New Classes!

My next session of classes at the Humphrey Calder community center start this week. I will be teaching a beginner class Wednesdays 6:30-7:45 and advanced beginner on Thursdays 6-7:15. Classes are $35 for 5 weeks.

Humphrey Calder Community Center
414 North Thompson Street
(804) 646-1780

Beginner classes starting this week!

I will start teaching teaching bellydance basics this Thursday at the Humphrey Calder Community Center. The center is located at 414 N. Thompson St., beside the fire station. This is a six week session. Classes is from 7:45-8:45. $35 per session.

notes from last month's workshop

Here are the notes from the May 15th workshop. If anyone has any questions, let me know.

Combination 1
-2 hip bumps travelling to the right. Arms are in an L shape framing the working hip.
Step behind with the left foot bringing your arms together (one on top of the other) in the front.
-3 step turn to the left starting with the left foot
-end the turn by stepping with the left foot and contracting the pelvis
-pose on the ball of the left foot and begin the combination again with hip bumps to the left

Combination 2
-8 count drop kick wrapping one arm around midsection and on arm over head.
(if the right leg is doing the drop kicks, then the right arm wraps around the midsections)
-lunge to the right (if drop kicks are with the right leg) reaching with the right arm and bringing the left
arm down to your side. Return from lunge with a right arm shoulder shimmy.

Combination 3
-2 travelling downward undultions facing the side (arms form an L with pits away from
the audience), end facing the back
-8 count omi with level change (optional lotus hands above head)
-repeat 2 travalleling undulations facing the side, travelling in the opposite direction you started.

Combination 4
-2 mayas w/ a drop at the end
-place one foot in front of the other and unwind (corkscrew turn) to face the back, pushing
down w/ the arms
-coffee grinder(simultaneous chest circle and omi) to each diagonal

So, there's this AWESOME dancer named Dana...

And I want to nominate her for Zaghareet's Best Kept Secret award. Thats right, I'm on a mission to get my best buddy Dana Beaufait nominated. I really think she deserves this award. She's accomplished so much at the age of 21. She's teaching 3 tribal classes in the Hampton Roads area, she's an incredibly innovative dancer, and she's produced a great instructional dvd featuring a prop she created herself! Now if thats not deserving of some kind of recognition, I don't know what is!

So if by some chance you are not familiar with this phenomenal artist, check out these links:

www.myspace.com/voi2
people.tribe.net/voi2
www.myspace.com/wyrdo0ochick

Once you've done that and have concluded that no one could possibly deserve this award more than her (the only possible conclusion really), vote here:
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thanks guys!

ps. I totally nominated Balkanize! for best musicians!

Teaching...what?!

Ok, here goes...I've been teaching private lessons on the down low for a couple of months now. It took a lot of prodding to get me to start teaching in the first place, and until recently I haven't been totally comfortable with people knowing I teach. Well, I think I'm over that now, so here is my official announcment:

I'm teaching private lessons! Lessons are created to best enhance your individual dance style. Basically, you tell me what you want to work on, and I create an individual program to meet your needs. The frequency of classes and the format can also be taylored to meet your needs. Hour long sessions can be scheduled on a regular basis. One time "personal mini workshops" can also be scheduled. Topic include: overall technique, combinations, zills, ect. Send me an e-mail at joharadance@hotmail.com for rates and other information.

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