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Belly Dance Tuned
So You Think You Can Dance?
If you are as old as me (hanging onto your thirties by the skin of your teeth) you may remember a movie called; ‘White Men Can’t Jump’. If you are a living it up in your 20’s or early 30’s and don’t know the movie, don’t rush out and rent it (not worth it) and basically it can be summed up as politically incorrectness in reverse – whereby white man has to prove that he can play basketball as well as black man (or something like that…I have to admit it did not hold my interest).
So my point? Stick with me…I will get there!
Until my very early 20’s I was an amateur dancer. I was trained as a Classical Dancer and then later I also had a stint as a belly dancer, whilst living in the NT. During this time I danced with people from all over the world, including many talented Indigenous women. This experience was the closest I ever got to what I call, ‘soulful’ dancing; dancing that spoke to my soul. During my Ballet years however, there was a bit of a joke out there in the dance world that not only could white man/woman not jump, but they could not dance either. Thankfully, ‘So you think you can Dance’ has come along to highlight the skill, dedication, creativity and stamina required in all forms of dance, but there is something so organic and sexy about street dance and the people who do it – people who have never seen the inside of dance studio and when I was dancing, this was the type of dancing I wanted to be doing.
This theme has also been explored in film. Next time you are at your favourite DVD Library head to the weekly section and you will find several titles that feature the upper class ballet dancer who falls in love with the dark gorgeous guy from the ghetto.
So what has this to do with your Wedding? Well as you may already know, not only does the black man/woman know how to shake his/her thing on the dance floor he and she also knows how to croon a tune. Ok I hear disapproval from some of you and I know you can show me many a white man/woman who does it just as well, but there can be no denying that the black man/woman has soul….something that this white girl for one, admires in spades.
Dance and Music go hand in hand, so when I saw this list of the Top Slow Jams of All Time, published by ‘Essence Magazine’, I knew I had to share it with you. Essence is a lifestyle magazine for the African-American Woman, but really we can all appreciate this music and your wedding is the perfect place to feature some soulful, sexy tunes by talented black artists, who may just have you finding your own mojo on the dance floor. Music is a place where you can lose yourself to your emotions and dance is a way of expressing this (well within reason!).
You will know many of these tunes and have probably heard them played at Weddings before, so look through the list and decide if there is one that speaks to you, for your first dance. ‘Adore’ by Prince is my personal pick. The list makes a fantastic wedding playlist and if you are looking for something special to share with your guests, why not download (legally please every artist deserves ‘credit’ for their work) some of the tunes onto CD’s to give to them as a thankyou gift.
- Slow Jam by Midnight Starr
- Always and Forever by Heatwave
- Me and Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul
- Stairway to Heaven by O'Jays
- For the Lover In You by Shalamar
- Cruisin' by Smokey Robinson
- Ribbon in the Sky by Stevie Wonder
- House Is Not a Home by Luther Vandross
- Sweet Thang by Chaka Khan
- Angel by Angela Winbush
- Adore by Prince
- You Give Good Love by Whitney Houston
- Sweet Love by Anita Baker
- Hello by Lionel Richie
- If You Only Knew by Patti LaBelle
- Make It Last Forever by Keith Sweat
- Forever My Lady by Jodeci
- Sweet Lady by Tyrese
- You Put a Move on My Heart by Tamia
- You by Jesse Powell
- For You by Kenny Lattimore
- Fortunate by Maxwell
- Seven Days by Mary J. Blige
- Ready For Love by India.Arie
- How Does It Feel? by D'Angelo
About the Author
My name is Christine Kerr and I am a freelance Event & Wedding Stylist and Planner from Australia. My business also includes acting as a consultant to the Australian Academy of Wedding and Event Planning which provides industry specific Wedding and Event Planning training through its Virtual Campus. I have also worked extensively as a copywriter and writing about my work and the Wedding and Event industries is a passion of mine.
Please help me find this song..?
I heard this song its like a remix of several songs.. has an arabic Belly Dancing kind of tune to it.. i think its called "get up and dance" but im not sure.. and the artist is called jeff acid or somethin like that.. if anyone knows wut song im talkin bout please give me the exact name of the artist and the song.
thanks and 10 points to who can help me out..
xx
If you go to youtube.com and type in get up and dance bye jeff acid. and see if the song comes up.
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