"BELLY DANCE FOR BODY AND SOUL" Classic Raqs Sharqi Style Belly Dance w/Nahara
Learn this captivating dance from the Middle East. Enrich your cultural knowledge. Whether you want to belly dance like Shakira, perform professionally, or just have fun and get in shape, this is the place for you to start. Nahara's beginner classes cover all the basic movements and articulations of the hip, chest and arms along with simple improvisational choreographies. The advanced beginner/intermediate classes focus on more complex choreography and layering movements for more precise interpretation of the music. An introduction and continuation of props such as veil, fan veil, cane and zils. All body types and ages welcome. Hip scarves and zils available at the studio for purchase.
CABARET & THEATRE STYLE Belly Dance w/Gina
Gina’s open-level class welcomes dancers to the glamorous world of cabaret and theatre-style belly dance, as well as the dramatic world of contemporary theater and fusion styles. Technique is based on elements of Egyptian, Turkish and American Cabaret, with warm-up and performance concepts borrowed from Western concert dance such as ballet, modern and jazz. This class is designed for all levels. For beginners it's a great challenge. For the intermediate and advanced student it's a great way to work on technique and adding special skills (zils) to your movement. Live drumming accompaniment every First Wednesday!
PERFORMANCE TROUPE w/Nahara
"Take your dancing to the next level." Learn and master beautiful choreographies that you can perform with fellow students at local venues in the tri-state area.
Westchester Belly Dance Meetup - Come Shimmy With Us!
GUEST ARTIST WORKSHOPS
Nourhan Sharif's Belly Dance Bootcamp: When Nourhan comes to town ... get ready to shimmy and sweat! Nourhan delivers an exhilarating workshop of Egyptian technique, rhythm training and drills. Every workshop is upbeat and her method of teaching works for every dancer on every level (absolute beginners included).
