tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90763706828330335132024-02-07T19:54:36.201+05:30Veve DanceAffiliated with the Egyptian Embassy and has been running classes since 2006 in India. Veve Dance offers a soulful journey into the world of Belly Dance. Invigorating classes, intoxicating rhythms and passionate instructors! Raqs Sharqi, Tribal Fusion& dancing on live Darbouka and loads of others classes and workshops to keep you in the groove. Mail us at vevedancemumbai@gmail.com or visit 'Veve Dance' on Fb. Classes held at: Andheri.Khar.Sion.Lower Parel.Mulund.Kandivali.Veve Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629289867601099548noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076370682833033513.post-3410915606865696892014-01-30T15:18:00.001+05:302014-01-30T15:18:39.645+05:30Veve Dance hosts International artist Moria Chappell for a 'Tribal Fusion Bellydance Intensive Workshop' in Mumbai, India<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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warmth and is slowing turning into a new dance religion. Many dancers from
across the globe are learning this graceful dance style and are striving to
create a dance language that can be learnt and enjoyed by all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Veve Dance has over the years collaborated with many
reputed international artists from diverse fields. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">To herald the new year 2014; we invited internationally acclaimed Master Instructor & Performer and Artistic
director of Bellydance Superstars, Moria Chappell, to conduct a ‘Tribal Fusion
Bellydance Intensive Workshop’ exclusively for Veve Dance at Mumbai, India from
the 2nd-7th of January, 2014.</span></div>
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travelled worldwide performing as well as teaching the art of tribal fusion
bellydance, specializing in Odissi Fusion. She is heralded as an innovator in
choreography, costume design and stage make-up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Her style, both feminine and
fierce, commands an intensity and precision that epitomized tribal fusion
isolation and individualism. Dark, bohemian, primal, fresh, animalistic,
folkloric, sensuous, snake-like, earthy, eclectic are some
of the words that come to mind when one wants to describe her performances and
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">She is skilled in the science of Kinesiology which
helps her in understanding the scientific and artistic intricacies of human
body. And truly believes that it is important to understand and utilize the
muscles that cloak the bones. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Teaching from a place of body and spirit, Moria's
technique is entirely muscle-based; dedicating one muscle to one movement and
creating isolations and shapes that are clear and concise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">A passionate crowd of 45 women had gathered together
for this intensive; inclusive of various belly dancers and dance schools from
all across India like Meher Malik and her troupe representing the Banjara
School of dance from Delhi, Payal Gupta and her troupe representing the Payal’s
Dance Academy, Bindu Bolar of the Lights Camera Dance, Kavya Viswanathan from Sanaz
Dance Studio in Bangalore and many more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Moria kick-started the workshop by elucidating upon
the concepts of intense muscular isolation and their conditioning. She led the
students through intense drills meant to exercise the muscles required for
the execution of crisp tribalesque movements.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">She also explained how one can expand ones movement
vocabulary by using musicality in layering by marking different rhythms and
tempos within different sections of the body to create orchestrated movements.
She focused on many advance layerings, shimmy techniques, body extensions &
articulation used for tribal fusion bellydance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Exhibiting a distinctive take on percussion and
rhythm, Moria also taught a tribal drum solo choreography where the key was to
mark the music through crisp muscle movement using signature
locks, breaks, fluid arms, shapes, combinations and muscular technique for
travelling, layering and transitioning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">After two days of intense drilling, Moria taught the
use of multiple fusion combinations to focus on steady and smooth transition
techniques for complete body fluidity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">She also emphasized the importance of maintaining
posture and isolation of movements whilst balancing a prop such as a Sword, a
candle and an Assaya on different parts of the body to add creative
interpretation and circus flair. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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gave tips for safe and smooth execution of floor work. To add some drama and
slinkiness to ones performance, she also taught some unique and unexpected
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different yogini statues in the temple, Moria guided the team to first visualize the
yoginis and their mounts and also learns their stances and gestures. Breathing
life into the goddesses, she taught many a beautiful and statuesque sequences, fusing
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was the first time I taught the 64 Yogini dance workshop and it was wonderful.
