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Monthly Archives: April 2005
Navel gazing
the superstars coming to wales… with quotable moments from miles… Navel gazing
“People told me The Police wouldn’t be big, but they were huge,” he [Miles Copeland] says..
“People have similarly told me belly dancing won’t take off – but when you can see the potential in something different, and it becomes really big, it gives you a real feeling of self-confidence.
“The Police and Bellydance Superstars are the two things I’ve done that are the most revolutionary for their time.”
“It’s the middle-eastern percussion and the rhythm,” explains Copeland.. “It’s very hard to sit down and be passive, because it just makes you want to get up and move. We’ve got dancers who are beautiful and glamorous and at the top of their game – it’s quite a stunning show.”
“From a man’s perspective it’s a celebration of the beauty of a woman without encouraging the baser instincts of the male mind,” Copeland says.
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Sita sings the blues
Nina Paley brings us Sita sings the blues
your interpretation may vary. Continue reading
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it’s national dance week
It’s national dance week (April 22 – May 1)….
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Right on the button, in Newcastle
from icNewcastle, Right on the button
“While some would say that belly dance is an art of seduction, others believe that – as the only dance created by women for women – it is a celebration of the woman as a woman.
“As such, it has become a recognised self-esteem builder, a dance to be enjoyed and participated in no matter what your age, size, or shape,” he [Miles Copeland] says.
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American Bellydancer comes to Kansas
from the kansas city star, It’s all in the belly
“It is,” [World Dance Studios director Anya] Lahara said. “But belly dance was never intended for male enticement. Never. And that’s where the belly-dance movement is going. Women are doing it for themselves.”
Posted in Belly Dance, Film, Media Coverage
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photographs and movement
it’s a bit of a specialty of mine, i guess…. so i direct your attention to some discussion of the subject over on livejournal. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Commentary, Hafla
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new bellydance widget – what’s your color?
my latest evil creation… now available to everyone:
come, play. enjoy…
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skipping the gym
from the star (maylasia), Asian women take up belly-dancing in lieu of gym workout
From teenage schoolgirls to businesswomen and housewives, belly-dancing students say learning how to undulate their bodies and sway their hips is more fun than the traditional exercises available in the gym.
Posted in Belly Dance, Health, Media Coverage, Uncategorized
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Doris Eaton Travis, 101 and kicking
from the bbc, Broadway dancer, 101, in new show
A 101-year-old dancer who first appeared on Broadway in 1918 is to perform at the New York theatre where she began her career.
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Auditioning for the superstars
two experiences, as presented by the gilded serpent, here.
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