Since we (me and Miss Karma) started posting blogs we have covered a whole range of styles especially in our Star Stalker section....
So I thought I'd post a couple of my favourite video clips to show the 'un-ending' variety of styles in Belly Dance.
There will be 'purists' out there that will say that 'Egyptian is Egyptian' and 'Turkish is Turkish', but personally (in my humple opinion....don't want to step on any toes here), I think that most styles of Belly Dance now-a-days are a mix of all-sorts. OK, Fusion and Folkloric styles aside....(that's a whole other topic)....
At the end of the day it's your music choice and sometimes props that will 'kind of' dictate what 'style' you are dancing. Whether it be the more gradeful, flowing, emotive Egyptian or the flashier, showier, more bouncy Turkish.
Which ever it may be that 'shimmy's your fancy' they are all equally beautiful........Enjoy!!
Egyptian Style - Aziza
Turkish Style - Didem
Tribal Fusion - Rachel Brice
Tribal Fusion Duet - Kami Liddel & Zoe Jakes
Egyptian Caberat/Pop Belly Dance - Farfesha Belly Dance
ATS / Fusion Group - Irina Akulenko
American Tribal Style (ATS) - FatChanceBellyDance
Hi Jax
ReplyDeleteLoved these. . . my favourites are definitely the always-intriguing Rachel Brice and Irina Akulenko, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Farfesha. It's always good to broaden our horizons!