The Choreography Project for Middle Eastern Dance
Fifth Annual Troupe Competition
July 31-August 2, 2009 in Austin, Texas
The fourth annual Choreography Project Competition was a great success! The choreographies presented continued to expand and evolve and senior judge Elena Lentini was impressed and delighted.
This year Artemis Mourat, Z-Helene and Isis as guest instuctors. Artemis is an expert in Turkish and Rromany dance as well as a dance historian and we are excited to have her!
The dates for 2009 are July 31st through August 2nd.
While awards are important in acknowledging excellence and helping to delineate the many directions in which our dance form can go it's equally important that we create a supportive and honoring environment for the many dancers who have put so much time and energy into this wonderful dance!
The Overall Winners of the competition receive an instructional DVD of their winning choreography- a $3000 value!
To sign up online go to our Eventbrite location at:
http://austinbellydancecompetition.eventbrite.com
Want to see the past winners DVDs? Click Here!
Click the image for the flyer in JPG form!
Categories
All categories are based on size alone. There is the Duet class with two dancers, Small troupe with 3 to 4 dancers, Medium troupe with 5 to 7 dancers and Large troupe with 8 and above. Along with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize in each category there is also the Innovator Award given to the most creative troupe, and the Grand Prize winners who have the highest scores overall.
The judges base their scores on three different criteria: Choreographic concepts, technical execution and overall stage presence.
Choreographies
All choregraphies must be original- that is to say created by someone in the troupe or connected to the troupe. Don't use one you learned at a workshop or off of a video or DVD.
Dance Styles
Middle Eastern Dance is what we are lookin for. Other dance styles are welcome but will only be considered for the Innovator category.
Time Limits
Duets and small troupes have 5-7 minutes, medium and large troupes have 7-9 minutes. However these are simply guidelines and if you need more time let us know.
Overall Winners
The overall winners receive an instructional dvd of their winning choreography. Click Here for examples of past winners DVDs.
2008 winners: Here are the winners Duet 3- Marlena and Beatrice, Duet 2- Nepthys, Duet 1- Typsy Gypsys. Small 3- Ahava, Small 2 Mirajita, Small 1- Bharat Ki Hawayein. Medium 3- Daughters of Scheherezade, Medium 2- Desert Flowers, Medium 1- Solange. Large 1- Texas Gypsys.
Overall winners- Bharat Ki Hawayein.
The Innovator awards went to Drakon, Mabruka and Gaby as well as the Sisters of the Desert.
Check out the MPEGS !
Click the images to see downloads of the videos! These are mpegs in Quicktime format. Download the free Quicktime player
Click the images to see downloads of the videos! These are mpegs in Quicktime format. Download the free Quicktime player
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