Zoe Jakes - Evolution Tribal Fusion Belly Dance

Zoe Jakes - Evolution Tribal Fusion Belly Dance
Mazamir Holiday
Egyptian Folklore

[@tarantula982]

Love it. Been in love with egyptian culture for a long time. It's your eyes which makes the dance beautiful. they are windows to your soul. Just hooked for a while. Keep it up. Nice to see artists doing their thing!

[@DylStein]

i love her facial expressions in this video. in more recent ones she keeps a straight face. it goes along with her style but you can tell shes in pure bliss dancing in this video

[@MsPunk1209]

It's amazing to see how different her style is now in 2014. Her technique has changes tremendously. You can see here where she started from. She is my absolutely most favorite dancer, PERIOD. Love Zoe.

[@malikamir5810]

MsPunk1209 your vifdeo is great but A product I also found useful for learning how to belly dance step by step was Megarno Belly Dance Magician - if anyone wants to know more search on google

[@shamfish11]

I actually find it very inspirational to see her a bit heavier. She is fantastic and it does not take away from the dancing. It makes me feel better about myself and having an extra 15 pounds. Makes me feel like I can move forward and not have to be as skinny as some belly dancers. If she is fantastic with a tiny bit extra, I can also be fantastic.

[@belladona17]

I can NEVER keep a straight face in my tribal fusion choreo.. I admire this lady!!

[@Alicia9745]

I've seen a few of her newer solos that include pops and locks which really is a fusion of dances. I thought that that was genius!

[@MsOsica]

I looked so many other dancers but Zoe is that magic lady

[@SSHARLIE101]

NICE MUSIC INDEED, AND WOW VERRY NICE, ,LUV IT,

[@sunnyrosa]

I cannot express with words how much I liked this performance!

[@phillygyal5143]

Truly a masterpiece! I LOVE the art of belly dance!

[@fancigal]

wow how different it is to see her here in this earlier clip of her! I love her style now, so different and so original.

[@imaginecreatebe]

People keep criticizing her no matter what. Guess what? SHE'S A HARD EFFING WORKER. Do you have ANY idea how much she practices and works out, let alone dances/performs? The women is healthy, then in this video, and now. Learn to appreciate hard work and talent when you see it, or in this case, it slapping you in the face.

[@latifahabdel]

Thanks for posting videos like these!!!

[@rougeteckel]

bravo, j'aime beaucoup milles mercis. from France

[@Peace0MamaCas]

Man she sure has her stops down! Everything is so...crisp.

[@farashahanem]

Zoe is an absolutely gorgeous, talented dancer! Definitely one of my fav tribal fusionists. :)

[@Juxta5]

In response to Irynski...many of us western world citizens COMPLETELY appreciate curvaceous natural feminine beauty (not straight from the gym thin). There is a large contingency of people who admire, follow & practice the eastern arts, lifestyles, as well as religions in my western state's capital city. I know this first hand.

[@iamspecial14]

whoa !!!! retro zoe !!!!!!!!!

[@QueenofShadows90]

Ooooh, she was so young! and so cute! *.* I love Zoe Jakes.

[@kahlilc]

Beautiful!

[@CleopatraMemphis]

AMAZING!!!

[@XX-zk2lf]

She's come so far!❤

[@metalkitty88]

Wow, wonderful.

[@crymsunstr]

Mardi Love is also a bit thick, but she's still a beautiful and rocking belly dancer XD Size has nothing to do with it, if anything it enhances it.

[@TheMythum]

COMO SIEMPRE ZOE TU ESTILO INCONFUNDIBLE EN LA DANZA TRIBAL ME ENCANTA TUS MOVIMIENTOS , FELICITACIONES DONDE ENCUENTRO ESTA CANCION PARA DESCARGARLA

[@steamfaery15]

God, she is amazing. I love how she flows and becomes one with the music. I wish I could do this. I feel like I don't have the body for it, though... not enough curves. :P

[@AlientoDeSeth]

es tan bonita..... y baila tan bello...

[@FAFYWARRIOR]

nice work

[@darkpamm]

I love this girl!!

[@valgilbert9847]

Shiiiiiiiiit it FEELS like it requires magic!

[@hugsxstitches]

@MandaJeanMusic Thank you for saying that! I am a skinny chick who often thought you needed to be curvier for belly dance.

[@iamspecial14]

@fiby13 this is Zoe Jakes. This is her before she was what she is today.

[@carolkalil]

Zoe is amazing, but I'm afraid Rachel will always be the owner of my heart haha

[@bingramtube]

Beautiful dancer, wonder filled dancing. Lighting was very well done and the photographer was skillful, but what was with all that 'museum' furnishings along the wall ? Really distracting when we have such a beautiful dancer / dance. Thank You

[@zojja]

:) in this vid she doesn't have her tattoo yet as i see.. i'm in love with her.. she is the most amazing dancer ever!!

