Post by oriana on Jan 2, 2006 1:15:10 GMT -5
Full Name: Oriana Nagin
Age:15
Height:5'4"
Body Description:
Oriana is not one of these stick thin girls one usually sees on a magazine, but nor is she overly large. Rather she has a very feminine shape for her age, having curves. Her hair is black and wavy, and when she wears it loose it falls just past her hips, she frequently braids it or ties it up for convenience sake. She has dark brown eyes that she her emotions freely. Her skin is naturally a bronze color, and remains fairly consistent year round as Oriana spends much of her time inside practicing her dance or studying instead of carousing outside. Oriana dresses very comfortably, being frequently seen wearing her exercise clothing or else a loose sweat suit set.
Background (Family/Heritage/Life Tragedies):
A single mother raised Oriana. She was encouraged to follow her own path in life and to express herself freely. At a young age Oriana became involved in dance, starting off in ballet and tap. At the age of 6 Oriana added Celtic dancing to her list of activities, and shortly thereafter she started Belly Dancing. Many people frowned on her and her mother, since Oriana’s dancing was often described as being far too provocative for a girl of her age. Oriana enjoyed her dance in competition, but most often in private, for most of her life. Oriana understands the meaning of work, even at a young age she would do chores at the dance studios and around the town to raise money for lessons. However, her life was recently turned upside down when she first started high school. The school year started off with a talent show, and Oriana choreographed a veil dance to some popular music. It was only part way through her presentation when her dance was stopped, administration claiming that her dance was too provocative to be displayed in front of a crowd. Oriana tried reason with administration, explaining that her dance was anything but provocative. No matter how many books she brought with her explaining the history of Oriental dance, the administration refused to listen. The administration didn’t suspend her, but she was warned never to demonstrate dances like that in school again. Oriana was humiliated and frustrated by the school board system, and arranged to be transferred to a school where she would be able to practice her art with people who understood the truth, history, and beauty of the dance.
Personality:
Oriana is very open about herself and her family. She is kind, but if she doesn’t like you she will make it known right away. Oriana is always open to try something new, and she loves to learn new dances as well as share her knowledge with others. The one thing that frustrates her is artwork on paper. While she can often picture an event happening in her head, or see a beautiful scene, she cannot use her words to describe it or a paintbrush to capture the splendour.
Role Playing Example:
Oriana walked into the empty gymnasium and placed her stereo in a back corner. She inserted a CD and glanced at the case, trying to figure out which song she wished to play first. She found the required song and stepped back, towards the middle of the gym and smiled at her fake audience. Her long hair was hanging down, free, as it usually was when she was practicing her belly dancing. She closed her eyes and allowed her body to move with the beat of the song. Her hips moved in figure eights with the beat of the song and her arms and hands floated dreamily over her body. She continued with this until she grew comfortable with the beat and then she stepped into the dance. Her arms and hips moved as if on their own accord with the beat of the music. Her eyes closed as she improvised the dance, a dreamy smile appeared on her face as she became more confident with her steps. The tempo of the song increased half way through, and her movements along with it. She began to do a hip shimmy while walking forwards, her arms still moving gracefully while her fingers tapped together in time with the music, as if she were wearing finger cymbals. The tempo increased once again and Oriana moved into a graceful spin, her fingers still keeping the beat with her imaginary cymbals. The song was soon at a whirling speed, and Oriana continued her spinning movement. Suddenly the movement came to a halt and Oriana gracefully dropped to her knees, her upper body doubling back over her legs. The song continued now, in the slow tempo that it had started off at. She lifted her upper body up slightly and continued to move her arms gracefully while she performed belly rolls. She continued to dance in the back bend, demonstrating various moves with her hips and arms before the song ended. Oriana stood up and wiped some sweat off her brow. She would be the first to admit that her dance hadn’t been perfect, but it had been good enough for an improvisation. Besides, what fun would dancing be making sure that everything was perfectly choreographed all the time. She had only a moment to readjust her hair before the next song began. Once again her eyes closed dreamily as her body moved with the rythem.
