Tribe.net. Local Connections Sarah http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#3f72264f-1dd3-415f-9156-6ccb3a496826 2008-05-14T09:47:02Z 2008-05-14T09:47:02Z

Besides the moves everyone has mentioned so far, there is also the 'Wet Dog' (vol 7) - this can move forwards and backwards - though I think it actually works and feels better backwards! Sarah Tribe of Kismet xxxxxx

Sarah 2008-05-14T09:47:02Z JoY http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#fdc28ca3-9bf1-4c7d-89d6-a23682442a11 2008-05-12T22:04:52Z 2008-05-12T22:04:52Z

ARGHHH!!!! I knew it was something totally rare! I love it so much--- it totally gets me all excited!

JoY 2008-05-12T22:04:52Z Durrah http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#97d5679f-e76d-4b1d-b6f3-f844971b3915 2008-05-12T18:17:21Z 2008-05-12T18:17:21Z

I might sell a kidney for a copy of that music.

Durrah 2008-05-12T18:17:21Z Sandi http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#265160da-937a-4019-899d-e030fb0f8075 2008-05-12T17:07:34Z 2008-05-12T17:07:34Z

That is the elusive Maghreb. That is probably not the real name of the song, but is just what we call it. It was taken off an oooolllld FCBD set TAPE and we can't find it for sale. Anyone have any leads?

Sandi 2008-05-12T17:07:34Z JoY http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#203e2bd5-a563-4e55-8327-e4123369333a 2008-05-12T14:37:49Z 2008-05-12T14:37:49Z

Sndi--- That is the quintessential FCBD song for me! what is it?!!??! I love that clip!

JoY 2008-05-12T14:37:49Z laurie♥ http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#f804e11a-485b-42e7-80a2-30d3096792e3 2008-04-12T22:56:17Z 2008-04-12T22:56:17Z

thank you!!! i've been working on the sahra move. carolena mentions that the move was named after a song by this person. now i can't wait to put the move together with the song. by the way, the link to fcbd.com is very impressive. i think it's great to read carolena's comments about the album. i'm used to the old website. guess i haven't bought anything online in awhile.

laurie♥ 2008-04-12T22:56:17Z Leslie http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#e1907e56-927e-4b40-b6ef-7cf901fb6bfa 2008-04-11T01:56:59Z 2008-04-11T01:56:59Z

Diana and I watch it all the time, too. I go back to it anytime I need some inspiration, a push, or just a little friendly "howdy hi" from FCBD :)

Leslie 2008-04-11T01:56:59Z Celeste http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#ff313b48-abdf-4329-9552-77ea1468ace9 2008-04-10T21:28:39Z 2008-04-10T21:28:39Z

That was supposed to read "Interestingly"... I can't type today...

Celeste 2008-04-10T21:28:39Z Celeste http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#369929db-c0f7-4004-a9a4-5c81ff32f487 2008-04-10T21:28:09Z 2008-04-10T21:28:09Z

Interesting, this song was very much popular in Quebec many years back. It always bring a smile to my lips when I hear it. ;)

Celeste 2008-04-10T21:28:09Z principessa crankypants http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#b5c69b95-d2c0-4e48-b47e-63ea4dc8c923 2008-04-10T04:56:44Z 2008-04-10T04:56:44Z

That's 'Aicha', by Cheb Khaled, off the cd 'Sahra' https://ssl206.chi.us.securedata.net/fatchancebellydance.org/merchantmanager/product_info.php?cPath=1_10&products_id=98

principessa crankypants 2008-04-10T04:56:44Z laurie♥ http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#56a72114-cad4-41d5-983b-654d29015f93 2008-04-10T04:51:12Z 2008-04-10T04:51:12Z

i guess this is the perfect time to ask about the music played for the slow song. who? name of album? provide a link if you can. thanks! -L

laurie♥ 2008-04-10T04:51:12Z Kathy http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#0643edc3-df90-4e35-9f40-5250e00e7fe9 2008-04-10T01:50:32Z 2008-04-10T01:50:32Z

A lot of my students have not seen ATS in action, but really dig the concept and immediately relate to the look and feel of ATS. I always send them to the Ansuya show clip on youtube, it's one of my fav clips of FC out there. Like Sooz and others, I too watch it before a performance to inhale the ATS mojo.

Kathy 2008-04-10T01:50:32Z Durrah http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#91e09d38-04ec-4277-818e-31932a0eab1c 2008-04-09T01:57:52Z 2008-04-09T01:57:52Z

I watch it all the time too! I think I have it memorized :-D

Durrah 2008-04-09T01:57:52Z Ottavina http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#ffdbb9d5-ab7e-4237-b43c-ce5b6ef5b9ef 2008-04-09T01:41:26Z 2008-04-09T01:41:26Z

Me too. I think because I love love LOVE the transition from the slow to fast - Amy and Wendy rakh it with such a great attitude, it seems, and I really enjoy all the duet pairs. Just gorgeous.

Ottavina 2008-04-09T01:41:26Z Jennifer http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#ea0e25ff-23a4-4612-a2d1-7e385b0cfdfc 2008-04-09T00:57:20Z 2008-04-09T00:57:20Z

Thanks! I think the style is really cool and distinct, so I want to try to learn in properly.

