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Uploaded by on Aug 15, 2007

This performance by Rachel Brice, Mary Ellen Donald, Susanna Goldenstein took place on Aug. 12, 2007 in Oakland, Ca. It was Mary Ellen's Jazz Birthday Bash
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  • wow!!:D this is supeeeeer!!! and rachel is so beautiful!!!

  • It was a pleasure video taping them as I think they are all amazing!!

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  • Tribal fusion isnt my favorite style, but I am drawn to RB because she has such a unique stage presence. One thing tribal fusion dancers do that rubs me the wrong way is they WONT smile - rigid, robotic. I guess they do that to stand apart from the cabaret dancers with big fake Barbie smiles. RB always has this little cat-like smile, very charming and mysterious. Even her eyes dance. She looks like she LOVES what she does, and that is really the most important thing.

  • that was so cute. All three womens are amazing!!!

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  • I started my BD and learned the rhythms in the late '70s, from Mary Ellen Donald.

    She is brillant, it ia joy to watch her in concert! Kudos to Susana Goldstein.

    Ladies keep slappin' that skin! God bless your talent!

    PS I started drumming in the late 80s---it aids your dance.

  • WOW!

  • erm wow

  • Me too. :)

  • I think this is a very interesting thread because this detail, though seemingly unimportant, is actually quite important.

    Coming from an authentic heritage of Turkic Tribal culture from my maternal line I can honestly say that when Middle Eastern women dance to a drum or with a daf they're taken by the music and smile and move naturally. Tribal is rooted in Folk culture which rejects anything over produced or polished like a frozen grin. In short, I couldn't agree more! lol

  • I hate fake smiles. I used to dance only cabaret and I hated having to have a smile the entire time. But it also depends on the dance, not every single belly dance piece is going to benefit from the dancer smiling the whole time. Sharon Kihara smiles a lot, but a very serious tribal fusion dance would just look strange if the dancer had this big smile on his/her face the entire time.

  • I love the way the particular movements of tribal bd and her elegance marry each other

  • la adoro la adoro y la adoooooooroooooooo!! ♥

  • Si toca el derbake asi, no m magino cuando toque el arpa....

    ajajaj mentira kpa tota!!!!

    y rachel, hermosa.. a ver cuando te venis a la argentina!!

  • Go, Mary Ellen, go! Çal, Çal!

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