Homework:

• Focus Area: The Oriental Entrance Piece
  
  
• Research: Read the Oriental Intro section of my dance set primer article:
  
  
• Shems's Oriental Dance Set Primer
  
  
• Study: view Oriental Dance Entrance pieces performed by other dancers. Observe the elements they have in common and the elements that make them unique. You can peruse the links I've put together for you or find your own online or on DVDs:
  • Shems's Classic Egyptian Oriental Entrance YouTube Playlist
    
  • Shems's Classic Turkish Oriental Entrance YouTube Playlist
  • Shems's Oriental Entrances From Around the World YouTube Playlist
    
    
• Invest: Aquire some footage of your favorite Oriental dance stars full shows on DVD.
  
  
• Emulate: Select one Oriental entrance performance that really captures your heart by a famous, non-local dance artist. Get my approval for your selected piece. Once I've approved it you will search for the music, or pull the music from the original recording (I can assist you with that if necessary). Next learn the choreography and find or make an appropriate costume. We will be working with these over the course of two sessions, then we will hold a special hafla to perform our selected pieces.
  
  
• Quiz: to come....
  
  
• Blog: Visit the class blog for updates and further content for this class. Feel free to email me for login info if you'd like to put up or edit a post.