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I think Seth McFarlane has a thing for strippers as they featured frequently his animated series. The ones I can recall are:
American Dad:
Stan Knows Best S1 E3
Black Mystery Month S2 E13 (Old Glory, the nation's first stripper pole)
G-string Circus S5 E8Family Guy:
Business Guy S8 E9 (no pole, but contortionist style lap dance)Also,
Jessica Alba as Nancy in Sin City has some nicely executed body waves but unfortunately does no aerial tricks on the pole.Arrested Development, S1 E20, where Lindsay starts off protesting the war in Iraq and ends up swinging on a pole instead.
What a fun thread topic! 🙂
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Dunno how I missed this post before but I've been a self taught bellydancer for 6 years and have found my personal style is of a tribal fusion persuasion. I also love carabet style (which I would not call the original style of bellydance because the original style is ethnic and historically unknown but I digress. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
I came from a liquid/hip-hop dance background prior to that, also learned in a non-professional setting but bellydance has taken so many fusions and forms these days it's a great time to be involved in the dance. As long as you understand the fundamental movements of a style you can learn to transition gracefully and blend with almost any other styles you may have mastered.
Some of my favorite teachers and bellydancers are Sadie and Kaya, Sera Solstice, Ansuya, Anasma, Asharah, Irinia, Elisheva, Fayzah, Sarah Skinner, Aziza, Sharon Kihara, Kami Liddle, previously and oft mentioned Suhaila Salimpour , Zoe Jakes and Rachael Brice. Neon is a great 'foundations' teachers IMO and Nadira Jamal has several excellent podcasts on improvisational dance that translates quite well across all dance styles. I could go on all day as my dance dvd library has grown to monstrous porportions over the years and there are just so many wonderful and talented dancers out there but know this: bellydance is for EVERYONE.
That's right, even men dance the 'raqs sharqi' in the Middle East. It is a dance that defintely honors womens bodies in special ways though, much in the way pole dance does (even though it too is in actuality unisex) but also in deep psychological and physiological ways. Enjoy it with abandon and forget all the hype about the belly size. Bellydance is sort of a misnomer anyway. 🙂
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I love my TG Xpole 50mm and have pretty much the exact experience that Veena has on hers. It is very grippy, especially if you or the room is warm. I have had my pole for 3 years and my coating has not come off at all *knock wood*. On that note, I would absolutely LOVE to see X-pole do maybe a limited edition run of a multi-color titanium finish. That's always been my favorite 'color' so I would buy a pole like that in a heartbeat. I hope you enjoy your new brass pole Stacy!
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Hi Lucy, the DVD looks fantastic! Thanks so much for listening to our feedback, especially with regard to providing so much content and new tricks presented in a gender equal format. 🙂 One question though; what makes this release 'Gold Limited Edition'? Is it going to be discontinued soon? I hope not! 🙂 Thanks again for your continued time and expertise.
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I believe the Divine Movement dvd being referenced is actually called "Strip To It: Core Moves and Fantasies". It is important to get this title in the 'Strip To It' series and not the others because this is the only one taught by Divine Movement Studios based in Seattle.
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Also, Chem is right on the money with everything she said. It really is about slowing down and engaging your mind to your body and your audience (if any). I just wanted to offer some movement alternatives for when your can't find privacy. Conventional dance also gets your 'in' your skin and moving with confidence no matter what the pace may be, which I think is another big key to the 'engaged movement' process.
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In regards to your EC, don't discount other more conventional dance forms to help you with your transitions and floorwork slink. 🙂 Salsa, ballet, ballroom, jazz/modern and bellydance are all more 'socially acceptable' movements that will translate to the pole with a pinch of creativity. They're all really great workouts too and lengthen and tone everything very nicely. 🙂
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Gingercakes, I highly reccomend Sera's dvd, she has four out. The first she released some years back, 'Bellydance East Coast Tribal' and then recently released another with a similar title but all new content called 'Foundations of Bellydance – East Coast Tribal Basics' alongside two other titles 'Solar' and 'Lunar'. All four of them are worth purchasing but if I had to choose one or two to start I would take 'Foundations of Bellydance' and 'Solar'.
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I'm also a big fan of Ansuya too – she has a new dvd out called "Istanbul Nights Gypsy Fusion", (released by Hollywood Music) which is also on my "Buy a.s.a.p. list" along with Cheeky Girls's new release "From A to Zoe" which is a four disc set.
Unmata is a very creative group, and I'd love to pick up Amy Sigil's DVD when there's some "extra" money laying around. 🙂
Sensual, it's no problem. Misunderstandings happen. It appears we have a lot in common as far as stylization. I wouldn't be surprised if I was mistaken since I am completely self taught through DVDs and the like. I'm also excited to get to chat with someone about belly and pole dance because I think it is a fusion that hasn't been explored fully in our community yet. 🙂
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I was only speaking in generalities here. 🙂 And fusion doesn't nessicarily mean it's choreographed. I pretty much only do imrov myself. When I think of ATS, I think of a group improv. which is the other disctinction I was making there. They are all borne from the same pot of soup, but it's all just spiced differently in the end.
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Geez, sorry about the quad posting there. Sensual, you are right on about Kami and Kajira. ATS is definitely fun looking but I personally haven't touched it for the fact that I feel that Tribal Fusion fits the pole dance flow a little better than some of the more folkloric steps.That and I haven't had a chance to do any group improv, haha. 🙂
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Serpentine IS an excellent dvd set as are any others put out by that same production company (WDNY). Really is comes down to which teacher's style you prefer but I can't think of any Tribal Fusion dvds I really can't stand. I would, however, save purchasing releases by BDSS for last.
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Serpentine IS an excellent dvd set as are any others put out by that same production company (WDNY). Really is comes down to which teacher's style you prefer but I can't think of any Tribal Fusion dvds I really can't stand. I would, however, save purchasing releases by BDSS for last.
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Serpentine IS an excellent dvd set as are any others put out by that same production company (WDNY). Really is comes down to which teacher's style you prefer but I can't think of any Tribal Fusion dvds I really can't stand. I would, however, save purchasing releases by BDSS for last.
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Serpentine IS an excellent dvd set as are any others put out by that same production company (WDNY). Really is comes down to which teacher's style you prefer but I can't think of any Tribal Fusion dvds I really can't stand. I would, however, save purchasing releases by BDSS for last.
