body and soul / Inspiration / Resources
by Ana · Published July 26, 2024 · Last modified July 15, 2024
This is a very long video made by an Iranian/Canadian ethnomusicologist discussing Orientalism and Western stereotypes about Middle Eastern and South East Asian music. If you dance any style derived even in passing from...
Eye candy / Inspiration / Performances
by Ana · Published July 12, 2024 · Last modified July 8, 2024
I was lucky enough to see this live at Tribal Remix in 2018 and it was as powerful and interesting as in the video. I’ve taken a couple of workshops with Rachel, love her...
Eye candy / Inspiration / Performances
by Ana · Published June 28, 2024 · Last modified June 4, 2024
Yuri is a fantastic dancer and a great teacher from Italy, now residing in Germany. We met during our General Skills and Teacher Training, danced together at Serendipity, and I’m currently learning Melody Bustillos’...
I’m a sucker for a great zill choreo, and I’m a sucker for old school music. The first part of this set showcases both, and it’s an utter delight.Drake teaches in their studio, and...
The awesome ladies of Tessera Dance showcasing their manton dialect. As far as I understand, this is *not* the same dialect as that of the Siren Project in Poland, but developed independently. Still looks...
Eye candy / Fusion / Inspiration / Performances
by Ana · Published March 29, 2024 · Last modified March 7, 2024
The 2020 global debacle brought a lot of grief to dancers worldwide, but one *good* thing that came out of that were the performance festivals and shows. The videos shown in the later have...