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parasitegirlDays I see myself in my dance students.
Y has been taking classes from me for about 2 1/2 years ( Roma dance, Zills, and Turkish Oriental... Three classes a week) and has become one of the studio assistants and teaches a few basic classes and one class to kids.
After intermediate Turkish Roma dance on Saturday, Y shared a recent dance joy moment with me an another student.
She'd been at a hafla (an informal party/ gathering where dancers/dance students perform for each other ) held by another teacher. At the end of many events like haflas there was a song for everyone to get up and dance (fun/unstructured/improvisational). The Japanese bellydance term-of-art for this is " disco time." Usually the Disco Time song is a Middle Eastern(ish) pop song with an even time signature and tempo that doesn't change...so it'll be easy for everyone,
The teacher throwing the hafla had a boyfriend help keep the music playing. Somehow he chose "Rompi Rompi", a traditional Turkish Roma song with a 9/8 rhythm for Disco Time.
(Rompi Rompi: if you know only one 9/8 song...it's probably Rompi Rompi).
For the uninitiated, 9/8 rhythms sometimes get the unfortunate reputation of being hard. If you're used even time signatures it can be slightly disorienting...and most other rhythms you're going to encounter early on in BD are even.
So Y explained that her reaction to hearing it was generally, "Awwww, yeah! This is my JAM! I'm gonna tear up the dance floor."and she rushed to Disco Time...and looked around to see befuddled looks in the eyes of other participants...wherein the rush of "Awww, yeah! This is MY JAM!!!!" Doubled.
Yeah.
That's one of my students.
Y has been taking classes from me for about 2 1/2 years ( Roma dance, Zills, and Turkish Oriental... Three classes a week) and has become one of the studio assistants and teaches a few basic classes and one class to kids.
After intermediate Turkish Roma dance on Saturday, Y shared a recent dance joy moment with me an another student.
She'd been at a hafla (an informal party/ gathering where dancers/dance students perform for each other ) held by another teacher. At the end of many events like haflas there was a song for everyone to get up and dance (fun/unstructured/improvisational). The Japanese bellydance term-of-art for this is " disco time." Usually the Disco Time song is a Middle Eastern(ish) pop song with an even time signature and tempo that doesn't change...so it'll be easy for everyone,
The teacher throwing the hafla had a boyfriend help keep the music playing. Somehow he chose "Rompi Rompi", a traditional Turkish Roma song with a 9/8 rhythm for Disco Time.
(Rompi Rompi: if you know only one 9/8 song...it's probably Rompi Rompi).
For the uninitiated, 9/8 rhythms sometimes get the unfortunate reputation of being hard. If you're used even time signatures it can be slightly disorienting...and most other rhythms you're going to encounter early on in BD are even.
So Y explained that her reaction to hearing it was generally, "Awwww, yeah! This is my JAM! I'm gonna tear up the dance floor."and she rushed to Disco Time...and looked around to see befuddled looks in the eyes of other participants...wherein the rush of "Awww, yeah! This is MY JAM!!!!" Doubled.
Yeah.
That's one of my students.
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Date: 2014-12-06 06:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-12-06 09:54 pm (UTC)I find 9/8 anxiety-provoking, but a lot less than I did. We never worked with it you see.
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Date: 2014-12-07 12:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-12-07 02:51 am (UTC)