The ladies were so focused and looked beautiful dancing through each
combination. Thank you all for making the debut of this workshop such a joy for
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dance technique places heavy emphasis on twisting, unique posturing and
unexpected floor patters with many high energy combinations. It is an exciting
form of ethnic dance and the team learnt from Moria their combinations as they
apply to Tribal Fusion Bellydance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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workshop with Moria, Veve dance is already working to rope in more
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">What is the difference between a good
teacher and a great teacher? <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">A good teacher is one who imparts knowledge; but a great teacher is the one who, while imparting knowledge, never stops learning and questioning. <span class="Apple-style-span">Team Veve is of the opinion that, the day we stop learning and start
believing ourselves to be all knowing, we start to stagnate.</span> <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">So it has always been and will always
be our endeavor to learn more and more about this beautiful dance form <span class="Apple-style-span">including</span> its
varied style and genres. </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Since the past three years, <span class="Apple-style-span">Team Veve </span>has been travelling to various Belly dance workshops and
conferences and has been learning and training <span class="Apple-style-span">under</span> many masters <span class="Apple-style-span">instructors</span> across
the globe.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Though Belly dance has firm roots in
the middle-east, it is now a globally celebrated art and dance form. Master
teachers and performers from different parts of the world travel extensively
conducting workshops and teaching at seminars and imparting the precious
knowledge of this dance form. <br /><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">For the first time ever, a select
group of students had been invited to attend this workshop with the Team Veve. A super excited group of 13 women, travelled together for a united
mission- to dance and represent our country and company in the south-east Asia’s
largest Belly Dance Conference at Ningbo China.</span></span><br />
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this one helluva scintillating experience! As the registration process begun, world
renowned Darbuka player Saleh Heby and his band took a seat in the lobby and
start drumming out one magical number after another.</span><br />
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rhythms and that’s all it took for strangers to become friends. The room was an
amazing blend of dancers from Korea, Japan, Malaysia, China, USA, Australia,
Germany, India, Russia, Israel and many such countries- all trained versatile
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discovering new body movements (with muscles that one thought could never move); others were
in SE Asia’s newest discovery Jinhee Kim’s Oriental workshop. She was also last
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dancing hips and sways. It was a beautiful workshop in which, believe-it-or-not,
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waiting for since their arrival at BDC, the performances by the Masters. One by
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sparkling, amazing costumes dancing away. This was the first time, most of the
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;">A special mention of a very special artist who happens to be Veve Dance team's all time </span><span style="line-height: 27px;">favorite right from our 2011 workshops. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 27px;">A charmer who definitely knows how to get undivided attention, Tito Seif. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Paying a special tribute to his teachers- Fifi Abdou and Yousry Sharif, Tito performed a Saidi number with not 1 or 2 but 4 Assays!! Blew off the minds of every one present, with his teasing hip moves, uncontrollable shimmies and the inviting smile on his lips.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 27px;">Our Director Veronica says that, "He is an all rounder. He performs Baladi, Saidi, Drum-solo's, Oriental; dances with all kinds of props like balancing a Sheesha (Hookah) on his head or dancing on a Darbuka or with 4 canes twirling and balancing and the list goes on and on! He is the undisputed king of all things egyptian classical belly dancing."</span></span></div>
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Moria Chappell, Sharon Kihara, Tito Seif, Bozenka, Rachel Brice and Didem.
Highlight workshop for most was Rachel Brice when she taught three hours of drills, fast movements and combos. Moria Chappell used muscle
isolations and yoga asanas to break down tribal techniques while Alla Kushnir
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semi-finals in the ‘Beyond Tradition – Troupe’ category of the Belly dancing
competition and they made the most of this opportunity to represent their
talent and country by burning the main stage with their stunning performance!<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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rehearsing in lobbies, putting together costumes and bickering about what would
make a great performance. Our competition nominees, instructors Dipika Vijay,
Aakriti Prasad and one of our most talented students Shaina Penkar were trying
to control the nerves, holding hands with Veve and praying for a great show
ahead. The semi- finals were being judged by Bozenka, Moria Chappell and Wael
Mansour, an honor for all dancers/competitors.</span><br />
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and it was amazing to see the talent in 6-10yr olds. Next were the Solos in
Oriental Egyptian category and the breath taking costumes and accessories seen
were to die for!</span><br />
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was the Veve Dance team! Choreographed by our very own instructors Dipika Vijay
and Aakriti Prasad, this piece told the story of a dark and divided soul
tormented by years of captivity and reaching out towards the light. The dark
intensity of the choreography and the energy shooting from the eyes of the
performers, gave the audience goose bumps. A great review was given and the
cheering and hooting from the audience was a clear sign that it was appreciated
by all!</span><br />
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Fashion show of a line of extremely brilliant Belly dance costumes designed by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AsiHaskal" target="_blank">Mr. Asi Haskal</a> for which our Director Veronica along with two of our students Shaina Penkar and Sabaah Makker were chosen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">The ramp-walk sequence was choreographed by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/simona.guzman.16" target="_blank">Ms. Simona Guzman</a>.</span></span><br />
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all the finalists are seen taking out extra time and practicing, bonding with
fellow contestants, sharing tips and music and getting to know each other.</span><br />
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workshop on Serpentine, Smoke and Sinuous belly dance phrases kick starts the
day along with Didem's floor work routines and Alla Kushnir’s Baladi Taqsim. Post
lunch followed by Moria Chappell’s tribal fusion patterns, Tito’s Shaabi style
& Fifi Abdou’s own dance style. Those who attended her workshop are the ones
who will remember the enigma and passion that was Fifi.. </span><br />
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of the judges of the day – Tito Seif, Wael Mansour, Bozenka and Moria Chappell would be the single most exhilarating moment of each
belly dancer’s life. All the finalists from all the different categories put
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fully packed class of 80-100 enthusiastic (mostly Chinese) women and men who wanted to know more about India. Veronica<span class="Apple-style-span"> introduced the students to many an intricate foot and arm
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antiques shopping, souvenirs’ shopping, gadgets’ shopping and extra suitcase (as there was no space left in the suitcase) shopping.. ;)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">While one team from Veve Dance had travelled to China to attend the BDC conference, another team of instructors visited the
Intercontinental Oriental Dance festival – Tarazade - 2013 held at Istanbul,
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">It is an annual belly dance festival organized
by Ms. Tara, </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">the owner of Tara Travels. She has been an organizer of dance
holidays since 23 years and has been organizing the Dahab Holiday Dance
Festival since 10 years. Last year in 2012, she realized her long-held
ambition, to organize a global standard belly dance festival at her beloved
second home, Turkey and that is how Tarazade started in its entire oriental
splendor.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">With visitors from 24 countries and
21 first-class artists including the likes of Didem, Jilina, Aziza, Prof.
