time for a new aziza thread!

[artemisia_danst]

just found this on youtube

first minute and a half is aziza, some amazing veil poi (oh, i so want to be able to do that), the lovely fusion number in the blue dress, and the wraauw costume to finnish it off. ;-). i've seen all of these in action at various occasions, and cant wait for the Duisburg Gala!!! the workshops too, but the show is the thing i look forward to most of all!

also have to go and bother Nuriyya with questions about the dvd from the Brussels show last march (there is one right???)

we want more! we european girls need us a new aziza-dose, quick! and whatever she's wearing she will be fabulous

(waving at aziza 'stress' 'stress', ;-))

YouTube - Cairo Nights with Aziza

Artemisia

[perizaad]

Ahhh, she's so gorgeous- those legs in that blue dress!
What I love about her voi- she's still dancing, not just spinning it around. I think this prop has high potential to get gimmicky, ya know what I mean? We'll see what happens as more people start using it...

Lots of great troups on this clip too!

[rakgirl]

yeah Aziza is wonderful. I know what you mean Perizaad. I like the veil poi but I can see how it can become the whole dance. i really enjoyed how she wore something different. i'm interested in clan lines in costumes.
i have not been to a show where i saw so many good troups. thats great

[Bellydancingcaroline]

I would just like to plug my January event in Edinburgh with Aziza, come on in the water's lovely ! check out www d0t bellydancedivas d0t co d0t uk

[azahara]

anyone know if the show dvd is for sale? and who has it for sale?

[acmcgraw]

Does anyone have a link to the Aziza clip "how to bellydance" the cute and cheeky one?

I can't find it on Youtube anywhere, I hope it wasn't removed, I *loved* it.

Adrienne

[Khalida]

I think it's been removed from youtube unfortunately :-(

Theres a fuzzy version here:

Video Aziza rockin' the casbah - belly, dance,...

Khalida

[acmcgraw]

Yay! Thanks. I so need that DVD.

[veritate]

Thanks, Khalida, for posting the new version of that Aziza clip ("So you want to be a belly dancer...").

I first discovered that video on YouTube over two years ago, and it's what inspired me to start studying the dance! When I discovered it had been removed from YouTube, I was quite sad, so it makes me happy to see it out there still (though that clip is shorter than the one on YouTube used to be).

I'm so excited - Aziza is coming to my town in February. She's totally my hero and I get to meet her! I can't wait!

[Khalida]

Hi Veritate, welcome to Bhuz

When I found the original videoclip on youtube I played it over and over and over again, its AMAZING

Thats so cool you're meeting Aziza!! She was in Germany this November.
Say hi to her from me

Best wishes,
Khalida

[artemisia_danst]

foir me it was the 6th awards by iamed. i bought that and i just watched her over and over and over again. it was like "yeah, this is what i want'...

i am so happy i got to meet her, and take dozens of workhops from her. definitely my biggest inspiration..

the do you want to be a bellydancer is one of my favourites too...

oh, and the veil poi one on one of leyla's dvds.

say hi to her from me too!

Originally Posted by Khalida

Hi Veritate, welcome to Bhuz

When I found the original videoclip on youtube I played it over and over and over again, its AMAZING

Thats so cool you're meeting Aziza!! She was in Germany this November.
Say hi to her from me

Best wishes,
Khalida

[vron]

Originally Posted by azahara

anyone know if the show dvd is for sale? and who has it for sale?

I sent an email a while back and never got a response. I hope some day Aziza puts all her live stuff on a dvd. I think she's even better live. And there's just not enough of her out there on video or youtube imo.

[Razia]

Love Aziza!!!!

[tigerb]

I was just dancing to her Ultimate Practice Companion today, in fact, and cursing her endurance in the last half of the TWENTY MINUTE shimmy section... geez, she is awesome!

[kiyaana]

Spent Saturday and Sunday with Aziza at workshops in Newport News - fabulous, as always!!!!

Not only was she AMAZING in the show Sat. night, she was wearing an incredible new Bella. Vivid raspberry red with chartreuse/lime accents. Oo la la!

[artemisia_danst]

i'm always happy when someone updates this thread!

[jenlindseys]

whats up with the boy short group on this video?

[jasani]

The trio with the feather headdresses? That's Ooh-la-la (I think that's what they are called.).

[Vasha_Hatal]

I dont know... Aziza gets a lot of hype and ive never really understood why. Shes a good dancer but I have never seen anything outstanding about her.

[Khalida]

Hi Vasha,

If you've only seen Aziza on video then seeing her live might win you over
She has amazing stage presence and dances with 'flow', and on top of that she is a very generous and enthusiastic teacher.

[artemisia_danst]

blasphemy Vasha, blasphemy ;-) :-)

no, seriously, everybody likes different things, and looks for different things in dancers. for me, i like aziza, cause
- the first time i saw her (on dvd), i was like "yes, THAT's what i've been looking for, this is belly dance for me, that's how i want to dance, this is what i want to do/learn/be". it's a combination of technique, "funny", her stage presence, her smile, mostly, mostly the humour for me. it was like "oh, it's ok, you can do that then?". seeing her gives me "permission", to try and look for things i didnt believe until than i could do on a stage. (i have that same feeling with ava fleming by the way, not for humour, but for choice of music/interpretation). oh and her arms!!!! and veil work!!

- the frist time i saw her live i was like "OMG OMG, this isnt happening" (leyla's studio and she was like four feet away from me)

- the second time i saw her perform, was a stage show in germany, and there was this same 'yes, this is IT' feeling, also a deeper understanding for my boyfriend who spends a load on seeing his fav band in a live concert. i was like, yes, this is why you need to see dance (and prob music too) Live. and why you'd want to see the same performer again and again and again. to see someone create something this beautifull right in front of you, and be able to be a part of it. to know that it happened just then, not today or tomorrow, you saw the magic, and then it's gone again, but you share that moment.

for me she is THE bellydancer. ha! but i dont mind if not everybody gets it, more room in the workshops ;-)

[artemisia_danst]

and everyone who saw bozenka's show in brussels knows what i mean to, she had a "magic moment" on stage, were the audience reaction pushed her on and on into her drum solo. that was just amazing.

anyway, back on topic: azzzzizzaaaa

[laura 2]

I am so excited about the workshops in Chicago this weekend, I can hardly stand it. The first one is called "Conditioning for a Dancer's Body", and the name alone both thrills and scares the poo out of me!