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Praise
& Feedback for "Bellydance for Beautiful Freaks"
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from letters Tempest has received...have
something to share? Have a question?
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Hi
Tempest,
I
bought ‘Beautiful Freaks’ through Amazon. I’m a
waaaay amateur dancer, but I love to dance in my home alone so
dance dvd’s are really important to me. Keep making them!
I’ll keep buying them! J
To
see that dark, or goth, or tribal dancing styles are meshing and
becoming available is fantastic. I know you are a big part of
that.
I
am a painter, and I find dance to be part of a healthy way to
release creative expression and energy without feeling the need
for perfection. I know that lots of artists usually focus on one
or two kinds of art they need to focus on and take seriously,
which means sometimes it feels like hard work. For me, that is
painting, and maybe for you it is dance. Music appears to connect
the two. I use music to paint to.
Anyway,
without rambling, I wanted to say “great job” and thanks
SO much for doing what you do and being who you are. My brother-in-law
called me “dark and shiny” once as a way of describing
my personality. I would like to say I think that applies to you
as well, so I hope you see it for the compliment it is.
Stay
dark and shiny!
Sincerely,
Jen Duckro
(Las Vegas, NV; moving to Portland, OR 2007)
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"Bellydance for Beautiful Freaks" is wonderful for putting
that darker twist to common bellydance moves. These moves can be
done either on stage or on a dance floor at your local goth club.
Tempest does a great job of breaking down each combination, then
each move after showing what the whole thing looks like. There is
even a mini workshop towards the end which contains information
on Tempest's fabulous 'strange' presence (stage presence), that
anyone who has ever taken one of her workshops, knows is invaluable.
Then Tempest has graced us with not one but two fabulous gothic
performances. I highly recommend this DVD if you cannot attend one
of Tempest's workshops... or even if you can, this is a great supplemental
guide.
- Haifa (Pennsylvania)
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Hello
Tempest, your dvd was just fantastic and very inspirational... I'm
in love with your dancing and personality and want to dance gothically.I
had ordered the East Coast Tribal, but I think you topped her! I
am going back to teaching belly dancing after I quit when I was
30 years old, and no one has ever attempted to teach here again.
So, I'm going to start this January.
I thought you were so down to earth, so beautiful, inside and out.
I can see the goodness and the beauty of your inner self.
-Cynthia P. |
Hi
Tempest!
Thanks for your reply, just thought you might like to know hubby
ordered your DVD for me and is putting it away as a present for
the holiday season, it arrived yesterday. I can't wait to watch
it and start practicising. My birthday is in February so shall be
hinting to anyone who'll listen for the GBD vest and corset belt
pattern! Hope you can get to the U.K sometime, would love to see
you peform. We struggle for tribal fusion classes where I live never
mind gothic belly dance! Thanks for the lovely picture card that
came with the DVD, that was an awesome extra.
Kindest regards
Jan |
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Tempest,
Just
wanted to drop by and say congratulations on the new dvd.
I
showed Gothic Bellydance to several of the dancers in my troupe
that were looking to expand and explore -- they were completely
wowed and inspired.
I
know one of them has already order your new instructional vid....and
is patiently waiting for it to arrive. She had no idea that (and
these are her words, not mine) "there were other beautiful
freaks like her in the dance community!"
I
have been working with them over the past few months to help them
move more towards what is really reflective of them as individuals.
They have loved tribal -- but I know that for at least two of
them, being able to be Goth and a bellydancer has really made
a difference for them. Althought they have worked hard and are
very good tribal dancers -- it has meant submerging who they are
to a certian respect, which to me is never a good thing. They
now have a connection to a broader community with more common
interests -- and a passion and understanding of what they want
to convey in their dancing.
Will
let you know how they progress -- and perhaps I can convince them
to connect with you themselves!
AJ
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Dearest
Tempest,
I have just bought your video. Here is how it came about....
Last week, I looked at my 43 year old self in the mirror and sat
upon my bed and cried. I had gone to the Masque Ball at Element
NY last Sunday and watched Sky Claudette dance her muscled pixie
body around with fire, whilst Jeniviva and Isis moved their flat
bellies to tribal rhythms. All the while I wondered why my feet
hurt, why I had scoffed down most of my 4 year old's Halloween candy
and how very out of touch with my woman's body I have become. I
am a spaz, from the get go and have always been ( tho' I can move
somewhat gracefully in those tall fetish boots) and it is time for
me to feel actually good about the body I have been given, instead
of dreaming about some miraculous windfall of money that will permit
me a radical makeover at the hands of some misogynistic surgeon.
In any event, I have been immersed in the gothic subculture of Gotham
for many, many years and have looked with envy at the young things
that have mastered this art of Raks Gothique and other tribal dance.
I am doing this for total self-connection and expression - physical,
emotional, sensual. If you have any words of inspiration for this
old bird, please send them.
Right now you are my inspiration. I hope you have had a beautiful
tour.
Thank you for introducing me to this beautiful form of expression.
Gratefully yours,
Jana (La Fee) |
Hi
Tempest,
I just ordered your video from Amazon, and I have to say you're
quite inspirational! I am fairly new to belly dance, but I have
always been goth so the combination feel so much more natural to
me than the cabaret style I am currently learning. Hopefully you'll
consider coming all the way to the Maryland/D.C. area for a workshop
in the future. Good luck with everything...keep it up!!!
Christa
G.
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