CD Review: "From Cairo with Love"
The Zamalek Musicians’ 2010 release “From Cairo with Love” is a diverse mix of Egyptian performance tracks. There are 12 in all, including 3 drum solos, classic Oriental and folkloric pieces.
CD Review: "From Cairo with Love"
Making the Leap to Live Music!
Making the Leap to Live Music!
Performing at Tagine in New York City with Rachid Halihal and Majdi Kurd. A dancer’s first solo is an exciting and scary experience, but the first live music performance can induce a whole new level of stage fright – even in dancers with plenty of performance experience under their belt. Dancing to live music can – and should – be a thrilling experience for both the audience and the dancer, but as with most worthwhile things, there’s a hurdle […]
CD Review: "Belly Dance Mirage" by Ya Salam Orchestra
CD Review: "Belly Dance Mirage" by Ya Salam Orchestra
“Belly Dance Mirage” by Ya Salam Orchestra has 13 tracks with a nice variety for any cabaret dancer looking for performance music. Among them, there are four drum solos ranging from straight-forward to complex. I would consider 5 of the songs to be “classics”. Ya Salam’s renditions bring something fresh making them worth adding to your library even if you already have a few versions of these standards. For the dancer who is just building […]
Belly Dance Anatomy: The Erector Spinae Muscles
Belly Dance Anatomy: The Erector Spinae Muscles
Your mother told you to stand up straight. Your dance instructor reminds you to check your posture. Thanks to your erector spinae muscles you can do these things! The erector spinae is actually a muscle group made up of many smaller muscles and tendons that attach them to your bones. The erector spinae group begins at your sacrum, the back portion of your illiac crest (hip bone) and your lumbar vertebrae at the lower back. […]
CD Review: "Nasrah" – Turkish Bellydance
CD Review: "Nasrah" – Turkish Bellydance
Although I readily confess that my heart belongs to classic Arabic music, even I get a craving for the lively energy of Turkish belly dance music now and then. And 9/8… that is a delicacy all its own in my book! When “Nasrah” by the Huseyin Turkmenler Ensemble found its way into my hands, I was very pleased with it’s mix of performance tracks, teaching tracks and soul-stirring 9/8s. Let’s have a virtual listen together…. […]