Bellydance Scavenger Hunt game!

[Jujube]

This is a new game, which hopefully will help us discover and share some juicy bd deliciousness.

Pretty simple--put up a request (hopefully one that isn't too terribly specific, though a tough one here or there could be fun) for something to find. A picture of a particular color or type of costume, a video clip of a particular move or performer, etc. Once it's found, the finder will post the next challenge item.

To start it off, I will challenge you to find......

A video clip of some great undulations.

 

[Shanazel]

Ooooo, new game, great challenge. May take a while to look through favorite videos for answers, but here we go! Thanks, Jujube.

 

[Amulya]

A video clip of some great undulations.

I found a few:

YouTube - Egyptian Belly Dancing Moves & Costumes : Egyptian Belly Dancing : Undulation

YouTube - Belly Dancing Reverse Undulations : Belly Dancing Reverse Undulations: Walking Backward

YouTube - Belly Dance Basic - Undulations

Personally I call these things camels (and one of them reverse camel)


Now's my turn: find me a beautiful olive green costume!

 

[Jujube]

It's always interesting to me all the different names people have for them. I love undulations, upper body, lower, both, reverses.... all of them!

Searching for a really fab olive costume.....

 

[Shanazel]

Find a video of an American cabaret dancer from the 1970s.

 

[Amulya]

I like that costume!!! Very unusual and lovely colors, me wants it!


Did you mean specifically amcab, or just a cabaret dancer from the 70s who happened to be American?
This wouldn't count as cabaret but it is old footage from Jamila Salimpour:

part 1: YouTube - JAMILA SALIMPOUR - PART I
Part 2: YouTube - JAMILA SALIMPOUR - PART II

That's all I could find, but still interesting clips to watch

 

[Shanazel]

Specifically amcab- let's not make this too easy, after all!

Jamila doesn't count. This was her nonsense phase of "ancient dance" before she got the nerve to admit she had invented something new and glorious.

 

[Amulya]

Oh noooo, hope someone else can do a better job I'd love to see an old amcab clip!

 

[gisela]

I thought about this but I think it might be from the 80s or even early 90s

 

[Shanazel]

It's in the right spirit- I'll take it! And what is your contribution to the scavenger hunt? You get to pick the next quest, Gisela!

 

[gisela]

All right! I didn't want to set up a mission in case the video wasn't accepted

I'd like to see an enchanting veil dance (still bellydancey though, not total fusion), where the veil is really a dancepartner and not just a prop. I want to expand my knowledge of handing and manipulating the veil so please help me out

 

[Caroline_afifi]

YouTube - Belly Dancer Artemisia @ Cape Town

How about this one? I thought this one was pretty fantastic

 

[adiemus]

Lovely, lovely, lovely Caroline. That was a beautiful piece of music, beautiful veil and still bellydancerish. (if that's a word!) Now it's your turn!
BTW I am so enjoying this thread, it's a great one!

 

[Caroline_afifi]

mmm...:think:

OK, find a clip of a solo dancer who uses the most props in their performance...not fusion.

and list what they are...:dance:

 

[gisela]

Thank you Caroline! I hadn't seen that video before and enjoyed it very much. Even saw some new moves I had never seen before.

 

[artemisiadances]

ooh, that one is quite old already, glad people like it!

the music is Adel Salameh, Amina. (CD: Nuzha-Promenade), the whole cd is wonderfull.

 

[Jujube]

mmm...:think:

OK, find a clip of a solo dancer who uses the most props in their performance...not fusion.

and list what they are...:dance:

This has zills, sword, veil, and cane in the same set, though not in the same choreo. Does that count? Can anyone top it?

YouTube - Sabrina Belly Dancer - Zills, Veil, Sword Cane Long Party Show

 

[gisela]

This has zills, sword, veil, and cane in the same set, though not in the same choreo. Does that count? Can anyone top it?

I like Sabrina! And the lady in the end, does she count as a prop too?

 

[Caroline_afifi]

Yes I think that clip works well!!

OK...who's next?? I think it is you Jujube...

 

[Jujube]

Great!

I would LOVE to see a fab red hip scarf. Preferably one that's for sale. (And extra credit for gold coins!) I've never found a red one I love, so it's a glaring gap on my hip scarf collection.