Rasa Vitalia performing at the Belly Dance Fantasy Festival in San Ramon CA, Nov 8 2009. Music by: Doug Adamz of Light Rain (www.DougAdamz.com) on violin, Tim Bolling (www.TimBolling.com) of Casada on percussion, Russ Gauthier on oud, and Bill Amatneek of Light Rain (amatneek.com) on bass. Video by Bradley @tilthepapercomes.com
Rasa Vitalia & The Rachid Halihal Ensemble at Ashkenaz. Berkeley, CA. Includes Faisal Zedan, John Villa & Dan Eshoo. 8/23/2009. Video by Len: je.vais.partout@gmail.com
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Rasa Vitalia & The Rachid Halihal Ensemble at Ashkenaz. Berkeley, CA. 8/23/2009. Video by Len: je.vais.partout@gmail.com
Rasa Vitalia performs at the Desert Roots Concert, March 24, 2009, at Open Secret Bookstore, San Rafael, CA. The Desert Roots include Yuval Ron, Dror Sinai, and Eliyahu Sills. Video by J. Zolli
MEJOOL: Music & Dance of Anatolia & The Near East. Video by Jo Gentry.
Rasa Vitalia & her band, Mejool. Featuring Rasa Vitalia with dance & zills, Mary Ellen Donald on doumbek, daff, & riqq, Salokhiddin Fakhriev on Uzbek doyra, dombek, & shakers, & Kevin Cloud on ney, yayli tambour & oud. Video of Mejool at their debut gig, October 15, 2008 at the Middle Eastern Treasures Concert in Oakland, Ca. For photos, go to NeilStonePhoto.com. My Space photos: Mejool.
Rasa Vitalia is a professional dance artist, specializing in Middle Eastern Dance, with over a decade of experience in multiple dance forms, including Near/Middle Eastern and Afro-Brazilian. Rasa’s mastery of sword balance, percussive cymbal rhythms, and dynamic movement makes her one of the most sought after performers in the world dance music scene.
Rasa has performed as a solo artist to audiences in cities throughout the U.S., contributed her talents to several troupes, and worked with an array of world-class, international musicians. Rasa Vitalia most often performs with a few select live Middle Eastern music ensembles including musicians on percussion, string and vocals.
Rasa can bring her solo act or live music act to your event.
Rasa’s approach to belly dance is in essence improvisational, fluid, unique, sensitive, and expressive. Her artistry gives timeless form to the subtle truths of the heart. Rasa seeks to unite the spectator with the divine in Nature through her graceful movements, and gives a brilliant and generous performance her audience won’t soon forget.
To contact/learn more about the artist please visit:
RasaVitalia.com
Rasa regularly performs at many celebrations, events, and venues throughout the San Francisco Bay Area as a solo artist.
Rasa performs in festivals, showcases, and with talented musicians in various cities, and she is in high demand for the artistry she brings to every celebration. For more information about performances, please email RasaVitalia@yahoo.com, call (415) 407-8006, or see RasaVitalia.com
Rasa is an instructor of Belly Dance Basics and Samba+Belly Dance fusion, and teaches workshops and classes in dance studios within the San Francisco Bay Area, and throughout the U.S. on request. Her approach to dance instruction is the focus on the healing & primal qualities of dance.
"Rasa," pronounced (RAH sa), in its entirety means "passion in the spirit" in many different cultures. This name is used in English (Passion), Afghani (Expressive), Sanskrit (Nectar, flavor; full of essence), Javanese (feeling), and Persian/Farsi (Expressive/meaning). Rasa means "head" or "beginning" in Arabic & "Dew" in Lithuanian. The name "Vitalia" originates from Latin and it is predominantly used in Italian as well as Lithuanian. Derived from the word "vitalis," it has the meaning 'vital, full of life '.
“Belly Dance Celebrating the Sacred Feminine” is about women (every woman) gaining power through feeling, experiencing, dancing the powerful ancient gift that once stirred worship in goddesses. The goddesses are among us now, in these photos, described by these words:
The Goddess is You.
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Welcome, Rasa! My first myspace dancer friend! And a gifted one! Well, I've seen-enjoyed all your dances in your profile! Beautiful movements & rhythmic precision! A magic sword & excellent zil playing: You'd be a terrific percussionist!..
Thank you Rasa for your nice words ;) I can easely return the compliment to you, because your show saturday night was, really really beautiful !! I hope we can work together again very soon. Have a nice continuation. A bientot !!
Thanks for the friend request. I like your new name!
It would be great to team up for some more shows. My first solo CD, Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar, will be in stores starting 2/10/2009. It would be fun to do some dance and guitar work again!
