Zoe Jakes dancing w/ Beats Antique - June 2009, Boston

[UnderCoverVideos1]

Whats with the clown re-wiring s**t in the middle of the set??

[mirrorbluechild]

I would really love to raid her costume closet.

[Maiitreya]

magnificent 

[MsPrince4life]

I love this performance, but I was so annoyed with the guy walking around and fixing those wires, argh! >:O

[velvetsnape]

Going to see her and them tomorrow night!!!

[7799Andy]

ITS GREAT

[eDrifter1]

she looks like a spirit.

[cwright843]

I want to be Zoe Jakes when I grow up.

[Earthenenigma]

Inferred trances Swift and mesmeric careful blindness fourth dimension fills the space and shifting slowly by the graces of the spirits we engage Slow and gentle mass massages minds deploy and fill the stage with apt and rapt attentions mystic interventions touch upon the mundane like insanity Flowing in between the lines Like the verses from a sage, this dance divine to Profound rhythms pounding heartbeats like a quick kick Drum, hi hat, rat ta tat a *click* Watch her shift dimensions ...

[Earthenenigma]

66,669th view

[killphaser25]

what an annnoyinngg music!!!! i feel like hitting my head somewhere!!!!!!! argh!! sorry people!.:|

[desertgrrrl76]

saw this group for the first time last night and i must say that zoe makes the band! she is awesome! had a blast dancing to the music as well. i heart beats antiques!

[tectonicandre]

Oh Zoe..how I love you as an artist. Its horrible how some people must hate on people's creative ways, but i am so inspired and in aww by your movement and style. Do you girl :-)

[psychobunny32]

that guy walking on the stage is annoying, but zoe handled it like a pro. she is an amazing performer

[OCButterfly99]

OH MY GOSH..she is so hot.

[Aziztarin]

@stolensea I happen to have a life unlike you. I am not gonna sit here and explain myself over and over to losers like you. :-) Kay?! Good. Now run along animal without a leash.

[TheSperg]

@Aziztarin =P this is maby the tenth posting from you on this video, and youre claming that you have a life? classic fail. cool out. get hobbies. spread love instead of that compressed hate. peace and love.

[855art]

the music great!! i really like the music. its so nice.

[lluhsnimnyrhtak]

Both incredible. This girl's in control.

[MachaMongRuad]

Fantastic album, and a fantastic dancer. XD

[patnexlevpro]

is she really that good at belly dancing or is it just because the's so hot?

[amee921]

@patnexlevpro - Shes one of the best.

[Rujizzle]

I'm seeing her tonight and performing with Beats Antique, I'm SOOOOOOOOO excited!!!!!!!!

[MayTheEvilOne]

she looks like she's doing the robot

[anavan7]

@MayTheEvilOne Agreed, Zoe is into the realm of hiphop bellydaning with Antique Beats mixin it up with electronica, middle eastern and many others just plain awesome! They should chat it up with Jon Chu to get Zoe and the ladies 'The Indigos' with Antique Beats and get on the LXD!

[Aziztarin]

This is not bellydancing, I don't know what the hell is all this kicking and twirling around for... ROFL...@white women attempting to belly dance. FAIL!

[AkilahAmazight]

it's American Tribal Fusion bellydance. It is an American take on bellydance. Tribal fusion borrows from many dance forms; Zoe borrows kicking and twirling from tango, flamenco, jazz, and ballet... tribal fusion is not and does not pretend to be strictly Arabic dance. It is what it says it is - FUSION. So if you don't like it there are plenty of Arabic-style videos on YouTube to watch. Respecting artist interpretation - FAIL!

[LibertineDeSade]

@AkilahAmazight OMG, thank you! Very well said!!!!

[Aziztarin]

@AkilahAmazight LOL@ Americans putting their "take" on everything. No one can beat originality and it clearly shows because of how stupid this robot kicking, twirling, waving her hands in the air routine is. I have a right to my opinion and you have yours. I can watch and comment on whatever I want, don't like it then don't fucking waste your time in relying. Bitching idiot.

