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Belly dance or bellydance is a Western-coined name for "solo, improvised dances based on torso articulation"[1] originating from the Middle East, especially raqs sharqi (Arabic: رقص شرقي). Other names which are sometimes used for the dance in English speaking countries include Oriental Dance, Arabic dance.
Belly dance takes many different forms depending on the country and region, both in costume and dance style, and new styles have evolved in the West as its popularity has spread globally.
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Names and terminology[edit]
The term "belly dance" is a translation of the French term "danse du ventre", which was applied to the dance in the Victorian era, and originally referred to the Ouled Nail dancers of Algeria, whose dance used more abdominal movements than the dances described today as "belly dance". It is something of a misnomer, as every part of the body is involved in the dance; the most featured body part is usually the hips.
- Raqs sharqi (Arabic: رقص شرقي; literally "eastern/oriental dancing") is the style more familiar to Westerners, performed in restaurants and cabarets around the world. It is more commonly performed by female dancers but is also sometimes danced by men. It is a solo improvisational dance, although students often perform choreographed dances in a group.
- Raqs baladi, (Arabic: رقص بلدي; literally "local dancing", or "folk" dance) is the folkloric style, danced socially by men and women of all ages in some Middle Eastern countries, usually at festive occasions such as weddings. However, this naming is used synonymously in Egypt with Raqs sharqi as a generic term for "belly dancing".
Technique and movements[edit]
Belly dance is primarily a torso-driven dance, with an emphasis on articulations of the hips.[2] Unlike many Western dance forms, the focus of the dance is on relaxed, natural isolations of the torso muscles, rather than on movements of the limbs through space. Although some of these isolations appear superficially similar to the isolations used in jazz ballet, they are often driven differently and have a different feeling or emphasis, which is usually more subtle and contained.
Correct posture and muscle control is as important in belly dance as it is in other fields of dance, and enables a dancer to move the hips freely whilst avoiding lower back injuries.[2][3] The basic posture used varies slightly between styles (in particular, the knees may be more or less bent, weight may be held slightly further back or forward, and 'resting' arm position may vary), but a kinesiologically correct posture should always be used. Some belly dancers also study Pilates or Alexander technique in order to achieve a healthy and efficient posture.[4]
There is no universally codified naming scheme for belly dance movements.[5] This is due to the folk/social dance origins of the dance form in the Middle East, and the very diverse range of teaching traditions in the West. Some dancers or dance schools have developed their own naming schemes, but none of these are universally recognised. Many dancers today prefer to use simple, physically descriptive names for groups of related movements.
Movements found in belly dance[edit]
Many of the movements characteristic of belly dance can be grouped into the following categories:[6]
- Percussive movements - Staccato movements, most commonly of the hips, which can be used to punctuate the music or accent a beat. Typical movements in this group include hip drops, vertical hip rocks, outwards hip hits, hip lifts and hip twists. Percussive movements using other parts of the body can include lifts or drops of the ribcage and shoulder accents.
- Fluid movements - Flowing, sinuous movements in which the body is in continuous motion, which may be used to interpret melodic lines and lyrical sections in the music, or modulated to express complex instrumental improvisations, as well as being performed in a rhythmic manner. These movements require a great deal of abdominal muscle control. Typical movements include horizontal and vertical figures of 8 or infinity loops with the hips, horizontal or tilting hip circles, and undulations of the hips and abdomen. These basic shapes may be varied, combined and embellished to create an infinite variety of complex, textured movements.
- Shimmies, shivers and vibrations – Small, fast, continuous movements of the hips or ribcage, which create an impression of texture and depth of movement. Shimmies are commonly layered over other movements, and are often used to interpret rolls on the tablah or riq or fast strumming of the oud or qanun (instrument). There are many types of shimmy, varying in size and method of generation. Some common shimmies include relaxed, up and down hip shimmies, straight-legged knee-driven shimmies, fast, tiny hip vibrations, twisting hip shimmies, bouncing 'earthquake' shimmies, and relaxed shoulder or ribcage shimmies.
