Ariellah Dances Bipolar for Blood Moon 2008

[DeannaKyty]

You know it was a powerful performance when the audience is too hit by it to applaud. Amazing dance

[sculptresslink]

Wow i can actually say that i have had nights where i look just like this

[faerienocturna]

that was really amazing. thank you for sharing!

[tribalfusiondncr]

wo-ah-oh.

[gothla]

ouiii system ! WOOOOOWWW 

[Earthdancer]

i LOVE this... Ariellah you never cease to amaze me

[dreadeddancer]

it's fusion bellydance and the group i dance with that saved my life while medications made me worse

[dreadeddancer]

i suffer from bipolar disorder and the song is beautifully appropriate for the dance well done and beautifully executed for the emotions involved system of a down is also one of my favorite bands too

[ladyvenom46]

Um, for the haters.... just because Ariellah usually belly dances dose not mean that she cannot express herself in other ways. She is an ARTIST after all. I have met Ariellah in person and I highly doubt that she is poking fun at mental dissorders- in fact it seemed to me that she was trying to bring awareness. Gosh some people are shallow! Keep it up sweety, hope you come back to Vancouver soon <3

[KahinaSpirit]

Well done! Really expressive. :)

I need a bit of your expression. :x

Blessings,

Kahina.

[kaliyuta]

what the fuck?? am i like the only one that doesn't see how fucked this is?

once agian my point.Not only is she basically confirming that most goth ppl are psychotic,but the fact that she's also making theatre out of mental illness.almost poking fun @ it.And futhermore what the fuck does this have to do with belly dance?

[Obagaar]

Um no. Maybe you should look a little further into the video before being so hateful and judgmental.

[ariellah13]

hi guys...I feel like I need to clarify a bit....this piece was originally created to express the madness that is paranoid schizophrenia...it morphed a bit and Unmata wanted to see bi polar...I researched a little more and voila. Also this event, BMR asks that we do not entirely do belly dance. I did indeed do some shimmy and hip work mixed with a few pops and locks, but it is all black and very hard to see, but the rest is just dance expression and theatre...and a bit of madness...

[StormTrouperVictoria]

@ariellah13 This was a great portrayal of "Bipolar". My husband is bipolar and I've seen some of his episodes that were none to pretty. Bravo, I enjoyed it. I am going to share this performance with him.

[pelusalocafeliz]

@ariellah13 you are amazing!!!!!!!!!! I saw you in Mexico City last year (Tribal Fest) and is one of the best memories that I have, when I took a picture with you and you just told me "it's ok!! you can touch me!!" and then you took my hand and put it on your waist, that is amazing 'cause you are not a diva like other dancers!! I admire you soo much!!

Maybe some day i'll dance like you!!

come back to Mexico City!! please!!!

*Layla*

[divinetrouble66]

I am so amazed I can't express it. This is the just absolutely beautiful. You almost feel like you're decending into hell with her. I can only imagine what it was like to witness this live.

[Sweetpickledhearts]

she's cool....don't think she knows what the song is actually about....think she's way more capable than this.........

[Ancksunamum]

she rocks!!!

uhuuuuuu

[FlorBeleylah]

awesome!!!

[deborahmacedo]

I would like do same performance in muy country because in Brazil the people are more "classical bellydance"

I think this is not a bellydance ... it´s a performance contemporany just

[TheBellydancer31]

@deborahmacedo

to those of you who do not consider this to be bellydance. if you had paid attention to the actual dance and not the music you would have noticed that she performed two types of shimmies and hip drops. as well as some tribal fusion and gothic moves. and in case you are wondering what the song has to do with the performance, the group is singing about disorder. which can be taken many different ways. theirs is about wreaking havoc. hers is about bi-polar. which is a disorder duh!

[emobunbun]

wats the song???

[mirzaitziar]

YOU DONT KNOW THIS SONG!?????

WHATS WRONG WITH YOU!

