FatChanceBellyDance, Inc. presents Devotion: Weaving the Fabric [free download]

The theme for Devotion 2009 was Weaving the Fabric of Devotion.

We didn’t take it DVD, but instead we have clips of the show that you can view, free!

Here’s the program:

FatChanceBellyDance®
“The Journey” -Weave a cloth and braid our hair.
Cover our heads for modesty, utility, ornament.
Finally in a sacred space remove the covering.
Swing our hair in divine ecstasy.
music: Magrebi
dancers: Kristine Adams, Sandi Ball, Carolena Nericcio

Devyani Dance Company
“Winding Images” -Weaving in and out, winding cloth and bodies and images.  music: Charharmezrab Spice Box
dancers: Megha Gavin, Wendi O’Kelley, Marci Turner

FatChanceBellyDance®
music: Hosanni Oo Itneen
dancers: Anita Lalwani, Wendy Allen, Marsha Poulin
chorus: Sandi Ball, Kristine Adams, Carolena Nericcio,
Sandy Woo, Lucie Tuan, Kae Montgomery

Rakadu
“The Water Table” -music: heart beats and “Reng-e Osul” composed by Hossein Alizadeh / dancers: Teresa Tomb, Mel Smyth

Red Lotus
“Triune: the essence of being three and one at the same time.”
Through the use of fabric and formation changes, Red Lotus presents this essence of being separate yet intertwined.
music: Raqs Tabla Itneen
dancers: Sandy Woo, Lucie Tuan , Kae Montgomery

Rachel Brice
“The Dusty Trunk” -Fabric woven by hand acquires some qualities of it’s maker, but does the wearer leave an imprint as well? A woman discovers generations-old Egyptian textiles called “Assuit” in her Aunt’s attic and allows the fabric to influence her.
music: Sa’idi Roah Spice Box

FatChanceBellyDance®
music: Abrekako / dancers: Wendy Allen, Sandi Ball

Devyani
music: Il Hawa Ghallab Itneen
dancers: Megha Gavin, Wendi O’Kelley, Marci Turner

Rakadu
“Feragh”
music: Betu Bahran Spice Box / dancers: Teresa Tomb, Mel Smyth

Colleena Shakti
“Radha Rani (Only One)”
A traditional choreography by Guru Pakar Charan Das recounts the flirtation between lovers in the springtime.  The song describes the radiance of Radha’s beauty and Lord Krishna’s allure while they exchange glances in the forests of Gopapura.  We can see the adorable qualities of Radha as if through the eyes of Lord Krishna himself.  During the color festival, Holi, the two lovers throw water and color on each other and chase each other through the forest. This dance weaves together the intimate glances of Krishna and Radha and expresses characters in both theatrical movements (Abhinaya) and aesthetic dance postures (Nritta) used in the Odissi classical repertoire.
music:  Radha Rani (arranged by Guru Padma Cheran Dehury)

INTERMISSION

FatChanceBellyDance®
music: Waqt il Asil
dancer: Carolena Nericcio

FatChanceBellyDance®
music: F’il Waha F’il Waha
dancers: Kristine Adams, Marsha Poulin, Anita Lalwani

Devyani
Farasha Itneen
dancers:  Megha Gavin, Wendi O’Kelley, Marci Turner

Red Lotus
music: Dance of Mourning Tribal Dance Tribal Drums
dancers: Sandy Woo, Lucie Tuan , Kae Montgomery

FatChanceBellyDance®
music: Na Mi Naz Ouni
dancers: Anita Lalwani, Kristine Adams, Sandi Ball, Marsha Poulin

Devyani
music: Lorke Lorke F’il Waha
dancers:  Megha Gavin, Wendi O’Kelley, Marci Turner

“Spinning Still…”
All dancers
music: Stash Magrebi