In addition to these torso movements, dancers in many styles will use level changes, travelling steps, turns and spins. The arms are used to frame and accentuate movements of the hips, for dramatic gestures, and to create beautiful lines and shapes with the body, particularly in the more balletic, Westernised styles. Other movements may be used as occasional accents, such as low kicks and arabesques, backbends, and head tosses.
Belly dance in the Middle East[edit]
Origins and history of belly dance in the Middle East[edit]
Belly dancing is believed to have had a long history in the Middle East, but reliable evidence about its origins is scarce, and accounts of its history are often highly speculative.[7] Some Greek and Roman sources describe dancers from Asia Minor and Spain using undulating movements, playing castanets, and sinking to the floor with 'quivering thighs', descriptions that are certainly suggestive of the movements that we today associate with belly dance.[8] Later, particularly in the 18th and 19th centuries, European travellers in the Middle East wrote extensive accounts of the dancers they saw there.[9]
Social context of belly dance in the Middle East[edit]
Belly dance in the Middle East has two distinct social contexts: As a folk or social dance, and as a performance art.
As a social dance, belly dance (also called Raqs Beledi or Raqs Shaabi in this context) is performed at celebrations and social gatherings by ordinary people who are not professional performers.[10] Dancers wear their ordinary clothes rather than a special dance costume. Dances that could be described as belly dance are performed in this context by men and women of all ages in Egypt, often including young children. In more conservative or traditional societies, social occasions are often gender segregated, with separate parties for men and women - both women[11] and men may take part in dancing at single-sex gatherings. Belly dance is not the only social dance performed in this region. Other notable social dances include the Levantine dabke and the hair-tossing women's dance of the Gulf states, Raqs al Nasha'al.[12][13]
The version of belly dance that is performed on stage has its roots in the social dance, and is typically a more polished version of the same dance, with more emphasis on stagecraft and use of space, and special costumes designed to show off the movements to best effect. Professional performers are not considered to be respectable in the Middle East, and there is a strong social stigma attached to female performers in particular.[14] Historical groups of professional dance performers include the Awalim (primarily musicians and poets), Ghawazi and Köçekler.
Belly dance in Egypt[edit]
In Egypt, three main forms of the traditional dance are cabaret dance, folk dance, and classical dance. The terms often used are: Sha'abi, Baladi/Beledi, and Sharqi.
Historically, public dance performers in Egypt were known as Ghawazi. The Mazin sisters may be the last authentic performers of Ghawazi dance in Egypt. Khayreyya Mazin was the last of these dancers still teaching and performing as of 2009.[15]
Belly dance in Turkey[edit]
Turkish oriental dance is referred to in Turkey as Oryantal Tansi, or simply 'Oryantal'. The Turkish style of bellydance is lively and playful, with a greater outward projection of energy than the more contained Egyptian style. Turkish dancers are known for their energetic, athletic (even gymnastic) style, and their adept use of finger cymbals, also known as zils. Connoisseurs of Turkish dance often say a dancer who cannot play the zills is not an accomplished dancer. Floorwork, which has been banned in Egypt since the mid-20th century, is still an important part of Turkish bellydance.
Another distinguishing element of Turkish style is the use of the Karsilama rhythm in a 9/8 time signature, counted as 12-34-56-789.
Many professional dancers and musicians in Turkey continue to be of Romani heritage, and the Roma people of Turkey have had a strong influence on the Turkish style[16] (There is also a distinct Turkish Romani dance style which is different from Turkish Oriental).
Notable Turkish belly dancers include Didem.
Belly dance in the West[edit]
Belly dance was popularized in the West during the Romantic movement of the 18th and 19th centuries, when Orientalist artists depicted romanticized images of harem life in the Ottoman Empire. Around this time, dancers from Middle Eastern countries began to perform at various World's Fairs, often drawing crowds in numbers that rivaled those for the science and technology exhibits. It was during this period that the term "oriental" or "eastern" dancing was first used. Several dancers, including the French author Colette, engaged in "oriental" dance, sometimes passing off their own interpretations as authentic.
