Narah's DVD
I have written so much about this DVD!!! I cannot say enough good things about it!!! If you can only buy one DVD, I would encourage you to make this the ONE!!!
Narah is my former teacher and continues to be my dance mentor and close friend! I am pleased to say that while watching this video, I realized that I have continued to teach similar to the way she taught me, making this video perfect for my students! You will have a way of practicing at home what you learned in class! There are also several things on the DVD that will improve your technique and enhance your abilities as a dancer!
The Art of Belly Dance DVD
Each year this jewel gets harder and harder to find! For less than $15 you get FatChanceBellyDance instructional DVD and instructional book (with three choreographies provided), and a music CD!!!! I've seen it listed for over $30 online by people who do not realize that Barns and Noble still carries it. So get it while you still can!
Synopsis
The Art of Belly Dance includes everything you need to begin enjoying this fun and exotic means of exercise. Author Carolena Nericcio has created a fully integrated kit that teaches you, step-by-step, how to use the ancient art of belly dance to get in shape. No previous experience is necessary—just the desire to try something new! This kit includes:
DVD that highlights each movement described in the book, along with a longer dance routine that pulls the steps together.
CD with authentic belly dance music to accompany slow movements, fast movements, and choreographed routines.
Instructional Book with belly dance history, step-by-step instruction, and hundreds of color photographs illustrating each movement.
Metal Finger Cymbals, or zils, so you can create your own music as you dance.
Adhesive belly jewel to show off your belly as you do belly rolls, shimmies, and figure eights.
Flying Skirts
We Tribal Women love the bohemian look!!! And we love it even more when we can achieve it inexpensively!!! For less than $30 dollars you can have the "look" of the wool shawls of India. Best of all they are made of rayon for those of us who find wool a bit "itchy". You can wear it as a shawl or a headwrap!!!!
http://www.flyingskirts.com/catalog/009-sha.shtml
Oh My!!! The coins alone are worth the $19 that this lovely tribal teasure has been reduced to!!! Keep it as a necklace or do the Serafina (Tribal Desires troupe mate) thing and re-create it into a belt, hair gear, etc!!!
http://www.flyingskirts.com/catalog/008-coi-old.shtml
I couldn't come up with words to express my reverence in the simple beauty of this piece, so I thought it best to just copy the info from the site, it says it all:
Pentacle Pendant
The Ancient symbol of earth and sprit united, and a powerful evocation of joining with the life force. Fivefold symmetries are rarely found in non-organic life forms but are abundant in life; the seeds of an apple, the human hand, a starfish, and many many flowers. My version features a hand set semi precious stone at the center and a celtic woven ring at the edge. Hangs from a waxed black jute cord, using a clever African knot that makes the necklace length adjustable. Choose from Onyx ( black), Carnelian (brick red), lapis lazuli (blue ), and Moon stone (misty clear). Price $17
I've been trying to keep all the "gifts" on this page under $30, but couldn't pass up adding $32 cholis!!! Here's what Gwen of Flying Skirts has to say:
Winter Sale Black Long Sleeved Cholis!!
The Flying Skirts Winter Sale offers the best selling black long sleeved choli at 20 percent off!!! And even bigger savings for the Goddess size! Made of four way stretch cotton lycra, this choli is comfortable, sleek fitting, and offers enough support to wear without a bra, (although with a little ingenuity a a bra can be worn -see below). Long sleeves can be pushed up to 3/4 length if desired. The back is open with ties at the shoulder and mid back. The sale is for Black only Size Small. Medium, Large and Goddess Sized ( X-large) for a limited time $32.
http://www.flyingskirts.com/catalog/003-sale.shtml
