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Old 04-11-2007, 07:29 AM   #5
nikkiraqs
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Meleea from Texas has a sword video called "Sword Play", her website can be found at www.beledi.com

I've never seen this particular video, but I do have other videos by Meleea and although they are homemade, she does pack a lot of content into them, and they're very reasonably priced.

This is from Meleea's site :
"If you have a basic knowledge of Raks Sharki, but have never danced with a sword, I will show you various types of swords, how to find the sword's balance point, how to prepare a sword, give you safety tips, advice on headgear & hairstyles, show you several balance areas on your body. Then I will take you from basic isolations & steps with the sword to a standing taxim with the sword, then a slow beledi segment, then beginning floor work with the sword (the first segment demands a moderate level of ability, the second a higher level of flexibility & strength.) My goal is to show you the "tools",& teach you how to use them so that you can go beyond my instructions and create your own combinations & choreographies".

I also liked Princess Farhana's sword & Shamadan video - I did a review of this for my website... it's under "video reviews" then "prop techniques"

All disclaimers etc apply!

All the best,

Nikki
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"The Art of Oriental Dance!"
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