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alonewiththemoon) wrote2006-05-03 09:51 am
alonewiththemoon) wrote2006-05-03 09:51 am
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Dreamed last night that I went first to Singularity, which was being held in a large, well-lit conference room. I was excited to try out Rachel Brice moves on the dance floor but it turned out everybody was being taught how to samba in a giant conga line. The strange thing was, it didn't really seem all that out of the ordinary. Then I went to some hotel where Anders was putting on a Dark Sky event with Einsturzende Neubauten and some 80s retro revival band. There weren't very many people there, although I did see ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cris and silentq sitting at a table together. Nobody was dancing to Neubauten or even standing near the stage and I was just going to break the dance floor ice when the singer of the other band insisted on singing a song with them, so they did a cover of "Everything Counts," which M kept insisting was by Ah-Ha. I knew that wasn't right, but I couldn't remember in the dream who really did the song. Then one of the members of Neubauten, Andrew Unruh, offered to sell me his digital camera for very cheap. I said sure, and he gave me an address to send paypal money to, but when I typed it in, it turned out to be the numbers from Lost. I was staring at the computer screen when my alarm went off, so I never did hit enter...
Talked to Najmat last night about how I handled the body-tipping incident, and she said I handled it exactly right (indicating the money should go on my head, and then putting the money on the stage rather than leaving it in my costume). She also said that the guys all talk amongst themselves about the dancers, and while they do tip the dancers who come up asking for tips, they see the dancers who don't do that as more classy and have more respect for them. So good--I have more respect for me, they have more respect for me, and maybe I don't make so much money but respect is more important anyway. And it's reassuring to know that my instincts were on target.
Listening to my music for Sunday on endless loop this morning, it occured to me that my entrance piece works better as an exit piece. I never would have thought of it without the looping. Technology can be so helpful! I'm using the Solo Accordion piece from Belly Dance with Dina as the main part of the routine, then Gahwa Dance Time was going to be the intro but now will be the finale, and the Hidiyya Hindiyya drum solo from Nourhan's Advanced Rhythms CD, because I like strange rhythms and time signatures (7/8, in this case). At any rate, I like them in Arabic music, not so much in Turkish. Turkish 9/8s feel to me like the music is ordering you what to do, whereas Arabic 9/8s, etc invite you to play with the beat. I still want to work on that Samai (10/8) drum solo, too, but I want to really give that one some serious attention, not prepare it in a rush. Already thinking ahead to Johara's contest next fall--I definitely want to do something with some Samai and also some good earthy cane. That combined with my having done gothic stuff last year should confuse the hell out of people about me, but that's ok--it's all authentically me :-)
cris and silentq sitting at a table together. Nobody was dancing to Neubauten or even standing near the stage and I was just going to break the dance floor ice when the singer of the other band insisted on singing a song with them, so they did a cover of "Everything Counts," which M kept insisting was by Ah-Ha. I knew that wasn't right, but I couldn't remember in the dream who really did the song. Then one of the members of Neubauten, Andrew Unruh, offered to sell me his digital camera for very cheap. I said sure, and he gave me an address to send paypal money to, but when I typed it in, it turned out to be the numbers from Lost. I was staring at the computer screen when my alarm went off, so I never did hit enter...Talked to Najmat last night about how I handled the body-tipping incident, and she said I handled it exactly right (indicating the money should go on my head, and then putting the money on the stage rather than leaving it in my costume). She also said that the guys all talk amongst themselves about the dancers, and while they do tip the dancers who come up asking for tips, they see the dancers who don't do that as more classy and have more respect for them. So good--I have more respect for me, they have more respect for me, and maybe I don't make so much money but respect is more important anyway. And it's reassuring to know that my instincts were on target.
Listening to my music for Sunday on endless loop this morning, it occured to me that my entrance piece works better as an exit piece. I never would have thought of it without the looping. Technology can be so helpful! I'm using the Solo Accordion piece from Belly Dance with Dina as the main part of the routine, then Gahwa Dance Time was going to be the intro but now will be the finale, and the Hidiyya Hindiyya drum solo from Nourhan's Advanced Rhythms CD, because I like strange rhythms and time signatures (7/8, in this case). At any rate, I like them in Arabic music, not so much in Turkish. Turkish 9/8s feel to me like the music is ordering you what to do, whereas Arabic 9/8s, etc invite you to play with the beat. I still want to work on that Samai (10/8) drum solo, too, but I want to really give that one some serious attention, not prepare it in a rush. Already thinking ahead to Johara's contest next fall--I definitely want to do something with some Samai and also some good earthy cane. That combined with my having done gothic stuff last year should confuse the hell out of people about me, but that's ok--it's all authentically me :-)