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The Routine Roller Coaster
Did you know that entertainment is the art of manipulation?
Usually, we think of manipulation as a bad thing, but that’s not true for performers. Manipulating the audience is our job!
A good belly dance show takes the audience’s emotions from excited highs to intense lows. Without manipulation, our show would feel pretty bland.
Those highs and lows are what keep the audience’s attention.
If we performed the entire show on the same emotional level, even the best dancing would get old fast.
That’s why the old-school “AmCab” routine structure is designed to alternate fast and slow tempos, and high and low energy levels.
The routine is like a roller coaster: it’s all about the ups and downs!
Read more in my guest article at Belly Dance New England:
Want more?
If you’d like to dig deeper into the routine, geek out with me this summer with Rock the Routine.
We’ll cover how to dance a traditional 6-part routine step-by-step.
You’ll learn:
– How the 6-part routine is structured
– What the audience expects (music, aesthetics, etc.)
– How to deliver it in the moment
If you’d love to start doing full sets, but don’t know where to start, this course is for you.
Registration closes at 9pm Eastern Time on Sunday, July 9th.