Hassan Khalil, Azad Kaan, Hale Sultan, Claudia Hildreth, Luxor etc., Tarazade
represented a new festival spirit. Tara is of the belief that everyone is
unique, this uniqueness is beautiful and has very unique forms of expression.
For everybody's self-expression to blossom into ones own essence and at
the same time to enjoy the uniqueness of the others is the deepest ambition
which Tara has for this festival.</span><br />
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dance number was fun-filled with playful patterns, naughty combinations and
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Arts in Cairo. He is not only a specialist in Egyptian folklore, but is also
well-known in the field of folklore of the Gulf. He was the first person to
conduct studies on the folklore dances of Egypt such as Nubian folklore,
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">A young Turkish dancer, pedagogue for dancers from all
across the globe and choreographer for oriental and contemporary dance-arts in
Europe. During lots of tours and workshops in Italy, Spain, Turkey,
Switzerland, Austria, Greece and Germany he has shown his passion and spirit
for dancing on stages and worked with famous choreographers in Europe.</span></span></div>
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techniques workshop, where he showed all possible crazy shimmies and also
explained different ways of practicing them. </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">His second workshop was a Turkish
drum solo choreography workshop, replete with intense shimmies and many
typically turkish moves.</span></span></div>
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drum solo choreography by the warm and friendly Aziza and the rarest of talents Master Issam Houshan.</span></span><br />
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for her unparalleled ability to express the unique synergy of movement and
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one of the rarest of talents in the world of Darbuka musicians. Call him the
Wassan Pharaoun, King of the Drum or Mr. Magic Fingers and you only tell the
half of it. It is his connection to the dancer that is the essence of his
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The day could not have had a more fantabulous start! Workshop with the extremely talented and highly acclaimed belly dancer Luxor from Moscow, who had all the women-folk weak in the knees with his charming laughter.</span></span><br />
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belly dance performances which are a terrific blend of filigree technique,
powerful choreography and overwhelming male charisma. Accordant to the
International Dance Organization (I.D.O), he attained the title of European
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among all her workshops was the ‘Fantastic Classic’ choreography workshop. Jilina
taught a choreography which incorporated parts of Egyptian belly dance and modern
contemporary moves with the essence of a tarab performance. A choreography which makes one feel the deep longing
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">While some members of the team were being </span><span style="line-height: 21px;">mesmerized</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> by Jilina, others were being enchanted in the workshop by the one and only </span><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 115%;">Didem Kinali</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The team attended more workshops by the masters Aziza, Jilina and Didem. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The evening turned electrifying, as the Master instructors graced the stage one after the other and delivered one power packed performance after the other at the 'Turkish Gala Night', </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Azad Kaan's eloquently athletic style and compelling performance had the girls in the audience shouting on the top of their lungs for more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The opening and closing gala performances at Nile Group Festivals are legendary. Be it Tito Seif dancing whilst balancing a sheesha on his head or Camelia's breath-taking moves or Khaled Mahmoud's grace; it is an oriental dancers paradise.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;">The NY theatrical belly dance conference is one of its kind belly dance conference in the entire world. It facilitates and supports theatrical oriented workshops and World citizen dance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;">Famous International Dancers and Co-directors Anasma and Ranya Ren</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">é</span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;">e have collaborated together and worked towards making this conference one of the most successful belly dance conferences in the world.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;">Its aims to take away from the popular notion set in the mind of the general public that, Belly dancing is performed only at hotels, restaurants and night clubs for the entertainment of the patrons. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;">The conference's core belief is that the range of talent in the field of belly dancing goes beyond the traditional image of belly dancing. Theatrical belly dance encompasses a diverse array of belly dance styles which aims to create performances that are both sensual and dramatic. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">What started out as a gentle passing by thought has now blossomed into a mesmerizing, dream-catching, soul-searching and all encompassing journey of 7 wondrous years!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On the 9th of June, 2013, we celebrated the 7th year milestone of sailing through this huge ocean of love and light, extended by each and every one of our students, business partners, family, friends and acquaintances. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We accorded a warm welcome all our students old and new (and for the first time ever; dear members of family, friends and acquaintances) to come and celebrate with us this momentous occasion; as we took a trip down the memory lane, to glimpse back at the good times and also to look ahead and surge forward towards the years to come, as we live this dream together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The most awaited day arrived with great surprises, bringing with it loads and plenty some of heavy downpour. On the day 9th of June, Mumbai received one of the heaviest rains of the season, disrupting the roadway and railway lines and bringing the fast paced city into a slow crawl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But overcoming, many ups and downs because of the rains which included the end moment changing of Venue on account of the previously fixed Venue being flooded, the final venue for the Hafla was Lager bay, Bandra. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It is said that, sometimes, when you are not even looking for it or are expectant of the same, life comes in a full circle. 7 years ago, our Director had started the first branch of our Dance Company – Veve Dance, in the self same place with just 2 students. Now after 7 years, we were back from where our roots still stretched out strong, with a strong family of 2000 plus students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">To make the event more interesting and to add layers to the evening, along with the performance by students, there was a showcase of performances of 7 different genres of Belly Dance by 7 different instructors of Veve Dance. The event was hosted by our beloved Director, the supremely talented Veronica Simas de Souza.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We kick started the event with the very first performance of the evening; a group performance by our Intermediate level students. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The girls performed a very graceful and elegant Classic Egyptian piece. The rhythm of the song was very crisp and purposeful one second but mischievously nebulous and fanciful the next. The girls matched the delightfully circuitous beats of the music with harmonized & lively steps, playful combinations and an individualized style. They executed each and every move with loads of attitude and charm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">They had an instant connection with the audience with their eloquent expressions demonstrating richness of natural emotions and care-free smiles. With their brilliant posture, innate poise, beautiful formations and a simple yet attractive choreography, they packed a huge punch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Next in line was the first solo performance of the event. Our Instructor in training, Gayatri Nerurkar presented a Kathak – Belly fusion dance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Just as the breeze that gently creates ripples on the surface of water, Gayatri’s performance was a rhythmic and graceful synthesis of Kathak abhinayas, arms and tatkaar with graceful classical egyptian belly dance moves. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Her dance was a glimpse of ‘Ananda Tandava’ which is danced by Lord Shiva to express joy and happiness. It evoked the oneness of God and creation. The word Kathak has been derived from the word Katha which means a story. Gayatri skillfully fused the elements of Kathak and Belly dance to narrate to the audience the story of her deep devotion to Lord Shiva and her worship of him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Towards the end of her performance, she took 16 devastatingly fabulous Chakkars/Spins completing two rounds across the room marking the beats of the music. Through her spins she was invoking all the elements of the nature and universe in her praise of the Lord. She ended her performance with a flourish assuming the pose of Natraja as an obeisance to Shiva's characteristics such as protection, upliftment, and liberation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The next performance was by Instructor Aakriti Prasad. She presented a very graceful & delicate, Odissi – Tribal belly dance fusion performance. Fluidity being the core of her performance, one could see fluidity in her interpretation of the music and fusion of the arts and fluidity of her exuberant movements yet tranquil expressions. Through the pathway of her performance, she and her audience entered a deep entranced state where divine beauty and vibrant aliveness encapsulates the heart with warmth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">She amalgamated spectacularly the sensuous expressiveness, graceful agility and rhythmic footwork of Odissi with the fluid serpentine arms and undulating moves of the solemn and meditative tribal belly dance. The portrayal of the exquisite beauty of the sacred feminine through Odissi and the grace and power of the tribal belly dance had the audience asking for more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In her performance, Aakriti not only managed to preserve the devotional roots and spiritual depth of the Odissi dance form but also managed to infuse it with the earthy grounded movements of tribal belly dance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Layering intricate mudras with shimmies and dramatic expressions, she wove an intricate realm of deep emotion and divine inspiration to ignite the spirit of all present.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Using her emotions and mood to dictate the steps of the performance, she narrated the story of a tortured spirit struck in an eternal dream of unrelenting and unmerciful gloom where the hysterical cries and moans of invisible daemons kept on resounding all around her. Thrust deep into the abysses, of the night she stood in grief, fearing and doubting her being. Using a variety of gestures from both belly dance and contemporary, she revealed her inner turmoil while exploring emotions of repression, denial, private longing, and frustration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But there comes a point when one has to stand up and shake off the fear and try to put out the black fire that burns the heart and the soul. In the second half of her performance she stood looking the cold and malevolent daemons in their glittering eyes and fought with them to be liberated from the spell cast upon her soul.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Taking a break from the hosting, our Director Veronica, performed an impromptu jig to the Darbuka beats. The Darbuka was played by a very close friend of Veronica’s, Mr. Jeremie Sabbagh who is a Darbuka player from Paris and whose grandfather is of egyptian origin. Many students, who had not heard the Darbuka being played Live before, were awe-struck by the mastery of Mr. Jeremie’s rendition. He got a resounding applause for his exuberant playing of the Darbuka.