[Zamira]

Well, my instructor brought videos 2 & 3 of IAMED's new Bellydance-o-rama series to class last night, and since I can never make up my mind when it comes to bellydance DVDs, I ended up buying them both. I haven't watched them both beginning to end, but I've been skimming through them the last two evenings.

So, my first impression is that while all the dancers are obviously talented, and some of the performances are quite beautiful, these IAMED shows seem to be getting more and more experimental. Has anyone else noticed this trend? Picture this - women in sea monkey costumes swaying and undulating to burbling sounds and whale cries. It's weirdly mesmerizing, I'll admit, but is it really Middle Eastern dance? I was just curious if anyone else had seen the live shows or the videos, and what their impressions were.