Thread: Combonation Nation is out!

I thought it wasn't being released until June 22nd but Amazon sent me the go ahead this morning! I ordered it just now, hurray!

I'm such a dofus- I got so excited I didn't actually read the email :) Its available for preorder, which is what I apparently just did...

with amazon you can cancel any order or any part of it until it has been shipped.. so in case you want to do that?

Hell no! I cant wait for this dvd!

:) well then I hope the release date will be in the not too distant future ;)

Hey Guys

Yay! The completed DVDs are in the mail from the printer right now and I will be sending them off to Amazon (and to the dancers who participated in the shoot) at the end of the week. So it looks like we are right on target for the release date of the 22nd.

After a hard drive crashing and 2 months of non-stop morning sickness, I am sooooo ready for the DVD to be released.

I tried to take the critique of other Combinations DVDs into consideration when making this one. It seems the biggest complaint about those was that the combinations didn't really "fit together" to create a big picture and that the styles of the dancers was so different that not everyone found all the combos useable.

Well, we do have tons of different dance styles on our DVD, but all of the combos are done to music from the Ya Bahaia CD (my favorite music of all time). So even if the style of the combo isn't something that you would use, you will have been introduced to a new way to hear and dance to a great song.

You could dance a whole set solely to the Ya Bahaia CD ... and you would have ready-to-go bits and pieces of choreography. I'm hoping that people find it a useful tool!

Michelle

Originally Posted by michellejoyce

After a hard drive crashing and 2 months of non-stop morning sickness, I am sooooo ready for the DVD to be released.

CONGRATS! ..g.:..g.:..g.:

Cant wait to get my copy, thanks Michelle!

off to order! will all the dancers be selling them as well? Lotus Niraja is coming to our area in September...

Originally Posted by amity

will all the dancers be selling them as well?

Absolutely!

Originally Posted by michellejoyce

Hey Guys
You could dance a whole set solely to the Ya Bahaia CD ... and you would have ready-to-go bits and pieces of choreography. I'm hoping that people find it a useful tool!
Michelle

OMG! that is such an awesome cd! Sounds wonderful Michelle!

Hang in there! And post some pic's along the way! :O)

Okay - NOW it is out [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Combination-Nation-Vol-Instruction-Performers/dp/B002BKEQNY/ref=pd_bxgy_d_img_b]Amazon.com: Combination Nation Vol 1: Belly Dance Instruction with America's Hottest Performers: American Belly Dancers, Michelle Joyce: Movies & TV[/ame]

I got a little whiplash - On June 22, amazon told me it was delayed til July 15th - and a day or so later, told me they were shipping it (and bdfd5).
hooray!

Originally Posted by Nepenthe

I got a little whiplash - On June 22, amazon told me it was delayed til July 15th - and a day or so later, told me they were shipping it (and bdfd5).
hooray!

Yeah - they emailed me to tell me that my seller's account was going to be suspended then emailed back a few hours later saying that they had accidentally sent out that email to everyone. They must be upgrading their system or something. Who knows.

I just ordered it! I am so excited!

That s great news Michelle!
So looking forward to it!

If you'd like to practice the combos in Combination Nation on your own, you will soon be able to purchse the music tracks created for the DVD. Use it to create your own combinations, for drills on your own or in the classroom.

This 15 track selection will be released on September 1 in digital format with a low introductory price of only $9.99.




“Ya Bahaia 2: Bellydance Training Companion” was conceived by Bahaia herself with serious dancers in mind. Due to the overwhelming success of her first CD, “Ya Bahaia”, featuring music by Samer Issa, Bahaia was constantly fielding requests from dancers worldwide to use her music on the stahe and in the classroom. The songs on “Ya Bahaia” offer something for everyone, from orchestrated arrangements of contemporary Arabic pop, classical songs, drum solos, original compositions and traditional Egyptian folkloric pieces, while “Ya Bahaia Vol. 2” contains looped segments of the same tracks suitable for everything from classroom drills to solo rehearsals. If you enjoyed the music on Cheeky Girls Productions DVD’s “ 1-2-3 Drum Solo” and “Combin-ography” with Bahaia and the popular series “Combination Nation”, you will love practicing along to these exciting tracks. Featuring both lyrical and rhythmic practice segments set at a range of tempos, “Ya Bahaia Vol. 2” features commonly used Arabic rhythms like Malfouf, Saidi, and Maqsum and Masmoudi Kabir and is a must-have reference for belly dancers of all levels.

by Princess Farhana
Princess Farhana of Hollywood - Belly dancer, teacher

I just ordered it!