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Workshop Topics
All workshops include a thorough stretch and warm-up at the beginning, cool-down at the end, and notes for dancers. Choreographies are taught in a step by step method.
These workshop topics are listed as a point of departure please feel free to discuss any ideas you have about topics you would like me to teach. I am always interested in trying new things!
Thank you for considering me for your event.
RAKS SHARKI
- Dynamic Combinations (with or without finger cymbals)
- The Elusive Four Yard Veil Techniques & Combinations (many veils available to borrow)
- Original Drum Solo or Raks Sharki Choreography
- Taksim: Floorwork, Arms & Hands
- Four Yard Veil, Arms & Hands
- Four Yard Veil & Double Veil Techniques (bring two matching half circle veils; veils available to borrow)
- Sword: Techniques & Combinations (including floorwork)
- MASTER CLASS: Beginning Dancer
- MASTER CLASS: Advanced Dancers (lots of challenging technique)
ROM (GYPSY) STYLES
- Spicy Skirts & Fabulous Fanwork (bring a full skirt / fan some fans available to borrow)
- Skirt Work: Combinations & Choreography (bring a full ankle-length skirt)
- Turkish Dance in 9/8 Rhythm (bring a full ankle-length skirt)
MISCELANEOUS / SPECIAL TOPICS
- Ballet for Bellydancers (Exploring the posture, grace & lyricism of Ballet with the Middle Eastern Dancer in mind. Great as an early morning 1 hour workshop.)
Some of my favorite techniques that may be requested to fit into the above workshop topics:
- Improvisation: Using the Elements of Dance to Move Past Choreography (lecture with notes and demonstration - 15 to 30 min)
- Spinning {and Stopping} Gracefully (including techniques of spinning with spotting, not spotting, traveling, staying in place, and more)
- The Barrel Roll Breakdown (spin)
- Turkish Drops made “Safer” (from a spin or not)
- Deep Backbend sliding out onto the floor (using a safe as possible, muscular method)
- Lotus Hands (foolproof, easy, quick teaching technique! Guaranteed!)
- Tips & Techniques for Stomach Rolls & Stomach Flutter