[@polapolyta]

te amooo para siempre!! grande diosa!!!

[@kungfubellydancer]

This is when she used to smile in the her dances...now she's so grim!

[@SouthIndianbb101]

I laugh when people say "Oh i could never do that"...simply notice how most bellydancers have covered legs, its all in the legs so yea it takes some natural skill to make it look as beautiful as this but it's not some magic

[@bugger490]

beautiful arms!

[@ponykleo]

so crazy to see this performance...it's from over 5 years ago!

[@beauty305]

OMG!!!! I LUV MISS ZOE! My dad wants to Marry her! lol

[@AmArNa391]

the first song is ISMAOUNI BY THE UPPER EGYPT ENSEMBLE. I don't know the name of the last song but I believe it from the same artist :D

[@mpelozo10]

Demasiado bueno!!! Géniale

[@firestonemagic]

* I am a dancer, and the interesting thing is Zoe can dance to some really strange music and she does a combo of turkish/tribal which is rare. Also Yes its true, it does not matter age-sex, body type, weight because there are male bellydancers and built girls. Theres one thats a better dancer than most of us except the teacher of course.

[@Luciaaafg]

¡¡Mer encantó!!!

[@alejandraks]

Sabes que entiendo a lo que te refieres, este video creo que es aproximadamente de hace unos que 4 años? Y si Zoe ha evolucionado muchisimo! Y se ha apropiado de un estilo muy particular... aún así a mi si me encanta aqui, se ve muy alegre... Además recuerda que las presentaciones de los DVD's no siempre son las mejores... no hay la misma energía que en vivo con publico... bueno es mi opinión :D

[@rosielxxrik]

@tammipuu She isnt fat, she's definitely in shape. If someone says that, they are probably confusing her somewhat thick waist for being fat. She is simply hardened with muscle in her torso section, because this type of dance requires that.

[@schwarzeschlumpfine1669]

I think belly dancers shouldn't be that thin...her body shape in this vid is totally fine...amazing dancer btw.

[@MarlaJaimes]

ohhhhh so... different well... I love her but now more :D

[@FeministCatwoman]

Parvatishakti1234: amen to that I think she is gorgeous

[@padmandl]

completely agree with your comment :)

[@sobeidalagrange7129]

Zoeeee!!!

[@dancerbranka]

I also think the video was stretched (ok2bPsycho) ...like some videos are stretched vertically, not horizontally (Kami Liddle performance in Tribal fusion faire 2008 for an example) ..but great performance of Zoe neverthless :)

[@kaliska.]

wow, what year is this from? She looks so young here. And she's much thinner now. I think I prefer the curvier Zoe though:)

[@MsPrince4life]

Belly dance is not about discrimination, it's about appreciation! : )

[@001naty1]

aguante muy bueno

[@brockbrock63]

cool

[@parvatishakti1234]

This is hilarious. In a more recent video on here people are criticising her for being too thin, and in this one they're criticising because she's curvier. No matter what, the world just refuses to accept a woman for who she is. Wish some folks would take their misogyny elsewhere so the rest of us can view this masterpiece of performance art for what it is.

[@eveningmistonwater]

to irynski and SabreToothGirl yes you're probably both right but not every woman who wishes to bellydance is curvy, just like not every adolescent boy is flat chested and skinny. i my self am a size of about oh; not to big not to small (130 at 5'3")i only work out enough to maintain that, and am very flat chested by nature,even though i have good hips and a fairly big backside!LOL! but i do so enjoy bellydance!

[@ghostinameatsuit4654]

:) Bellydance doesn't require curves! It's for people of all shapes and sizes!

[@mrsgypsyd]

@hugsxstitches I was trying to find what this Manda person said, but I imagine that I would agree with her as well. The way I see it ANY woman who can take command of her body in the way that is required for belly dance, is amazing. Whether she be a size 20 or a size 2.

[@wulan41269]

lol! true that!

[@AbsintheMinded777]

music information is listed the first few seconds of the video

[@czarcastik]

esma3ouni - warda :-)

[@franckmouliere1804]

Zeeen attitude huuummm

[@ladyguitar16]

@velvetsnape Mazamir Holiday by The Upper Egypt Ensemble

[@bibhatsu]

This is such an old video, but it's still one of my favorites, if not THE favorite. P.S. Isn't the song "Ismaouni?"

[@MissManiacTheMad]

the picture is stretched =( shame.....but she dances very cool

[@119892223]

it is quite old. i believe it's from before she became a part of bdss!