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Using her scarf and tying it up as a hip-belt she executed a very earthy, fresh and full of energy sequence complete with crisp and isolated movements. She received a resounding applause from one and all present and had everyone wishing for more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When time came for our advanced level girls to take the stage, they boogied out with very energetic hip twists, their arms flung high in the air. The level of vigor of this high-octane kick off didn’t drop until the song ended and the energy that the girls gave out to the audience was returned many fold to them with crazy claps and cheers! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Sashaying to the beats of a very sexy song, the girls tousled their hair and swayed their way from one cheery combination to another, their sassy moves reminiscent of a crazy girls’ night out. They brought to life a performance that was eclectic, exciting and full of joie de vivre. A very well choreographed performance, with synchronized hip swings and several head tosses. But the cherry on the top was the authentic feel it had to it. The girls looked like they were having the time of their lives and the audience couldn’t help but be drawn into this fun and rollick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In all a very smooth and intensely power-packed performance, that had the audience hollering for more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Her spine as erect as a rod of tenacious platinum and arms held in long curves framing her body, she conveyed strength, pride and resilience. A dark nymph of the shadows, her trinkets tinkling like the distant echo of shooting stars, she awakened within us a long forgotten flurry of memories and yearnings. Her moves struck a chord within the deepest recesses of the soul and resounded in every part of our being. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Blending technical vocabulary of Belly dancing with the stylistic elements of Break dance, she created splendid combinations with sharp and fast actions like popping, locking and breaking moves, mixing it with surges of body waves and alternating it with moments of freeze creating a robotic effect. Addressing all the elements of these two diverse dance forms, she then layered them together using delicate shimmies and transformed them into a complete & intricate whole.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">She radiated blasts of psychic energy, into the hearts of her audience and kept them connected to her by a tenuous and gossamer thin thread, but in all its power alive and vibrating. Weaving a translucent fabric of esoteric rules, she cast a spell, capturing all hearts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Akin to a Mermaid, she was dressed in a sparkling costume intricate with aquamarine gemstones and golden overtones. She epitomized the Lady of the Lake who, with her long & lustrous tresses flowing like curtains of silk, dwells on the Isle of Avalon; the mysterious and otherworldly Paradise which lies across the waters and beyond the mists. </span><br />
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After successful completion of the Hafla, Veve Dance Team takes a bow</div>
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Girls just wanna have fun :D Everybody on the dance floor enjoying and dancing away the rainy day blues at the end of the Hafla.<br />
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Veve Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629289867601099548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076370682833033513.post-17101319188526755552013-07-03T03:03:00.000+05:302013-09-24T13:56:01.149+05:30For the first time ever- World Belly Dance Day Celebration in Mumbai, India<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">We are currently passing through a space of time,
where we are not exactly facing the full impact of the ramifications of the
above quote, or are we. It all depends upon which end of the looking glass, one
is looking through. <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mumbai, the Capital city of the state of Maharashtra,
also called as the Financial and Entertainment Capital of India, is probably
one of the best examples of the same. On one hand, it is home to many famous
Stars from the Film and the Sports Industry and on the other hand, home to
Dharavi, the biggest slum in Asia.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In present day Mumbai, Water is one asset whose flow
is directly proportional to the flow of another precious (not) liquid asset – Money.
The rich and middle class, more or less get, 24x7 supply of water; even as
thousands of villages across the state face tremendous shortage of water all
throughout the year. One doesn’t need to travel to the interiors of Maharashtra
to see the appalling shortage of water that the lesser privileged have to face.
The hard-hitting truth is much closer home.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mumbai, one can see many small ‘adivasi’ (tribal) villages, which have been
neglected by society and government and they face tremendous shortage of the
most basic necessity of life - Water.<br /><br />By god’s grace, there are many NGO’s that
are selflessly working hard towards the upliftment of these Adivasi villages. <br /><br /><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has adopted a village on the outskirts of Mumbai and works towards improving
the condition of the villagers by providing them water and education. They also
strive towards building and supporting the self-esteem and confidence of the
children of the village, especially the girl children. </span><br />
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providing water throughout the year. Their aim is to build another one soon and
also test water quality and implement measures to better it.</span><br />
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with DAC on a number of different occasions for conducting fun classes and also
in providing the children of the village opportunity to travel to the City and take
part in various cultural activities like art festivals and stage performances.</span></div>
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up & close, Veronica Simas de Souza, Director of Veve Dance had made up her
mind to take one step further and to do something more towards helping ease the
water crisis at the village. This gave rise to the idea of ‘Project Water’.
