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Next regular session start date is December 4, 2008.

Class Schedule
Belly Dance Basics - Thurs 6:00 pm
Belly Dance Essentials - Thurs 7:15 pm (sword)
Technique and Musicality - Thurs 8:15 pm (Samia Gamal)

No Belly Dance Classes will be held on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day or New Years Day.

Location
Harbor East MAC
655 President Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410.625.5000

You will love the friendly staff and the luxurious studios, wonderfully suited to bringing out your inner dancer. You do not need to be a member of the MAC to take classes.

Class Prices and Registration
Each 6 week session will be $60 for MAC members and $75 for non members. Drop in rate $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Currently, registration is handled the first day of classes, please come early and ready to dance. I will notify you when pre registration comes available.


Belly Dance Basics with Shems

Belly Dance Basics introduces and drills foundational belly dance vocabulary, body isolations, posture, movement articulation and body lines. There is some cultural background given. Special attention will be paid to proper body alignment, and clean execution of movements. This is the class you should start with if you are brand new to belly dance. It is recommended you continue to repeat this class until you have a good mastery of your basic belly dance movements and isolations. This is also a good refresher for more advanced dancers to practice and drill their basic movements and put extra work into improving the details. Open to all levels, drop ins welcome.



Belly Dance Essentials with Shems - Sword!

Building on basic belly dance vocabulary covered in "Belly Dance Basics", essentials introduces more difficult techniques and explores musicality more deeply. It also delves into props. Finger Cymbals, Sword, Veil and Various special focus topics will be covered. This class is meant to be taken continuously for about a year and revisited as often as the topics interest you. Pre-req Belly Dance Basics. Drop ins with approval only.

This coming session will focus on sword. We will also be practicing our finger cymbals. You are required to bring your own sword and finger cymbals to class.



Technique & Musicality with Shems - Samia Gamal

Steps & movements are taught, built into musical phrases. Focusing on building both dance vocabulary and musical connection, this class will delve into complex technique, layering, transitions between movements, rhythms, dance building, improvisation, and cultural context. Previous belly dance experience required, this is an advanced class. This class will be continually introducing new material and is meant to be repeated in an ongoing fashion. Pre-req Teacher Approval. Drop ins with approval only.

This session we will be focusing on Samia Gamal. An inspirational golden era of Oriental dance star, Samia Gamal's dancing is joyful and passionate. We will be studying her history, technique, musical interpretation and expressiveness for this entire session. This is the beginning of a series. We will be examining a new star of belly dance each session as the focus of our studies in Technique and Musicality this coming year.