Where:
The Dance Complex
536 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Admission:
$32
Categories:
Performing Arts
Event website:
dancecomplex.org
Tuesdays March 19th to May 14th from 7:30- 9:30pm
No Class April 9th
The next 8 sessions will focus on building strong hip vocabulary and flexibility. These basic hip movements will give full range of movement in hips/torso and build Sharqi vocabulary that can be danced in pop and beledi songs from Levant to North Africa, Also built into each class will be framing of the arms and improv dance routine.
Week 1: FOUNDATION HIPS: Levantine - Egyptian technique by Shadia
Week 2: FOUNDATION HIPS: North African - Egyptian Style by Soumaya
Week 3: Undulations (camel) & 8 different Figure 8’s by Soumaya
Week 4: Shimmy technique - Egyptian & North African style by Soumaya
Week 5: Undulations & 8 different Figure 8’s by Shadia
Week 6: Tabla solo: Hip/torso Shimmies: Egyptian/Lebanese style by Shadia
Week 7: Beledi: Raqs el Beledi & Taxasim Beledi (progression) by Shadia & Soumaya
Week 8: The Art of Raqs el Beledi - Tips for improvising by Shadia & Soumaya
For More Information: [email protected]
Cost:
$32 Drop In
$210 for all 8 classes
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