#oriental dance

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Ernst Lubitschs Sumurun. Filmplakat von Mihály Bíró. Gesellschaft für graphische Industrie, Wien | src Swann galleries

Ernst Lubitsch's classic 1920 film, starring Pola Negri depicted here in a trance-like dance with a typographic serpent

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Чувственный восточный танец

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Sensual oriental dance

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Remember the belly dance outfit thing i did ones? Guess who joined the party uwu

Nicole belongs to @wildstarfan and @milasartblog (both me)

Okaria et Feria belongs to @wildstarfan and @captainthane

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Wonderful

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How to learn choreography quickly

I recently learned a pretty tricky drum solo by another dancer in 5 hours, over 3 days. When I was cast in Jillina's stage production of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, I learned 7 choreographies in about 6 weeks. Here are my main tips to learn quickly!

I recently learned a pretty tricky drum solo by another dancer in 5 hours, over 3 days. When I was cast in Jillina’s stage production of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, I learned 7 choreographies in about 6 weeks. So here are some of my main tips to learn choreography quickly! 1. I watch well Mirror neurons are a type of brain cell that fires both when we perform a specific action (like an…

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ORIENTAL - FLAMENCO DANCE: CONNECTING BODY AND SPIRIT

For this edition, we are introducing WAALM’s new collaborating artist, Martinica Ferrara Strova, a talented Dancer and Choreographer from Italy.

WT: Martinica, welcome to WAALM Tribune.

MFS: My pleasure.

WT: For those who get to know you for the first time, tell us about your background?

MFS: I’m a flamenco and oriental dancer, choreographer, and teacher, from Fiano Romano, a small but friendly town near Rome, Italy. My mother and I are the artistic director of the Omphalos Cultural Center. We are specially known for our oriental dance style and artistic interpretation in Italy. Additionally, twenty years ago, my parents founded the Breath Theatre, the only theatre created for oriental dance – a legacy that I am still following and contributing. We promote a multidisciplinary approach to performance, and our choreographies are characterized by the use of various textiles, like veils, wings, fan-veils and other props. I formally studied Oriental Dance and Flamenco, first in Italy, and then in Seville, Spain.

WT: What made you become interested in this form of art, in dance?

MFS: I grow up with dance. Actually thanks to my mother, who is a dancer too, I started dancing when I was only a little girl. I can say I am perhaps fortunate to grow up with dance as my friend, and now as my main passion. To me, dance is the art of connecting body and spirit. The overwhelming feeling of freedom of movements, improvisation, and personal expressions through dance not only can improve one’s confidence, but also can encourage others to experience the same.

WT: In your view, what distinguishes you and your technique from others?

MFS: I formally studied, and still keep studying Oriental Dance and Flamenco as a professional field of art. I’m very dedicated to the Oriental-Flamenco fusion. It’s a language full of artistic possibilities, and for the past few years, I strived to improve my craft and add more and more creativity to it. My dance and its technical execution include use of props, which I inherited and learned from my mother. I often explore objects, and do my best to give them life on stage. Whether I use a fan or a veil, I make sure props are incorporated in such way that they don’t appear simply as accessories, but the essential, integral part of the scene. In my experience, that would facilitate a more passionate, intimate and elegant performance.

WT: Artistically, what is your ultimate goal? What is it that you would like to accomplish through dance?

MFS: My desire is to produce more Oriental Dance acts at the Breath Theater, and promote the study of Oriental Flamenco. To that end, I presented and performed in a number of TV shows, and even got covered in an article by Vanity Fair. Promoting Oriental Flamenco, not just as a dance, but as a field of study in performing arts is my goal.

WT: In you opinion, how dance can address social issues? Can dance be a uniter for a greater good?

MFS: Yes, absolutely. Because dance naturally brings down walls and unites people. It’s a medium which communicates in all honesty, and can immediately connect us all, no matter how strange or how far we are from each other in the world.

WT: You have been recently invited by WAALM Productions to dance and feature on a Flamenco track scored by a highly-regarded Canadian songwriter, Mosi Dorbayani. Tell us more about this project. What was your experience like, and how did you connect with his music, personally and artistically?

MFS: Yes, the music is titled: ‘Devil in Love’, which will be released in Feb. 03. 2023. From the first listening, I liked the melancholy of the composed melody, and its lively rhythm of the Rumba-Flamenco. So, I tried to embody those two energies through my choreography for the project. Artistically, I represent the project through two different frames in the video. That is. two characters framed like paintings in movement. I really enjoyed creating them. For this project, I applied make up in an uncommon way inspiration by the aesthetic of the early flamenco dancers of the forties. It was a nice experience, and I hope viewers like it too.

WT: For those who wish to follow your art, what is next?

MFS: Effective January 2023, I’ll be engaged developing a new project in Oriental Flamenco – series of solo and group performances at our theater. You can learn more about the forthcoming projects and performances through my social media sites.

WT: Martinica, thank you for attending this interview and good luck with everything.

MFS: Thanks for having me.

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Follow Martinica:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/martinica.ferrarastrova

FB: https://www.facebook.com/martinica.ferrarastrova

YouTube: @martinicaferrarastrova5216

Related Links:

Follow Mosi Dorbayani:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/mosidorbayani/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/mosidorbayani

YouTube: @mosidorbayani

WAALM's FB: https://www.facebook.com/waalmawards

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Photo by Catrin Langeland

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Ice Queen Kulturgelände Nonntal, Lucia Nadia Cipriani 2019

registrato il 29 giugno 2019 ARGEKultur Nonntal. Organizzatore: Beate Wernegger e Abdullahi Osman (associazione Talk Together).

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Nuovo Video!!!

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Bassano Ltd. ~ Roshanara (Olive Craddock), 12 July 1915. Whole-plate glass negative | src NPG view more on wordPress

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Dancing in vintage National Geographics

physical collage (full image under the cut)

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Baladi awadi, Oslo Oriental Dance Festival, 2012 Photo: André Elbing