Don't be bullied by the beat! Learn to navigate popular belly dance rhythms without feeling overwhelmed. Gain an arsenal of new movement patterns--and harness the power of the pause. We'll strip the rhythms down to their basic beats, then build movement patterns to help you find the space between the beats. Drawing on Rosa's signature Delicious Pauses concepts and methodology, you'll learn to be guided by the rhythm and resist the temptation to hit every single beat. Rosa will teach you concepts and methodology, reinforced by combinations and improv drills, focusing on four rhythms: Malfouf, Masmoudi Saghir (aka Beledi), Saidi, Chiftetelli. The DVD is appropriate for intermediate students through professional dancers, and great for teachers. The accompanying CD by musician Jonatan Derbaq contains 12 rhythms in two different formats--one embellished as you would find in a drum solo, and one with simply the basic doums and teks. This instructional DVD is uniquely chaptered so users can choose to listen to the verbal instruction OR play the exercises only with music. The rhythms are divided into two families: the Masmoudi Family and the Wahida Family. This way many of the complex details is consolidated into two coherent groupings. Jonatan presents each new rhythm as simply a variation of the previous one by focusing on the the changes within the core patterns and time signatures. This is an excellent tool for students new to Middle Eastern music, for aspiring drummers, and for belly dance teachers! Enhance your listening comprehension and comfort with Middle Eastern music by learning the basics in this groundbreaking way. The CD also contains a full belly dance drum solo composed for Rosa!
L**Y
Terrific resource for advanced to professional level dancers and teachers
I am a professional dancer and teacher with 14 years of dance experience. This DVD/CD set is worth the price for the CD alone, which provides descriptions and demonstrations of Arabic rhythms and a full drum solo, expertly played by Jonatan Derbaq. The CD is a great resource for teachers in the studio and students at home that wish to work with a specific rhythm or work on specific moves at a steady pace to a specific rhythm. Also, it's FANTASTIC FOR PRACTICING ZILLS/SAGAT!The DVD is divided by chapters, including an introduction, a demonstration of types of pauses and how to incorporate feeling and breath into them, and then demonstrations of the pause options, combos, and improv drills. The demonstrations can be played with or without voice instruction. The viewer can select a specific rhythm or play all of the music-only demonstrations in sequence. This is great because it allows the dancer to follow along in a "see-and-do" after she is familiar with the breakdown, and it's like Rosa is leading you in a private class!If there was anything that was a slight (ever so slight) miss for me, it was the bonus performance. The performance is of Rosa performing with a 3 piece live band, Zapion, which consists of a kanoun, clarinet, and doumbek. The performance itself and the music were lovely, and Rosa is a beautiful dancer. However, I wish that the performance was of the full drum solo on the CD that is named for her, or an improvised performance by Rosa and Jonatan together. I know that the two have worked together at festivals previously, but I think when it came to making the CD/DVD, Rosa was in Maine and Jonatan was in Tennessee, and so a performance together wasn't possible.I would certainly recommend this set for advanced to professional level dancers and teachers. Since a good deal of the DVD is improvisation that is "structured" within breath and pause exercises, dancers that have experience with improvisation and dancers that have taken classes and are comfortable with the basic moves and nomenclature of belly dance will benefit the most from this set.
T**S
" People who purchase this DVD can expect to make great strides with their musicality and dynamics
Rosa is a clear and patient teacher. She offers concepts that enhance a dancer's presence -- and help avoid the phenomenon she describes as "turbo dancing." People who purchase this DVD can expect to make great strides with their musicality and dynamics. If grace, lines and nuance of movement appeal to you, this is a great buy.
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