Naimah at Rakkasah West 2007

[MsPrince4life]

Naimah, do you make your costumes? :) They are so pretty

[madefromsequins]

I love how you melt into the music as you dance; you make it all flow seamlessly and the end result is breathtaking. fantastic performance; five stars for sure. :)

[Kurasu545]

Goddess

[BohemianMixedChick]

Naimah's performance is simply awesome and inspiring! The choreography, the costume, the music.. all beautiful!

[calico2229]

The isolation movements are fantastic.

[ScenicWitch]

This performance took my breath away! Fluid, beautiful, and flawless! Hun, you blow them ALL out of the water!

[MsPrince4life]

Fun, Fun, Fun! I enjoyed that performance : ) The costume is so pretty

[roselaroselita]

which song of corvus corax is the first music?

[tallfeather]

@roselaroselita The song is Filii Neidhardi and thank you.

[roselaroselita]

i like this music what is that..?

[fearlessrogues]

This woman is freaking amazing!

[cttnkandigirl]

wow. expert villiage doesnt do her justice!

[tosha723]

@cttnkandigirl I know I watched her on expert village and was NOT impressed but watching these video's she is AWESOME, she should have expert village take those videos down cause they do her NO justice..

[tallfeather]

@tosha723 Expert Village has been asked time and time again to take those videos down but they refuse.

[tosha723]

@tallfeather You are so amazing at what you do! Your videos make it look so effortless but it is extremly difficult to move the way you do, hands down the BEST I've seen! Just simply elegant and alluring to watch!

[DimitrixLykaios]

Gorgeous! I love the flow of everything. It pulls together so nicely! She dances very well!

[Nigriff]

BDNC is the annual Belly Dance Nationals Competition. . . This year it was in Baltimore/D.C., next year it is in Las Vegas.

[Nigriff]

Naimah keeps getting better and better. . . and just won at BDNC !!!

[JessicaRossTribal]

What's BDNC?

[vanilah88]

a godess!!

[edgar02]

i lov-it goodjob lol's

[BluePuppy]

it's cool to see someone doing tribal fusion fast. slow is "the thing" at the moment it seems, EVERYTHING is slow and no one smiles

so good on you for being energetic and smiling.

really nice performance

[TribalDanceLover]

Does anyone know the name of the second song? Thanks :)

[NubianGoddez]

Beautiful, bringing back the energy of the ancient ones in ancient Kemet.

[rememberplaydoh]

Wow

[elemacarriel]

She's definitely got major skills

i just don't like the choreography XP

[niquieand1]

What specifically did you not like about her tribal fusion? I mean... what an odd comment. Almost everything looked familiar to me. Oh yes.... do explain.

[elemacarriel]

?? if you're referring to my comment i said i didn't like the choreography. it's not really an odd comment. it's not like you can't detect whether someone has skills or not. i can tell she's talented i just didn't like the routine *shrugs* i didn't say anything about it not looking like tribal fusion. *rolls eyes* it clearly is. as i stated before i just didn't like the routine

[GigiInc]

I'm into Belly Dancing and came across Naimah's video, Wow! What amazing talent and passion! 5 Cheers!

[acofos]

MÁS DE LO MISMO...

[xamordax]

Man, She's up there with Rachel Brice for me. :D Amazing.

[Shamrocapella]

What is the title of the Corvus Corax song? I'd like it for my collection. Haha

And yeah. She's spectacular. So much control over muscles a lot of people barely know they have.

[dragonflynn]

filii Neidhardi is the song....from the album titled Corvus Corax

[pedersenpernilla]

I'm so impressed! She has amazing control. Her body is like fluid and her whole performance is amazing.

What a truely beautiful dance!

[cynthiacaton]

She has amazing control. Simply fabulous.

[Kurokazekage123]

oh my! that's like Akasha all over again. that was so awesome. I want to take up belly dancing.

[ASHIET22]

That is a hard coreography....

[D0LLYV0MIT]

i love her outfit it reminds me the queen of the damned!!!! NICE

[LizzM26]

Like the belly dance and HIP HOP fusion.

[sunmaidliz]

she has REALLY long arms

[finsterthecat]

I have to agree. My main issue with some tribal dancers is that emotionally they seem like a blank canvas. When I watch a dancer I want to see her personality. That is what I feel makes a dancer interesting to watch.

