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Dance, Inflaming The Heart

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Dance, inflaming the heart. Sunrise and sunset, the surf and breath of wind – the pulse of the universe. Universe breathes and lives in the same rhythm, which responds to the dance echoes with every flick of the wrist, movement and rotation The dance is language, with which you can express that without saying – all the most intimate, secret and intimate. Belly Dancing – the language of searing passion and seduction is available not only beautiful women but also the strong floor. Nikita Lanin- winner of international contest of Oriental dance is ready to assure you of that. Nikita, tell me how long have you been dancing and belly dancing in particular? Dance at all I was doing twelve years, and belly dancing third year. I went to school dances in Nikel, participated in various dance competitions and festivals.

Officially, I was only ballroom dancing and took lessons for a more in other areas. Then I went to University, he moved to Murmansk, and now I live and do here. Naturally, for me, opened up new possibilities and prospects as soon as I arrived. First of all, I was wondering Murmansk dance school and I went engage in “Gem Club. I am very grateful to people out there who have worked with me for a year: they gave me a lot. When you arrived in Murmansk, once you decided that you’ll do just dancing? No, not right away.

At first I tried find a job, but then I realized that it would be foolish to go to work, for example, a waiter, after twelve years of studying dance. I was not so much needed a job, how much self-actualization. Then I started looking for a place where would have been able to show all What I’ve been studying. In the end I got a job at a dance club where the emphasis was on belly dancing, and as all around doing it, I’m just interested in the art. Why belly dance, it’s quite unusual for a young man, because are engaged mainly girls? It’s just a stereotype. Since ancient times, belly dance performed by both women and men. As for me, I think any man, if he wants evolve and grow over itself, to constantly try to discover something new. This “new” to me and began to belly dance. When I started to do them, I was fully convinced that I’m not the only the guy who owns the art, and then accidentally discovered that I occupy a niche that does not take in Murmansk to me no one. I am very critical reaction and a positive assessment of people that I do, so I acted with their show in clubs such as the “Marrakesh” and “Icebreaker” and is now happy to speak when I am invited. Tell us about your trip to the competition of belly dance in St. – Petersburg? This is one of the most popular competitions in our country, which are trying to go all the masters of dance. It is called the “International Festival of the Arabian Dance,” and among the top three in Europe. This time the festival was about two hundred and I spoke to the category of “amateurs” because do belly dancing is relatively recent.

When I went to this contest, my main task was to declare itself, and, of course, look at the skills of others. The festival was yet included educational seminars (master – classes), who were the stars of such magnitude as Amar Aleppo. The atmosphere of the festival was very supportive, but despite this, I was worried. After my speech was preceded by long preparation: I had to think about the image, sew clothes, to pick up the music and carefully rehearse – all it took a lot of time and effort, and I just could not afford to speak directly. I finished third place in “Belly Dance Classic (men). I think this is a good result for the international competition, but it’s just a start for me, and I’m going to move on. What are your future plans? I intend to continue their studies belly dance, to explore in detail his views and traditions. I plan to participate in various festivals and competitions, in particular, the fall going to go to the same festival in St. – Petersburg, but with a completely new program. I will speak and a solo show with my band. I have a huge variety of zadumok and I just hope to hit the audience with something new, unusual and exciting. Belly dance – is a fiery passion captured in every movement, and I intend to disclose to the audience all its beauty and powerful energy.

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February 28th, 2014 at 3:11 pm

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Igor Nikolaev

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The main reason why the musical genre has not caught on to the scene in Russia, according to the greatest composer of our pop Igor Nikolaev 'is largely in the absence of tourists. " As he said in his interview with fans of 'The Pipe' several reasons. This article reveals the most affordable to understand the reasons for the common man. The first reason is' lack of tourists. " Fresh people who come to the capital of the world sometimes only to see the musical world. This huge flow of tourists is generally well circulates sights of the cities of Europe and America, filling the theaters and museums. It is this fresh and gives the audience for doping continuation of a long life for all Broadway history. These streams of tourists are not comparable with those streams, which can be solved to arrive in Moscow.

