Arab Folk Dance DVD by Karim Nagi (instruction & choreographies)

New Instructional DVD:
ARAB FOLK DANCE by Karim Nagi
- Dabke, Saidi, Khaliji, Sufi

Available at the links below
- http://www.filmbaby.com/films/5826
- http://karimnagi.com/dvds/

Folk Dance is INCLUSIVE !! It is originally done by "the people" in ritual settings. It is more commonly enjoyed as play, rather than labored as performance. The gender differences are demphasized, and the dance is forgiving of all physical sizes and abilities. Therefore women and men, group or solo, old and young, expert and amateur, foreign and native, can all play together. This DVD introduces 4 folk dance styles from around the Arab world. These dances include DABKE, the stomping line dance from the Eastern Arab world; KHALIJI, the undulating and hair tossing dance from the Arabian Penninsula; SAIDI, the twiring cane dance from Southern Egypt; and Egyptian SUFI, a swaying and turning ritual that invokes bliss and trance. Karim Nagi teaches the steps, gestures, and combinations with extreme detail and educated structure. Each step has an Arabic name, and a cultural context, all explained and demonstrated. Along with two female dancers, Karim presents all the lessons, plus 6 choreographies that can be performed by any size group.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• arab
• folk
• dance
• folkdance
• dabke
• dabki
• dabka
• saidi
• assaya
• tahteeb
• cane
• egyptian
• karim
• nagi

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