I enjoyed this very much. I saw a soul in her dancing. Greetings from Lewes Delaware

[betenoireindustries]

yeah. most tribal is totally boring

[betenoireindustries]

but this is awesome

[NiennaSimbelmyne]

Oh yeah, that's a strong personality and presence in stage dancer...

[kojak5150]

my favorite dancer.

[Aetherus7]

I usually can't stand most American or Tribal styles, but she is very artistic and stylish, I love it! Before anyone complains, I am American, I just dont like the direction it typically goes with our dancers.

[irkenfetus]

I saw her at Rakkasah East this past weekend, but for some reason they wouldn't let us record videos.

[positivepatisthebest]

GREAT!!!WONDERFUL!!! You are the #1 Tribal Dancer in my book. Keep on keeping on!!!Love your sweet spirit.

[MidnightFlameBelly]

Great stuff!

[myeternalways]

oh my gad! great shimmies!!! great music too

[AmirahBey]

Great job. Thanks for representin!

[Trish156]

I like the way she moves.  Nicely done!

[CelestinaD]

The second song is "Esther's" by Amon Tobin. It's from his album "Supermodified".

[AMARAxVERGIFT]

wow! the 2nd routine was my fave! what was the name of that song? its hot <3

[Kacheampong]

I loved this performance, I would agree that it was a little more urban that what I have ever seen before but it was wounderful! Good Job!!

[fay7]

perfect!!!fantastic!!!!!!!

[sharmenhope]

My god! U r amazing! Very very very nice hip work. Somehow many tribal belly dancers are not so hippy, but u r!

[myeternalways]

normally the ones that are too hippy suck but shes great

[curvalee]

It is ironic that you would say that, given that the dance has for centuries, involved hips. I guess some of America has gotten used to anorexia as the icon of false beauty.

[curvalee]

Not used to posting here but my previous post was directed at myeternalways "too hippy" connotative comment. (pheh.)

[curvalee]

Ms Naimah, I have seen pictures of the Goddess Isis that you remind me of. You dance beautifully and with power.

[mzsimba]

@curvalee i agree with u a million percent but in naimah's case, it's not her fault she's born slim. not everyone is ment to be curvy and she shouldn't stop dancing because she's slim. i'm curvy myself ;) but i do confess it's harder for me to find bras for my full chest even though busty dancers are more desired :(

[MsPrince4life]

@curvalee

So true!

[sreedmjK9]

@curvalee

I'd appreciate it if you took in to account all of information before assuming that. Just because someone is thin doesn't mean that automatically they are anorexic. Have you ever belly danced or danced in general as a progression or sport? If you did then you would know that it is indeed a workout and if done vigorously enough and eating the right food will indeed have a result of physical fitness at a greater level. She is my belly dance instructor and she is anything but anorexic.

[MsPrince4life]

@sreedmjK9

totally agree with you! you are so dead on with the response

[curvalee]

@sreedmjK9 Ma'am you apparently did not research my comments as far as you could. I was responding to the poster above me who seemed to think that anorexic women are the order of the day and that Naimah was too hippy, I also wrote a note to ms Naimah to tell her how beautifully she danced. You have stung me wrongly, In answer to your question Yes,I have done belly dance before. Please read everything before you bite people.

[blastedcrow]

awesome! *-*

[blovidstr]

Gorgeous, Gorgeous, Gorgeous, Way to work it girl. I hope to see more of you here on the left coast. That was wonderful

[rcsrohde]

That was incredible!!

[Christimarie89]

OMG this is amazing, such a inspiration to aspiring African American bellydancers and girls!

[SskoCH8]

wow.. that was amazing..

[RabiaB]

Awesome. It just gets better with every minute. It's so lovely, thanks for uploading!

[mystiqueela]

Wow, absolutely jaw-dropping performance! Well done :oD

(Does anyone know the track names by the way?)

[sharmenhope]

filii neidhalrdi from VIATOR album

[liliedu22]

splendide!!

[iamlost2]

Wonderful!!

[SepiaSeagull]

I'm so glad tribal talent is flourishing in my home state! Fantastic!

[PenelopeMc]

I love it when the lighting and camera work are perfect. Excellent performance too.

[TribalDncrFatin]

Wow! Fantastic!

[sepireshmaat]

Thanks for representing the sistah's in B-more!

[oasisdc68]

lovely, representin' Charm City!! :)

[RashidAladeen]

Wow! - Rashid & Safiyya

[annskies]

awesome job, as usual!