Pedralta World Fusion® Belly Dance For Beginners Level 1

Foundation Movements, Drills, Safety, Transitions and Improvisation
What you'll learn
Understand and achieve good posture for belly dance and for life.
Be confident with 4 basic "root" moves and how to switch between them in time with music..
Be confident with 4 follow-on moves and how to switch between them, in time with music
Understand how to cue moves for improvised group dance and be confident switching between moves, travelling steps and turns. Dance a short improvised sequence
Have lots of fun and enjoy learning this beautiful art form with me
Requirements
No experience needed. This course is suitable for all abilities and levels of fitness. No special equipment is needed
Usually we dance in bare feet. You could wear soft soled shoes, like ballet shoes that enable you to feel the floor.
You might like to tie a scarf around your hips to accentuate movement.
Description
IntroductionAn introduction to the foundation movements needed for Pedralta World Fusion Belly Dance. I designed this programme for complete beginners or those with some skills, who'd love to be able to dance with others, creating beautiful, dynamic, improvised dance. It's easier than you'd think. This is perfect for practice-simple, safe and easy to follow.Unlike many tribal dance formats, Pedralta World Fusion® Dance uses vocabularies of movements to interpret particular musical styles, and to correspond more closely to the cultural roots of the music.When dancing to Spanish fusion music Pedralta dancers would use basics such as Arabic (trad. Camels), Egyptian, Hip Bump (trad. Hip Lift) and shimmy, combined with a palette of Flamenco-inspired movements and combinations developed by Donna Gardner for improvised group dance. A Banjara-inspired (Indian folk dance) move such as re-shamka would not be used.We use specific movement palettes for props such as shawl, stick (where saaidi moves and combinations feature strongly) and even movements for dancing with a frame drum.On this course you'll learn some basic "root" moves and some progression moves, how to follow a lead dancer, how to move smoothly between moves and begin to improvise your own dance, either solo or in a group. We'll· Warm Up· Posture· Cool Down & Stretch· Learn Root Moves· Drill Root Moves· Progressive MovesI break each move down into components, demonstrate from behind and facing, and I lead you in practicing all the moves you've learned, switching between 5 basic movements.TransitionsI'll explain and demonstrate how to move smoothly from one move to the next and how to cue fellow dancers.Now you'll be able to improvise solo or in a small group with other dancers. Have fun!
Overview
Section 1: Introduction and Safety
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Safety
Lecture 3 Posture
Lecture 4 Warm Up Demonstration & Explanation
Lecture 5 Warm Up Practice
Lecture 6 Cool Down and Stretch after Dance Practice
Section 2: Root Moves
Lecture 7 Hip Bump
Lecture 8 Arabic
Lecture 9 Ghawazi Shimmy
Lecture 10 Tribal Shimmy
Lecture 11 Drill Basic Root Moves
Section 3: Progressive or Follow-on Moves
Lecture 12 Hip Bump with Arc Arms
Lecture 13 Arabic Hip Twist
Lecture 14 Turkish Shimmy
Lecture 15 Egyptian 1/2 Turn
Lecture 16 Practice Root Moves and Progressive Moves
Section 4: Transitions
Lecture 17 Transitions
The course is suitable for people who want to learn for fun, fitness and well being. Also the best grounding for those who want to learn the secret to performing improvised group belly dance.,Beginner, for those who want to create unique, dynamic belly dance performance.,Tired of seeing/dancing the same old tribal format? this course prepares you to learn a unique style.,For people who'd like to get fit, improve tone and posture and feel wonderful....but without the gym!


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