Bossa Nova Belly Dance - Robert Peak Design

Bossa Nova Belly Dance in the Heart of Appalachia is a collaboration among cinematographer/filmmaker Robert Peak, musician-composer Roger Aldridge and belly dancer Jennifer "Jensuya" Carpenter-Peak. Filmed near Berkeley Springs in the Appalachian Mountains of Morgan County, West Virginia, Bossa Nova Belly Dance is to "Twilight Sail" (copyright 1994, Roger Aldridge, BMI, all rights reserved) composed by Roger Aldridge and performed and recorded by David Arivett.

See more of Jensuya Belly Dance and TarabRaqs:
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http://www.tarabraqs.com/
https://www.facebook.com/JensuyaBellyDance

See more of Robert Peak Design:
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Robert Peak Design Video Production Reel

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See more of Roger Aldridge:
http://www.rogeraldridge.com/

https://www.facebook.com/RogerAldridgeMusic

https://www.youtube.com/user/rogeraldridgemusic

BIOS:

Dancer JENSUYA began her training in 1973 when most of her childhood was spent overseas immersed in other cultures. In 2002 she began belly dancing with classes, workshops, self-guided study, and more travel to the Middle East. Two years later, she and her husband, musician Robert Peak, founded their music and dance ensemble, TarabRaqs. Since then, Jensuya has produced and performed in hundreds of live music and belly dance shows. With honors bestowed by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, the American Turkish Association, and a feature profile on the U.S. Government-funded Alhurra TV network broadcasting to over 24 million viewers in the Middle East, Ms. Carpenter-Peak is on the forefront of Middle Eastern dance in America.

Cinematographer/Filmmaker ROBERT PEAK established his career in 1987 with graphic design in Washington, D.C. He was on the forefront of the budding desktop publishing movement and both catered to a substantial list of design clients and served as expert consultant to government agencies and private firms for effectively using design software. In 1993 undertook a 4-year round-the-world travel and photography expedition with his wife (Jensuya), and subsequently relocated to Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. The studio doors were reopened in 1996, and the firm expanded the services in 2002 with commercial photography, in 2007 with film production, and in 2013 with aerial photography/cinematography.

Composer-Musician ROGER ALDRIDGE discovered jazz at an early age thanks to his mother’s collection of big band recordings. He started on alto saxophone when he was 9, developed an interest in composition in his early teens, and studied composition and arranging at Berklee College of Music, in Boston, Massachusettes with Herb Pomeroy and Charlie Mariano; classical composition with William Maloof and John Bavicchi; and woodwinds with Joe Viola. After Berklee, he studied with Dr. Robert Wykes, Dr. Stephanie Owen, and Dr. Champ Tyrone. He received a B.A. in composition from McKendree University and an M.A. in composition from Highlands University. Today Aldridge's music is directly inspired by his life and the culture in the Chesapeake Bay are and the Appalachian Mountains.