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Ravenmoon has been dancing since the 1970s.   She started in Compton/Lynwood with June Jones, who was her very first teacher and who led her on the path of discovery into the Mystical beauty of North African Dance (It wasn't called that then)

Since then, she has performed at many functions, gatherings, rituals and ceremonies.  Her influences  in this beautiful dance are  some of the "Living Legends" and pioneers listed below:

June Jones
Juliet Raber
Feiruz Aram

Nakish
  Amaya of New Mexico
Delilah
Nakish
Maguerite Kusuhara
Angelika Nemeth
Shareen El Safy:
Hadia

Anaheed

Tonya Chianis

Sahra Saeeda

Suzanna del Vecchio

Mesmera 

Jillina

Ansuya

There are so many more dynamic legends out there that she can't name all.  Says Ravenmoon  we keep evolving and coming into being.  These words were passed to me so, I'm passing them on to you:

Each One Teach One?!!!

May you dance with passion, soul, health and happiness

 Anniitra Ravenmoon

Come Dance With Me! "Tha Raven" DYNAMIC MOVEMENT WITH ATTITUDE ! 34 YEARS of DANCE EXPERIENCE Join Raven from 7:15 to 8:15 PM on Wednesdays at Practical Magicka 17909 Bellflower Blvd Bellflower, CA, 90706 562-925-8500 www.practicalmagicka.com   562-627 5697 www.powergoddssesunleashed.com www.iseumofthenubianmoon.com www.lusciousbuttz.com

Some of the basic foundational movements offered are: ·1 Hip Lifts ·2 Hip drops ·3 Figure 8’s horizontal ·4 Figure 8’s vertical ·5 "Ravenesque" side pocket 8’s ·6 Snake/Serpentine arms ·7 Three quarter shimmies ·8 Traveling hip lifts and shimmies   Classes are $15 each week or $50 for a four week series The goal for this class is to combine the moves into a creative 3 minute routine "Veiled Essence" is part of creating sacred dance. You will need a dancing veil. There are veils available for purchase or please feel free to bring your own ‘ Please wear comfortable flexible clothing There will be warm up and cool down movements

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VEILED ESSENCE

A veil is the Essence of the Beauty of the Goddess  
~Caress your veil let the fabric glide over your body~

~Hold veil between thumb and first two fingers~~

~Veil~

Center Veil if it is Retecangular or Circular

Luscious evaluated infinity lifts (making infinity sign with hips) with arms up-raised holding veil.

~Hands~

cartwheels: slow rotation of hands 360 degree circles.

 ~Hands of Spiraling serpents~ Descent of hands in a slow spiral/or S to frame  lower body.

Flow into a  Ravenluscious? 8  with descent of serpentine hands, framing the  hips. hands  

~Finger curls~  softly closed, then open slowly with wave of fingers

Dives~ making slow diving motions downwards with fingers, then whole hand,

Ascent to upper body, and over head with Cartwheels.  

~Sweeps~  Right arm up to right side, at a slight angle, with right hand slowly

waving towards right side of face, and around to left side of face, while left hand undulates. Both hands come together and face lays on praying hands.

Infinity hip sways............... Step with ~Ball Flat~ Ball Flat```Four hip sways............... Sharp two- Hip Locks while walking

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