AyaKara
New member
Hi everyone! I just wanted to update you on my first (of many) experiences in the BD community. :dance:
What really moved me at the haflah was that I was actually seeing dancers dance; Youtube doesn't capture the experience. It was so beautiful & mesmerizing. During intermission, I met a dancer of 25 years! I got to see her troupe but not her solo since I had to leave (the event was 5 hours! :shok: ), but she was amazing.
There were many dancers of all ages & sizes. There was one couple where the husband played the darbuka! It was romantic. They originally met at a show. There were a LOT of BD husbands (& children) around -- I plan on making my boyfriend one :lol:
There was one woman whom was so passionate. She had a certain calmness about her; you could feel that she was very serious about her art. Her daughter was with her & you could see she admired her! She was young too, definitely <30 (I would think
).
My local FBCD troupe performed too, so I got to see them again from when I met them at a workshop last year. One woman danced to Prince's "Cream" while wearing a cream outfit. She was very funny :lol:
I'm glad I went. I met a lot of dancers in my community as well as locations for classes nearby! I'm going to take my mom & sister to an Egyptian & a Tribal class soon, I'm hoping that they like it!
As for rehearsal, we're performing to Move by DJ Said Mrad. We practiced for two hours. It was inspired by Yana's "Tribal Story" with dancers opposing each other in a dance-off. It was fun! We have a guy, too. The 'subtle' team is wearing pink, while the 'explosive' team is turquoise. She told us of an opportunity at a restaurant, but it's at 10:30 PM & an hour from where I live, so I don't want to ask my parents to drive me for a 3-minute dance that they can't even watch Otherwise, it's very exciting to be able to perform :dance:
On a side note, my teacher told us that she wouldn't be teaching next semester she's going to have a baby & she's not sure if my school will hire another. It won't impact me because I'm finishing up with school, but I would want new dancers to have the same experience that I had with my teacher. She's so great. ray:
All in all, it feels great to be a part of the communityray:
What really moved me at the haflah was that I was actually seeing dancers dance; Youtube doesn't capture the experience. It was so beautiful & mesmerizing. During intermission, I met a dancer of 25 years! I got to see her troupe but not her solo since I had to leave (the event was 5 hours! :shok: ), but she was amazing.
There were many dancers of all ages & sizes. There was one couple where the husband played the darbuka! It was romantic. They originally met at a show. There were a LOT of BD husbands (& children) around -- I plan on making my boyfriend one :lol:
There was one woman whom was so passionate. She had a certain calmness about her; you could feel that she was very serious about her art. Her daughter was with her & you could see she admired her! She was young too, definitely <30 (I would think
). My local FBCD troupe performed too, so I got to see them again from when I met them at a workshop last year. One woman danced to Prince's "Cream" while wearing a cream outfit. She was very funny :lol:
I'm glad I went. I met a lot of dancers in my community as well as locations for classes nearby! I'm going to take my mom & sister to an Egyptian & a Tribal class soon, I'm hoping that they like it!
As for rehearsal, we're performing to Move by DJ Said Mrad. We practiced for two hours. It was inspired by Yana's "Tribal Story" with dancers opposing each other in a dance-off. It was fun! We have a guy, too. The 'subtle' team is wearing pink, while the 'explosive' team is turquoise. She told us of an opportunity at a restaurant, but it's at 10:30 PM & an hour from where I live, so I don't want to ask my parents to drive me for a 3-minute dance that they can't even watch
Otherwise, it's very exciting to be able to perform :dance:On a side note, my teacher told us that she wouldn't be teaching next semester
she's going to have a baby & she's not sure if my school will hire another. It won't impact me because I'm finishing up with school, but I would want new dancers to have the same experience that I had with my teacher. She's so great. ray:All in all, it feels great to be a part of the community
ray:
