World Dance New York Explained

World Dance New York
Logo Alt:	World Dance New York
Industry:	home video
Founded:	2001 as Stratostream - World Dance New York in New York City, United States
Hq Location City:	New York City
Products:	home video for women, all media
Brands:	World Dance New York, Alpha Spirit, Body Politics, Personality Cult
Website:	http://www.WorldDanceNewYork.com

World Dance New York is a US home entertainment company, releasing and distributing special interest titles on DVD, video on demand, streaming media, iPhone and iPad apps, and a brand of women's dance and fitness home video products. It was founded in 2001 as "Stratostream - World Dance New York". "Stratostream" designates the company in the business-to-business environment, the home video industry, while "World Dance New York" is the publicly-recognized brand and the name of the consumer-facing operation of the company.

History

World Dance New York was founded by New York-based entertainment entrepreneur Neon (dancer) to respond to the demand for instruction and fitness programs based on women’s solo dance forms. The rising popularity of fitness and self-help home video and interest in creative fitness (as opposed to traditional gym-style programs) among women^[1] called for a wider range of movement disciplines and dance forms adapted for home video use. The first video releases by World Dance New York focused on belly dance and offered beginner instruction and workout programs for mass-market distribution and in-depth training programs for dance professionals.

In the years following the creation of the company, it established lines of video instruction and workout products for women in a number of solo dance forms, including belly dance,^[2] stiletto dance, hip-hop dance, Brazilian samba, Flamenco, Bollywood dance, burlesque,^{[3] [4]} exotic dance, go-go dancing, fire dance, hoop dance, capoeira, women’s self-defense, and prenatal (maternity) fitness. It also started releasing instructional and workout products adapting partner dance styles such as salsa (dance) to solo practice and performance,^[5] and added titles featuring traditional fitness disciplines, such as strength and flexibility at-home workouts for women, as well as yoga, Pilates, and stretching^[6] programs.

Non-movement categories in the World Dance New York catalog include alternative modeling, styling, hair and makeup (fantasy, pin-up girl and vintage),^[7] and esoteric arts.

Sample home video series by genre

Belly dance fitness

• The Bellydance Core Fitness Workout with Ayshe
• The Bellydance Rhythms Workout with Neon
• The Bellydance Shimmy Workout with Sarah Skinner
• Celebration - The Bellydance Workout with Sarah Skinner
• Cocktail - The Bellydance Workout with Tanna Valentine
• Hard Candy - The Bellydance Workout with Neon^[8]
• Liquid Gold - Bellydance Fluid Movement Workout with Neon
• Love Potion - The Bellydance Workout with Neon^[9]
• Luscious - The Bellydance Workout with Neon^[10]
• Piece of Cake - The Bellydance Workout with Neon
• Silk - The Bellydance Veil Workout with Tanna Valentine
• The Tribal Fusion Bellydance Workout with Irina Akulenko
• "Instant Bellydancer" with Neon^[11]

Stiletto Dance

• Stiletto Dance: Music Video Style with Dana Foglia
• Thrills in High Heels - Stiletto Dance: Nightclub Style with Lady Morrighan
• Stiletto Dance: Sensual Style with Neon

Brazilian samba instruction and fitness

• The Brazilian Carnival Workout with Qiuenia Ribeiro
• The Cardio Samba Workout with Qiuenia Ribeiro
• Dance Today! Samba with Qiuenia Ribeiro
• The Samba Reggae Workout with Qiuenia Ribeiro

Flamenco dance instruction

• Dance Today! Flamenco with Puela Lunaris
• Flamenco is Hot! (campanilleros) with Puela Lunaris
• Flamenco: You Can Do It! (sevillanas) with Puela Lunaris

Solo salsa dance instruction and fitness

• Salsa Dance Fitness Party with Yesenia Adame
• Salsa... Solo! with Yesenia Adame
• Sexy Salsa with Yesenia Adame

