New Classes and Workshops!
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Group classes follow the academic calendar, January-May, September-November, 2011
"Bellydance" Just the name evokes romance, grace, happiness, joy, and the sultry passion of the feminine spirit. What is true bellydance? It is the physical expression of that feeling you want to express when you are just too happy for words, but don’t know how (yet!). It is the freedom of stepping outside of any issues you have with your body, and loving yourself in your own skin. It is the accomplishment of learning to move your body to the music, then the exhilaration of how to let the music move your body for you.
Step into the class and leave the world behind for an hour and you will meet a newer, happier, healthier you when you come back out. Join us today and learn to experience the popularity and beautifully mysterious dances of the near east. Low impact, safe, and genuinely supportive instruction. No previous dance experience required. All ages, sizes, shapes are welcome.
NEW CLASSES!
"Conversational Bellydance" (tm)
Where the Music, the Dance, and the Dancer Become One (tm)
Presented as a Workshop and also as Class series
This class will be "Conversational Bellydance"; the low impact versions of bellydance that will focus on grace and deep enjoyment of the mystical middle and near eastern movement. This class is taught from the standpoint of someone learning the dance form organically; as if you were raised in the culture. If you were a little girl growing up in a village of the Mediterranean Near East, this is how your mother would have taught you. If you were taking this as a language course - it would be termed as "conversational" language. Lots of beautiful, powerful music with great rhythms. This is about learning gracefulness, dance expression, and musicality.
PRIVATE LESSONS:
For those of you who want a little bit extra personal attention to meet your goals, Ahzs is available for dance private lessons for beginning and intermediate bellydancers. Encouraging, fun, and a great way to learn at your own pace! Call for rates.
CLASSES:
Weekly Classes Held at the Coffee Mill, Dance Studio, Key West, FL:
Beautiful and fun bellydance classes for teens-grandmothers and all ages, sizes, shapes in between! Great activity for mothers and daughters who are looking for something fun to join together. Supportive, encouraging, and fun environment. Contact Ahzs at : ahzsbellydance@yahoo.com for more information.
1) Calling all Pirate Wenches and Gypsies -
Beginning Group Bellydance Choreography Class - 7p-8:15p, Sundays
Learn a complete beginner bellydance choreography to the mysterious and exciting rhythms of the Middle East. No previous dance experience is necessary. Classes are geared towards beginning bellydance and are very supportive. All ages, shapes, sizes are welcome. The 10 week class series breaks down a choreography into dance technique sections that are easily learned and built upon. The result is a beautiful bellydance choreography you can enjoy knowing from beginning to grand finale. Free practice music CD included with worksheet notes for practice. You get the whole package for $80 for 8 sessions. No drop ins past the second class.
2) Beginner Bellydance Technique with Ahzs 6p-7p, Sundays
With mystery and gracefulness as warm as the desert sun from which they came, learn the graceful moves of traditional middle eastern dance styles through technique, combos, drills, and choreography. Find the hidden expression of beautiful dance within every woman in a supportive, encouraging environment. Enjoy Ahzs' nack of encouraging the dancer inside of you to come out as she teaches you how to become one with the music. Veils and props will be covered as part of the choreographies. - $60/month meeting once a week for (4) classes/month - Drop in rate: $15 per class
Take both classes for VIP rate of 2 for 1 hour of bellydance technique and warm up, plus 1 hour and 15 minutes of choreography class; $20 each week for 8 week series = $160
Workshops and performances at your location available on going
by appointment
Drum Solo Choreography Workshops w/ Ahzs **Most Popular Workshop!**
Requirements: 6 months basic Beginner to Intermediate Level
Note to Beginners: These terms may sound "scary" but the class is not! I break all of these down for you in great detail so it is easy.
Learn an introduction to basic Middle Eastern rythmns and how to "play" them on your body. We will cover Maqsum, Beledi, (4) combos for Sai'di, and Malfuf. Learn to recognize the rythmns when played and how to dance to their unique rythmns in your dance - anywhere, anytime! A great foundation for those beginning in bellydance, and an expansion of technique and combos to those who are beyond beginners and in to intermediate levels. You will walk away from this workshop with immediately applicable rythmn interpretations for use in either Tribal or more Traditional dance.
Get sizzling with a short, lively, 1:49 new drum solo using beginning moves and techniques to take your dance to the next level. The music is exhilerating and the dance is super-charged for fun! This is great for those beyond beginner/intermediate level dancers who need a drum solo to round out their repitoire or for those beginners who want to jump in and sink their teeth into dancing to percussion only. The style is classical American bellydance (via MIAMI ;-).
Ahzs has been performing classical American style bellydance and bellydance with a latin/flamenco style for the past (8) years. She has studied the art of bellydance extensively throughout South Florida and North Carolina with a variety of instructors including: Carmen Amaya, Khadayif (Tampa), Hannan Sultan (Toronto/Raliegh, NC), Azmara (New York), Nourhan Sharif (New York), Kira (N. Miami Beach), Bozenka (BDSS- Miami Beach), Alina Yllanes (Lotus Dance, Pembroke Pines, FL), Salomae (N. Miami, FL), Alexandra (NC), Souhail Kaspar, (CA), Myriam Eli (Miami, FL), Mesmera (CA) Dahlena (Chicago) and various workshops accross the country.
