American Tribal Style (TM)

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  Join Sadiya, recently certified ATS teacher, to learn the beauty, grace and strength of American Tribal Style. Level 1 Level 1 introduces you to the basic movement vocabulary, leading and following and cueing. Level 2 Level 2 introduces you … Continue reading

Beginning Belly Dance

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Beginning Adult Belly Dance Beginning belly dance class focuses on learning the basic technique of isolations in belly dance. The dancer learns to move certain parts of her/his body “in isolation” from the other parts. From there we will add … Continue reading

Advanced Beginning—moving beyond the basics

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Advanced Beginning Belly Dance This class is for the dancer who has mastered the basic technique, isolation and beginning layering of belly dance. Focus will shift to strength training, attention to technique for layering and more advanced moves, and harder … Continue reading

Intermediate Belly Dance

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Intermediate Adult Belly Dance Completion of Advanced Beginning or a similar class is necessary for enrollment in this class. Dancers eligible will have mastered the basics of layering, have strength and stamina for more complex dance and is recommended by … Continue reading

Advanced Belly Dance

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Advanced Adult Belly Dance Advanced classes are for students with at least two years of instruction or the instructor’s permission. Students will learn professional level choreography and use of props, advanced performance skills and be challenged as solo and group … Continue reading

Tribal Fusion Belly Dance

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Tribal Style represents everything from Folkloric inspired dances to a fusion of ancient dance techniques from North India, the Middle East and Africa. As a general category, Tribal Style covers many flavors of American Belly Dance both the folkloric, fusion … Continue reading