Its System of a Down- Toxicity

[emobunbun]

I knew the song just not the name

[mirzaitziar]

Oh! ok u scared me ....^_^

[ArrowDel]

This almost exactly portrays what I have to deal with when my husband is unmedicated...absolutely random behaviours

[angeliar]

This happens to me while medicated. Its just not so bad when I'm medicated. But this touches soooo many people! I'm glad that they chose this for one of the medical conditions!

[Traceyleigh0]

Ariellah is an amazing dancer, and considered one of the superstars of bellydancing. That is all.

[mariekitu]

OMG how RIDICULOUS was that !!! O___O

Most pathetic display of EGO and SENSE OF RIDICULE disorder I have EVER seen..

Painful to watch......

The worst was probably the random butt shaking (especially in the beginning, really wasn't prepared for it) and the half-crouching with bum sticking out and legs spread like she was trying to pop a brownie (sorry for being crude but it WAS crude to me, that really is ALL that position suggests to me).

The shoes really weren't bad either...

[pelusalocafeliz]

you have no idea of what you're talking about right?

[mariekitu]

Wow thanks for your constructive and elaborate comment, it really got me thinking, and now, thanks to you, I have totally changed my mind... I've realized how vague and non-sensical my comment was, contrary to yours, which has convinced me so well, with its profusion of explanations, just how obviously GENIUS this EPIC and TOTALLY LEGENDARY piece of dancing was !

THANK U, MORE INTERESTING COMMENTS LIKE THIS ONE PLEASE !!!

Oh and, well done for defending your idol, sure she'll love u now..

[LizBushi]

Woahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

I can't believe!!! I love this performance!!!!! It's so different, creative, at my way. Love love love!!!

[SpitefulSiren]

i couldnt believe that was ariellah.what the hell...

[szamarnyul]

she tells us lots of things and thoughts without words. that's what I like about her.

[tvrtkac]

damn! this is really incredible!

[strega42]

That was not a perfect expression of what Bipolar Disorder feels like, in my opinion.

But by the Gods, it was close.

:3 Ariellah is love.

[BellyJae]

Bipolar disease has many faucets, and many characteristics. It hits close to home for me because I was bipolar as a teen.

[MorellaDeCay]

If I had done a number representing Bipolar my approach would have been a bit different. I would have gone between be harsh and full of rage to being graceful and calm then back again. Ending it with completely losing my mind then killing myself.

That said I do not think her portrayal was inaccurate. I think she wanted to show the extremely crazy, out of control, suicidal side of Bipolar Disorder. I have yet to see another dancer who is able to portray emotions through dance so well!!!

[RaqsSaideh]

I simply cannot get over how fantastic this performance is! Her energy, power and utter control come through the video so well, I can only imagine how wicked it would have been to see live.

And it seems more and more brilliant each time I watch it~

[persefonitide]

could you please post the name and artist of the song :-) thank you

[XsweetcancerX]

thats system of a down - toxicity

[persefonitide]

awesome ... thank you :-)

[persefonitide]

i'm with angeliar and to be honest have nearly got to the point that was portrayed here so it hit a very personal nerve ... ariellah is just stunning as always

thank you so much for sharing @};-

[NiteWindWolf]

Wow

just wow... I can't put any other words to describe this.

[DahliaDance]

This performance was so powerful. Like so many others that night, I was rendered speechless. --It was great getting to finally meet and work w/ you in Seattle last weekend, Ariellah. You were gorgeous, as always.

[perlatentia]

Ariellah, you're a constant source of inspiration for us! Your power, charisma, dancing skills, and sheer beauty are simply breathtaking!

[Earthdancer]

omg i love this. Ariellah out did herself!! totally powerful!

[angeliar]

wow... this video brought me to tears... moving... amazing to see this put into dance... its a perfect interpretation of how so many feel... The absoute frantic freakishness of a manic high, and the plummet to deep dark depression... Its amazing how people didnt know what to think of the end. But for so many it ends that way.. Its easier to end it than live with it. beautiful and amazing work!