Many of my students ask about the different styles that come under the umbrella term belly dance & that includes fusion style. Last night a non-dancer friend asked me if I had ever heard of the band Beats Antique? Which leads me to this post. I picked this video because I enjoy interaction with the audience, which I think is the soul of belly dance. Zoe Jakes dancing is a blend of traditional belly dance with tango, popping, & Indian dance. Beats Antique was formed in San Francisco, California in 2007 when Zoe Jakes approached her manager, Miles Copeland (brother of drummer Stewart Copeland of The Police) about creating an album. Copeland green lit the project & their debut album Tribal Derivations was conceived on Copeland’s CIA record label. Tribal Derivations was a concept album, created to complement the dance styles of producer/arranger Zoe Jakes. The group’s second album, Collide, reached the top 10 of most downloaded artists under the Middle East and World Dance and the top 20 most downloaded electronic albums on Amazon.
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 01:31:24 +0000
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