Class Level

Class Description

Beginner

Intro. to Belly Dance!

Learn basic belly dance technique, posturing, traveling steps and turns!  Then put it all together in a fun, yet simple, short choreography.  You’ll also learn some dance history, music appreciation, and culture.  No dance experience necessary. Beginning Level Class! First timer class - slow paced.

Beginner

Learn basic belly dance technique, graceful arms, traveling steps, turns and add in beginner finger cymbals.  Then put it all together in a short, fun choreography. You’ll also learn some dance history, music appreciation, and culture. This class is for a first timer to the more experienced Beginner. Unlike the Intro. class, this class will teach basic finger cymabls and sometimes use props like veil and cane. Medium Paced.

Beginner

Intro. to Spanish/Latin Fusion!

This beginning level class will teach the fusions of Spanish and Latin dances with belly dance.  Learn posturing, hands and arms, basic foot combinations, turns, traveling steps, and basic fan or skirt techniques.  You will also learn some history of the dances.  Put it all together in a short choreography.  No dance experience required! First timer - Beginner level (approximately 0-1year dance experience). Slow Paced.

Beginner

Mother-Daughter Intro. to Belly Dance!

Explore something new and get some exercise while having fun and bonding with your daughter! Learn basic belly dance technique, posturing, traveling steps and turns!  Then put it all together in a fun, yet simple, short duet choreography. Sometimes basic props will be explored like veil and cane. Ages 8 and up! No dance experience necessary. Beg. Level Class!

Beginner

Learn basic belly dance technique, graceful arms, traveling steps, turns and add in beginner finger cymbals.  Then put it all together in a short, fun choreography. You’ll also learn some dance history, music appreciation, and culture. Beginning Level Class! This class is for a first timer to the more experienced Beginner. Unlike the Intro. class, this class will teach basic finger cymabls and sometimes use props like veil and cane.

Beginner - Intermediate

Learn basic ballet, modern, and jazz dance techniques and moves that belly dancers use. Improve your strength and basic dance technique for any dance form.  This is a beginner to intermediate level class.  This class will focus on basic posturing, turning, traveling, and arabesques and improving balance. You will also learn the basic techniques for looking graceful and fluid and transitioning smoothly from one thing to the next and exploring weight placement. No dance experience necessary to intermediate. Approximately 0-2 years of any dance experience.

Beginner - Intermediate

Shimmy Clinic I

This class is a fun, full body workout for all levels. Learn many basic shimmies for belly dance. Everything from hand shimmies to hip shimmies! Whether you’re a beginner who needs to learn the shimmies or an advanced dancer who just wants to improve and maintain your shimmies this is a great class! This class is for the first timer up to any level. This is a slow - medium paced, technique only class.

Intermediate

Spanish/Latin Fusion I

This is an Intermediate level class.  Learn more Spanish and Latin-belly dance fusion techniques, moves, and combos.  Learn more complicated skirt work and fan work, and introduce finger cymbals or castanets. Put it all together in a fun choreography! Intermediate Level- approximately 1-2 years in belly dance, samba, or flamenco dance experience. Medium - Fast Paced.

Intermediate

Belly Dance II

Learn Intermediate belly dance technique, moves and combos.  This class will mostly focus on layering moves, fluidity/transitions, and explore new more complicated finger cymbal patterns.  Sometimes this class will also explore props at an intermediate level, like canes, veils, etc. You’ll also learn some dance history, music appreciation, and culture.  Put it all together in a fun choreography! You need to feel comfortable with all the basic shimmies, vertical and horizontal figure 8's, basic turns, Medium - Fast Paced

Intermediate - Advanced

Learn ballet, modern, and jazz dance techniques and moves that belly dancers use. Improve your strength and basic dance technique for any dance form.  This is an intermediate to advanced level class.  This class will focus on improving posturing, many styles of turns and spins, traveling, arabesques, spin combos and layering it all with belly dance moves. We will focus on complicated foot patterns, moving through space/utilizing your stage, fluidity and transitions. Intermediate to advanced level. Approximately 2-3 years of dane experience and upper intermediate - advanced level belly dance experience.

Intermediate- Advanced

Shimmy Clinic II

You need to be proficient at all of the basic shimmies taught in Shimmy Clinic I, now it’s time to layer!  This class is for the Intermediate to Professional level dancer who wants to take their shimmies to the next level.  Layer your shimmies with traveling steps, turns, stomach rolls, hip work, and explore stylistic variations of shimmies to give your dance a new flavor or dance in a particular style. Medium - Fast Paced

Itermediate- Advanced

This class is for the upper intermediate to advanced level dancer.  We will focus on more complicated layering, moves, and choreographies and styles.  We will explore everything from different props to cabaret and folk dances. You’ll also learn some dance history, music appreciation, and culture.. This class will teach the choreographies that Fringe Benefits International Student Troupe will be performing! You may also receive performance opportunities with the troupe! Fast Paced.

Advanced

Spanish/Latin Fusion II

Advanced - Professional

This class is for the advanced to pro dancer that wants to take their solo dancing to the next level.  This class will cover choreographing for yourself, improvising, and techniques and visualization to improve your dancing.  You will also learn how to build your own set, deal with live music/bands, and performing for different audiences. Be prepared to improv. in class and receive helpful, insightful critiques to help you progress as an artist.  You will also get performance opportunities! Fast Paced.

Advanced - Professional