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Oriental dance facing illness: Apolline's remarkable fight
Thanks to Apolline, oriental dancer and teacher, for her detailed answers to our interview.
Bellydancer and talented teacher, we also know you have multiple sclerosis. How do you manage on a daily basis these activities and this illness with such courage and determination?
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease: the antibodies attack the nerves’ myelin sheath in the brain and spinal cord causing major dysfunctions - the image of the person in a wheelchair is a specter that threatens me. It was diagnosed 16 years ago although minor symptoms were already present years before without us knowing what they were. My daily symptoms are exhaustion (from the disease and treatment), permanent pain, dizziness, vision problems, loss of sensation in the toes... increasing over time and after each outbreak (attacks); this happens to me about once a year. All these symptoms are invisible but terribly burdensome and i
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Illan Riviere
Illan Riviere is a French belly dance fusion dancer, that mixes Urban hip hop moves with the tribal bellydance aesthetics.
Illan discovered Tribal belly Dance at 11 by watching video performances of Rachel Brice, which led him to take on Tribal dancing classes to improve his technique. He then trained with many leading artists including Sharon Kihara, Anasma , Mardi Love, and of course Rachel herself.
He later joined Louis Liard High School in 2008, in Falaise (France), with a major in dance, where he got acquainted with a myriad of dance forms showcased by choreographers such as Dominique Duszynski, Jean Marc Piquemal , Jean Guizerix, Dominique Jegou and others. This is why Illian mixes moves from African dances, Contemporary dances, and ballet into his belly dance style.
After winning first prize in Germany at the Hannover Festival, he went on a trip to Tribal Fest in Sebastopol, CA, USA, where he performed on stage.
Illian Riviere is one of the few Male Belly
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