"Belly Dance with Zils" DVD, Elsa Leandros - open level

Also AVAILABLE at WorldDanceNewYork.com as instant streaming video - watch ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, on any device, right now! Created by renowned New York City choreographer and dance instructor Elsa Leandros, Belly Dance with Zils teaches the foundations of using zils (finger cymbals) in belly dance. Together with the amazing doumbek player Raquy Danziger, Elsa demonstrates the 7 most popular belly dancing rhythms: baladi, saidi, maksoum, masmoudi, ciftetelli (slow Arabic-style and fast Turkish-style), karsilama (9/8), and gypsy-style karsilama. Elsa and Raquy alternate demonstrating the rhythms on doumbek and zils, offering a clear comparison of how zils and drum each interpret the rhythms. Elsa moves step-by-step through the logistics and foundations of zil-playing for dancers, including her technique of alternating hands in interpreting rhythms on the zils (compared to designating a leading vs supporting hand.) This powerful technique allows greater speed than the common leading/supp