I love this DVD, but it is not for absolute beginners, as another reviewer has noted. It *is* a great review of American Tribal Style bellydance moves and techniques. I would recommend watching the Fat Chance Belly Dance "Tribal Basics" video first - it's much more accessible to beginners, and will give you a pretty solid grounding in not just the steps and movements, but also the muscles you must engage to execute the movement correctly.
This DVD begins with only a very quick review of basic ATS moves, so if you used to take Tribal Style bellydance lessons long ago, but have been away from it for a while (as I have), then this is an excellent reintroduction. You'll soon find your muscle memory kicking in as the old familiar movements come back to you.
Bellydance is a very low-impact, full-range-of-motion workout. I started taking bellydance lessons in my early 30s after an ACL injury and several (expensive!) physical therapy sessions my insurance didn't cover completely. I found a cheap class (at the time, probably $8 per hour!) in a local new age wellness center. It was bellydance or nothing - I didn't have a "partner" for other styles of dance, so I had to choose something I could learn to do without a partner. Bellydance was the most obvious choice at the time. I ended up taking bellydance lessons for about 7 or 8 years, and making new friends along the way. I found one road trip buddy who would drive up to Ohio with me to attend seminars and workshops. I got to meet some really well-known dancers, including Mahmoud Reda - which was such an honor and privilege. It enhanced my life in so many ways. I highly encourage anyone even slightly interested in belly dance to start with an easy basics video, such as Fat Chance Belly Dance Tribal Basics. Or, if you want something more authentic to the Middle East, try any of the Veena and Neena Bellytwins dvds - they actually trained in Egypt and danced with the Reda Troupe, so their style is very simple, but very Mahmoud Reda at the same time.
This DVD will get you back up to speed if, like me, you stepped away from dance classes for a few years (in mycase, to save money for graduate school!).
Enjoy!
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Tribal Revival - American Tribal Style Belly Dance Variations with Mimi Fontana
AMERICAN TRIBAL STYLE BELLY DANCE TECHNIQUE, COMBINATIONS, PRACTICE
The Tribal Revival DVD offers intermediate instruction in the American Tribal Style (ATS) belly dance group improvisation format created by Carolena Nericcio, director of Fat Chance Belly Dance. Designed by Mimi Fontana, founder and director of New York City’s Manhattan Tribal ATS collective and sister studio of Fat Chance Belly Dance, the program blends classic ATS moves of Fat Chance Belly Dance with signature steps and combinations developed by Mimi and Manhattan Tribal. The Manhattan Tribal combinations embody both tradition and innovation within the ATS format, adding modern flair to the mesmerizing flow of Tribal Style dance.
Tribal Revival - American Tribal Style Belly Dance Variations and Combinations opens with a technique review featuring slow and fast drills of individual ATS movements. In the combinations section Mimi offers detailed breakdown of ATS moves from various levels of both Carolena Nericcio’s instructional format and Manhattan Tribal’s own moves and cues, and weaves them into 7 combinations - 3 slow and 4 fast. Each combination is taught step-by-step with improvisational cues as performed by duets, trios, and quartets of ATS dancers. Extensive drills of each combination enable group practice.
Mimi’s teaching style is precise, generous and supportive; her attention to form and detail that enhance the magic of American Tribal Style will help you polish your technique and deepen your expressivity as an ATS performer.
In addition to teaching group format, Mimi Fontana seeks to expand the application of ATS moves and combinations in solo performance by including solo versions of each combination, each with its own solo drills for practice. This added feature offers Tribal Fusion soloists the opportunity to review their Tribal style belly dance technique and enrich their dance vocabulary with classic ATS and Manhattan Tribal moves woven into beautiful sequences.
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