Desired Activites at GAA: Dance
Password (You will know this if you read the rules.):GAB
Age:15
Height:5'4"
Body Description:
Oriana is not one of these stick thin girls one usually sees on a magazine, but nor is she overly large. Rather she has a very feminine shape for her age, having curves. Her hair is black and wavy, and when she wears it loose it falls just past her hips, she frequently braids it or ties it up for convenience sake. She has dark brown eyes that she her emotions freely. Her skin is naturally a bronze color, and remains fairly consistent year round as Oriana spends much of her time inside practicing her dance or studying instead of carousing outside. Oriana dresses very comfortably, being frequently seen wearing her exercise clothing or else a loose sweat suit set.
Background (Family/Heritage/Life Tragedies):
A single mother raised Oriana. She was encouraged to follow her own path in life and to express herself freely. At a young age Oriana became involved in dance, starting off in ballet and tap. At the age of 6 Oriana added Celtic dancing to her list of activities, and shortly thereafter she started Belly Dancing. Many people frowned on her and her mother, since Oriana’s dancing was often described as being far too provocative for a girl of her age. Oriana enjoyed her dance in competition, but most often in private, for most of her life. Oriana understands the meaning of work, even at a young age she would do chores at the dance studios and around the town to raise money for lessons. However, her life was recently turned upside down when she first started high school. The school year started off with a talent show, and Oriana choreographed a veil dance to some popular music. It was only part way through her presentation when her dance was stopped, administration claiming that her dance was too provocative to be displayed in front of a crowd. Oriana tried reason with administration, explaining that her dance was anything but provocative. No matter how many books she brought with her explaining the history of Oriental dance, the administration refused to listen. The administration didn’t suspend her, but she was warned never to demonstrate dances like that in school again. Oriana was humiliated and frustrated by the school board system, and arranged to be transferred to a school where she would be able to practice her art with people who understood the truth, history, and beauty of the dance.
Personality:
Oriana is very open about herself and her family. She is kind, but if she doesn’t like you she will make it known right away. Oriana is always open to try something new, and she loves to learn new dances as well as share her knowledge with others. The one thing that frustrates her is artwork on paper. While she can often picture an event happening in her head, or see a beautiful scene, she cannot use her words to describe it or a paintbrush to capture the splendour.
Role Playing Example:
Oriana walked into the empty gymnasium and placed her stereo in a back corner. She inserted a CD and glanced at the case, trying to figure out which song she wished to play first. She found the required song and stepped back, towards the middle of the gym and smiled at her fake audience. Her long hair was hanging down, free, as it usually was when she was practicing her belly dancing. She closed her eyes and allowed her body to move with the beat of the song. Her hips moved in figure eights with the beat of the song and her arms and hands floated dreamily over her body. She continued with this until she grew comfortable with the beat and then she stepped into the dance. Her arms and hips moved as if on their own accord with the beat of the music. Her eyes closed as she improvised the dance, a dreamy smile appeared on her face as she became more confident with her steps. The tempo of the song increased half way through, and her movements along with it. She began to do a hip shimmy while walking forwards, her arms still moving gracefully while her fingers tapped together in time with the music, as if she were wearing finger cymbals. The tempo increased once again and Oriana moved into a graceful spin, her fingers still keeping the beat with her imaginary cymbals. The song was soon at a whirling speed, and Oriana continued her spinning movement. Suddenly the movement came to a halt and Oriana gracefully dropped to her knees, her upper body doubling back over her legs. The song continued now, in the slow tempo that it had started off at. She lifted her upper body up slightly and continued to move her arms gracefully while she performed belly rolls. She continued to dance in the back bend, demonstrating various moves with her hips and arms before the song ended. Oriana stood up and wiped some sweat off her brow. She would be the first to admit that her dance hadn’t been perfect, but it had been good enough for an improvisation. Besides, what fun would dancing be making sure that everything was perfectly choreographed all the time. She had only a moment to readjust her hair before the next song began. Once again her eyes closed dreamily as her body moved with the rythem.
Desired Activites at GAA: Dance
Password (You will know this if you read the rules.):GAB
