BELLYDANCE ARABESQUE

ARABESQUE DANCE COMPANY & ORCHESTRA
www.arabesquedance.ca

"Extraordinary...Evocative tapestry" CBC Radio
"Arresting imagery...Seduces completely" The Globe and Mail
"Hypnotic...Artistry & Passion" Dance International
"Scorching ... Virtuoso" The Globe and Mail

Arabesque Dance Company & Orchestra is Canada's leading Middle Eastern dance and music ensemble. The company consists of 17 male and female dance artists trained in 14 different styles of Middle Eastern dance led by Yasmina Ramzy and 9 acoustic musicians led by Bassam Bishara and Dr. George Sawa. The company tours internationally and has staged 6 major full-scale productions. It performs in such theatres as the Hummingbird Centre for the Arts, Premiere Dance Theatre and Madison Square Gardens. The innovative choreographies and rich acoustic music has the ability to move an audience to tears or on their feet dancing with joy. The company has garnered rave reviews in all mainstream media and received numerous awards for artistic excellance. Sold out audiences are always enriched by making the emotional connection with timeless and profound Arabic art.

This clip features many samples of Arabesque's traditional styles of Middle Eastern dance. The accompanying music called "Nawaem" was composed by Music Director Bassam Bishara. For an in-depth look at this company and its choreographer behind the scenes, search for ARABESQUE / YASMINA RAMZY DOCUMENTARY on YouTube. For other more innovative choreographies, see Inta Omri, Descent of Ishtar and Isis. For slightly longer versions for each of the traditional styles in this clip, search for Arabesque Dance Company and see over 30 different clips.

You may order any of Arabesque's 6 performance DVDs, 8 instructional DVDs or 6 music CDs at info@arabesquedance.ca or 1-416-920-5593.

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[Annonymus]

breathtaking show!

could u plz tell me the songs title?

thanks

[arabesquebellydance]

Thank you! The name of the song is "Nawaem" which was composed by our musical director Bassam Bishara! We have this music available on our CD NAWAEM and the performance of the choreography can be seen in our DVD "ASALA 1"

[salimabellydance]

Hi Yasmina! i like your way of making group choreographies, spectecular!!

hugs from Barcelona

[Tinica1]

WONDERFUL!

[nihon94]

Music and Performance is great. Very good

[claucieni]

amazing..

realy good!

[zahena]

Wonderful as always! A great production of both cabaret and folk styles. Simply lovely! Thanks for sharing!