What do you dance with - Page 3

Mouse · 07-23-2006, 12:35 PM

I don't really understand what you find funny

miss_shimmy · 07-23-2006, 04:56 PM

my wierd sense of humour...it was about the sword,being essential that its balanced....

sorry,my sense of humour is a little mad

amanda
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Mouse · 07-23-2006, 07:04 PM

LOL! I probably didn't express that very well did I? :o

miss_shimmy · 07-23-2006, 09:46 PM

I think we should just have a shimmy

*****miss shimmy has a shimmy around the thread****

he he he

amanda
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gwinity · 07-24-2006, 11:12 AM

I'm going to be learning candles very soon - a lot sooner than I actually thought possible! - to be performed in November. The combination of me and fire should have a lot of people very worried... if there's a headline stating "Bellydancers killed in blaze", don't look at me. *shifty*

samsied · 08-02-2006, 05:50 PM

My best props are cane and single veil (a distant second but improving). For some reason I found cane easiest to learn of the two, I had a teacher who taught cane every so often in class and for some reason I really connected with it.

My first teacher is a master at double veil and zills so I sould be good at these (thoughn it has been years sincee I studied with her). But at that time I was focussed on learning and practicing the movement techniques and learning the music and was not as interested in using props (I know zills/sagat are an instrument not a prop--but I find them intimidating lol!). When I decided I was ready to dance with a veil, I found I remembered a lot of what she taught as I obsessively practiced, it started coming back. That and Aziza's veil dvd helped.

I am interested in double veil, zills, shamadan or tray, sword and melaya. The teacher who taught cane also taught Melaya Leff ocasionally. I think I am going to focus on overcoming my zill/sagat intimidation issues first since I suspect that will help my dancing the most. Though I don't think I will perform with zills anytime soon.

I love it when I see people dancing well with a prop--I mean dancing not doing a bunch of parlor tricks (though that can also be fun to watch). I'm curious, How did you all decide which props you want to dance with?

Hadassah · 08-03-2006, 01:21 AM

I'm a sword/cane girl! I love balancing things on my noggin. For some reason, even though I'm the clumsiest girl on the planet, I can balance things. Weird.
I like veil, but it's not my forte. I always feel like I'm whipping it around.
I'm working on my zills more. And we will be balncing open-flame fire trays in coming weeks. It's gonna be real hard for me to lay off the hairspray.
FIRE!!!

miss_shimmy · 08-04-2006, 11:55 PM

well you know,I am dancing with zillz,single veil,and a cane (not all at once of course!!!he he he),and realy,I enjoy them all,they realy add depth and color to your dancing I think.

I am staying with those for now,you have all done realy well to learn all you learnt so far on your dance journeys,well done

miss shimmy
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Anan Maryam Ameera · 08-07-2006, 11:54 AM

I love dancing with a sabre. But I also like dancing with veils and I even learned to dance with large fans - it looks so great when you are dancing with them!

gwinity · 12-08-2006, 03:35 AM

Inspired by my troupemates, I just bought a sword, and am eyeing off a set of isis wings. (any good DVDs out there for either?)

I'm also waiting for my veil to arrive so I can practice with it... and maybe being silk it will miraculously stop getting tangled in my ponytail (which my teacher's veils do!!)!

I haven't touched my zils in ages, but I do find myself air-zilling to groovy rhythms.

07-23-2006, 04:56 PM	#22 (permalink)
miss_shimmy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: united kingdom Posts: 929	the sword my wierd sense of humour...it was about the sword,being essential that its balanced.... sorry,my sense of humour is a little mad amanda xxxxxxxxxx __________________ bodylicious

07-23-2006, 09:46 PM	#24 (permalink)
miss_shimmy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: united kingdom Posts: 929	:) I think we should just have a shimmy ***miss shimmy has a shimmy around the thread** he he he amanda xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:p __________________ bodylicious

08-04-2006, 11:55 PM	#28 (permalink)
miss_shimmy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: united kingdom Posts: 929	being honest well you know,I am dancing with zillz,single veil,and a cane (not all at once of course!!!he he he),and realy,I enjoy them all,they realy add depth and color to your dancing I think. I am staying with those for now,you have all done realy well to learn all you learnt so far on your dance journeys,well done miss shimmy xxxxxxxxxxxx __________________ bodylicious

12-08-2006, 03:35 AM	#30 (permalink)
gwinity Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 357	Inspired by my troupemates, I just bought a sword, and am eyeing off a set of isis wings. (any good DVDs out there for either?) I'm also waiting for my veil to arrive so I can practice with it... and maybe being silk it will miraculously stop getting tangled in my ponytail (which my teacher's veils do!!)! I haven't touched my zils in ages, but I do find myself air-zilling to groovy rhythms. Last edited by gwinity; 12-08-2006 at 04:48 AM.

07-23-2006, 12:35 PM	#21 (permalink)
Mouse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 514	I don't really understand what you find funny

07-23-2006, 07:04 PM	#23 (permalink)
Mouse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 514	LOL! I probably didn't express that very well did I? :o

07-24-2006, 11:12 AM	#25 (permalink)
gwinity Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 357	I'm going to be learning candles very soon - a lot sooner than I actually thought possible! - to be performed in November. The combination of me and fire should have a lot of people very worried... if there's a headline stating "Bellydancers killed in blaze", don't look at me. shifty

08-02-2006, 05:50 PM	#26 (permalink)
samsied Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 120	My best props are cane and single veil (a distant second but improving). For some reason I found cane easiest to learn of the two, I had a teacher who taught cane every so often in class and for some reason I really connected with it. My first teacher is a master at double veil and zills so I sould be good at these (thoughn it has been years sincee I studied with her). But at that time I was focussed on learning and practicing the movement techniques and learning the music and was not as interested in using props (I know zills/sagat are an instrument not a prop--but I find them intimidating lol!). When I decided I was ready to dance with a veil, I found I remembered a lot of what she taught as I obsessively practiced, it started coming back. That and Aziza's veil dvd helped. I am interested in double veil, zills, shamadan or tray, sword and melaya. The teacher who taught cane also taught Melaya Leff ocasionally. I think I am going to focus on overcoming my zill/sagat intimidation issues first since I suspect that will help my dancing the most. Though I don't think I will perform with zills anytime soon. I love it when I see people dancing well with a prop--I mean dancing not doing a bunch of parlor tricks (though that can also be fun to watch). I'm curious, How did you all decide which props you want to dance with?

08-03-2006, 01:21 AM	#27 (permalink)
Hadassah Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 62	I'm a sword/cane girl! I love balancing things on my noggin. For some reason, even though I'm the clumsiest girl on the planet, I can balance things. Weird. I like veil, but it's not my forte. I always feel like I'm whipping it around. I'm working on my zills more. And we will be balncing open-flame fire trays in coming weeks. It's gonna be real hard for me to lay off the hairspray. FIRE!!!

08-07-2006, 11:54 AM	#29 (permalink)
Anan Maryam Ameera Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 1	I love dancing with a sabre. But I also like dancing with veils and I even learned to dance with large fans - it looks so great when you are dancing with them!