[TheDamnIrish]

@Aziztarin Oh boo-hoo. You're just mad that a "white woman" does it better than most others. I've seen plenty of other bellydancers at the hookah bars around here that also dance tribal fusion. Apparently this "american take" on tradition is pretty popular.

[Aziztarin]

@TheDamnIrish Boo-hoo and I am mad about some white women doing it better than who?! The fuck...read replies before you start barking at me little bitch. I don't give a damn about her nor other people doing it better, AND HELL yes Arabic artist can and always have done it better, that's just my damn opinion. Idiots.

[TheDamnIrish]

@Aziztarin "ROFL...@white women attempting to belly dance. FAIL! " Your rambling just makes this even more entertaining.

[Aziztarin]

@TheDamnIrish Yeah. What about that dumb ass? Your one sad little piece of shit if this is the other entertainment you get...barking at people online.

[TheDamnIrish]

@Aziztarin Ruff ruff. 

[yjsrule]

@Aziztarin I feel the need to comment on this one. That's a pretty ignorant thing to say...like its a bad thing that "Americans put their take on everything." Excuse me? America is a country that does have influence and is influenced by some cultural perspectives. But what country isn't? Take the automobile for example...that is something that is rooted deep in American culture. Last I checked, I think many other countries are producing cars and putting their own take on it.

[yjsrule]

@Aziztarin America is a cultural melting pot. It tries to be accepting of many different types of cultures and takes kind to intertwining foreign cultures into its own. Think about what you say before you make a dumb statement that tries to make a country like the U.S. look like it's a bad place.

[LibertineDeSade]

@Aziztarin Wow, way to show your ignorance. Just paint it in neon and put it on display for the whole world to see and laugh at. Good job!

[Aziztarin]

@LibertineDeSade Ignorance?! How so? Because I thought this belly dance routine was as shitty as can be? You have your poor views because you clearly haven't seen real belly dancing. Ugly moron!

[stolensea]

@Aziztarin As a person who loves both cabaret AND tribal-fusion style bellydance, I can confidently say you have made yourself sound like an ignorant fool. If you don't like her style, it doesnt mean that she cannot bellydance, she is an artist that is choosing to combine different elements from various styles of dance. 50-60 years ago the great cabaret dancers of Egypt and Turkey took elements from ballet and other western styles, and there were idiots like you saying they couldn't dance either

[Aziztarin]

@stolensea Who fucking gives a shit about what you think?! Idiot.

[stolensea]

@Aziztarin whoa. you didn't like being proven wrong, huh? I guess you couldn't form a coherent argument in response, so you reverted to cursing. nice.

[motorcitymistress35]

TRULY HOT!

[MiscreantK]

Also, WTF is up with that guy towards the middle of Zoe's performance just casually packing up stuff on stage..? Kinda' rude, donchya' think?

[MiscreantK]

The spin and hairflip Zoe does is just... ugh... she's such a beast.

It never ceases to baffle me how all the original girls of The Indigo are not haled as gods.. they are all just so otherworldly..

[MsRustySpoons]

shes nifty and pretty and all but she twirls way too much... just sayin.

[iamspecial14]

@MsRustySpoons =O she does not twirl too much ! that's her signature move and she rocks it !

[MsRustySpoons]

@iamspecial14

to each their own =]

i LOVE beats antique, but spinning that much just bothers me :P

[SSHARLIE101]

YES ITS AMAZING SLOW MOTION , YA I TRIED TO DO THAT BUT I JUST CANT DO IT THAT SLOW THOUGH,BUT SHE IS AMAZING , AND YOU JUST CANT STOP WATCHING IT THOUGH , SHE MOVES LIKE A CATERPILLAR THATS FOR SURE, WELL LOOK ME UP ON-- HIPNOTIC GYPSY--OLA,,

[christianmaine26]

2:11 till the beat drops,too little too late!

[eDrifter1]

what song is she dancing ?

[velvetsnape]

Even though she's not quite my style, I like her :) Not a big fan of kicking the legs so much : s

[kalamiteejain]

The MOST MESMERIZING belly dancer I've EVER seen! You forget anyone else is on stage.... no matter who is there or what they are doing..... IN AWE......

[lizbeth8802]

She Mo\/es as a snake....

