Use this follow-along nonstop flow to build or maintain clean precise placement for arms. We reinforce muscle memory with repetition through seven basic paths, sequence basic paths into longer compound paths, then finish with repetitions of perfectly-mapped transitions between the basic positions...

This follow-along nonstop technique flow begins with a short warmup, quickly drills the foundation building blocks of rib cage circles, and leads into a practice for unlayered rib cage circle isolations using several arm positions. Then we practice rib cage circles in layered variations—with arm ...

Build stamina and maintain clean technique with this nonstop flow-format practice. Class includes: wrist articulations and circles, both on their own and layered over basic arm paths; elbow circles; single and coordinated arm undulations.|

Suggested Level: Low Intermediate and up
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This follow-along nonstop technique flow drills the family of moves that build on tilts at the plane of the hip joints (that is, swinging U-shaped movements, as opposed to the up-and over tilts at the plane of the pelvic crests). We start with building blocks and then advance through progressivel...

In this intermediate-level class, we assemble four 16-count combinations into a long flow with a nice mix of crisp and elastic elements. Once we have the sequence of steps down, we’ll map the combos onto several different pieces of music, working on transforming technique into expressive dance mo...

After a short warmup and long technique flow, this class teaches and practices a lyrical sequence set to music adapted from Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherezade,” specially arranged for Oriental Dance. Lyrical Fantasy is designed for students at or above an intermediate level, and runs just an hour.

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Once you’ve reached an advanced level, you have a good technical command of most belly dance vocabulary, but is your instinct for transitions equally developed? In this class, we’ll learn and practice an intricate sequence of detailed isolations, finding new pathways between moves, and putting th...

We prepare with a short warmup and technique flow, then learn and practice a detailed 32-count combo. Our vocabulary today includes undulations and circles, and our sequence emphasizes elastic phrasing, drawing out the timing of preparations then “snapping” back in.

Elastic Fantastic is a quick ...

We prepare with a short warmup and technique flow, then learn and practice a detailed 32-count combo. Our vocabulary today includes undulations and circles, and our sequence emphasizes elastic phrasing, drawing out the timing of preparations then “snapping” back in.

Elastic Fantastic is a quick ...

In this quickie 35-minute class for intermediates, we dance through a 32-count combo with pivots, full-body undulations, and fast double drops, Our music is “To Morocco With the Stars” from the album My House is the Sky by Mundi, starting at about the 1:13 mark. Textured Flow is part of a series ...

In this quickie 35-minute class for intermediates, we dance through a 32-count combo with pivots, full-body undulations, and fast double drops, Our music is “To Morocco With the Stars” from the album My House is the Sky by Mundi, starting at about the 1:13 mark. Textured Flow is part of a series ...

After a short warmup and technique flow, learn and practice a little over a minute of easy-paced choreography with three distinct sections: gliding travel steps and turns; an earthy shimmy; and slow sinuous vertical-plane up figure-8s. This 48-minute class is suggested for dancers at or above a l...

After a short warmup and technique flow, learn and practice a little over a minute of easy-paced choreography with three distinct sections: gliding travel steps and turns; an earthy shimmy; and slow sinuous vertical-plane up figure-8s. This 48-minute class is suggested for dancers at or above a l...