Through ‘Project Water’ Veronica wishes to create awareness amongst the city
dwellers about the scarcity of water faced by the people in these Adivasi
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in Mumbai since 2006; is India’s First ever Belly Dance School and is presently
more than 1500 students strong. With the help of this student resource, Veve
Dance wishes to create awareness and also raise funds for the building of
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like the Indian Classical Dance form of Kathak and Belly dancing, free of
charge, for the girl children of the adivasi village. These workshops were
conducted at the Whistling Woods International Institute for Films, Media,
Animation and Media Arts at Goregaon – Film City, which happens to be one of
Mumbai’s best Media Arts Institute. During the entire part of the day, right
from the trip from their village to the Whistling Woods Institute and then back
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successfully conducting these workshops. Last but not the least, a heartfelt
thanks to all the NGO’s and the children without whom this event wouldn’t have
been the resounding success that it was. Your smiles and laughter was our
greatest reward.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">-xoxo</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Megha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px;">The second workshop of the evening, Belly dance – Bollywood dance fusion workshop was conducted by our Senior Instructor Sanjana Muthreja at our Andheri branch. Sanjana’s passion for dancing began with the freestyle Bollywood dance form. Before joining Veronica as a Belly dance instructor, Sanjana was a trained Bollywood instructor. </span></div>
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fitness can greatly improve with regular sessions of belly dancing. It helps
firm and tone the muscles in a gentle way, especially the muscles of the abdomen, arms,
upper back, hips and thighs. A more vigorous belly dance 'workout' lasting for
at least thirty minutes, practiced 3-4 times a week, will certainly improve
muscle tone and overall fitness, as belly dancing is an energetic yet fun form of aerobic dance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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out to fast paced, repetitious music with spicy drum beats will make the
exercise more enjoyable. A series of constant stepping moves, lifting and
alternating arm poses and shimmies is the basis for a safe, low impact workout.
As with all aerobics safety precautions,it is advisable to begin with a warm up
consisting of gentle movements, in this case shoulder rolls, arm lifts, basic
step/points and circular moves. Then gradually increase speed and repetition of
moves, and after the workout remember to stretch and cool down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">*Improved
circulation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">*Improved
suppleness<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">*Increased
joint flexibility<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">*Deeper
breathing, better oxygenation of blood<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">*Relaxing
and calming, reduces stress<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">*Aerobic exercise workout - burns fat, raises metabolism & improves resting heart rate <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">*Tones
all major muscle groups - legs, thighs, gluteal, abdominal, upper
arms, back etc<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">*Reduces
cellulite <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">*Eases
PMT symptoms <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">*Prepares
major muscle groups for pregnant women to assist the birthing process<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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suppleness and fluidity of movement necessary for belly dancing can help relax
and lubricate joints and can be helpful in cases of arthritis, particularly in
the wrists and shoulders. The dance, practiced gently in the beginning stages,
usually produces beneficial results for muscle and joint conditioning.
Participants who had suffered uncomfortable back pain or shoulder stiffness for
years, have reported improvement after several weeks of belly dancing. It is
becoming a popular form of rehabilitation exercise, now advised by doctors and
therapists. Of course, if anyone has chronic back or knee problems, they are
advised to see a doctor first before embarking on a belly dance course.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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relaxing benefits of belly dancing calm the mind and assist the focus required
to learn new movements. Repetitious swaying, circular and flowing movements are
likened to a state of dance-meditation. The dancer often finds that a session
of taqsim or slow, graceful dancing will clear the mind and induce a state of
mental relaxation. The faster forms of belly dance are stimulating and fun, and
either slow or fast belly dancing can be useful in cases of anxiety or mild
depression.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dance, literally learns to move more beautifully. Dancers feel a heightened
sense of elegance and poise when they dance,and this delightful confidence
remains long after the class or performance is finished. The body awareness
that comes from belly dancing often triggers an emotional response. Women with
low self image begin to honor their bodies. Participants who used to be very
conscious of their weight, relax and become comfortable with their belly and
hips. Voluptuous women appreciate their ample curves. Its possibly one of the
most liberating arts, especially for the women of today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dancing brings a creative and transformative energy. As a teacher for over 10 years, our Director Veronica says that she has seen hundreds of incredible transformations in her students in
terms of self confidence and personal empowerment. T</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">he
strengthening effects of the earthy shimmies and grounded walking styles used
in belly dance have an empowering effect too. They bring out a primal assertion
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px;">Today, belly dance is linked with birthing, mainly due to its focus on the belly and hips. As a pre-natal exercise, belly dancing in its gentler form strengthens the pelvic muscles and is relaxing for the mother-to-be. Many arab Women say shimmies should be avoided during pregnancy, but the figure eights and rolling circular movements are good preparation for childbirth. This makes sense, as the rolling movements not only feel natural, but assist with the normal pelvic relaxing process to prepare for birth and at the same time, helps to strengthen the pelvic muscles for labour and post-pregnancy recovery. Indeed, the dance can be a comfortable exercise that not only gets the mother ready for the birth process, but connects her to the unborn child through a series of movements which focus her attention on her belly.</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px;"> </span><br />
