Dance Smarter: Belly Dance With Autumn Ward

This beginner course is for everyone who wants to learn clean, beautiful, star-quality belly dance, getting it right the first time, right from the very start. The course is appropriate for new beginners, or for dancers with some previous experience who need a firmer foundation, or those who are ...

“The River” is a four part series for intermediate and advanced dancers, and we're working with movements inside a theatrical fantasy choreography. The second half of the dance, covered in lessons 3 and 4, uses a veil. Each lesson is about an hour long.

The music is almost all instrumental, but...

Put a “velvet glove” on your drum solo, and learn a complete choreography that commands attention without aggressive styling or hard edges. Going light on the shimmies and locks, we’ll instead use a mixture of crisp and juicy movements that reflect the musicality of the drum, showcasing isolation...

These classes may be taken in order, but each focuses on a unique passage of music, and does not depend on material learned previously in the series.

Any of these 3 stand-alone classes may be taken on its own, but take the series in order to progress along with the accompanying music.

“Wrist and Hand Movement Breakdowns” starts with an optional warmup that leads into a 7-part series: Hand Position; Isolated Outside Hand Circle; Sweeping Wrist Articulation; Hand Circle Outside with a Moving Wrist; Hand Circle Inside; Hand Undulation; and Wrist Circles.