Bellydance Superstars

March has been an exciting month, full of belly dancing. A group of us went to the Bellydance Superstars performance. Thank you Sadira for carpooling us to Park City.

The performance was amazing, full of shimmies and flutters. There were several drum solos that exhibited amazing techniques of layering moves. There was a ballet belly dancer who gracefully danced with two tribal dancers. One of my favorite moves of the evening was a toe shimmy were the dancer looked like she was floating across the stage.

We also enjoyed (what seemed like) the endless spinning dance of Petite Jamilla. She spun around for the entire song with veils. At the beginning she had two of her own veils, then seamlessly picked up two more from another spinning dancer, then another two, and finally another two. Meanwhile, in the background there were four dancers with full circle skirts that were spinning the entire length of the song. At the very end, one-by-one, Petite Jamilla dropped each of the veils and came out of her spin to a stand still facing the audience without looking like she ever got dizzy.


We thoroughly enjoyed all the energy the dancers brought on stage.

At the end of the performance, Basimah and J'adore hooked us up with after-party tickets to meet the dancers. Some of the dancers that we got to meed were Zoe, Samantha, Sonia and Adore. They were very nice and happy to talk with everyone. Arayliah was called the "purple princess" by Adore. Adore was very kind and had some advice to give. Training in jazz and ballet is a very helpful background for being a good dancer.

Zoe said that palates and Rachel Brice arms are two things that have helped her out in her dancing. She spends about 2 hours a day dancing and sometimes doesn't feel like that is enough.

Sonia said that there is always something new. I believe as dancers we are always looking for new ways to express ourselves.

Adore has a great passion for dancing and the sisterhood she interacts with in their troupe. Every one of the dancers bring their own background into the group and help each other out. None of the dancers are out on the stage to be a diva. That is what makes them unique. They are a unit and wouldn't be who they are without each other. I think that this is what Desert Gypsy Dance Company strives to achieve.