BELLYDANCE CLASSES AT VMAC
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!
Learn to bellydance with Elinore!
Please bring water, and comfortable clothes to dance and stretch in, 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
Tuesdays 6:30-7:30
Learn to Bellydance! We will break down and practice belly dance isolations, movement, 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.
Bellydance 2 Intermediate
Wednesdays 7:30-8:30
Building on what was learned in Bellydance 1, we will begin more complex travel movements with isolations, build stamina, and include finger cymbals. We will also introduce layering isolations, improvisation techniques, more complex combinations, and double time.
This class is drop in and is appropriate for experienced dancers at a "beyond beginning" or intermediate level. It is recommended to have taken two to three 8-week rotations of Bellydance 1, or have Salimpour Level 1 certification. Please bring finger cymbals for this class.
Bellydance Props and Stylization
Wednesdays 8:30-9:30
Bellydance 2A "Egyptian Family Steps with Cymbals"
Bellydance 2B "Arabic Family, Shimmies, and Turns with Cymbals"
Bellydance 2C "Veil"
Bellydance 2D "Sword"
Bellydance 2E "Cane"
Bellydance 2F "Debke, Karsilama, and Folkloric"
This class will introduce and build techniques in Jamila stylization, finger cymbals, veil work, sword dance, cane dancing, folkloric steps, and more! Every month we will focus on a specific stylization and/or prop. We will build skills in improvisation, as well as choreography.
This class is a one-month sign up. It is recommended to also attend Bellydance 2, or be at an intermediate level in belly dance, or have Salimpour Level 1 certification. Please bring finger cymbals, and the appropriate prop, as needed.
$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!
Learn to bellydance with Elinore!
Please bring water, and comfortable clothes to dance and stretch in, 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
Tuesdays 6:30-7:30
Learn to Bellydance! We will break down and practice belly dance isolations, movement, 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.
Bellydance 2 Intermediate
Wednesdays 7:30-8:30
Building on what was learned in Bellydance 1, we will begin more complex travel movements with isolations, build stamina, and include finger cymbals. We will also introduce layering isolations, improvisation techniques, more complex combinations, and double time.
This class is drop in and is appropriate for experienced dancers at a "beyond beginning" or intermediate level. It is recommended to have taken two to three 8-week rotations of Bellydance 1, or have Salimpour Level 1 certification. Please bring finger cymbals for this class.
Bellydance Props and Stylization
Wednesdays 8:30-9:30
Bellydance 2A "Egyptian Family Steps with Cymbals"
Bellydance 2B "Arabic Family, Shimmies, and Turns with Cymbals"
Bellydance 2C "Veil"
Bellydance 2D "Sword"
Bellydance 2E "Cane"
Bellydance 2F "Debke, Karsilama, and Folkloric"
This class will introduce and build techniques in Jamila stylization, finger cymbals, veil work, sword dance, cane dancing, folkloric steps, and more! Every month we will focus on a specific stylization and/or prop. We will build skills in improvisation, as well as choreography.
This class is a one-month sign up. It is recommended to also attend Bellydance 2, or be at an intermediate level in belly dance, or have Salimpour Level 1 certification. Please bring finger cymbals, and the appropriate prop, as needed.
