Absolute Beginner Course (8 lessons)
An 8-part course for new beginners and fresh starters, intended to be taken over the course of 8 weeks.
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Absolute Beginner Course: Lesson 1 of 8
Covered in Lesson 1
General notes on how to use the course
basic stance, and the 9 landmarks of basic stance (hips over knees, knees point forward, feet under knees, neutral pelvis; neutral spine; lifted heart, open shoulder girdle, balanced skull; flowing breath)
Side-to-side tilt, ... -
Absolute Beginner Course: Lesson 2 of 8
Covered in Lesson 2
balancing on one foot
concepts: weighted and unweighted movement
how to tie a hip scarf
ball change
unweighted lift side
tuck and release vocabulary:
drop,
release and change weight,
samba shimmy
placement for 2 new arm posi... -
Absolute Beginner Course: Lesson 3 of 8
Covered in Lesson 3
Hip Rotation
Hipwork Review
Tilting Hip Circle
Half Circles
Hip Lift Front
Footwork Review
Back-back-front Step-ball-change
Introduction to Arm PathwaysLesson 3 Video Bookmarks
0:00 Orientations of the Leg/Hip
9:14 Warmup
23:05 Review Techn... -
Absolute Beginner Course: Lesson 4 of 8
Lesson 4 Video Bookmarks
:16 Warmup
:19 Music: “Karuna,” Stellamara
9:21 Music: “Ciftetelli Takasim 2,” Bellydance NY
15:40 Music: “Inta Omri,”B. and H. Cifuentes
15:41 Footwork Technique Flow
23:28 Concept: Weight Distribution
26:19 Concept: Heavy/Light
26:53 Timing for Hip Circles
28:20 Hipwor... -
Absolute Beginner Course: Lesson 5 of 8
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Absolute Beginner Course: Lesson 6 of 8
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Absolute Beginner Course: Lesson 7 of 8
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Absolute Beginner Course: Lesson 8 of 8
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Absolute Beginner Course: 9 Choreography Practice with Music and Voice Prompts
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Absolute Beginner Course: 10 Choreography Practice (Music Only)
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Absolute Beginner Course:11 Choreography Practice Arms Only