Belly dance in the USA[edit]
The term "belly dancing" is generally credited to Sol Bloom, entertainment director of the 1893 World's Fair, the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago, although he consistently referred to the dance as "danse du ventre," of which "belly dance" is a literal translation. In his memoirs, Bloom states only that "when the public learned...danse du ventre...I had a gold mine."
Although there were dancers of this type at the 1876 Centennial in Philadelphia, it was not until the Chicago World's Fair that it gained national attention. There were authentic dancers from several Middle Eastern and North African countries, including Syria, Turkey and Algeria, but it was the dancers in the Egyptian Theater of The Street in the Cairo exhibit who gained the most notoriety. The fact that the dancers were uncorseted and gyrated their hips was shocking to Victorian sensibilities. There were no soloists, but it is claimed that a dancer nicknamed Little Egypt stole the show. Some claim the dancer was Farida Mazar Spyropoulos, but this fact is disputed.[17]
The popularity of these dancers subsequently spawned dozens of imitators, many of whom claimed to be from the original troupe. Victorian society continued to be affronted by this "shocking" dance, and dancers were sometimes arrested and fined.[18] The dance was nicknamed the "Hootchy-Kootchy" or "Hoochee-Coochie", or the shimmy and shake. A short film, "Fatima's Dance", was widely distributed in the Nickelodeon theaters. It drew criticism for its "immodest" dancing, and was eventually censored. Belly dance drew men in droves to burlesque theaters, and to carnival and circus lots.
Thomas Edison made several films of dancers in the 1890s. These included a Turkish dance, and Crissie Sheridan in 1897, and Princess Rajah from 1904, which features a dancer playing zills, doing "floor work", and balancing a chair in her teeth.
Ruth St. Denis also used Middle Eastern-inspired dance in D.W. Griffith's silent film Intolerance, her goal being to lift dance to a respectable art form at a time when dancers were considered to be women of loose morals. Hollywood began producing films such as The Sheik, Cleopatra, and Salomé, to capitalize on Western fantasies of the orient.
When immigrants from Arab States began to arrive in New York in the 1930s, dancers started to perform in nightclubs and restaurants.
In the late 1960s and early '70s many dancers began teaching. Middle Eastern or Eastern bands took dancers with them on tour, which helped spark interest in the dance.
Although using traditional Turkish and Egyptian movements, American Cabaret or American Restaurant belly dancing has developed its own distinctive style, using props and encouraging audience interaction. Many modern practitioners make use of the music of Egyptian Sha'abi singers, including Ahmed Adaweya, Hakim, and Saad el Soghayar in their routines, which combines the percussion of modern Egyptian music with a traditional feeling for music and dance in the Raks Sha'abi (dance of the people) style.
In 1987, a uniquely American style, American Tribal Style Belly Dance, (ATS), was created. Although a unique and wholly modern style, its steps are based on a melting pot of ancient dance techniques including those from North India, the Middle East, and Africa.
Many forms of "Tribal Fusion" belly dance have also developed, incorporating elements from many other dance and music styles including flamenco, ballet, burlesque, hula hoop and even hip hop. "Gothic Belly Dance" is a style which incorporates elements from Goth subculture.
Belly dance in Australia[edit]
The first wave of interest for belly dancing in Australia was during the late 1970s to 1980s with the influx of migrants and refugees escaping troubles in the Middle East, including drummer Jamal Zraika. These immigrants created a lively social scene including numerous Lebanese and Turkish restaurants, providing employment for belly dancers.
Early dance pioneers included Amera Eid and Terezka Drnzik. Both of these teachers have pedigrees linked back to Rozeta Ahalyea. Belly dance has now spread across the country, with vibrant belly dance communities in every capital city and many regional centres.
see also Academy of middle eastern dance ( AMED)
Belly dance in Canada[edit]
Canada has a belly dance community similar to United States of America.
Belly Dance in the United Kingdom[edit]
Belly Dance culture has been in evidence in the UK since the early 1960s. The majority of activity occurred in London, with a few regional exceptions. During the 1970s and 1980s, there was a thriving Arabic club scene in London, with live Arabic music and bellydancing a regular feature,[19] but the last of these closed in the early 1990s.[20] Several prominent members of the British bellydance community began their dance careers working in these clubs.
Today, there are fewer traditional venues for Arabic dance in the UK, however there is a large amateur bellydance community. Several international bellydance festivals are now held in Britain, including Fantasia, Jewel of Yorkshire, and Shimmy in the City. In addition, there are a growing number of competitions, which have increased in popularity in recent years.
The UK bellydance scene leans strongly towards Egyptian/Arabic style, with little Turkish influence. American Tribal Style and Tribal Fusion bellydance are also popular.
JWAAD, The Raqs Sharqi Society and other groups and individuals have developed "teacher training" for Belly Dancers.[21][22] Networks for the British belly dance community include the Mosaic Arabic Dance Network (MADN)[23] and the Northern Arabic Dance Association (NADA),[24] both of which publish their own community magazines.
Belly dance in Asia[edit]
Asia now has belly dancing competitions, like the Asia Global Belly Dance Competition.
The costume most commonly associated with belly dance is the 'bedlah' (Arabic: بدلة; literally "suit") style, which typically includes a fitted top or bra, a fitted hip belt, and a full-length skirt or harem pants. The bra and belt may be richly decorated with beads, sequins, crystals, coins, beaded fringe and embroidery. The belt may be a separate piece, or sewn into a skirt.
Badia Masabni, a Cairo cabaret owner, is credited with bringing the costume to Egypt, because it was the image that Western tourists wanted.
As well as the two-piece bedlah costume, full length dresses are sometimes worn, especially when dancing more earthy baladi styles. Dresses range from closely fitting, highly decorated gowns, which often feature heavy embellishments and mesh-covered cutouts, to simpler designs which are often based on traditional clothing.
Costume in Egypt[edit]
A separate decorated bra and skirt are worn. A belt is rarely used, and any embellishment is embroidered directly on to the skirt, which is often tightly fitted around the hips and made of lycra fabric.
Costume in Lebanon[edit]
As there is no prohibition on showing the stomach in Lebanon, the bedlah style is more common. The skirts tend to be sheer and/or skimpier than Egyptian outfits, showing more of the dancer's body. The veil is more widely used than in Egypt. High heels are commonly worn.
Costume in Turkey[edit]
Turkish costumes are usually in the bedlah style. Distinctive features of many Turkish costumes include a V-shaped or triangular belt which may be shaped or contoured around the top edge, and a great deal of embellishment and beaded fringing on both the bra and the belt. Skirts are often fuller than their Egyptian counterparts, and are likely to be made of chiffon or velvet rather than lycra.
In the 1980s and '90s a very revealing costume style developed with skirts designed to display both legs up to the hip, and plunging bras. Such styles still exist in some venues but there are also many Turkish belly dancers who wear more moderate costumes. Even so, many Turkish belly dance costumes reflect the playful, flirty style of Turkish belly dance.
Health and belly dancing[edit]
Belly dance is a non-impact, weight-bearing exercise and is thus suitable for all ages.[25] It is a good exercise for the prevention of osteoporosis in older people. Many of the moves involve isolations, which improves flexibility of the torso. Belly dance moves are beneficial to the spine, as the full-body undulation moves lengthens (decompress) and strengthens the entire column of spinal and abdominal muscles in a gentle way.
Dancing with a veil can help build strength in the upper body, arm and shoulders. Playing the zills trains fingers to work independently and builds strength. The legs and long muscles of the back are strengthened by hip movements.[26] Paffrath researched the effect of belly dance on women with menstruation problems. The subjects reported a more positive approach toward their menstruation, sexuality, and bodies.
Beginning in the late 1990s, belly dance hit the mainstream marketplace with fitness videos/DVDs by such artists as Veena and Neena, Rania Bossonis, and Dolphina. These videos are still popular throughout the world and have been credited with opening a new market of belly dance fitness classes throughout the US and abroad.
Notable practitioners[edit]
People known primarily for belly dancing include:
Belly dancing in pop culture[edit]
Belly dancing was repopularized in the early 2000s by Latin American superstar Shakira. Her Colombian and Lebanese heritage has influenced her dance style, and her dance routines often combine some belly dance movements with other dance styles.
The Brazilian novella O Clone (also known as El Clon in Spanish-speaking countries and the United States) is set in Brazil and Morocco and featured belly dancing in many episodes. The lead character, Jade (Giovanna Antonelli), used it to entice her lover Lucas (Murilo Benício) and to soothe and seduce her husband Said (Dalton Vigh).
Several James Bond films have featured belly dancers. In The Man With the Golden Gun, the belly dancer Saida wears a spent bullet in her navel, which Bond accidentally swallows while trying to retrieve it.
Documentaries about belly dance include American Bellydancer, "Journey Of Desire; A Foreign Dancer in Cairo", "Belly, Sensual…Scarred…Sacred", and "Bellydancers of Cairo".
See also[edit]
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- ^ Deagon, Andrea. "Andrea Deagon's Raqs Sharqi". Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ a b Varga Dinicu, Carolena (2011). You Asked Aunt Rocky: Answers & Advice About Raqs Sharqi & Raqs Shaabi. Virginia Beach, VA, USA: RDI Publications, LLC. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-9830690-4-1.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5_wfnntunw&feature=share
- ^ Wise, Josephine (2012). The JWAAD Book of Bellydance. Croydon CR0 4YY: JWAAD Ltd. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-9573105-0-6.
- ^ Varga Dinicu, Carolena (2011). You Asked Aunt Rocky: Answers & Advice About Raqs Sharqi & Raqs Shaabi. Virginia Beach, VA, USA: RDI Publications, LLC. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-9830690-4-1.
- ^ Wise, Josephine (2012). The JWAAD Book of Bellydance. Croydon CR0 4YY: JWAAD Ltd. pp. 60–104. ISBN 978-0-9573105-0-6.
- ^ Varga Dinicu, Carolena (2011). You Asked Aunt Rocky: Answers & Advice About Raqs Sharqi & Raqs Shaabi. Virginia Beach, VA, USA: RDI Publications, LLC. pp. 101–103. ISBN 978-0-9830690-4-1.
- ^ Buonaventura, Wendy (1989). Serpet of the Nile: Women and Dance in the Arab World. Saqi. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-86356-628-8.
- ^ Buonaventura, Wendy (1989). Serpet of the Nile: Women and Dance in the Arab World. Saqi. pp. 56–76. ISBN 978-0-86356-628-8.
- ^ Wise, Josephine (2012). The JWAAD Book of Bellydance. JWAAD Ltd. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-9573105-0-6.
- ^ Al-Rawi, Rosina Fawzia (1999). Grandmother's Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing. Interlink Books. pp. 20–22. ISBN 978-1-56656-302-4.
- ^ Wise, Josephine (2012). The JWAAD Book of Bellydance. JWAAD Ltd. pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-0-9573105-0-6.
- ^ Varga Dinicu, Carolena (2011). You Asked Aunt Rocky: Answers & Advice About Raqs Sharqi & Raqs Shaabi. Virginia Beach, VA, USA: RDI Publications, LLC. pp. 11–94. ISBN 978-0-9830690-4-1.
- ^ van Nieuwkerk, Karin (1995). A Trade Like Any Other: Female Singers and Dancers in Egypt. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-9774244117.
