"The Heartbeat of Belly Dance: Drum Solo with Jenna" DVD

Also AVAILABLE at WorldDanceNewYork.com as instant streaming video - watch ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, on any device, right now! A belly dance drum solo is actually a duet: Together, a dancer and a drummer create a unique piece of performance art. For the belly dancer, the drum solo is a uniquely exciting experience demanding a profound understanding of rhythmic patterns and a wide vocabulary of belly dancing moves and accents, all necessary to enable her to interact at will with the music created by the drummer. Rhythm Workshop: Raquy breaks apart eight popular belly dance rhythms: baladi, saiidi, maksoum, masmoudi, ciftetelli, malfouf, ayub, & semai. Acclaimed as a percussion performer, instructor and composer, Raquy teaches us how to recognize each rhythm. Then Jenna, a star dancer, instructor and choreographer, demonstrates effective dance combinations for each of the 8 rhythms. Accompanied by Raquy and Carmine, Jenna then also demonstrates the unique art of drum solo improvisation