Hip Circles BellyDance School welcoming you to a great 2009! Our common goal as well as our love for the art of BellyDance is to have a school reaching constant improvement while offering to all students a safe place to dance and socialize with other women! We will strive with professionalism and dedication to make all of our events always full of exciting surprises - we will do everything we can to ensure you will always have a great time! Our quality input and dedication in our tasks and responsibilities will only make our classes, workshops, haflas and events shine with success and our school with togetherness!

Get to know our amazing teachers featured in classes, workshops and events promoted by Hip Circles Bellydance School!
Please see below our last crew of teachers... Always a pleasure to learn from such dedicated and passionate artists - we give thanks to all who have collaborated to the great level of teaching offered by our School!

"Beside the fire, as the wood burns black,
A laughing dancer in veils of light,
Whose dance transforms the darkness to gold."

Abu Abd Allah ben Abi-l-Khisal,
excerpt from The Serpent of the Nile
by Buonaventura

"...may dance keep your soul and body in intimate harmony..."

LAST UPDATE: 22.09.09

*****NEW CLASSES ON THURSDAYS @ 7PM START ON 17.09.09!*****

We are currently shaking what our mama gave us at the Cork Dance Studio
www.corkdancestudio.com

And here are the next hip news...

Saturday, 29th August 09 - Cork Dance Studio, Cork

Hats & Canes Cabaret Bellydance Workshop w/ Maya Al-Kaila for all levels!
Pls check all details for this event at:
www.facebook.com/pages/Cor.../event.php

"HIP CIRCLES BELLYDANCE SCHOOL CLASS SCHEDULE IN CORK"
Cork Dance Studio, Unit 70, Penrose Wharf

****** Come for a trial class (15yoyos) and bring a friend at no cost! *******

MONDAYS @ 6 - 7:15pm
"6 WEEK COURSE - Basics of Tribal Fusion & Drum Solo Bellydance"
Level: Absolute Beginners
Start Date: on-going (book now!)

MONDAYS @ 6 - 7:15pm
"6 WEEK COURSE - Basics and Beyond Tribal Fusion & Drum Solo Bellydance"
Level: Beginners & Improvers 1
Start Date: on-going (book now!)

MONDAYS @ 8 - 9:15pm
"6 WEEK COURSE - Intermediate/Advanced Tribal Fusion Drum Solo Bellydance"
Level: Improvers Level 2 & 3
Start Date: on-going (book now!)

THURSDAYS @ 7 - 8:15pm
"6 WEEK COURSE - Basics of Tribal Fusion & Drum Solo Bellydance"
Level: Absolute Beginners & Improvers 1
Start Date: NEW TERM STARS ON SEPT 17th 2009 (book now!)
DROP IN AVAILABLE FOR NEW STUDENTS


We hope you enjoy our new schedule created to keep your beautiful selves moving, learning and inspired.

2009 FEES & DISCOUNTS

DROP-IN CLASS: €15 (only available for new students)
6 WEEK COURSE: €80 (total of 6 classes of 1:15 min each, once per week)
EARLY-BIRD BOOKINGS: €10 OFF (if payment is received before your very first class or by the 6th class of the month)
FREE ENROLLMENT PROMOTION UNTIL DEC 2009!

... and get ready to shake what ya mama gave you at 1/2 price:
MOVE 2 BELLIES FOR THE PRICE OF 1
Come for a trial class (€15) and bring a friend at no cost!

BOOK AN ADDITIONAL CLASS PER WEEK WITH FURTHER DISCOUNTS AND GET IN SHAPE! PayPal, Bank Transfer & Credit Cards Accepted. Class bookings can also be made at SOMA (9 Robert Street, across from the GPO).

ITS NEVER TOO LATE TO JOIN: All courses run back-to-back so come for a trial class at any point.

Ps.: Terms&Conditions apply for all payments, please vist our website at www.hipcircles.tk for full info on our profile - sorry but the 2009 schedule&fees are not updated on our website (we are being redesigned!)