- ^ , Gilded Serpent "The Ghawazee: Back from the Brink of Extinction"
- ^ Mourat, Elizabeth 'Artemis'. "Turkish Dancing".
- ^ Donna Carlton (1995) Looking for Little Egypt. Bloomington, Indiana: International Dance Discovery Books. ISBN 0-9623998-1-7.
- ^ "New York Times, Dec 7 1893"
- ^ "Read more: Gilded Serpent, Belly Dance News & Events , " The Golden Era of the Arabic Nightclubs in London Copyright 1998-to current date by Gilded Serpent, LLC The Golden Era of the Arabic Nightclubs in London - Part 1". Gilded Serpent.
- ^ "Read more: Gilded Serpent, Belly Dance News & Events , " The Golden Era of the Arabic Nightclubs in London Copyright 1998-to current date by Gilded Serpent, LLC The Golden Era of the Arabic Nightclubs in London - Part 2". Gilded Serpent. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ Wise, Josephine. "JWAAD Professional Training".
- ^ "Raqs Sharqi Society - About Us".
- ^ "Mosaic Arabic Dance Network - About Us".
- ^ "Northern Arabic Dance Association - About Us".
- ^ Dallal, Tamalyn (2004). Belly Dancing For Fitness. Berkley: Ulysses Press. ISBN 9781569754108.
- ^ Coluccia, Pina, Anette Paffrath, and Jean Putz. Belly Dancing: The Sensual Art of Energy and Spirit. Rochester, Vt: Park Street Press, 2005


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- Monday, May 20, 3:11 PM The Russell 2000 (IWM) cracked 1,000 for the first time this morning, but the small cap sector is far from over-loved by the fund managers who invest in it, according to Credit Suisse's Lori Calvasina - they ended Q1 with cash holdings at a near 10-year high. Indexing (IJR, IWO, IWN XSLV are some others) beats most active management, but Calvasina screened for stocks owned by fewer than 50 small-cap funds with $500M-$1.5B market cap, and with favorable investment ratings. No surprise the answer is heavy on mREITs - MTGE, AMTG, PMT. Also coming up: OMX and WFR. Comment!
- Thursday, May 9, 3:24 PM "Our enthusiasm is clearly a notch below where we were at the beginning of the year," write Credit Suisse analysts, starting to see a bit of froth creep into small caps. At 16.4x earnings, the Russell 2000 (IWM) "has admittedly lost its valuation appeal." For now, they're buyers on dips, but should the index near the 1,000 level, valuation pressure will really start to be felt. 3 Comments
- Wednesday, May 1, 2:23 PM "The canaries in the market coal mine are gasping for air," says CNBC's Melissa Lee, as mild declines in the Dow (DIA -0.5%) and Nasdaq (QQQ -0.2%) belie sharp drops in small caps (IWM -1.8%) and mid caps (MDY -1.1%). The S&P 500 has widened its lead over the Russell 2000 to about 200 basis points YTD. 1 Comment
- Friday, April 26, 9:26 AM Small-caps have a fan in Goldman Sachs which is out with a report today forecasting a 14% gain in the Russell 2000 (IWM) over the next 12 months vs. just 6% for the S&P 500 (SPY). The S&P is outperforming YTD by about 50 bps. 2 Comments
- Monday, April 15, 12:38 PM The S&P (SPY) and Dow (DIA) have continued to notch record highs, but small caps (IWM -3%) - which led the way higher for much of the year - rolled over a few weeks ago and are falling especially sharply today. Technicians fret. 1 Comment
- Sunday, April 14, 8:25 AM The reconstitution of the Russell indexes coming up in June, Credit Suisse aims to anticipate who's in and who's out. The rules-based approach of the Russell 2000 has allowed arbitragers to profit each summer by front-running the moves, making the Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) a poorer play for small cap fans than IJR . Expected among the top 25 adds are ARCP, SRPT, PBYI, ACAD, and WSTC. Among the top 25 deletes: CPST, FCEL, CHKE, OMER, and EML. Comment! [Quick Ideas]
