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Autumn Ward: This Is Not a Love Song

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For Study Guides, "Zeina" info, and other resources for students and teachers, click through to dancesmarter.blogspot.com. Tuesday, May 28, 2013. This Is Not a Love Song. Filmed May 17, 2013, for Andy Troy's "Red Carpet Video Release, Birthday Bash, and Alternative Bellydance Show," at the Empire Room at 230 Fifth, NYC. Special thanks to dance event coordinator Tanna Valentine. The music is Amerika. By Rammstein. English lyrics translation here. Spanish, Arabic, and some other languages here. I actually ...

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Autumn Ward: DVDs

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For Study Guides, "Zeina" info, and other resources for students and teachers, click through to dancesmarter.blogspot.com. Web store is temporarily closed! I am traveling and can not fulfill orders at this time. Any DVDs ordered now will not ship until late June. Please Note: "Magic" is currently out of stock. I can not fill orders for "Magic" at this time. Scroll down for descriptions and video clips. Page for ordering instructions. Forgive the redundancy, but Magic is out of stock. Both Travel Steps an...

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Autumn Ward: March 2014

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For Study Guides, "Zeina" info, and other resources for students and teachers, click through to dancesmarter.blogspot.com. Thursday, March 6, 2014. Why I Can't Stand Petty Snark Pretending to Be Social Commentary. Which was published a few days ago by Salon. The white dancer is [emphasis mine] " not a terrible belly dancer. For years, I was told that because I am not thin, I am not allowed to feel or be beautiful. Well, that’s strange, because I feel and am beautiful right now, everyday. This is a feelin...

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Autumn Ward: Dreams

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For Study Guides, "Zeina" info, and other resources for students and teachers, click through to dancesmarter.blogspot.com. Sunday, March 15, 2015. Look at that pretty girl with all that pretty jewelry. Look at that crown. She must be a pretty pretty princess. Yay princess! Despite living in a notional republic, we in the United States swoon for inherited entitlement. Sort of. We're a bit conflicted about the more authoritative title, "queen." But "princess? But just in case anyone is wondering. Look at a...

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Autumn Ward: New artistic belly dance choreography: Dream Waltz

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For Study Guides, "Zeina" info, and other resources for students and teachers, click through to dancesmarter.blogspot.com. Thursday, October 7, 2010. New artistic belly dance choreography: Dream Waltz. I recorded this classroom clip of myself on September 29, 2010. I’ve added this choreography to my list of workshop offerings, and I will be teaching it on October 24 in Bochnia, Poland. The music is Dansbanan. By Swedish ensemble Detektivbyrån. Is thin, outmoded, and unconventional, it is still warm and f...

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Autumn Ward: June 2013

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For Study Guides, "Zeina" info, and other resources for students and teachers, click through to dancesmarter.blogspot.com. Monday, June 10, 2013. New Videos of Old Dances. I spent last Saturday at Rakkasah's Spring Caravan. Vainglorious belly dancers gonna derogate. I have this potato design on one of my favorite t-shirts. One of its interesting features is that no one over age 50 can understand it. Illustration by Sarah Aquino. After the drum solo, I ended my show with a nontraditional piece, Dream Waltz.

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Autumn Ward: September 2014

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For Study Guides, "Zeina" info, and other resources for students and teachers, click through to dancesmarter.blogspot.com. Friday, September 19, 2014. The Value of "Professional" Choreography. I am a fan of balanced composition. After some reflection, though, I've now come to agree that free-form choreography is indeed the professional's hallmark. I don't mean that my tastes have changed; rather I've thought a little more deeply about the terminology. The pro dancer, the wage worker who depends o...Havin...

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Autumn Ward: Host a Workshop

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For Study Guides, "Zeina" info, and other resources for students and teachers, click through to dancesmarter.blogspot.com. I am currently teaching the workshop topics listed below. Abbreviated descriptions for some topics are included here (click on the subtly green links in the Topics Index. If you're interested in organizing an event, please email me: Autumn@AutumnWard.com. Looking for a topic not listed here? Oriental Dance and Theatrical Folklore. 8226; Luscious Oriental. 8226; Drum Solo. High-Spirit...

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Autumn Ward: The "I Hate Drum Solos" Drum Solo

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For Study Guides, "Zeina" info, and other resources for students and teachers, click through to dancesmarter.blogspot.com. Saturday, April 13, 2013. The "I Hate Drum Solos" Drum Solo. UPDATE, June 10, 2013: There's a new video of a more recent performance of this same choreography. It's embedded at the end of the post.* * * * *. Filmed March 28, 2012. The music is Ismail. From Beata and Horacio Cifunetes. Available for purchase here. I thought. "I love this! So what have I ended up with? For more informa...