Belly Dance

learn to belly dance


Welcome to Hiplines Belly Dance Program!

Belly Dance is an exciting art form that is great for
muscle strengthening, exploring and celebrating femininity,
finding creativity through movement, finding community
and comradeship, exploring the culture and music of the
Middle East, and of course wearing some fabulous costumes!


Easy as 1, 2, 3
Here at Hipline, we believe everyone can learn to Belly Dance.
Our program is specifically designed for those with no previous dance experience to get started in a comfortable and supportive environment.

STEP 1 Take Belly Dance 1 Workshop (see below)
STEP 2 Start taking our drop-in Belly Dance drill class Shimmy Flow
STEP 3 Take Belly Dance 2 and 3 Workshops

PERFORM!
Join our Belly Dance Beginner Troupe more info

**The workshops and troupe class times change month to month and
not all workshops are available every month.**
view our schedule here and sign up online now!
The Foundation
Belly Dance movement is ability to isolate and contract areas of the body in positions that when connected create patterns of shapes such as circles and figure eights.
In Belly Dance 1 we will
• Identify foundational positions
• Learn Foundational Moves (Connecting up to 2 positions) such as Hip Slides and Chest Slides.
• Learn how to use Belly Dance Props: Veil
members* $40
non-members $45
(all workshops
are 3 hours)
Building Movement
When we fluidly put together 3 or more Belly Dance Positions, we create exciting Basic Moves such as The Jewel, The 3-quarter Shimmy and the Hip Drop.
In Belly Dance 2 we will
• Learn Basic Moves every dancer should know.
Learn traveling steps and spins
• Learn how to properly use Belly Dance Props: Cane and Sword.
members* $40
non-members $45
(all workshops
are 3 hours)
Connecting Movement to Music
Belly Dance is a traditional Arabic cultural dance. To perform Belly dance, we must understand Arabic music and how it relates to Belly Dance Movement.
 In Belly Dance 3 we will
• Learn basic Arabic Rhythms, Melodic Patterns and the “rules” of Dancing to Arabic Music.
• Learn combos that apply to specific Arabic Rhythms.
• Learn basic finger cymbal patterns.
members* $40
non-members $45
(all workshops
are 3 hours)
       

 

*Member
A member is a client who has a current 5, 10, 20, unlimited class pass, or any of our auto-pay passes.




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