- Wednesday, April 3, 8:00 AM Something for the technicians to have a look at is this chart from ukarlewitz noting small-caps (IWM) have joined the industrials (XLI) and semiconductors (SMH) in slipping below their long-term uptrend line. Oversold in an uptrend tends to get bought, he says. It's a key time. 3 Comments
- Monday, April 1, 1:32 PM Technicians spot a troubling divergence, with the Russell 2000 (IWM) falling 1.3% to start the new quarter while the DJIA (DIA) remains flat. Some believe small-caps lead - both on the way up as with the current bull run, and on the way down - and today's relative decline continues a pattern begun last week. 2 Comments
- Tuesday, March 26, 1:27 PM Small-cap stocks are set to outperform, according to Goldman research showing the IWM outperforms the SPY by an annualized 8.1% in quarters following a steep drop in the VIX. The "acute" decline in the VIX YTD "provides a tailwind to small-cap performance in 2Q13." A must-read for small cap index fans is SA author Ploutos' piece suggesting IJR is your best bet. 3 Comments [Quick Ideas]
- Friday, March 22, 12:29 PM Lagging the solid rise in stocks today are small caps, the Russell 2000 (IWM) up 0.1% while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq post better than 0.5% gains. Thus far in 2013, IWM is about level with the S&P, but is about 300 bps better on a Y/Y basis. IJR - maybe better for small cap fans - has outperformed both. Comment!
- Thursday, March 14, 12:48 PM The VIX is low, but it's not at an all-time low. Small cap volatility, however, hits what looks like a record low with the Russell 2000 (IWM, IJR) VIX declining to 13.97, says Stifel's Dave Lutz. For the year, the IWM is up 12%, outpacing the SPY by more than 200 basis points. Comment!
- Monday, March 4, 8:53 AM Direxion Shares sets splits - regular or reverse, as necessary - on 16 triple-leveraged ETFs to put each fund's price at "a level more attractive to investors following several months of rallying equities market(s)." Those affected: ERY, YANG, EDZ, TECS, NUGT, FAZ, TZA, MIDZ, FAS, RETL, EDC, SPXL, DRN, LBJ, TYD, TNA. Comment!
- Tuesday, February 19, 9:10 AM Owners of the Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) may be able to declare arbitragers as dependents on their tax returns. Sharp traders have been gaming the rules-based rebalancing of the popular small-cap index for sweet profits each summer. Small-cap fans should instead take a look at IJR - it's performed better thanks to inclusion rules that may make more sense and are less likely to be arbitraged. Comment! [Quick Ideas]
- Friday, February 15, 3:41 AM PowerShares expands its Low Volatility ETF suite with 2 new ETFs: S&P MidCap Low Volatility (XMLV) and S&P SmallCap Low Volatility (XSLV). The ETFs come with a 0.25% expense ratios, in line with counterpart IDLV (0.25%) and SPLV (0.25%), and slightly less than EELV (0.29%). Over the recent 1-year period, SPLV returned 16.36%, 68 basis points better than SPY, with an SD of just 8.6% vs. 12.8% for SPY. (pdf) 1 Comment
- Thursday, February 14, 10:46 AM A strong January forced short-sellers to cover their bets in several prominent ETFs, with both SPY and IWM seeing an 11% reduction in the percentage of their float shorted. The MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA) - with heavy exposure to Europe - saw a 24% reduction in shorts. Seeing an increase in activity is the SPDR Retail ETF (XRT) - 259% of the fund's float is now being shorted. Comment!