Burlesque dance instruction

• Best Assets! The Burlesque Booty Workout with Gal Friday & Peekaboo Pointe
• Burlesque Chair Dance: Technique & Choreography with Jo Weldon
• Honey & Spice: Sensual & Fierce Burlesque with Jo Weldon
• Refined Sugar - Burlesque Dance with Katalin Schäfer
• Rock Bottom: The Burlesque Booty Workout with Peekaboo Pointe, Gal Friday
• Silk & Feathers: Burlesque Fan Dance with Jo Weldon
• Stripper Housewife - Burlesque Routines & Recipes for Stage & Kitchen with Peekaboo Pointe
• Striptease for Burlesque, Exotic Dance & Every Day with Jo Weldon

Tribal fusion belly dance

• Android Goddess: Tribal Fusion Belly Dance, Robotic Movement with Fayzah
• Belly Dance Pop & Lock: Tribal Fusion Bellydance / Hip-Hop with Elisheva
• Contemporary Bellydance & Yoga with Ariellah Aflalo
• East Coast Tribal Bellydance with Sera Solstice
• Fluid Tribal Belly Dance: Swirling Waves, Isolations, Hits & Breaks with Fayzah
• Foundations of Belly Dance: East Coast Tribal with Sera Solstice
• Lunar Bellydance: East Coast Tribal with Sera Solstice
• Modern Tribal Bellydance with Asharah
  • Serpentine: Belly Dance with Rachel Brice Solar Bellydance: East Coast Tribal with Sera Solstice
• Tribaret Bellydance: Technique & Combinations with Carrie Konyha
• Fluid Precision - Contemporary Tribal Bellydance with Kassar^[12]

Fantasy and Gothic belly dance

• Fantasy Bellydance
• Fantasy Bellydance: Desire
• Fantasy Bellydance: Magic
• Fantasy Bellydance: Mystery
• Gothic Bellydance^[13]
• Gothic Bellydance - Revelations^[14]

Hip-hop and hip-hop/belly dance fusion

• Belly Dance - Hip-Hop: Liquid Fusion with Anasma
• Street Fusion! Street Jazz & Hip Hop Dance with Karen Gayle
• Urban Jam! Hip Hop Dance, 3 Routines: beginner-to-advanced with Laya Barak
• Wave Explosion! Belly Dance - Hip-Hop Liquid Fusion with Anasma
• Waves of the Future: Hip-Hop & House Dance with Future

See also

• home video
• Neon (dancer)

External links

• World Dance New York website
• World Dance New York YouTube Channel

Notes and References

1. Web site: ABCNews.com Brazilian Samba Workouts, World Dance New York. 22 May 2015.
2. Book: Mastro , Linda . 2006 . Petite Retreats: Renewing Body, Mind, and Spirit Without Leaving Home . . 978-1425726638 . 128.
3. Angelique Flores. 20 December 2010. Stratostream Ses Boost in Burlesque Workout Titles. Home Media Magazine. Questex Media Group. 32. 51. 13.
4. Book: Weldon , Jo . 2010 . The Burlesque Handbook. . 978-0061782190.
5. Angelique Flores. 3 August 2009. Stratostream Launches Salsa Line. Home Media Magazine. Questex Media Group. 31. 31. 14.
6. Angelique Flores. August 2009. Stratostream Stretches Out. Home Media Magazine. Questex Media Group. 31. 31. 14.
7. Angelique Flores. 29 March 2010. Stratostream Celebrates Women's '50s Style. Home Media Magazine. Questex Media Group. 32. 13. 16.
8. Web site: Hard Candy. Debbie J. 14 June 2010. 24 March 2015.
9. Web site: Love Potion. Debbie J. 14 June 2010. 24 March 2015.
10. Web site: Luscious. Debbie J. 14 June 2010. 24 March 2015.
11. Jasel. 2004. Instant Bellydancer - Hipwork Plus; Instant Bellydancer - Curves. Jareeda Magazine. October/November. 36–37.
12. Naomi. 2007. Fluid Precision with Kassar . Jareeda Magazine. October/November. 38.
13. Tina Frühauf. 2010. Raqs Gothique: Decolonizing Belly Dance. Academia.edu. 24 March 2015.
14. Naomi. 2007. Gothic Bellydance - Revelations . Jareeda Magazine. October/November. 38.