Except in the Russian capital musicals do not go, and those that were announced were held on stage is not very long. In our country, every such action is perceived as a show as a novelty, which should definitely go next weekend. One of the popular people are free to the premiere by invitation only. Then turn celebrities that come with tickets. The third wave of spectators, it's usually wealthy Muscovites. A majority of ordinary citizens and visitors simply can not afford this pleasure because high cost of tickets.

And this lack of excitement is good, if a week or two, three. That's all. Fresh audience there, and those who went for a second time will not do. Here there is a second reason for the age-old Russian theater community – funding for the project. To show self-sufficiency can last six months, the maximum per year. Profits equivalent to the U.S., we have not achieved. Two hundred dollars for a ticket to the show on Broadway. Multiply that by fifteen hundred seats – and You'll find that kind of money for one performance you will never get to Moscow. And if a show involving world stars? The cost of the performance increases due to the size of the fee the stars. As has always been, and yet, alas remains Russia, a good deal continues to die on the vine because of finances, which is the only remains that to sing love songs rather than musical, even with two decades of history on the Broadway stage.

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February 21st, 2014 at 12:11 pm

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4 Beliefs That Keep You From Being Happy

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What you believe about love, relationships and your partner? Can you have questioned? What if the most basic beliefs, which has been so gripping or grasping, and you've taken for granted, you are hurting your relationship?. Here I emphasize four basic beliefs and will use part of the Byron Katie, author of best seller "Loving What Is" and "I need your love, Is it true?" 4 simple questions to help you to question his veracity and show how may be affecting your life in a stealthy but deep, and how you can live without them free and help you live a better relationship parejaa Belief 1: I will be unhappy without you. This is a belief that seems very innocent but can affect a very important way your life partner. And the first question I ask you do you have this belief, would be 1) Is it true? All rely on honest, just with a yes or no. If you answered yes, ask yourself 2) Do you know that it's true absolute certainty that you will be unhappy without your partner? Leave the answer will emerge from the heart, let your mind open and responds with a simple yes or no. Now I invite you to see 3) How you live your life when you have the belief that you will be unhappy without your partner? Can you imagine a sad and lonely life? Did you perhaps come past images or movies or songs that make you believe that being alone means loneliness, abandonment, sadness? When you have this belief, we may cling to your partner, you must maintain the relationship at all costs, to accept things that you do not agree, or do not feel good.

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February 21st, 2014 at 6:11 am

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Masked Romance

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The Ghost of the opera, the original in Frenchman, Le Fantme of l' Opera, is a literary composition of mystery and romance of the writer Gaston Leroux. This workmanship is one of most famous in the literary world, being staged in many teatrais parts, and the cinema. Leroux published its workmanship in 1910. The Tram is involving, it mixture terror, mystery, action, romance, drama, horror and fiction, being considered by many a gtica history. Funny history around Christine Daa, an inexperienced dancer who believes to be being lead for some force, a species of ' ' Angel of the Msica' '.

The novel if passes in full Paris, in century XIX, specifically in a luxurious opera, that according to book, was finished in 1874.The establishment is perfect, except for the fact of being haunted by a called ghost rik, that lives in the subterranean of opera. Erik demands one high monthly value to the owners of the opera not to harm the enclosure, as a species of bribe, blackmail. Christine it finds its sponsor and love of infancy, Raoul de Chagny. rik that if interests for the young woman, does not like Raoul, and takes Christine for the Subterranean of the opera, where the tram if uncurls, making Christine to choose with who it wants to be, its ' ' Angel of the Musica' ' or its love of infancy. The famous workmanship of Gaston is appreciated by that they like classic literature, being recommended for some readers. It would not be newness to say that this workmanship must obligatorily be deals for loving of fiction and the mystery. But reading this divine workmanship to feel the experience to read the Ghost of the workmanship, makes that to feel you tension, it plays with the directions it makes and you to try to unmask the mystery. It is a workmanship that pleases to some types of readers, since the horror, until the romance. The Illustrious author of this wonderful workmanship, Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux faleceu in 1927, to the 58 years, in day 15 of April, and left as inheritance some workmanships, as for example its first production, ' ' In search of the treasure of manhs' ' , and ' ' ghost of the pera' ' , its workmanship cousin.

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February 7th, 2014 at 12:12 pm

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