The warm afternoon of the 16th of September 2007 saw Millwell Rd’s community centre transformed by the appearance of dozens of brightly dressed bellydancers. They came from as far as Gympie, Tewantin and Brisbane to entertain and relax in the harem-style atmosphere.
It was an afternoon of colour and variation, with many styles of dance represented for the number of dancers. The afternoon began with some Egyptian style pieces from Bella Belly Dancing. A very cute choreography to Meenda, which saw both experienced and beginner dancers charm the audience with their obvious enjoyment of the piece. Karen then danced her lovely first self-choreographed piece to ‘Kiss Kiss,’ which bought plenty of well deserved applause.
Throughout the afternoon, we were treated to Tribal, by BesTribe, and Kaliqua. BesTribe infected the audience with their enthusiasm and we were all clapping along with the fantastic upbeat performance of Kaliqua.
More Eyptian style solos were appreciated from our gympie visitors Zemira and Cathy, who both danced great pieces that certainly inspired some of the less experienced dancers. Zabrina from Brisbane was fabulous, with many changes of mood and pace really gluing the eyes of the audience to her. Bella Belly Dancing’s own Usha danced a great little pop Egyptian number call Al We Noss that was, as always, coy and captivating.
Andalusian was represented by Cara, who also danced her first self-choreographed solo to a happy little tune from the movie soundtrack Chocolat, involving skirt swishing and turns.
We got to see some Bollywood (again from the Bella girls) and were treated to an example of modern Nubian dance with Hamada. Hamada, and another short, snappy tune Al Doma, were together the very first performance for some of the girls, and they handled it with style!
All in all it was a fun filled afternoon. The hall has a great relaxed ambience, and with cushions on the floor and the sun shining softly toward the stage the harem-style experience is a positive one for dancers and audience alike.
Source- Devs
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