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Bellydance for Beginners

with Aya

A 6 Week Course where students will learn a full choreography to a piece of music.  This course focuses on dance technique through the use of choreography.  At the end of the course students end up with a complete performance piece!

Some areas of focus throughout the course include: Posture, Basic Movements, Isolations, Shimmies, Undulations, Transitions, and Stage Presence.

No previous dance experience required. An Absolute Must for the Serious Beginner or for Those in Need of Review. Name of choreography to be announced...

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Bellydance Choreography

with Aziza

Intermediate/Advanced belly dance - improve isolation technique, rhythms and musical interpretation in a fun and friendly environment.

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Bellydance Cardio

with Suhad & Andye-Andinha

Enjoy a challenging 1 hour Raqs Cardio Class with Suhad of Palestine-Arabia. Class is designed to push professional dancers to the next level with various regional raqs bellydance while shaping intermediate dancers into real "raqs form." The entire hour is an intense body shaping experience that leaves participants "feeling and loving" it! Suhad is the bellydancer's bellydancer... come see for yourself.

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HipHop

with Theshay

This class teaches rhythm, musicality, coordination, and age-appropriate hip hop choreography with no suggestive music/movement.  This is an excellent class for high-energy kids who want to take a fast and fun dance class.

Hip hop dancing is an urban ethnic dance form that has gained popularity in recent days. It is more common than the break dance of modern days. Hip hop dancing marked its beginning as part of the hip hop culture in the early 1900's, when the youth in and around Bronx, New York started dancing on the streets.

Hip hop dancing is an ideal way to express one's creativeness. It features self impressions and the dances come from the soul. The dancing represents body movements that go with the beat and rhythm of hip hop music. There is breaking, popping, locking, and free styling in hip hop dances. The jumps, breakages, and rotations in the movements are combined in such a way that the dance style becomes an informal and explosive one.

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HoopDance

with Rebecca

Hula hooping is not just child's play anymore! What was once a fad is now back and better than ever... opening the gateway to pure bliss by way of freeing your body mind and soul for expression; as an added bonus, hooping is packed with the power of a low-impact cardiovascular workout! Get ready to sweat and tone your body... all with a smile on your face and joy in your heart.

Hula hooping for fitness and fun is a no-to-low impact workout, perfect for all fitness levels and ages. Hooping is a fun activity that all ages can enjoy together! No experience or dance background required! Get in touch with your inner child, give yourself permission... and come out and play.

Thought of as ‘exercise in disguise,’ hoopdance will make you sweat... all the while having fun, and when’s the last time you could say that about YOUR workout? Tone up your core muscles and battle the bulge with next generation hoops built heavier and studier (not to mention prettier) than your childhood bargain store variety.

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Salsa

with Mario (Tuesdays) or with Danella (Saturdays)

Originally evolving from the 1960s Mambo era when Cuban music was introduced to New York, the New York Salsa has its own evolutionary path as old Mambo is fused with New York jazz and swing to create a new salsa genre. The dance is strictly On 2... "On 2" timing emphasizes the conga drum's tumbao pattern, and encourages the dancer to listen to percussive elements of the music.

Salsa has been taught in ballroom schools throughout the world since the 1950s, when the music came direct from Cuba. New York style tends to place a greater emphasis on performing "shines" where dancers separate and dance solo for a time, a practice which originates from Swing and New York tap.

The music for this class is mid-to-up-tempo salsa with an emphasis on percussion and band orchestration rather than the vocals. Come on out for a class today!

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Tango Evolution

with Clint & Shelley

Tango Evolution: Close Embrace

In this Intermediate class, we focus on advanced concepts while always keeping a sharp focus on embrace, musicality and navigation. The moves that we teach in this class will be simple, musical and elegant. We will focus on different tango orchestras as well as vals and milonga and give you specific tools and moves to interpret these in an interesting and satisfying way. We will try to always spend time focusing on the followers role in the dance.

You do not need a partner to take our classes. We switch partners during the class and make sure that everyone gets plenty of dance time.

We recommend that everyone wear closed-toe shoes that fit your feet comfortably and snugly, preferably with leather bottoms that allow you to pivot easily.

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Tribal Style Bellydance

with Teejei

There are many styles of bellydance; American Tribal Style is a modern celebration of the exchange of culture and aesthetics from India, North Africa, the Middle East, and Spain. This style focuses on small groups using a common language of steps to create dramatic, lively improvised performances.

Teejei is fresh from her 10-hour American Tribal Style Teacher Training Certification with the style's founder, Carolena Nericcio, in San Francisco California. Come learn this exhilarating dance form in a time-proven progressive format!

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Zoetic Open Contemporary

with Zoetic Dance & Onur

Athleticism and artistry combine in Zoetic Open Contemporary. This class is designed for advanced and advanced/intermediate dancers, and led by Zoetic Dance Ensemble, a company known for their “...quirky sense of humor in the company’s athletic, technically accomplished approach to dance.” (Creative Loafing). Zoetic Open Contemporary develops technique, builds strength and creates opportunities for risk and innovation. Immerse yourself!

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Zumba

with LaWanda

Zumba is a Latin dance fitness class that blends the basic steps from Latin and world dance with fitness moves to create a workout that is FUN and EASY TO DO!

No dance background necessary – just a good attitude and the desire to have fun!

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Exotic Stilletto

with LaWanda

This is an inspiring, motivating, and seductive way to get into shape! Join LaWanda Brokenborough (aka LaWanda the fitness diva) for a fun and sexy workout that will leave your body tingling and your soul smiling. Each class is designed to target every major muscle group with exotic dance moves. You will gently be pushed past your comfort zone. Ladies only! High heeled shoes are recommend but not required.

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ABC's & 123's of Burlesque

with Syrens of the South

All classes in the ABCs & 123s of Burlesque Class Series are intended for ages 18+ and all genders unless other wise noted. Each class has a maximum of 15 slots so there is plenty of time for questions and one on one work with the teacher. Burlesque is the art of the tease, focusing on the tease and there is no nudity in any of our classes.

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