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Joe Williams
Props and Delsarte
How we hold props, where in relation to ourselves and our audience we hold them, and how we move them-- all of these can add very specific dramatic qualities to our dancing with props. We will use the Delsarte system to study this and to empower your dance with a prop, whether it be a cane, a candle or, heaven forbid, a chocolate bar!
Meaning in the body - This class uses the Delsarte system to look at the symbolism of the human body and different parts. Dance movements can be very similar, but when initiated from different parts of the arms, legs or torso, they appear very different to an audience. We will study nearly every part of the body a dancer can use, and explore meaning in it. Then we explore how this can be put to use to create steps in virtually any dance style.
John Compton
Tamzara/Kashlamar 9/8 folk dance. Learn this unique folk dance from John Compton of Habiru!
Tribal Origins with John Compton - ILearn about the origins of Tribal Bellydance from John Compton. Original Movements and stories.
Samantha Riggs
Bollywood form and attitude: “Mitwa” - This class will cover the dynamic and exuberant choreography of the song “Mitwa” from the famous Bollywood film Lagaan. Samantha will also be incorporating her signature Bollywood tribal style combos - made popular by Boom Boom Bollywood - which can be adapted for use in any choreography or tribal dance form. It is suitable for men and women of all dance levels. Women should be sure to wear support or sports bra. If you wear a skirt, be sure to wear something under it as we will be jumping and spinning! All levels.
Temple Bollywood - In this class, Samantha will help you train your body to project emotion through the use of Indian postures and classical hasta mudras (“hand positions”), plus teach graceful transitions and foot placement so you will feel centered and grounded no matter what your dance background! Through learning the foundations necessary for physical expression in a Bollywood context, you will be able to apply your newfound knowledge across all disciplines and in your everyday life. The feedback from dancers who have taken this class is very positive in terms of muscular development and a sense of well-being imparted by poses and motions. By the end of the workshop you will be able to perform a “Bollyasana” that can be used as either a warm-up or as a performance piece. Open to beginners and also suitable for advanced dancers from other disciplines. Please wear form-fitting workout/dance clothes that enable you to see your body position easily. If you need knee or ankle support to do deep knee bends, please bring it. All levels.
Fosse-lized - Let us tip our stylish bowler hats to Bob Fosse, jazz dance choreographer extraordinaire! Samantha has brought the stylized, cynical sexuality of Fosse to Bellydance and “Fosse-lized” some fusion combos for you to learn. These combos are dark, satirical and full of attitude and emotive body language. Besides his distinctive dance style (which included the use of inward knees, rounded shoulders and body isolations), Fosse also utilized the idea of subtext (unspoken thoughts and motives - the content underneath the dialogue) and gave his dancers something to think about during their numbers. Samantha will facilitate the incorporation of subtext into dance to help develop better acting technique on stage, bringing awareness of pushing an intent just beneath the surface to create more intensity. Long skirts will just get in your way, so please wear form fitting pants of shorts. Fosse believed that The time to sing is when your emotional level is too high to just speak anymore, and the time to dance is when your emotions are just to strong to only sing about how you feel. AMEN! (Intermediate Level - athletic)
Princess Farhana
ARMED AND DANGEROUS! ORIENTAL HANDS AND ARMS
Beautiful hands and arms are the icing on the cake of your performance! This workshop focuses on technique drills for gorgeous hands and arms in belly dance,. Learn how to accent and frame your movements, how to improve ³flow² and to add sensual flourishes and embellishments to your
performance, and how to dance with slow, graceful arms layered over quick movements and shimmies. We will cover Egyptian, Turkish, Rom and folkloric gestures, as well as dramatic arm and hand positions suitable for fusion performances. Also covered: hands and arms with finger cymbals. bring your cymbals! Class notes will be provided. This class is open to all levels.
FUSION OR CON-FUSION: CREATING A DRAMATIC FUSION PERFORMANCE
Learn to combine Middle Eastern dance with any other style to create a seamless fusion performance. Learn to access technique and stage presence while you move and think on your feet. With technique from different genres of belly dance and other dance forms, explore emotion, dramatic intent and story telling within dance; character development; symbolic imagery; improvisation; tools for great communication with your audience, and knowing when and HOW to break the rules! Notes included- Open to all levels.
