

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Shanazel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rocky Mountains USA Posts: 4,060	Why be be normal? Try throwing a few hip drops and shoulder shimmies while dancing in a cowboy bar- it'll get you a YEEHAW for sure. Bronnie, re: 15 year old daughters. My daughter and I went to the pre-county fair parade on Tuesday. One of the floats featured my friend's dance troupe with my friend as soloist. I gave her a nice loud zaghareet and the entire troupe answered with enthusiasm. My friend tried to entice me into the parade (yeah, blue jeans, braid, ball cap and all) and failing that, proceeded to exchange shoulder shimmies with me the entire time she was in sight. My daughter went inside the nearest building to hide until Jane's float was down the road. HA! I have lived long enough to be an embarrassment to my children.