时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2014年(七月)


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California Dance Company Aims to Break Belly 1 Dance Stereotype 加州舞团旨在打破肚皮舞的刻板印象


LOS ANGELES —


In the United States and some other countries, belly dancing is often perceived as a seductive dance, performed mostly at specialty 2 restaurants. One California dance company is trying to get more people to appreciate it as form of art. The group Bellydance Evolution is hoping to redefine people's view of belly dancing by fusing western dance styles with belly dancing and performing around the world. 


For many people, belly dancing is seen as sexually provocative 4, but Jillina Carlano is trying to get more audiences to appreciate it in a different way.


Art appreciation 5


“At times, I felt very discouraged by that discrimination, that we weren’t respected artists. I had to really fight hard to prove myself and to prove my dance company. It’s a beautiful, rich art form that has thousands of years of tradition,” said Carlano.


Carlano’s dance company, Bellydance Evolution, incorporates Western dance styles with Middle Eastern belly dance in its theatrical 6 performances, to make the ancient art form more relevant to audiences today.


“We have a break dancer in the show who does hip 7 hop 3. We’ve had Georgian dancing mixed with the folkloric 8 dancing, American tribal 9 fusion,” explained Carlano.


An eclectic group of dancers from around the world perform in these stage shows, including Olga Kramarova from Ukraine.


“The dancer is imitating the instrument with her body. So it’s not meant to seduce 10, which is contrary to common belief.  It’s a total free form of self-expression with percussive 11 quick movement as well as the fluid soft movements,” explained Kramarova.


Fusion 


Lauren Boldt grew up learning ballet and jazz, but she found something in belly dancing that she didn't find in other dance forms.


“Growing up I had always assumed that power was more of a masculine energy and belly dance really showed me that it was a feminine energy as well,” said Boldt.


Boldt has performed around the world with the dance company. The main dancers also lead training sessions when they are abroad.


“It’s really amazing how belly dance has really sprung up all over the world. In China and Taiwan and Japan it’s relatively 12 new, and women are really, really excited about it,” said Boldt.


Bellydance Evolution also includes local dancers in performances when the company tours. 


Carlano said she wants to give her audiences a different image of the Middle East.


“What we see in the news a lot is a lot of repression 13 and war and violence and things like that. Part of my goal is to share the beauty and the richness and these elements of part of that Middle Eastern culture,” said Carlano.



n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛
  • The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
  • His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。
n.(speciality)特性,特质;专业,专长
  • Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
  • His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。
n.单脚跳,跳跃;vi.单脚跳,跳跃;着手做某事;vt.跳跃,跃过
  • The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛,看谁单足跳跃最快。
  • How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远?
adj.挑衅的,煽动的,刺激的,挑逗的
  • She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
  • His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。
n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨
  • I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
  • I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
adj.剧场的,演戏的;做戏似的,做作的
  • The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect.最后一场缺乏戏剧效果,叫人失望。
  • She always makes some theatrical gesture.她老在做些夸张的手势。
n.臀部,髋;屋脊
  • The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
  • The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
adj.民间传说的;民俗的
  • In the rush to go folkloric watch out for collision of cultures. 在民俗化的热潮中,要提防不同文化的冲突。
  • Lunch blowout beside the pool, accompanied by folkloric dancing (Vanity Fair) . 盛大的午餐在游泳池边进行,还有民族舞蹈助兴(名利场)。
adj.部族的,种族的
  • He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
  • The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。
vt.勾引,诱奸,诱惑,引诱
  • She has set out to seduce Stephen.她已经开始勾引斯蒂芬了。
  • Clever advertising would seduce more people into smoking.巧妙策划的广告会引诱更多的人吸烟。
adj.敲击的
  • When it is dragged over pliant areas, an additional percussive tap could indicate this collision. 当它被拖到受范区域时,一个附加的敲击声提示这种碰触。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
  • Pneumatic DTH (Down-The-Hole) hammer is one of main pneumatic percussive-rotary drilling equipments. 风动冲击器是气动冲击回转钻进的主要设备之一。 来自互联网
adv.比较...地,相对地
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
n.镇压,抑制,抑压
  • The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.压抑你的真实感情有害健康。
  • This touched off a new storm against violent repression.这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。
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