LEARN TO BELLY DANCE Belly Dance Basics with Katherine
Come learn the beautiful art of belly dance and awaken your feminine spirit through the grace, strength, and sensuality of this ancient dance.
Location Wellbeing Center for Health (in the old public library building) 211 W. Hill Street, Monroe, WA 98272 360.794.1633 www.wellbeingcenterforhealth.com
Classes are convenient and within a 30-minute drive of the Skykomish Valley communities of Monroe, Sultan, Startup, Gold Bar, Snohomish, and the surrounding communities of Duvall, Woodinville, Everett, and Marysville.
Note: Nov. 26 is the day before Thanksgiving. I apologize if this is an inconvenience. This was the only way to avoid a conflict with other upcoming holidays.
2009 Session Next session begins January 7, 2009. Happy Holidays!
Rates $114 for 8-week session (A $30 savings over the drop-in rate.) $18 drop-in per class. Drop-ins welcome any time during the session!
To Register No pre-registration necessary. Please show up 10-15 minutes early to register before your first class. Be sure to sign in at the front desk each week.
What to Wear and Bring Please wear exercise clothing that is not constricting and that in which you can easily see your body movements. We will be doing exercises on the floor so wear appropriate clothing and bring a yoga mat if you wish. Bring a water bottle, hip scarf, and finger cymbals if you have them. There are a few scarves and finger cymbals for students to borrow and a selection available for purchase.
About the Class Appropriate for the beginning or beginning-intermediate student, the class will focus on building a foundation for belly dance through the basics: proper posture, isolations, drills, strengthening exercises, and stretches, all while learning a fun combination in a positive, upbeat environment!
Each session you will learn a new combination consisting of several moves. New moves will be added each week as we build upon the layers throughout the session. For the advanced beginner, additional layers are added for even more challenge. Emphasis will be on learning proper technique and form.
Finger cymbals will be used incorporating them with movement. Basic Middle Eastern rhythms will be introduced.
The class will help build a foundation of techniques, moves, muscle memory, and confidence so that you can successfully move up to the next level of the dance.
Each new session starts from the beginning again with all moves, drills, and combinations broken down to the basics so new students who have never belly danced before won't be left behind! Belly dance is for every age, every body type, and every body size!
About the Instructor Katherine has fond childhood memories of dancing in the living room with her mother. Since then she has enjoyed several styles of dance including Country, Swing, Contra, Waltz, Cape Breton Step, Aerobic, and Belly Dance. After seeing Gypsy Caravan perform at Bumbershoot in Seattle, she was immediately captured by the earthy movements, the music, and the ethnic costuming of Tribal belly dance and she embarked on her belly dance journey. She was a founding member of Wild Serenity Dance Tribe and owner of Silk Road Tribal, a retail business specializing in ethnic jewelry, textiles, costuming, and accessories for the Tribal and Tribal Fusion belly dancer.