This DVD features a private "Wings of Isis" workshop with Ayshe, New York City dance artist, instructor, choreographer and designer who was the first to introduce this spectacular and demanding prop into the bellydance vocabulary.

The challenge of working with the Wings is in developing and maintaining the "line" of the body - a strong, elongated, arched silouhette bespeaking solid dance training.
Wings are absolutely unforgiving: used in an amaterurish manner, they betray any lack of dance schooling by exaggerating postural ineptness and inadequate muscular control. Drawing on her training and experience in ballet, yoga, Middle Eastern, Indian, African and modern dance, Ayshe has developed an effective method of training dancers to seamlessly incorporate the Wings into their onstage presentation: Ayshe's technique is based on layering Oriental body form on the classical dance modality.

In this over 2-hour-long workshop, Ayshe offers masterful advice on the most crucial aspects of working with the Wings: developing flexibility of the spine and correct execution of movements based on spinal wave, arms positions and articulation. You willlearn many exciting secrets to some of the most effective Wings dance moves: wings swirls, pivot turns, kick, layouts, arabesques, wing tremor, whirling with the wings, and sexy dance walks for all performances occasions.

Certain aspects of dancing with the Wings are simlar to performing with the Veil. If you dance with the Veil, you will certainly benefit from the dance training treasures recorded on this DVD.

The DVD extras include Ayshe's live performance in a New York City Night Club, a demonstration of Ayshe's unrivalled wing designs in many styles and colors, plus showmanship and costuming tips. Experience the flight, learn the complete "Wings of Isis" technique from Ayshe!