The other day, as I was browsing Youtube in search of sword bellydance performances, I came across a lovely sword belly dance routine by Carlla Sillveira.
I immediately loved Carlla’s performance. I found it not only technically perfect, but also very creative and inspirational. Sword belly dance performances can sometimes be too static and end up being just a balancing act with a few tricks. These are very impressive and require a lot of practice and training for sure, but the dynamic and dancing element is missing.
Carlla Sillveira’s performance includes a lot of interesting moves and travelling steps, as well as parts where she balances the sword, whilst the most dramatic moves come up only about half way through the routine. This makes her performance very interesting to watch. Also, I found Carlla’s style very powerful but graceful at the same time.
I then searched for other videos by Carlla Sillveira and her other performances are all amazing, with great technique, powerful shimmies and also very good stage presence.
I had never heard of Carlla Sillveira before, but I am now very impressed. I really hope that one day she runs a workshop in the UK, because I would definitely be extremely happy to have the opportunity to learn form her.
See here Carlla Sillveira’s sword performance
1 comments:
Is it safe to dance with a sword?
It look squite amazing.
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