sword video...

[dancingleaf]

edit to add -

so... should I link to this on my website?

I'm not proud of it but... it's probably the best video I have of myself actually performing...

Comments

[sacramentalist.livejournal.com]

oh wow. I am amazed. You must have exceptional balance. I was almost biting my nails near the end, there.

Beautiful dress, PS.

[dancingleaf.livejournal.com]

When I was a little girl I used to balance a glass of water on my forehead and go from standing position to laying down on my back and back up again. Of course I was only allowed to do this outside.

After that... sword isn't that hard. Plus as heavy as this one is I've worn a small groove in my skull.

& yes that's the vest I was sewing the night before the show...

:)

[sacramentalist.livejournal.com]

Wow! That's incredible. You're born for belly dancing.

You did a great job.

How much do those swords set you back?

[dancingleaf.livejournal.com]

this sword cost me $90. I've been thinking I'd like to sell it and get something a bit smaller.

Top rate sword is a Saroyan- considered best for bellydance $200-$250 with shipping..

I really want a Dragon Scimitar(fair copy of the Saroyan) which runs about $120 or so... but they were out of stock last time I tried.

Then there's the Balady which is dirt cheap at $60 or so, and the Cas Iberia another monster that seems to have vanished from the market - I think it ran around $250-300.

There's also these wimpy little cabaret blades - I have one but... I probably won't use it for anything other than teaching tool. $50? or so

[artstardumb.livejournal.com]

This is soooo cool lady.

[dancingleaf.livejournal.com]

thanks. :)

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

Well, I think it's a very nice video, but the question is why you don't like it?

Anything you link to your website is an advertisement of your abilities, and if you're trying to sell yourself (that sounds wrong, but you know what I mean) then you want things that really showcase what you can do. Do you not like it because it's not a good representation of you abilities? Is it a dance you would never want to do again, even if someone requested it? In those cases, I wouldn't link it. If it's just a matter of you feeling a little 'meh' about the performance, I think you're being hard on yourself and you should put it there.

[superdaintykate.livejournal.com]

If you don't feel it represents you well, leave it off.

I'd be tempted to leave it off because the quality of the video is not great -- it's zoomed out too far for a lot of it to see you well.

[tama-grey.livejournal.com]

I think it's a nice performance, but I agree that the zoom is set too far out to really showcase your abilities. I can tell you're doing a few neat things, but I doubt the average non-dance-trained person could pick them out of this video.

I love the music and the outfit, and you have lovely sinuous arm movements [dies of envy]. I wish I were in your area, I'd attend your classes like Catholics* attend church!

*Disclaimer! Not meant to be insulting; my grandmother is Catholic and attends services at least three times a week.

[livelyhollyhock.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I agree with tama and super.