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Old 05-02-2007, 02:03 PM   #12
jmdruadh
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I have seen Amaya's video and Aziza's and they are both great.

For Amaya's, I'd refer you to Shira's review, but what sticks out in my mind is that she covers:
- several different wraps
- working with space with your veil (low/medium/high level space)
- lots of pretty moves
- armwork without veil

I don't know if Shira has a review for Aziza's yet, but what sticks out in my mind (not having watched it in about six months) is:
- lots of pretty moves
- nothing about wraps or coming out of them
- several moves that get you into a veil frame, and then back out
(I personally *love it* when a dancer gets into a frame in a very dancey way, rather than "dance, dance, dance, okay now I'm putting the veil into a frame, dance, dance dance.")

Another option that you might want to look into is the Ancient Art of Oriental Dance with Alexandra King. This video series is underrated because it's target audience isn't really clear. Alexandra covers a lot of moves in the "simple but elegant" category, but doesn't teach them in enough detail that a beginner could get them without outside help. I bought them at an intermediate level when I already understood the mechanics of the moves, and could focus on *how* she used them. With each volume, I got some ideas that I could incorporate immediately, and without a lot of effort. I guess it could best be described as "revisiting beginner material for the intermediate+ dancer".

Volume 1 has about half an hour of veilwork, and while it's pretty basic, it's also PRETTY. I use the wrap she teaches almost exclusively, as well as her mechanism for getting out of it. Plus, it's under $10 on amazon, so if you don't like it, it's not a huge investment.

http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Art-Or...8132448&sr=8-2
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