Jennifer 2008-04-09T00:57:20Z Jennifer http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#6712aaaf-2d0f-45b8-a56f-ce59f2dde4b4 2008-04-09T00:56:34Z 2008-04-09T00:56:34Z

Thank you for the suggestions! ^_^

Jennifer 2008-04-09T00:56:34Z Jennifer http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#a275ff8c-3fe5-4d2c-95a9-b149a7c0a84c 2008-04-09T00:56:13Z 2008-04-09T00:56:13Z

Wow! That performance is fabulous! Thank you for posting the link and for the suggestions. I definitely have a long way to go to adding ATS style moves to my dance vocabulary. I think it's time to start looking for more workshops. ^_^

Jennifer 2008-04-09T00:56:13Z SOOZ http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#433abfee-d9cc-4622-af63-ba3b3564d5b8 2008-04-09T00:37:15Z 2008-04-09T00:37:15Z

..............me too.........great minds think alike.........

SOOZ 2008-04-09T00:37:15Z principessa crankypants http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#6ab1ad2a-d9b0-479b-bdd4-f8876561c3cb 2008-04-09T00:14:38Z 2008-04-09T00:14:23Z

:-D

principessa crankypants 2008-04-09T00:14:23Z jesse http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#bc8138a3-25dd-4f62-a0e3-f64b0b016d21 2008-04-08T22:24:19Z 2008-04-08T22:24:19Z

oh god me too! I love love love that performance!!! I especially watch it when i have a gig coming up. it gets me pumped for ATS magic!

jesse 2008-04-08T22:24:19Z SOOZ http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#b6de8f3d-bf9b-4627-b77f-1a3dd98c6913 2008-04-08T21:54:39Z 2008-04-08T21:54:39Z

I watch pt. 1 & pt. 2 of that Ansuya show performance all the time!!! Inspiring!

SOOZ 2008-04-08T21:54:39Z Sandi http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#0b775510-fab6-4c21-9ec5-46d0bd17e779 2008-04-08T18:26:12Z 2008-04-08T18:26:12Z

Sorry, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_qi_My1yIU

Sandi 2008-04-08T18:26:12Z Sandi http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#32f5d1c3-ec06-4a08-89df-f40f3f38dbe4 2008-04-08T18:25:48Z 2008-04-08T18:25:48Z

Well, I'm assuming that if your teacher is still learning the basics, she'll be learning the Egyptian and Shimmy soon, since those are two of our four basic fast movements. Sounds like you've learned the Pivot Bump/Choo Choo and the Arabic so far, so its a matter of time before you get to Shimmy and Egyptian. But if you want something to look at, here's a video that shows us doing lots of Shimmies and Egyptians. Egyptians happen at 00:43 when Wendy and Amy are up and Shimmies happen at around 2:16 when Anita and I come out. *;}

Sandi 2008-04-08T18:25:48Z Jennifer http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#157242e6-3d47-4064-9394-92c4f67fa718 2008-04-08T18:10:48Z 2008-04-08T18:10:48Z

Would you detail the differences or point me to a youtube link for the ATS style ones? Thank you! ^_^

Jennifer 2008-04-08T18:10:48Z Sandi http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#8ac4913d-684b-4894-85c5-1a03a8c51ce6 2008-04-08T17:31:10Z 2008-04-08T17:31:10Z

Just keep in mind that there are differences between EC Shimmies and Egyptians and ATS Shimmies and Egyptians. Different arm styles and postures.

Sandi 2008-04-08T17:31:10Z Margaret http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#dacae50e-bcec-44bb-916f-0155c1c20671 2008-04-08T17:21:31Z 2008-04-08T17:21:31Z

Also Walking Taxeem & Body Wave.

Margaret 2008-04-08T17:21:31Z principessa crankypants http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#aa7fbe8e-902e-4ae8-a6d4-5531ae303cda 2008-04-08T16:08:49Z 2008-04-08T16:08:15Z

Any traveling two-sided step, like the Arabic, Egyptian, Shimmy, all work for moving backward. You just wouldn't try to move something like the pivot bump backward. And bless you, Jennifer, for wanting to maintain the integrity of the dance style!

principessa crankypants 2008-04-08T16:08:15Z Jennifer http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#7ee6392c-af8d-4116-916e-1ea0db19af6e 2008-04-08T13:20:26Z 2008-04-08T13:20:26Z

Oh! I forgot to specify -- we know "regular" traveling steps backwards from what we learned in Egyptian Cabaret classes, but I wasn't certain if there were specifc ATS style moves or combos out there. (I want to make sure I stay "in form" and not start looking like an Egyptian Cabaret dancer that just threw in some ATS combos to her dance.) Thank you! ^_^

Jennifer 2008-04-08T13:20:26Z jesse http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#fd346154-57c0-4bfa-b82e-1cffa66708b7 2008-04-08T13:11:57Z 2008-04-08T13:11:57Z

you can always use the shimmy step to walk backwards! Or the basic egyptian.

jesse 2008-04-08T13:11:57Z Jennifer http://ATS.tribe.net/thread/95d976d7-a3ab-4984-bbe1-5d3c9c93e53c#46656bee-adcf-4135-8eb5-3c9f95e53294 2008-04-08T13:06:43Z 2008-04-08T13:06:43Z

I've been studying Egyptian Cabaret for a while, but am fairly new to ATS and its variations. In class, we've learned moves in place and moves that go forward, but we haven't learned any moves to go backwards (other than simply scootching back while we do Arabic). Can anyone recommend some tasty moves that will keep us from eating the studio mirror? ^_~ (Our teacher is learning ATS as she's trying to teach us, there was no one available in the area that we could find, so she's doing her best.)

Jennifer 2008-04-08T13:06:43Z