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where, in a tent with the elders, several women play tabla and breathe in unison
with the mother. The communal drum beat and vocal breathing becomes part of the
dance-birth process. The mother, supported by two other women, does not lie
down, but rather alternates between standing and squatting, and uses hip
circles and rolling motions to ease the baby into the world. Pregnant mothers
find that belly dancing helps relieve them of back pain and keeps their bodies
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also gets into shape quickly, the pelvic floor is toned, incontinence is
avoided due to strong pelvic floor muscles and the general condition of health
is better with regular dancing sessions. Baby often likes swaying in mother's
arms when she's doing figure eights and dancing to soft music! Belly dancing and
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timing of the menstrual cycle, give or take a few days. In ancient times, the
lunar cycle and a woman's menses were seen to be divinely linked. As in the
ancient cult of Artemis (or Diana, Huntress of the Moon) which existed in
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priestesses and dancers of the Temple of Artemis would dance ecstatically on
the four mountain tops of Ephesus at the time of the full moon - to celebrate
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called the Chiftetelli - full of wild shimmies and abandoned movements danced
as a fertility rite. This was the time when conception was most likely, and the
dance became frenzied and trance-like with a communal ritualistic, sexual </span><span style="line-height: 27px;">fervor</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> However at the time of the dark moon, the dancers would sway
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belly dance is a relaxing way to stimulate the blood flow, and for some women,
to 'tune in' and enjoy their periods. Nowadays, the problem of PMS or pre-menstrual syndrome affects many young women in their child bearing years.
Physical and emotional blockages can contribute to the painful condition - and
stress only serves to make the problem worse. However, soothing belly dance
movements such as rolling the hips, figure of eights and undulations can help
to alleviate the congestion in the pelvic area. Circulation to the pelvic area
improves and at the same time, the feeling of relaxation alleviates stress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dancing can help relieve PMS. Our students have over the years reported that one
of the most incredible benefits of belly dancing has been the relief of PMS,
which some had suffered from quite severely. Many women with PMS, never again
had to deal with painful periods thanks to belly dancing. Relaxed, slow belly
dancing can be beneficial for the reduction of the pain and pelvic congestion
experienced several days to a week before periods. Practicing a deep belly
breath whilst dancing is also helpful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Every year our instructors travel to Egypt to take part in the Nile Group Festival. Nile group festival is one of the biggest oriental Dance Festivals in the World and proudly presents many of the most famous dancers and teachers from Egypt and the rest of the World in a lovely mix. Our instructors learn various choreographies of various genres of egyptian Belly dancing from various eminent Belly dancers and teach it to our students back here. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px;">In this way, we always keep ourselves updated on what new and happening in the Belly dance community across the world.</span></div>
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is all about sexy sophistication. It is about tease and seduction. To dress
burlesque is to dress like a lady - a lady with a naughty side! Burlesque is
about stockings, corsets, high heels, feather boas, satin gloves, vintage
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of 8th December 2009 had a vivacious and bawdy milieu to it, all the way
from the suburbs to the up-town at Todi Mills, Lower Parel. The theme of the
evening being - "Secret in Lace: The Burlesque Night", it was an
uproarious celebration through and through, with bodacious beauties and sultry
songs taking center stage. Set to swingin’ music, the show featured
performances by Veronica, the Instructors and students of Veve Dance, with
special guest appearances by other Zenzi favorites, Anoushka on the
vocals/guitar/harmonica and a Lady Resident DJ on the Turntables. ‘Secret
in Lace’ was a throwback to the boozy speak-easy nights of vaudeville, while at
the same time, paid homage to the magic and roots of the kind of cabaret found
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">She begins her mesmeric ethereal dance, her eyes smoldering like coals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and performed on famous Egyptian songs taking their audience with them on a
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Gypsy Caravan with <a href="http://www.queenharish.com/" target="_blank">Queen Harish</a></span></span></u></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">With all the tales of the Gypsy life that was told<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">As they chatted there so freely… Oh what a right thing to do!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">With dress the brightest of red, green and yellow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sensational, Jaisalmer born and raised, International Performer, and a close
friend of our Director Veronica - <a href="http://www.queenharish.com/" target="_blank">Queen Harish</a>, who was the cynosure of every eyes
that attended the Hafla. Jaisalmer, the first city on the desert road to Egypt,
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seduction that could only be experienced by the Princess Perfume and this
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For the first time, Veve Dance had the opportunity to host its Hafla Night at
Quay Lounge at Chowpatty. This Hafla saw a lot many 'firsts' in the history of Veve Dance Haflas.</span></span></span></div>
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actress, model, television anchor, former MTV and Channel V VJ, a yoga expert and a motivational speaker. She