- Wednesday, February 13, 10:42 AM Calling it "macro protection trading," Susquehanna's Chris Jacobson is seeing some take advantage of the low cost of SPY and Russell 2000 (IWM) options to get defensive. Popular is the "put butterfly" which works best in a slow grind lower. He's also seeing "calendar spreads" which protect against a selloff, but then make an owner a buyer if stocks fall too far. 2 Comments
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Theater review: Geauga Theater in Chardon adds humor to 'Frankenstein 1930,' turning it from monstrous to marvelous
The miracle of life is being restored to what was once a gruesome, inanimate mass, and it is happening on stage in the Geauga Lyric Theater Guild production of "Frankenstein 1930."
The thing is, the inanimate mass is not the Frankenstein monster; it's the woefully antiquated Frankenstein story. And its newfound life force has taken the form of outrageousness courtesy of mad genius director Marc Moritz and his very able and game ensemble of actors.
Merging gothic drama with dark romance, Mary Shelley's 1818 novel about an unorthodox scientific experiment gone awry was revolutionary in its time. Since then, the tragic tale of the monster and his maker has been resurrected ad nauseam and done to death. Stage productions range from a 1826 adaptation by Henry Milner to the 2011 drama performed by London's National Theatre. Numerous renditions for the silver screen have been created since the 1910 film by Thomas Edison Studios, including the recent "Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'" starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro.
The story has been told in Richard O'Brien's musical "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," Mel Brookes' broad comedy "Young Frankenstein," Tim Burton's new animated movie "Frankenweenie," and presented as a 1940's film franchise that included "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" and "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein." It has even inspired the strawberry-flavored breakfast cereal "Franken Berry" (not to be confused with the chocolate-flavored Count Chocula and its delicious tiny marshmallows).
Fred Carmichael's "Frankenstein 1930" gets its inspiration from the 1930s black and white film that featured the "It's alive!!!!" originator Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein and Boris Karloff as the definitive monster. The play embraces both the film's broad melodrama and its corny cinematic flair by attempting to mimic them both. It does so with a straight face and in absolute earnest.
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Moritz, it seems, sees laughs in the script where none are intended and finds sight gags and sound effects gimmicks where none exist. He has, in fact, dipped the script in a huge vat of silly and put it on display on the Geauga Theater stage. The result is a refreshing and very entertaining piece of utter nonsense.
The GLTG production's modus operandi is pure spoof, its motto is the broader the better, and every performer in this ensemble buys into this completely.
This means that some, including the wonderful Shane Wohlken and Bridget Chebo as Dr. Frankenstein and his beloved Elizabeth, respectively, must bite their lips and play it straight to give rise to the shameless insanity that surrounds them. Those providing the outrageousness include the delightfully over-the-top Danny Bass as Gorco, Dr. Frankenstein's hunchbacked assistant; the hilarious Tina Burgett-Krause as Frederica, Elizabeth's Aunt; Mark Miloro as Henry, Dr. Frankenstein's old friend; and Marvin Mallory as the Creature.
As with most spoofs, some gags in this production test the limits of one's gag reflex. Some of the folly falls flat and some running jokes grow tiresome over time. Still, you can't fault this troupe for taking its best shot at an easy, slow moving target with reckless abandon. These players are fearless, and include Katie Sweet, Kelly Tapager, Debbie Tapager, Winn Douglass, Katrina Melanie Walker, Serena Tamburrino, Andrew Kotlar, Paul Detling, and Stephen Waybright. Continued...
Adding to the festivities is the wonderful laboratory set designed by Connie Hecker, a stream of very funny sound effects by Josh Suhy, dramatic lighting by Brad Allen, and exaggerated silent movie makeup by Jen Ryan that manages to make everyone look like the living dead.
Nearly all the scary has been exorcised from this story by its brand of storytelling, leaving only a rollicking good time and an excess of camp. Just in time for Halloween.
"Frankenstein 1930" continues through Oct. 21 at the Geauga Theater, 101 Water St., Chardon. For tickets, which range from $13 to $15, call 440-286-2255 or visit www.geuagatheater.org.
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Mrs. Laura Kathryn Reeves Clark, 96, of Griffin, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at her home.
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