BELLYDANCE CLASSES AT VMAC
Bellydance
Bellydance is an ancient and enchanting dance form that originated in the Middle East and North Africa. Known for its fluid and graceful movements, bellydance emphasizes intricate hip and torso articulations, shimmies, and undulations. This expressive dance style often incorporates the use of veils, finger cymbals, and other props, adding to its captivating performance. Bellydance celebrates the beauty and strength of the human body, promoting flexibility, coordination, and self-confidence. Whether performed as a solo act or in a group, bellydance offers a mesmerizing way to connect with the music and express individuality through dance.
PASS:
$20 drop-in
$90 for 5 classes (2-month expiration) *
$170 for 10 classes (6-month expiration) *
* You can mix and match with other classes!
Cycle Passes
$75 for months with 4 calendar weeks.
$93 for months with 5 calendar weeks.
Learn to bellydance with Elinore!
Please wear comfortable clothes to dance and stretch in, bring water, and a hip scarf if you like (no coin belts, please.) You might also like to bring a yoga mat for the warmup. No shoes are necessary, though jazz shoes, ballet slippers, or foot undies might be preferable to bare feet, depending on your needs.
Bellydance 1 Beginners (Drop-in)
Tuesdays 6:30-7:30
Thursdays 6:30-7:30
Learn to belly dance! We will break down and practice belly dance isolations, movement, traveling steps, and musicality. We will start with a lengthy warm up that includes stretching, seated technique, and calisthenics. Warmup is followed by standing and walking technique instruction and drills, ending with a short dance combination/choreography and/or dance movement across the floor. Technique, vocabulary, and nomenclature used in class is mostly based on the Salimpour Format.
This class is drop in and is appropriate for all levels, including newcomers to dance and belly dance. Please bring finger cymbals, if you have them.
Bellydance 2 Beyond Beginners/Intermediate (4 or 5 wk cycle)
Thursdays 7:30-8:30
Let's dance! Building on what was learned in Bellydance 1, we will work with more complex travel movements, isolations, and finger cymbals. We will also practice improvisation techniques and expand our belly dance vocabulary.
This class is drop in and is appropriate for dancers with some belly dance experience at a "beyond beginning" or intermediate level. It is recommended to have taken at least 12 weeks of Bellydance 1, or have Salimpour Level 1 certification. Please bring finger cymbals for this class.
$20 drop-in
$90 for 5 classes (2-month expiration) *
$170 for 10 classes (6-month expiration) *
* You can mix and match with other classes!
Cycle Passes
$75 for months with 4 calendar weeks.
$93 for months with 5 calendar weeks.
Learn to bellydance with Elinore!
Please wear comfortable clothes to dance and stretch in, bring water, and a hip scarf if you like (no coin belts, please.) You might also like to bring a yoga mat for the warmup. No shoes are necessary, though jazz shoes, ballet slippers, or foot undies might be preferable to bare feet, depending on your needs.
Bellydance 1 Beginners (Drop-in)
Tuesdays 6:30-7:30
Thursdays 6:30-7:30
Learn to belly dance! We will break down and practice belly dance isolations, movement, traveling steps, and musicality. We will start with a lengthy warm up that includes stretching, seated technique, and calisthenics. Warmup is followed by standing and walking technique instruction and drills, ending with a short dance combination/choreography and/or dance movement across the floor. Technique, vocabulary, and nomenclature used in class is mostly based on the Salimpour Format.
This class is drop in and is appropriate for all levels, including newcomers to dance and belly dance. Please bring finger cymbals, if you have them.
Bellydance 2 Beyond Beginners/Intermediate (4 or 5 wk cycle)
Thursdays 7:30-8:30
Let's dance! Building on what was learned in Bellydance 1, we will work with more complex travel movements, isolations, and finger cymbals. We will also practice improvisation techniques and expand our belly dance vocabulary.
This class is drop in and is appropriate for dancers with some belly dance experience at a "beyond beginning" or intermediate level. It is recommended to have taken at least 12 weeks of Bellydance 1, or have Salimpour Level 1 certification. Please bring finger cymbals for this class.