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The ever vivacious and superrr stylish <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonam_Kapoor" target="_blank">Sonam Kapoor</a> took an introductory Belly Dance and Yoga workshop from our very own Director, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/vevedance?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">Veronica Simas de Souza</a>.</div>
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Sonam who is also a student of <a href="http://www.umadogra.com/cms/" target="_blank">Uma Dogra</a>, one of India's leading exponents of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathak" target="_blank">Kathak </a>Dance, found a common passion with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/vevedance?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">Veve</a> who has trained in Kathak under Presidential award winner, Padmashri <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sunayana-Hazarilal-Natawari-School-of-Kathak/370890276258428" target="_blank">Sunayana Hazarilal</a>. They both exchanged many tips & tidings on Indian Classical Dance forms & Kathak Chakkars with each other.</div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileana_D'Cruz" target="_blank">Ileana D'Cruz</a>, the newest southern flavor who made an entry into Bollywood, with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barfi!" target="_blank">Barfi!</a>, also trained with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/vevedance?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">Veve</a> for the Dance number <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SsLaeLaRYU" target="_blank">Jelly Belly</a> for her recent movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanban_(film)" target="_blank">Nanban</a> which is the official Tamil remake of the blockbuster Hindi movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Idiots" target="_blank">3 Idiots</a>.<br />
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Parul Yadav, the ruling Kannada film Industry Bombshell was trained by our Senior Instructor Dipika Vijay for a Belly Dance Dream sequence in the song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw6l8wUz5pw" target="_blank">Pyarga Aagbittaite</a> for the movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govindaya_Namaha" target="_blank">Govindaya Namaha.</a><br />
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Newest sensation from Kolkata, <a href="http://feminamissindia.indiatimes.com/photoshow/5685237.cms?curpg=2" target="_blank">Zaara Eram Karim</a>, who won the the Crown of Miss Sananda Tilottama 2009, the most prestigious Beauty Contest of the East, trained under Veronica & Sanjana Muthreja for Belly Dancing with Isis Wings<br />
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She presented a mesmeric Belly dance performance with the Isis Wings for the Talent Show round at the highly-coveted <a href="http://missindiaworldwide.co.in/" target="_blank">Miss India Worldwide</a> 2012 pageant held in the picturesque country of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname" target="_blank">Suriname </a>in the Amazons.<br />
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The multi-talented Actress, Model, Columnist & V.J, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Uyeda" target="_blank">Mia Udeya</a>, undertook training in basics of Belly Dance with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/vevedance?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">Veronica</a>.</div>
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Kartina Kaif's sizzling belly moves in the song "Shiela ki jawaani" in the upcoming movie Tees Maar Khan, have been choreographed by none other than our super talented Veronica!</div>
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Veronica was impressed with Katrina’s posture and her professionalism. “Katrina was very dedicated, regardless of the difficult technique required to master belly dance” said Veronica.</div>
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This is a link to one of the interviews Veronica gave:</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/belly-dancing-with-kat/story-WU8XUHYNxZVb3SgXHcOCqI.html</span></div>
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Veve Dance wishes all the very best to Katrina Kaif and Tees Maar Khan! </div>
Veve Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629289867601099548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076370682833033513.post-8271985240375752292010-11-24T14:48:00.000+05:302013-11-16T20:38:03.671+05:30About Veve Dance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Veve Dance is a Mumbai based dance school/company. The founder of Veve Dance is Veronica Simas de Souza, popularly known as Veve. Half Brazilian - half Peruvian, Veronica has been dancing and learning since the tender age of 5 years. She has learned Ballet, Yoga and is currently perusing Kathak under the guidance of her guru, celebrated Sunayana Hazarilal.</div>
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Veronica specializes in Belly Dancing and has traveled world over and trained with various honored belly dance artists. Picking up different styles and techniques and thus has developed a very individual style. </div>
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Veve Dance currently has five branches in Mumbai - Andheri, Khar, Bandra, Lower Parel, Fort, Mulund and Sion. Veve Dance focuses more on teaching the technique and different styles of belly dancing rather than teaching just a choreographed number in each level. The music, for teaching, is collected from all over the world (all rare and exotic). Veve Dance presently has a team of 7 intensely trained instructors, apart from Veronica.</div>
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The course structure is carefully planned and divided into 8 levels, with a new feature included at every level. Each level of the class comprises of 12 hours. Basic and intermediate exams also happen in between the levels to gauge the level of learning and understanding of the student.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our list of illustrious students include</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Katrina Kaif, Gauri Khan, Nicole Faria (Femina Miss India Earth 2010), Manasvi Mangai (Miss India World 2010), Riya Sen, </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span>Rakhi Sawant, Rosa Catalano, Namrata Baruah, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Masumeh Makhija and many more.</span></div>
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For more details mail us on:<span style="color: red;"> </span><a href="mailto:vevedancemumbai@gmail.com" style="color: red;">vevedancemumbai@gmail.com</a></div>
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Have a fabulous week!</div>
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