Write-ups provided on classes & workshops. Please wear comfortable clothes such as lycra wear, leggings or tracksuits, any tops of soft material (revealing the belly is not a requirement). Please wear a bra that offers adequate support. We provide a coined hip scarf to emphasize and define hip movements (if you have one please bring your own). Classes are performed barefoot. PLEASE NO JEANS or hard materials, pants with buttons or tight waist belts... Just wear comfy workout wear that makes you feel good and free to move around! Bring water/drinks, notepad and pen. Also, please arrive 15min prior to your class.

The classes are open to all types of women, ages shapes and sizes - all ladies (over 18 years old) are welcome to come to join a fun class in a non-competitive environment.

PLEASE START MAKING YOUR BOOKINGS AND SECURE YOUR SPACE!

If our current schedule does not suit you please let us know your availability and you will be kept on our waiting list for vacancies or other groups which might open up in the future.

And don't forget...
our BELLYDANCE GIFT VOUCHERS for you to surprise someone special with a single class or a course...
and our EXOTIC HEN PARTIES... A magical Bellydance Hen Party you will never forget!!! Individually created to give the bride and her hens a fun night to be remembered forever! A feminine sensual touch catered for women only, a lot of fun and a lot of laughter We'll teach you how to shimmy and shine (coin scarves provided), dress up the bride like a real bellyqueen (costume provided), and add a mini-performance for all guests. The event can take place at our studio, at your home or function room.

Many happy shimmies to everyone....
Yours in dance,

Graz


Graziela Calis
Hip Circles Bellydance
Mobile: +353 (0) 86 353 2962
hipcircles@yahoo.com
www.hipcircles.tk

BASIC LEVEL
This class introduces you to the basics of bellydance and how to be a Goddess. This course will improve flexibility, coordination, and self-esteem as you learn hip slides and kicks, undulations, figure eights and shimmies to combine into small bellydance routines. Correct your posture, drill on your foundations and learn new movements every class! No dance experience necessary.

IMPROVERS LEVELS 1, 2 & 3
After you have mastered the basics, Levels 1, 2 and 3 combine more challenging isolations and combinations with a fun theme or prop to take your bellydance higher. The themes could vary from making costumes, creating/learning choreography or new improvisations and performing at our events. Intro to Bellydance with Graz or previous bellydance experience is recommended. Some props are provided.

Basics: Beginners are learning basic alignment and posture, isolations, arm and hand coordination, traveling steps and short combos.

Level 1: Improvers who have taken minimum 6 months of classes, are able to perform simple choreographed pieces, capable of leading and following troupe improvisations.

Level 2: Experienced Improver students are learning more complex steps and combinations, layering, floor work, projection, spins and props.

Level 3: Intermediate dancers are ready for independent study, have tons of techniques to call upon and are working on refining the art of belly dance and putting it together into routines and/or choreographies in a performance-oriented manner.

Level 4: Professional dancers who are teaching and/or performing, excelling and always learning.

Level 5: If you became a BellyDance SuperStar you will fit in this section! :)

1. Beginning dancer. Knows nothing.

2. Intermediate dancer. Knows everything. Too good to dance with beginners.

3. Hotshot dancer. Too good to dance with anyone.

4. Advanced dancer. Dances everything. Especially with beginners.

Attributed to Dick Crum, folk dance teacher

"May you know the Beauty and Truth that is Who You Are,
May you know the Wisdom within,
And always listen to and express
the DANCE of your Soul"

We believe that every woman is a Goddess. As a Goddess, we know that it is essential to factor in well-deserved personal time to nourish and celebrate your feminine spirit. You are invited to join our community of fabulous women, fun classes, one-of-a-kind workshops, empowering events and luminous parties!

May today there be peace within.

May you trust God that you are exactly where you
are meant to be.

May you not forget the infinite possibilities
that are born of faith.

May you use those gifts that you have received,
and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be confident knowing you are a child of
God. Let this presence settle into your bones,
and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance,
praise and love.

It is there for each and every one of us.

"The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music.  Bodies never lie". 
Agnes de Mille