OMG I want to do this sooo much........you guys make it sound even more fantastic then I know it must be....Must begin a savings account just for this I think....some day soon I hope!

Thanks for the feedback, it's so appreciated! :)

I believe that this kind of training is a valuable resource at any level of ATS dance experience, and I am really looking forward to taking it again to see what else I can take to the next level!

I would still recommend careful study of the FatChanceBellyDance DVDs until then, since it is always easier to follow a discussion when you are familiar with the topic. That way nothing will sound completely foreign to you, and you can just focus on soaking up all of the delicious details!

For example, when Carolena teaches the Egyptian, she teaches it so well that you could definitely do it for the first time that day, and you would be learning it from the SOURCE, so you know the info is good and the arms are correct!

But if you have already drilled the basic foot work for the Egyptian, and you know that the chest stays open to 12:00 to face the audience the whole time, and which arm is opposing which hip, then none of that is a mystery or a surprise, and your mind isn't filled up with all of that while she is talking.

If you already have a basic understanding, then her instruction is more like a check list, so your brain can just take in each point and see how it matches what you know.

Then your notes make a lot of sense and you can focus on the more advanced bits of info like the hip swivel that comes into the move or what it feels like to smile or zill or make sure that your cues are clean and clear while you dance it.

So, yes, do it *and* study hard before then to get even *more* creamy goodness out of the experience!

am clapping my hands in glee, because i am taking it in January :) so excited :) :)