THE NAUGHTY SIDE OF LITTLE EGYPT: CONTRASTING BELLY DANCE WITH BURLESQUE- HISTORY, TECHNIQUE & PERFORMANCE
Though belly dancers often bristle at the comparison to burlesque artists, the history of the two dance genres are historically entwined in America.
THIS IS NOT A FUSION WORKSHOP! This class will focus on the differences- and similarities- between Oriental dance and burlesque, and how both types of dance changed and influenced each other. Starting off with a bit of belly dance and burlesque history, we will move through technique, contrasting the movements of both genres, and explore how they affect each other today. ** THIS CLASS IS PG RATED- NO NUDITY REQUIRED open to all levels
Benu
Tribal Skirt Work - Learn to add skirt movements to your improvisational tribal format. Cues and movements. Use the beauty of your skirt to mesmerize your audience. Movements in both slow (arythmical) and fast (rythmical). With Michele of Benu
Props and Delsarte
How we hold props, where in relation to ourselves and our audience we hold them, and how we move them-- all of these can add very specific dramatic qualities to our dancing with props. We will use the Delsarte system to study this and to empower your dance with a prop, whether it be a cane, a candle or, heaven forbid, a chocolate bar!
Meaning in the body - This class uses the Delsarte system to look at the symbolism of the human body and different parts. Dance movements can be very similar, but when initiated from different parts of the arms, legs or torso, they appear very different to an audience. We will study nearly every part of the body a dancer can use, and explore meaning in it. Then we explore how this can be put to use to create steps in virtually any dance style.
John Compton
Tamzara/Kashlamar 9/8 folk dance. Learn this unique folk dance from John Compton of Habiru!
Tribal Origins with John Compton - ILearn about the origins of Tribal Bellydance from John Compton. Original Movements and stories.
Samantha Riggs
Bollywood form and attitude: “Mitwa” - This class will cover the dynamic and exuberant choreography of the song “Mitwa” from the famous Bollywood film Lagaan. Samantha will also be incorporating her signature Bollywood tribal style combos - made popular by Boom Boom Bollywood - which can be adapted for use in any choreography or tribal dance form. It is suitable for men and women of all dance levels. Women should be sure to wear support or sports bra. If you wear a skirt, be sure to wear something under it as we will be jumping and spinning! All levels.
Temple Bollywood - In this class, Samantha will help you train your body to project emotion through the use of Indian postures and classical hasta mudras (“hand positions”), plus teach graceful transitions and foot placement so you will feel centered and grounded no matter what your dance background! Through learning the foundations necessary for physical expression in a Bollywood context, you will be able to apply your newfound knowledge across all disciplines and in your everyday life. The feedback from dancers who have taken this class is very positive in terms of muscular development and a sense of well-being imparted by poses and motions. By the end of the workshop you will be able to perform a “Bollyasana” that can be used as either a warm-up or as a performance piece. Open to beginners and also suitable for advanced dancers from other disciplines. Please wear form-fitting workout/dance clothes that enable you to see your body position easily. If you need knee or ankle support to do deep knee bends, please bring it. All levels.
Fosse-lized - Let us tip our stylish bowler hats to Bob Fosse, jazz dance choreographer extraordinaire! Samantha has brought the stylized, cynical sexuality of Fosse to Bellydance and “Fosse-lized” some fusion combos for you to learn. These combos are dark, satirical and full of attitude and emotive body language. Besides his distinctive dance style (which included the use of inward knees, rounded shoulders and body isolations), Fosse also utilized the idea of subtext (unspoken thoughts and motives - the content underneath the dialogue) and gave his dancers something to think about during their numbers. Samantha will facilitate the incorporation of subtext into dance to help develop better acting technique on stage, bringing awareness of pushing an intent just beneath the surface to create more intensity. Long skirts will just get in your way, so please wear form fitting pants of shorts. Fosse believed that The time to sing is when your emotional level is too high to just speak anymore, and the time to dance is when your emotions are just to strong to only sing about how you feel. AMEN! (Intermediate Level - athletic)
Princess Farhana
ARMED AND DANGEROUS! ORIENTAL HANDS AND ARMS
Beautiful hands and arms are the icing on the cake of your performance! This workshop focuses on technique drills for gorgeous hands and arms in belly dance,. Learn how to accent and frame your movements, how to improve ³flow² and to add sensual flourishes and embellishments to your
performance, and how to dance with slow, graceful arms layered over quick movements and shimmies. We will cover Egyptian, Turkish, Rom and folkloric gestures, as well as dramatic arm and hand positions suitable for fusion performances. Also covered: hands and arms with finger cymbals. bring your cymbals! Class notes will be provided. This class is open to all levels.
