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DEAR HIP CIRCLES BELLYDANCE STUDENTS! THIS PAGE IS BEING UPDATED, KEEP CHECKING!
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This page is dedicated to all Hip Circles Bellydance Students as a support link to the activities developed in class - a tool for learning, exchanging ideas, ispiring creativity and promoting fun! For replies, suggestions, queries and complaints :) please e-mail: hipcircles@yahoo.com |
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BELOW YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
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| Looking for inspiration? Take a look at the videos below and enjoy several troupe and solo vids, from Tribal to Cabaret, gypsy and glitzy... | ||||
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| Since everyone is always asking for practice videos, below are some samples for you to check out: | ||||
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...and these DVD's are available for you to purchase now! Pls ask Graz for details... Both videos help to work on a slower dance, with great focus on upper body technique. A combination drawing from Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Hip-hop, Salsa, Brazilian Samba, Flamenco, Yoga and much more! |
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Warm up and Isolations Bellydance Hipwork Drills 6 Combiations Step-by-Step Demonstration and Practice Performance by Sera |
Contemporary Tribal Fusion Combo Tribalesque Combo Worls Tribal Fusion Combo (Salsa and Samba Flair) Transitions Performance by Darshan |
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also available for you to purchase in class (15eur) Irish melodies meet Turkish rhythms and Indian Tabla, striking Bulgarian vocals meet Motown grooves, soulful Rom (Gypsy) songs meet upbeat drum & bass lines, West African vibes cross original songs, and traditional roots influences! |
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purchase Lucia's CD at http://cdbaby.com/cd/luciacomnes visit Lucia's website for more info at www.luciacomnes.com |
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Here you will find some interesting articles for you to explore and find out more about bellydance! Between the several topics below you might find some useful information related to the practice, diet, support articles and more!
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Yes ladies, are you ready for our "September Show 2008"? So for all Improver Levels 1, 2 and 3 girls, you are making the party with your own original choreographies! Challenging? Yes..... but it will be worth it!
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Rehearsals Started! PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE TIME! |
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COSTUMING FOR START WEARING PURPLE! |
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START WEARING PURPLE will be a Gypsy-Punk Rock Cabaret choreography with a lot of attitude and DRAAAAAAAAAAAMA!
For the girls from Performance Troupes Improvers Level 2 and 3 (TUE@8pm and WED@7pm), please start getting your bits and pieces of purple and black colour, black shoes and PROPS so we begin the dressing up of all of us, FULLY IN PURPLE AND BLACK! Improver level 1 (TUE@6:30pm) are invited to join us on this fun piece, please let Graz know if you are interested. Tips on costuming soon... |
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| CHOREOGRAPHIES |
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For the moment, this is all we have available: |
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No emergency classes given over the phone :) |
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'HIP CIRCLES BELLYDANCE VOCABULARY OF TRIBAL CUES" Katrin Robinson has stepped up to help the troupe to create a list of all the cues which you guys have learnt/created! A great iniciative which will help everyone to keep speaking the same body language, literaly! :)
Let's get it started ladies, please bring your written notes about old and new cues! All to be posted here soon...
WHAT ARE TRIBAL CUES? Tribal Bellydance dances have a designated leader who uses a predefined set of moves to improvise a dance during a piece of recorded or live music. Different moves can be associated with a cue that the leader performs just prior to switching into that move. Once a move is established, it is repeated until the leader changes slowly to a new move (usually either hips OR arms at one time) or then cues a new move. Tempo is set by the music and interpreted by the leader. Leadership can be changed during the course of a dance, but all the troupe (leaders and followers) must know what each cue means and be able to lead and follow them. Note: Please note that the cues and moves provided here are not the same as those performed in tribal style bellydance or established by Fat Chance of San Francisco. I respect the creativity of arbitrary groups of dancers and therefore encourage them my students to design their own cued movements. Graziela |
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She had not yet decided yet whether to use her power for good... or for evil :) |
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Suggestions of music for you to look for: Natacha Atlas Goran Bregovic Hossam Ramzy Beats Antique Gypsy Caravan Domba Solace Issam Houshan Nomadiqa Hakeem Cheb Khaled Caravana Omro Diab Haifaf Wehbe Bar De Lune Pentaphone Digital Bled Arabesque Amr Diab Earthbeat The Helm Also check a great list of suggestions by Wendy Marlatt at www.rashanitribal.com/resources.html |
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Graz outfit at the Fire your Imagination Day Graz dress at the TRIBAL CABARET SUMMER HAFLA at the Firkin Crane Theatre, April 07. at the Crane Lane Theatre, July 07.
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Made by Graz!
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TRIBAL CABARET SUMMER HAFLA, July 07!
Well, that's how our costumes looked like at the last party! New topics about the next party coming soon! Since almost everyone in the performance troupe has a tribal bra, a head-piece, the gypsy skirt and gloves, it would be nice if everyone worked on a tribaret belt to match your costume. Katrin has come up with an excellent idea for the base of your bra, ask for more details... |
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| MAKE-UP CLASS |
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We soon will have a class dedicated to the learning of make up for Tribal Bellydance! Date to be confirmed! |
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| NINA'S SUPPORT THEATRE CLASS |
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Videoshoot for CD launch of Frank&Walters Band, August 07 |
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Many many thanks to Nina's Act Therapy Support Classes at all our events!
The OBJECTIVES of Nina's colaboration to Hip Circles Bellydance School is: 1. To identify and liberate the acting chakras by working with the development of confidence through individual and group improvisations. 2. To free up your mind and body from blocks caused by shyness and fear. 3. To guide the participants of the course to enhance their dance, their acting and their private lives with excercises and techniques of posture, walk, movement and expression.
"May you know the beauty and truth that is who you are, may you know the wisdom within, and always listen to and express the song of your soul."
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Many thanks to all our family and friends who support our passion for bellydance! You are our biggest support!
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Louise and her mum! TRIBAL CABARET SUMMER HAFLA, July 07. |
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Hip Circles Bellydance
contact Graziela Calis at...
Mobile: +353 (0) 86 353 2962
Landline: +353 (0) 21 455 3173
Website: www.hipcircles.tk
E-mail: hipcircles@yahoo.com