[CyndiFresh]

Zoooooooooooayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!­!

[susanhsue]

this one is more "traditional" belly dance than most of zoe's performances, actually maybe more traditional than most of theindigo's performances. but anyway it's just amazing and charming. i love zoe.

[butterfleyem8]

@susanhsue "traditional" did not include pop and lock sorry to burst ur bubble. but yes she is amazing

[primus567]

I've developed an obsession.

[lizbeth8802]

@primus567

me too

[EricAntonik]

Awesome, awesome!!!!! Friggin sexy!

They should have punched the sound guy for walking through the performance. I'd be pissed. Soundmen... some are just total douchebags.

[Darvon1982]

I love the costume, great dancing! I'm a fan.

[TanjaBellydance]

I love it too!!!

[fancigal]

I love her new look!!!

[Tellurien1]

So nice to see her with her hair down and natural. Her smile is beautiful.

[sorrowsmiles13]

She's good and everything but Rachel could've done alot more to this song...

[Milkman76]

I love Zoe Jakes and I love Beats Antique!!

[Doveheart555]

she doesnt dance to the music. it dances with her

[tomhschm]

Sorry with you all, but those guys (dudes or whatever you wish to call them) are Beats Antique, Zoe Jakes' band. So blame her if you wish ;-)

[bellydancerocks321]

Those guys in the background are moving aroung too much. It's distracting from the porformance, and its rude!

[Talifah]

Love Love Love! Just perfect! =)

[tinkypig73]

She looks amazing in this video. Hair, body, clothing and jewelry....wonderful.

[NicoleYB18]

A-MAZING!! love love it. great quality vid too

[vonfluffenstein]

She´s incredible. Moonwalk-bellydancing!!! :D

[BellyCyn]

i love heR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[Briorpipe]

I must say, I was in Jamaica Plain watching this performance and I was so entranced that dude didn't even come into my focus. However, I do notice him now on this clip and it's quite a distraction.

[erefiam]

Well... the jerkoffs apparently need to do their best for beats antique to have the right sound. Cables might need to be changed. It's live music, not playback, things like that happen.

[keyteaser]

What the hell are these jerk offs doing walking around the stage while she's performing!!!

[mivkayla]

omg i know. so annoying

[gypsyl8di]

is it just me or is zoe jakes bad ass hell!! no she is bad as hell man i fucken love her!!! great video!!

[adriamador]

I just love this woman! She is always amazing and I love the fact that she is always changing something, i really don't know how to explain it, but there is nothing which is the same in any performance of her. Great work Zoe!!

The song is called Tabla Toy obviously by Beats Antique from their first album. The introduction to the song I really have no clue if it comes from any other song or maybe they just prepared it for the show.

[TheAdamantin]

yea, i think me coming from a ballet background and wearing a bun all the time, i am not use to hair down when dancing. but SHIT put her in a Pantene commercial already, it is to her butt and lovely so go girl!

[anetteno1]

She is simply amazing! And very pretty with this hairstyle :) Plus the music is perfect. Does anyone know whats the title of this mesmerising SONG?

[AmandaQ01]

I liked her hair down, even if it was sticking to her face. Nice change from a tribal updo like you see on the majority of the tribal gals. Besides, a hair toss isn't the same without it! :-)

[roughdiamondr]

Zoe is GÖRGEOUS! and very talented. love the dancing love the music.

[ravethesaneforest]

Ambeer.. a Little repetitive???? are you high? Lets see you do anything remotely close to what Zoe can do, then and ONLY then you have room to talk.

[kisa20]

Oy the hair toss...faint.

[ks19101978]

she is getting better and better !!!!!! WOW WOW WOW

so great

my favourite!

[Ambeeringuy18]

shes hot. a little repetitive...but its still awesome.

[bellyfringe]

that dude running around the stage doing tech was lucky he didn't get kicked in the head!! well at least hair whipped!

great vid..thanks for posting!

[noknok451]

Zoe never ceases to amaze me, YIP, YIP girl

[gullinvarg]

I usually love Zoe, and this was certainly well danced. Unfortunately the choreo just wasn't doing it for me for some reason.

[aizaquest]

Love! Love! Love!