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Egyptian Belly Dance School in Sanghai

Teachers Alaa & Nana & Amr first we teaching only original Belly Dance from EGYPT Dance School Dance School is a school of oriental dance. Its experienced and professionally qualified instructors Alaa shaban guide you from the basics to the modern trends of this beautiful dance with a long tradition. We teach Egyptian dance in its many forms, from women’s traditional solo dance to folklore and more modern versions. Studying in our school is goal-directed, being at the same time fun and rewarding! Regular studies bring results: besides dance, you learn a great deal also about Arab music, rhythms and the cultural background of the dance. Oriental dance is good exercise too, one or two classes a week keep the body fit and flexible and your mind in good mood! Oriental dance suits all ages, women as well as men and children. Our teaching schedule offers plenty to choose from, besides weekly classes and workshops we organize upon order also private lessons and specially tailored classes for small groups, to train e.g. specified technique issues, repeat choreographies taught in classes, or even learn a new choreography for your repertoire. We offer our students opportunities to perform in our student shows, for advanced student's also more demanding performances.

Levels Level The time definition mentioned under each level is a suggestion, more important is your own technical level and also your goals. To ensure the versatility of your studies, it is recommended that you attend e.g. level II classes during several years, even if you already have reached the technical skills of level III, because it is impossible in one year to study all of the many styles of oriental dance. Goal-directed studies require attending more than one weekly class. It is recommended also to practice the use of e.g. stick, veil and finger symbols, as well as Arabic rhythms, in workshops. Beginners: No previous dance studies required. You will learn basic movements of hips and upper body, basic steps of oriental dance, and also little step sequences. Hip movements include: horizontal movements (gliding, circle), up-down-movement, rotation, figure eight, accents, undulation, hip circles, hip drop, shimmy Movements of the upper body: increasing the flexibility, circles and undulations, rotation, shoulder movements, basic position and movements of hands Steps: walking step, step-tap, forward-back-step, cha-cha step Level I: beginners who want to avance in a little quicker tempo can participate. The classes are suitable also for more advanced students, for basic technique. Basic movements of the central body will trained and developed, as well as movements of arms, foot technique, basic steps of Egyptian folk dances, step sequences. New movements are e.g. hip drops in different variations, up-to-down figure eight, and African hip circle Level II: Classes include both technique and choreographies; the tempo is faster than in level I. New variations of central body movements are practised according to different styles, step reperoire is increased, you will learn typical steps of folk dances (e.g. haggala, ghawazi, simsimiyya) as well as use of stick, veil, milaya and finger symbals. The choreographies represent different styles, e.g. some folk dance, baladi, or modern video clip style. Level III: This is a class for advanced students. More demanding technique and choreographies are taught, the tempo is quite fast. The refined sharqi style in its varied forms and nuances is studied in the choreographies.

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