(Come On Let's Dance Girls!)
Posted in Class Bulletins, News on Nov 11th, 2009
Remember that there is a handy workshop coming up soon, How To Make a BellyDance Circle Skirt, on Saturday November 21st.
Have you just started BellyDance and want to have something gorgeous to wear while you dance? Or, have you been dancing for a while and have always wanted one of those big, full skirts that [...]
Posted in Class Bulletins, News on Oct 30th, 2009
IMPORTANT REMINDER: There will be no classes next week, the week of November 1st to 7th.
So, for Tuesday’s class you will skip November 3rd and I’ll see you again on the 10th. For Thursday’s gals you will be skipping November 5th and I’ll see you again on the 12th. For those of you that are [...]
Posted in Class Bulletins on Oct 22nd, 2009
You should all have the music now for the piece we will be creating choreography to, and hopefully you’ve been listening to it many, many times to become familiar with it.
Your homework last week was to choose a section from our chosen song that moves you – it doesn’t matter how long or short this [...]
Posted in Class Bulletins on Oct 21st, 2009
We had a great beginner class this past Thursday and we’ve begun to tackle everyone’s favourite – 3/4 shimmies!
Remember, there are two different kinds:
The first one has the emphasis on the first count: one-two-three, one-two-three, one-two-three, etc.
The second starts counting, and has the emphasis, on three: three, one-two-three, one-two-three, etc.
Keep practicing both of these at [...]
Posted in Class Bulletins, General Raqs Sharqi on Oct 17th, 2009
Thank you Sandra for searching this one out for us!
–FEMALE–
Ishq jiska naseeb hota hai, rab usi ke kareeb hota hai
Whoevers lucky in love, God is near to him
Ajnabi se mil gayi ankhiyaan, dil ka rishta ajeeb hota hai
The eyes have met with a stranger, the relationship of the heart is strange
Sona sona roop hai, humko [...]
Posted in Class Bulletins, News on Oct 16th, 2009
IMPORTANT NOTICE: There will be a one-week gap in classes in the very first week of November.
So, for Tuesday’s class you will skip November 3rd and I’ll see you again on the 10th. For Thursday’s gals you will be skipping November 5th and I’ll see you again on the 12th. For those of you that [...]
Posted in Class Bulletins, General Raqs Sharqi on Oct 14th, 2009
Choreography notes are a tricky thing.
As you may or may not know, there is no standardization to Belly Dance terminology, and as such when you’re trying to read anyone else’s choreography notes it can be very confusing.
For example, “Do hip circles travelling in a cirlce, going in a left direction, starting off with your right [...]
Posted in Class Bulletins on Oct 12th, 2009
Okay Intermediates, you all picked your choreography song – have you been listening to it over and over and over and over? If you don’t have a CD already remember to bring either $5 or a blank CD and get your hands on this song! And in the meantime remember to practice your 3/4 shimmies…
Beginners, [...]
Posted in Class Bulletins on Sep 30th, 2009
We had an excellent start to our Thursday classes last week – thank you everyone for taking that leap and coming to try something new with me!
I’ve got some more new and exciting “lessons” for us to play with tomorrow, but before we do anything new here’s a reminder of the homework for each class…
Beginners [...]
Posted in Class Bulletins on Sep 22nd, 2009
For those of you that signed up for the first round of Belly Dance classes with Kesavah BellyDance here in Prince George BC, classes start in only two days!
I’m very excited to launch my new studio and I hope that you all will enjoy it. I love the idea of having smaller classes so that [...]