Modern
Tribal Bellydance opens with a warm up and conditioning section (45
min.) that combines bellydance technique drills with a total body
muscle conditioning workout. Strengthening exercises alternate with
bellydance movement and yoga-based stretches. This great daily routine
improves muscle tone and strength, prepares the body for dance, and
promotes a stronger carriage for everyday life.
The technique and isolations section (55 min.) flows
through intermediate technique drills with a detailed breakdown of each
movement. The drill sequences take each movement to the next level
step-by-step through accelerating tempo changes. In the hipwork
section, Asharah adds weight transfers, traveling steps, and level
changes.
One of the signature features of Asharah's dynamic and
futuristic dance style is strobing, ticking, and robotic accents and
freezes creating an impression of non-human, mechanical precision. In
the "Modern Tribal Movement" section (30 min.) Asharah teaches this
powerful and unique style of accent execution by breaking upper and
lower body bellydance movements first into three and then into four
segments, drilling each at accelerating speeds. Regular work using the
conditioning exercises and drills from the previous sections of the
program will make your body move with Asharah's clockwork precision!
In the choreography section Asharah first demonstrates
the six combinations that together make a dance, then breaks down each
combination step-by-step. The choreography integrates bellydance
technique and modern tribal movement taught earlier in the program.
A calming cooldown (8 min.) concludes Asharah's instructional program to help recenter and relax the body.
The DVD also contains two performances by Asharah,
displaying her dramatic and futuristic dance style, that takes tribal
fusion bellydance into a new realm.
The instructional program is set to world electronic
music by Maduro, and also features songs by breakcore and experimental
artists Venetian Snares, Hecate, and Cdatakill.
