New Baltimore Belly Dance Classes with Shems starting in April

Try it out for the first time, polish your dance or build your technique and musicality - these classes are designed for you.

www.shemsdance.com | 202-320-8749 | shemsdance@gmail.com

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

**NEW** Weekly Classes will be starting at Baltimore's Harbor East MAC this April!
You will love the friendly staff and the luxurious studios, wonderfully suited to bringing out your inner dancer. I want to take you on a dance journey to discover the depth and richness of Middle Eastern Belly Dance. Shems' class offerings will be expanded over time to give you the opportunity to study a full and diverse curriculum, allowing you to reach the highest level that you desire.

Starting April 8th - Intro to Belly Dance - Tuesdays at 7:30 pm
This class will introduce basic belly dance vocabulary, isolations and musical phrases. There will be some cultural background given and a simple choreography will by taught. Special attention will be paid to proper body alignment, and clean execution of movements. Open to all levels. Each 6 week session will be $60 for MAC members and $75 for non members. Drop in rate $15 for MAC members and $20 for non-members.

Starting April 9th - Sunrise Belly Dance -Wednesdays at 6:30 am
Utilizing belly dance movement, this class is a gentle and energizing workout to give you an invigorating dancing start to your day. Open to all levels, drop in rate is free for MAC members and for only $5 non-members.

Starting April 10th - Technique & Musicality - Thursdays at 8:00 pm
Steps & movements are taught built into musical phrases. Focusing on building both dance vocabulary and musical connection, this class will also delve into transitions between movements, rhythms & cultural context. Previous belly dance experience required. Each 6 week session will be $60 for MAC members and $75 for nonmembers Drop in with teacher approval only.

Starting April 12th - Fundamentals of Performance Quality Movement - Saturdays at 11:15 am This class will cover basic belly dance technique with special attention to the details, such as posture, arms, feet, head & body angles. Some more advance technique will be introduced. This class is aimed at experienced belly dancers who want to deepen and refine their movement quality and polish or to dancers who have studied with other teachers and would like a primer on Shems technique to better prepare them for more advanced classes. Some choreography will be utilized as a teaching tool. Music, rhythms and culture will be discussed. Open to all levels, but will be a little more challenging to the novice than the Intro to Belly Dance class. Each 6 week session will be $60 for MAC members and $75 for non members. Drop in rate $15 for MAC members and $20 for nonmembers

Official registration through the MAC is in the process of being set up. However you may contact Shems to reserve a place in the class or classes of your choice. Class size is limited.

If anybody is interested in classes at the MAC's Timonium Location, please contact me. If there is enough interest in that area I will arrange to start classes up there.