FUSION OR CON-FUSION: CREATING A DRAMATIC FUSION PERFORMANCE
Learn to combine Middle Eastern dance with any other style to create a seamless fusion performance. Learn to access technique and stage presence while you move and think on your feet. With technique from different genres of belly dance and other dance forms, explore emotion, dramatic intent and story telling within dance; character development; symbolic imagery; improvisation; tools for great communication with your audience, and knowing when and HOW to break the rules! Notes included- Open to all levels.
THE NAUGHTY SIDE OF LITTLE EGYPT: CONTRASTING BELLY DANCE WITH BURLESQUE- HISTORY, TECHNIQUE & PERFORMANCE
Though belly dancers often bristle at the comparison to burlesque artists, the history of the two dance genres are historically entwined in America.
THIS IS NOT A FUSION WORKSHOP! This class will focus on the differences- and similarities- between Oriental dance and burlesque, and how both types of dance changed and influenced each other. Starting off with a bit of belly dance and burlesque history, we will move through technique, contrasting the movements of both genres, and explore how they affect each other today. ** THIS CLASS IS PG RATED- NO NUDITY REQUIRED open to all levels
Benu
Tribal Skirt Work - Learn to add skirt movements to your improvisational tribal format. Cues and movements. Use the beauty of your skirt to mesmerize your audience. Movements in both slow (arythmical) and fast (rythmical). With Michele of Benu
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Re: SOME class descriptions for TDF'2009 - More coming!!
Sat, May 23, 2009 - 8:15 AMBenu
“No Holds Barred” Tribal Bellydance
Infuse your improvisational tribal or choreography with power and attitude. This class will include steps and combinations that convey energy and power to audiences. Develop the Art of owning the stage regardless of your troupe size (from 2 - 20). Open to all dancers.
New Combos for your Classic Tribal - style - Improv and Choreography
New slow and fast combinations that enhance basic tribal steps. This class will include signature Benu moves and building new combinations. Content will be useful for troupes who do improve as well as choreography. Open to all dancers.
Tribal Skirt
Learn how to fuse beautiful skirt movements with your classic tribal style language. Adding dramatic skirt movements to both your slow and fast repertoire. Class will include movements and cues. Suitable for both improv and choreography. Open to all dancers.
Belli Phat
Makeup 101 - What Your Mamma never Told You
Learn everything you always wanted to know about makeup - but your mom never told you & you were too afraid to admit to the MAC lady that you didn’t know. We’ll start with the order that everything should be applied, then move on to application techniques for everything from blush to bronzers (and which of those you should be using), rounding out the class discussing how you know what colors and techniques will look the best with your face shape and coloring. Then we’ll have a little hands-on time practicing the time-honored technique of “Arabic/smoky eyes.” Covering everything from why using brushes and primer are often-unknown key elements to why foundation is often misused (and perhaps is completely unnecessary! Gasp!) This class is packed with vital information whether you’ve never worn makeup or you started digging into your mom’s makeup bag when you where just a little girl.
Bring your current makeup kit (including an eye shadow that is the same color as your basic eyeliner), makeup remover, a small mirror (preferably on a stand) & something to take notes on! Please keep receipts for any makeup you purchase for this class, so you can return them if necessary!
Makeup 102: So You Wanna be a Performer?
Now that you know how to put on your makeup, including which products and colors you should be choosing (since you’ve just taken the Makeup 101 class!) let’s translate that knowledge to the stage! Find out why your normal “evening” makeup isn’t enough for the stage/performances. Learn the difference between Cabaret, Tribal and Fusion when it comes to performance makeup and hair, including key elements transcend all genres. Discover theatre techniques to help open your eyes, pout your lips & make your facial features pop where you want them to & fade where you don’t. Have issues with false eyelashes? Not after this class! And let’s not forget about hair!! We’ll cover everything you’ve always wanted to know about all performance hairstyles from fake hair to hair decorations, including how to keep all of that stuff on your head while you’re dancing your heart out.
Bring your current makeup kit, at least two pair of false eyelashes, makeup remover, a small mirror (preferably on a stand) & something to take notes on! Please keep receipts for any makeup you purchase for this class, so you can return them if necessary!
