Asmira Dance
Medicine Moves, 841 Fisgard Street V8W 1R9 Victoria, BC, Canada

Journey from West Africa to Persia with griot master Ablaye Cissoko and Ensemble Constantinople. An "inspired mix between the crystalline sounds of the kora, Africa’s mythical instrument, and the seductive sounds of the sétar, tombak and viola da gamba." (La Scena)

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NYC Prima Ballerina with Alzheimer’s listens to Swan Lake and it all comes back The most beautiful video you’ll see today! Spaniard ballerina Marta C. Gonzalez Valencia 2019 - Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky @nycballet

Le mezoued, cette musique populaire qui nous met en trance, à l'écoute des premières notes, notre bassin se déhanche seul comme par enchantement et nous sommes ...pris dans une spirale musicale hors du commum. Le mezoued a une histoire riche tant en émotions qu'en évolution. Ismail El Hattab, Hedhi Habbouba, Salah El Farzit et bien d'autres ont imposé cet art populaire et en ont fait un repère musical. " ... " See more

A great quote from legend Souher Zaki: I don’t like to ‘improve’ the oriental style for fear of becoming a sort of modern dancer and losing the oriental style which I perform and which distinguishes me from other dancers . . . I present the old oriental dance with little change, and I dance without tension or frenzy . . . I am like a pretty old antique it is possible to polish it and add a little to it, but I am not going to ruin the old oriental heritage. Soheir Zaki (in an interview with Al-Shabaka in 1976

A student showcase from 2008!