BellyDance Semester 2 (Choreography Class)

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BellyDance Semester 2 (Choreography Class)

Choreography Classes change with each session and level of participants. Please check back with the page to see what the class you are interested in is going to work on.

*LEVEL 1.5; We'll spend time learning basic moves in the cabaret style, and learn a short veil dance or an American Cabaret dance that will make your heart sing!

Each session may run from 4 to 10 weeks. Class will begin with a dancer's warmup, designed to build strength and warm the body thoroughy. Then we'll learn and drill movements from this art form, focusing on body isolation and fluidity. I take time to walk around the room giving each person guidance.

We always include a dance segment, where we put together the moves we've learned or we simply dance them in isolation- the music is phenominal and very uplifting!

At the end, we treat our bodies to an 15 additional minutes of stretching.

NEW CLASSES BEGINS NOVEMBER 09!

6 week choreography class on Mondays from 5:15-6:15 with Immrama. $50 (Continuing student discounted price= $42.)

[For Janice's Egyptian Bellydance class beginning NOV 02 at 7:30, please click here]

REGISTER HERE

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HISTORY OF VEIL DANCING

This is a North American addition to belly dance, or "Dance Oriental" as it is also known. Women performing long sets at night clubs and shows took advantage of the myth "The Dance of the Seven Veils" and started using silken fabrics to cover up and slowly "unveil."

You simply MUST read Shira's research on the subject! Then start your own research and see if you come to the same conclusion. I did. (Note to Shira- thanks for a great starting place on so many topics. Your use of source identification has lead me on many wonderful searches!)

Shira's Research

Wikipedia's Accounting