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Starring: Michelle Joyce, Sandra, Summer Sahar, Louchia, Maria

Binding: DVD

Director: Michelle Joyce

EAN: 0796873061100

Format: NTSC

Label: Cheeky Girls Productions

Manufacturer: Cheeky Girls Productions

Number of Items: 1

Product Group: DVD

Publisher: Cheeky Girls Productions

Region Code: 0

Release Date: 2008-05-01

Studio: Cheeky Girls Productions

Title: Secrets of the Stage Volume 2: A Performance Course for Belly Dancers by Michelle Joyce

UPC: 796873061100

Avg Customer Rating: 5 stars

Product Description: Topics Covered:

TIPS AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION - We followed 5 professional dancers to several of their restaurant shows and to get candid and original footage of them working the crowd. Each dancer talks about her philosophy of tip collection and we explore the arguments for and against "body tipping".

RESTAURANT VS STAGE DANCING - We use footage from the By Dancers For Dancers performance series along with original footage shot in restaurants and nightclubs to show the many venues in which a dancer may end up performing. Each dancer narrates their performance and explains how they altered the show to fit that specific venue.

PROFESSIONALISM - Professional dancers are asked "what makes a professional dancer?" Their ideas and suggestions for being more professional are voiced over their performances.

ASK THE AUDIENCE - We took the cameras into the audience at the last By Dancers For Dancers show to find out more about the audience perspective. We learn what the audience feels makes an excellent performance.

Dancers Interviewed: Maria, Zaheea, Bahaia, DaVid, Louchia, Sandra, Shoshanna, Summer

ABOUT THE SERIES

"...information that every performer and instructor should have."

What makes a captivating dancer? A captivating dancer knows how to draw in the audience and takes them on an emotional journey with every movement and expression. A captivating dancer shows us a different way of listening to the music without overpowering it and teaches us that there is beauty in even the simplest movements. A captivating dancer knows how to build drama and set up those "wow" moments.

Unfortunately, most dancers simply focus on the mechanics of their movements and don't train themselves in the art of performing. Many dancers mistakenly think that performance skills cannot be learned and feel frustrated that it does not come naturally.

Having sharp isolations and cute combinations are a result of training your muscles, but incorporating stage presence, emotion and musical awareness into your dance require training of a totally different kind. The exercises in this DVD are uniquely designed to help you become a better performer and to push your dance presentation to the next level.

Customer Reviews

5 stars Excellent!
Invaluable advice for budding professional bellydancers! Michelle has done an excellent job of selecting, organizing, and presenting this information. These are the kind of tips that takes professional bellydancers years to learn (the hard way). There is a nice cross-section of dancers and performances. From stage performances to restaurant and party performances, each dancer gives specific advice gleaned along her (or his) path. Michelle does an excellent job of guiding the viewer through each section as well as sharing advice of her own. This could easily be a $50 DVD. Excellent production quality, informative, diverse and such a great value!

5 stars valuable advice for dancers who are (considering) perfoming
I was thinking whether to get vol. 1 or 2 of the Secrets of the Stage series, but because for me communicating with the audience and getting them involved in the show is the most challenging part of performing - I decided for this one.

It is packed with great advice from seasoned professionals plus the great documentary footage. Although some things may be different from culture to culture (more specifically: tipping), I still find the whole dvd very useful. Just like your basic dance technique is the same regardless of region or style, so are performance skills the same.

The only drawback is of course that you can't rehears or drill performance skills - you'll actually have to do gigs, lots of them. That's exactly why any piece of advice that can shorten your trial and error process is valuable. And this dvd has plenty of that.

4 stars Great for dancers who are thinking of expanding into performing
I love this dvd. It is informative and very helpful and a joy to watch these women turn a highly complex and skillful dance into something entertaining on so many levels. From restaurant dancing to theatre etc it describes in interview style process how each dancer deals with difficulties, dramas and etiquette. I just can't get enough of it.

5 stars Great resource
Everything that you wanted to know about professional performing, but were afraid to ask! Both volumes are an excellent resource. This is information that is unfortunately not shared as often as it should.

5 stars Very Nice!
I think vol 1 and vol 2 fill a gap in the belly dance video market. These have the information your teacher should be telling you before you begin performing professionally or simi-pro. I liked vol 1 a little better only because I feel it had a wider breadth of information. Great job Michelle!