| Danse du Jour |
[Apr. 22nd, 2008|05:06 pm] |
I'm not certain what style of dance Kanichi (not certain on the spelling) is performing here, but I see elements of break dance, hip hop, and tae kwon do. What I like is how his movements very much reflect the music. Much of the time, when I see a break dance performance, the music is incidental to the dance, with the movements being only beat-driven at best.
If you have a better version of Kanichi's dance, or a link to his website (if he has one), please share! I'd love to see more of his stuff.
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[Apr. 10th, 2008|11:15 am] |
This is an interesting juxtaposition of tap and Highland dancing. I don't know who the dancers are, but they're wonderful. That being said, I can't say I'm too fond of the music used for the tappers.
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| Danse du Jour |
[Apr. 5th, 2008|09:57 pm] |
Pilobolus has been featured on my Danse du Jour set before, and they're about to do it again with this performance from the Oscars.
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[Mar. 5th, 2008|03:48 pm] |
Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei perform a ballet duet. Personally, I find the dance and music to be overly saccharine, but I am always impressed at how handicapped artists use their disabilities to their advantage.
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| Danse du Jour |
[Mar. 3rd, 2008|05:20 pm] |
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| | Gary Numan - Scanner | ] |
Languid, yet precise. That's what I think of this beautiful and understated performance by belly dancer Mira Betz.
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| Danse du Jour |
[Mar. 1st, 2008|12:50 pm] |
Rhythmic gymnastics counts as dance in my books.
Here's Natalia Godunko of Ukraine performing an exhibition routine in the Gala of (World Cup) Deriugina Cup Naftogaz 2007 in Kiev, Ukraine.
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| Danse du Jour |
[Feb. 29th, 2008|05:56 pm] |
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| | My Ruin - Beauty Fiend | ] |
I've been waiting a while to share this one.
This is an unidentified dancer at a pole dance competition in Barcelona. I'm not sure that I can do any of the tricks she does. Wow.
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| Danse du Jour |
[Feb. 28th, 2008|02:40 pm] |
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| | Amon Tobin - Proper Hoodidge | ] |
This is Tiffany Bisconer performing a water goblet dance. This is something I've been wanting to do for years, but haven't gotten around to yet.
I really need to go buy myself some sturdy stemware....
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| Danse du Jour |
[Feb. 27th, 2008|07:51 pm] |
Argentinian tribal fusion dancer Ëmine performs Con el alma en los labios, which appears to be a tribute to tribal fusion wunderchilde Rachel Brice. Watch for the wonderful descension to the floor.
Dude. I need to figure that one out. I love it.
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[Feb. 26th, 2008|11:47 am] |
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| | Albert Kubezin and Yat-Kha - Yenisei Punk | ] |
Ra'asa Naemet Mokhtar is the dancer in today's clip. It seems like standard golden age belly dance until about halfway through when she does a mind-boggling circling backbend. That just doesn't seem possible without unscrewing one's spinal column!
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[Feb. 25th, 2008|02:53 pm] |
Yolanda "Tongolele" Montes does a bizarre falling down and rolling around dance at the end of this clip.
I'm not terribly fond of her costume, but that's just how dancers dressed around 1949.
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| Danse du Jour |
[Feb. 22nd, 2008|05:19 pm] |
This is Zoe at Tribal Fest, last year. I love her absolute control, and her tempo and level changes. She moves like a pissed off snake. Hell yeah....
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| Danse du Jour |
[Feb. 21st, 2008|11:39 am] |
Denisse Arias performs a sinuous and sensuous taxim and baladi with the Oriental Orchestra of Chile. I particularly like her backbends in the floorwork section.
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[Feb. 12th, 2008|10:39 pm] |
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| | Godspeed You Black Emperor - Motherfucker = Redeemer Part 1 | ] |
I'm not sure what kind of dance this is. Dance without limbs is kind of hard for me to (ahem) peg.
But one thing I'm sure about, these guys are definitely rocking out. I'm very intrigued by dancers who overcome their shortcomings.
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[Feb. 11th, 2008|11:11 pm] |
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| | Godspeed You Black Emporer - Rockets Fall on Rocket Falls | ] |
I haven't done one of these in too long.
This clip shows Lady Morrigan's entry in the Belly Dancer of the Universe competition in 2006. The first part of her modern tribal dance incorporates elements of story-telling. The second part is just happy as heck. I really like her costuming, too.
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| Danse du Jour |
[Jan. 6th, 2008|06:26 pm] |
I can't embed this one, but please go check it out. I'm not sure how to describe what I'm seeing other than this: it's some bizarre form of African yogic pole dancing. Maybe.
Go see. |
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| Danse du Jour |
[Sep. 7th, 2007|03:58 pm] |
As a rule, I prefer improvised dance to choreographed dance. This performance, however, is a very notable exception.
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| Danse du Jour |
[Sep. 6th, 2007|10:47 am] |
Shahdana and the Gemelos Lombard perform a dance fusion piece incorporating raqs sharqi and tap for a creative drum solo.
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| Danse du Jour |
[Sep. 5th, 2007|07:12 pm] |
Sometimes dance is both weird and wonderful. Watch Veniamin demonstrate both at the same time.
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| Danse du Jour |
[Sep. 3rd, 2007|08:39 pm] |
Whirling dervishes: not so much dance as it is moving meditation.
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