with Amaya
This DVD is intended for intermediate-level dancers who have at least a little prior exposure to American-style veil work. It opens with a number of graceful arm and hand moves, then teaches several options for draping the veil, followed by several veil moves.
It includes 3 different performance segments depicting Amaya dancing with a veil.
All the instructional information is handled through voice-over while Amaya demonstrates the move rather than featuring a talking head looking at the camera. It demonstrated immediately what she meant by her descriptions, and it meant that there was no dead space on the video consisting of someone standing still talking.
Movements Taught
Warm-Ups:
13 moves (explore space with hands & wrists, snake arms, energy ripples, directional energy, figure 8 [also called candle hands or lotus hands], windshield wipers, scoops, reach, butterfly, caress, body wave scoop, Pharonic, and s-shape.)
Arms:
13 moves (all the warm-ups used were also suitable for beautiful arm movements while dancing)
Veil Drapes:
7 wraps (butterfly, Grecian goddess, bustle, Madonna, Mish-Mish, Arabian fantasy, jacket drape)
Veil Moves:
7 move combinations (open catch, cocoon, tent, blessing, Mish-Mish, rainbow, and imagery)
