Ready for some fun??
Enter our 4th Annual Grand Diva Belly Dance Contest!
We have NEW categories this year for Troupes/Duos as well as BEGINNER dancers! There will be CASH Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd~ We also have TWO workshops for Veil and Cane! Live drum to accompany your music courtesy of David B. Metz! We also have a photographer on hand to video ALL performances! Copies will be available!
Email me at SheridanMkt@gmail.com
Categories:
● Grand Diva Goddess (Over 50): 4-6 min. This showmanship category is for golden and silver dancers to shine your awesomeness by traditional bellydancing to Middle Eastern music! Celebrate your journey in this amazing art form.
● Golden Era Improv (All Ages): 4-8 min. Bringing back the Golden Age of Bellydance from the Casinos of Egypt 1940’s-1960’s, dancers will demonstrate "Golden Era extravagance quality” by dance style and wearing vintage style costumes. A pre-chosen classic song from this era will be played and the dancer will perform improv (without pre-planning any steps or choreography).
● Dancing with Props (All ages): 4-6 min. A prop is used as a focus/centerpiece of the dance such as to highlight/accentuate gestures, to create rhythms, to convey ideas or feelings. Dancers may also use their costume as a prop such as a large skirt or a one-of-a-kind head piece.
Performing under the ‘Prop’ Category the approved props are:
Isis wings
Cane/Saidi stick(s)
Fan veils
Veils (for example a 7 veil dance, double veil, single veil, etc)
Belly dancing sword
Shamadan (with battery candles only)
Contestants are prohibited from using fire, knives, daggers or any live snakes or animals in their performances.
● **NEW- Fusion (All Ages): 4-6 min. Fusion is a modern style of belly dance combining elements from other dance styles and is a way to celebrate cultural exchange. It blends traditional Middle Eastern belly dance with other styles such as flamenco, hip-hop, contemporary dance, etc. In this category dancers have an opportunity to be creative and experiment with a variety of movements, music, costumes, and choreography.
● **NEW- Troupe/Duet (All Ages): 5-10 min. This category focuses on both the art of choreography and of the dance when more than one person performs together to a song.
All dancers must always be engaged in movement during their performance except for transitions and lineups.
● **NEW- Beginner Diva (All Ages): 4-6 min.
This beginner category is for dancers who have been bellydancing 2 years or less. It is an opportunity for those new to bellydancing to perform in a supportive venue of friendly competition. Can be sponsored by an instructor. No intermediate or advanced level dancers of any style, please.
All categories are for “All Experience Levels” except for “Beginner Diva”.
