Class V: September 30th/October 1st

Movement Vocabulary:
     Horizontal Chest and Head circles
     Vertical Chest circles
     Hip circles traveling
     Guci
Sanara Choreography continued (Sequence D)
Cultural Reference: Shukran, Shokran &thank you&
Fitness:     1 Rep Abs, 2 Rep Glutes
Homework: Practice Midterm Choreography and 3/4 shimmies.

Class VI: October 7th/8th

Movement Vocabulary:
     Undulations
     Hip crescents
     Beladi/Drop Kick
     Traveling Beladi
     Arms and hands
     Finger waves and curls
     Drill all of Sanara Midterm Choreography
Cultural Reference:
Fitness:     2 Rep Abs, 2 Rep Glutes
Homework: Practice Sanara Choreography and zhagareet.
Cultural Reference:     Beladi/Baladii/Beledi/Belady in addition to a specific move and style in bellydance, this is the most pervasive Middle Eastern rhythm in modern bellydance. It sounds; Dum-Dum-tek a tek-Dum-tek a tek (tek a) and repeats. " Dum" is a heavier sound found on the downbeat, "tek" is a lighter, "filler" sound. It is a more folksy version of the basic Middle Eastern maqsuum rhythm and translates roughly as "of the country" or "old fashioned."
Fitness:     1 Rep Abs, 2 Rep Glutes
Homework: Listen to clip of Beladi rhythm and attempt to tap along with it. More information about all the basic Middle Eastern rhythms, their simple and filled-in sounds can be found here for those who may be interested.

Class VII: October 14th/15th

Midterm in-class performances of Sanara Choreography
Begin sharing circle
     Twists in place; no weight shift
     Twists traveling
     Grapevine with twist
     Folkloric hip slide 45 walk
     Corkscrews
     Paddle/Pedal turns, 360 turns
Cultural Reference: Y'allah literally &Oh God!!&, colloquially let's go! come on!
Fitness:     2 Rep Abs, 2 Rep Glutes
Homework: Watch Leader/Follower clips online. Read and be prepared to discuss the Bellydance Timeline on April 16th.
Jezebelly leader and follower tribal improv
BlackSheep BellyDance troupe improv One group marks time while another group has a leader-follower setup note the zaghareet at 3:20 as a cue to change sides, and the troupe zaghareet at 3:35 as a signal for the end of the first dance and the beginning of the second more choreographed one.

Class VIII: October 21st/22nd

Triban Fusion
Movement Vocabulary:
     Camelwalk, bodywave and walk (variations)
     Camelwalk with levels
     Traveling ups
Cultural Reference:
Fitness:     2 Rep Abs, 2 Rep Glutes
Homework: Watch Leader/Follower clips online. Read and be prepared to discuss the Bellydance Timeline on April 16th.
Jezebelly leader and follower tribal improv
BlackSheep BellyDance troupe improv One group marks time while another group has a leader-follower setup note the zaghareet at 3:20 as a cue to change sides, and the troupe zaghareet at 3:35 as a signal for the end of the first dance and the beginning of the second more choreographed one.

Class IX: October 29th

Triban Fusion with Launa FRIDAY 1-3PM ONLY!!!
Homework: Watch at least 2 of the Cabaret clips found at the bottom of this page and 2 of the tribal clips; be prepared to discuss Cabaret and Tribal stylistic differences briefly in class in addition to the Timeline.

Class X: November 4th/5th

Movement Vocabulary:
     Accents Downs and hip 45 accents
     Previous moves in 3rd position
     Horse stance releve

Class XI: November 11th/12th

Movement Vocabulary:
     Barrel turns
     Doubles
     Downs in place and moving
     Sharing Circle
Cultural Reference: Bellydance Timeline
Fitness:     2 Rep Abs, 2 Rep Glutes
Homework: Start practicing with your Final Performance (your own choreography) music.

Class XII: November 18th/19th

Movement Vocabulary:
     Chest vertical circles
     Chest figure-eights; horizontal and vertical
     Cabaret final performance examples
     Chest sway/large chest figure-eight
     Layering
     Horse stance releve with combinations
     Tribal Leader-Follower practice
Cultural Reference: Bellydance Timeline
Fitness:     2 Rep Abs, 2 Rep Glutes
Homework: Start practicing with your Final Performance (your own choreography) music. Practice stringing moves together in the mirror. Practice for your final performances as both a soloist and leader.
No class November 25th/26th due to Thanksgiving break

Class XIII: December 2nd/3rd

Written Critique is due in class.
Musical choices for Final in-class performances are due in class; either your own music on a CD to turn in, or pick from the list at the top of this page.
Individual coachings for final performances:
6:00
6:07
6:14
6:28
6:35
6:42
6:49
7:07
7:14
7:28
7:35
7:42

1:00
1:06
1:12
1:18
1:24
1:30
1:36
1:42
1:48
1:54
2:00
2:06
2:12
2:18
2:24
2:30
2:36
2:42
Cultural Reference: None
Homework: Practice for in-class performances

No class December 9th/10th: Use this time to work on your final performances.

Class XIV: December 16th/17th

Final in-class performances; 1 cabaret solo at least 2 minutes in length, 1 turn at "leading" the class in a tribal or folkloric style for at least 2 minutes (can be improvised or choreographed) or tribal/folkloric solo at least 2 minutes in length.

Belly work links:
Stomach Flutters
Flipping Coins with roll
Flipping Coins with roll
Pouring Shot Glasses with roll
Diagonal bellyroll and side work
Hatha Yoga abdominal isolations and rotations; side roll
Sword flip with isolation, roll, and circle
Boubouka, Greek bellydancer and burlesque dancer (hence the extra leg showing and the pelvic moves), clip from 1964