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A FUSION OF POLYNESIAN & BELLYDANCE STYLES with SONIA
Filmed in Tahiti with Tumata and Les Grands Ballets de Tahiti, Sonia explains and demonstrates the fundamentals of Polynesian dance and how they can be incorporated into Bellydance. She begins with a warmup; then teaches each Polynesian and Bellydance movement in a mirror so you can see her from the front and back at the same time including: Maya, Tamau/Hip Swing, Hip Bumps, Tuck-Pop, Piston Hips/Lock Down, Shimmy/Vibration, Fa'arapu, Ami, and Fa'atere; then she combines the various movements into segments to make a complete choreography. At the end there is a cool down and two complete Bellynesian performances of the choreography learned. (48 minutes)
Bonus features: "In Tahiti with Sonia" follows Sonia to dance class with Tumata and Les Grands Ballets de Tahiti where she performs and teaches Bellydance, demonstrating the similarities and differences between Bellydance and Ori Tahiti, collaborates on costumes with Tumata, goes shopping, and more. In "Interview with Lorenzo Schmidt" the choreographer of Les Grands Ballets de Tahiti discusses the fusion of cultures as well as modern and traditional styles of dance. "Sonia's Tahitian Slideshow" is a photo gallery of her Tahitian experience. (40 minutes)
Bonus CD: by Les Grand Ballets de Tahiti - Songs: Pacifi'que, Otea via Poiri, Otea Varua, Vivo Te Pehe, Otea Taehae, Otea Te Annanua, Otea Mahana
Songs used on this DVD from Les Grands Ballets de Tahiti include: Huahine, Ataraioio, Te Mana O Te Ora, Vivo Te Pehe, Otea Upaupa, Otea Vai Poiri, Te Tura Ote Here, Mahana Api, A Hi'o Mai, Matahiti 2000, Otea Taivini, and Manaonao Vau Ia Oe.
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