[@SabineTribalStyle]

it's in the first seconds of the film

[@Hifromyourmom]

@MandaJeanMusic RB just has a VERY long torso and stumpy legs. And you are totally right about dance!

[@susanhsue]

ah!!! i'd thought i just found another person named zoe jakes who also danced trial belly dance! she looks totally different from other videos... i still love her wonderful moves but i do wonder how come she's much fatter now. oh this is really tragic to me since i love her dance so much... don't know what to say.

[@psychoticanimosity]

Why was the wall awesome enough to cut away too?ò_ó

[@arrianne311]

@chaiyah12 Indeed, I'd love to dress like this! I agree with the robotic street dance thing, exactly what I was thinking.

[@smilesqueen]

SNAKE DANCING

[@Hifromyourmom]

@MandaJeanMusic RB just has a VERY long torso and stumpy legs. And you are totally right about dance! Plus, I don't think i'd call Zoe curvy if compared to rachel. Zoe is just short.

[@teenwitchlovergirl]

Fucking beautiful!!

[@aneesall]

what year is this from?

[@SabreToothGirl]

It seems there is a big misunderstanding of my comment. I am not talking about skinny girls who cant gain weight physically. my comment goes out to all Karl Lagerfelds, who post comments like "that little belly definitley has to go" or "bellydance shouldnt be allowed for fat ppl". I do NOT hate or dislike ppl for their bodys, I dislike those who cant accept others as they are. My attitude is: as long as someone is healthy and happy with the own body, its al

[@8248angelina]

sorry, but not all of us can be "curvaceous". Some of us for all intents and purposes are scrawny and a bit flat chested. Does that make us any less able to belly dance or for that matter be female?

[@rodrigotragedie]

The real song's name is ISMAAOUNI from Upper Egyptian Essemble, but it way, it doesn't look like Zoe Jakes. I've seen her more performatic and less fat than now.

[@SabreToothGirl]

to make my point of view clearer, pls read the comment I posted yesterday, my top comment wasnt intended to insult thin women

[@chaiyah12]

Any one who says this women is fat is crazy. u NEED to be a bit wobbly in tribal or any belly dance style otherwise the moves dont look right. Imagine this being done by a super skinny type - it just wouldnt look right. I love RB and this style of dance. i think zoe is great but sometimes I think she goes too far with the body popping - it looks more like robotic street dance then. As for the costumes - they are amazing ! id kill to dress like this!! zoe and rachel are both amazing dancers !

[@FREEn00dz]

She's actually not any thicker than any other videos she's in, it just has the video stretched out so it makes her look shorter and plumper.

[@Mithrylle]

She looks kind a different. I've barely recognized her.

[@janetplanet73]

is this old?

[@SabreToothGirl]

@SabreToothGirl right

[@GigiG684]

@MandaJeanMusic I will probably get thumbed down for this but hear me out first. Whilst I do agree that you dont have to have a ''body type'' to do it. I have seen some great plus sized dancers dont get me wrong but what I like to see that I have never seen(feel free to prove me wrong!) is that you cannot see the isolation movements aswell, especially regarding the stomach hips, chest and arms yes it does not matter to much how well defined you are. But stomach youcannot see well if not

[@eliphas341]

Je préfère de loin la danseuse Sadie MARQUARDT, beaucoup plus sensuel !

[@XxPoizonisskiszxX]

wow..she has a normal body type now..waay to skinny before ..i like this

[@mnicolich]

SHE IS NOT ZOE... WHERE IS THE TATTOO ? ( ARMS AND BODY )

[@thesnakeandpot]

I've no idea what people are talking about.. she's tiny here. she's even tinier now. people are crazy

[@Catherina347]

She is Zoe but this video is very old, she didn't have the belly tattoo here yet.

[@jewelz2k5]

@tammipuu I always thought belly dancers were supposed to have more "meat" so they could look better doing this type of dance. I am personally athletically built and although I have some moves, I just think it looks better with thicker women.

[@8248angelina]

Not all individuals that are small are anorexic. Some of us physically can not gain weight no matter what we do. And calling scrawny girls "anorexia spoilt f***ers" is no better calling heavy girls any number of disgusting names.

[@Voodo0Puppet]

I personally never saw a bellydancer I would call fat . Most people don't see anymore what is normal...

[@Natalia-462JZ]

Era una niña!!!!

[@GigiG684]

... and under no circumstance was I saying that I think Zoe is plus sized. I wonder what is wrong with the men and women who would view somebody like Zoe as plus sized.

[@Catherina347]

I can't imagine how somebody could say she's fat. Don't they see it's a video mistake?

[@Aineloim]

@molarmama5 This is not the kind of belly dance you see in Egypt so you can't compare them.