Thread: christmas time- arabian dance from nutcracker on belly dance

greetings for everybody, question, the arabian dance from nutcracker, it do can performance on belly dance? is there something about it?, I like the arabian dance, but I will like on belly dance style, somebody have a video, music or data, and thanks for you support

Yes, belly dancers do use that piece at this time of year. Personally, I don't think it lends itself especially well to the movement vocabulary (it's not ME music for ME dance--it's Russian music with a little ME flavor that was intended for ballet), but otherwise, it isn't any different than using any other fusion music.

we have only done it as "kaffee"..a tray /floor section with kaffee service on the tray.

I like this version, because it has a drumbeat that most others do not have and is otherwise just generally very cool:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...racker&x=0&y=0
Rosette

I think it lends itself quite well to a golden age-styled approach. And Cory's remark about doing it as floor also works for me.

I love this one by Sabrina to the Sugarplum Fairy:

I also found these on YouTube:

Has anyone done an oud version of this piece? When I was choreographing my first bd solo, I really liked the idea of using this (I come from a ballet background, so the Nutcracker is dear to my heart), but not in its original, orchestral form. I combed youtube, but I couldn't find the arabian dance performed with middle eastern instruments. Anyone know if it's out there somewhere?

Originally Posted by SaidaGwyn

Has anyone done an oud version of this piece? When I was choreographing my first bd solo, I really liked the idea of using this (I come from a ballet background, so the Nutcracker is dear to my heart), but not in its original, orchestral form. I combed youtube, but I couldn't find the arabian dance performed with middle eastern instruments. Anyone know if it's out there somewhere?

Sounds like something Karim Nagy might do someday, he has been doing Western classical music with Arab instruments and rhythms. But I don't know of any out there right now.