Tribal Workshops with Paulette Rees-Denis in Flagstaff, July 2012!
Join Serendipity's Kiss Tribal Bellydance as we welcome Paulette Rees-Denis: Tribal Style Innovator, Internationally Renowned and Beloved Teacher, and Director of Gypsy Caravan Dance Company Internationl in a week of extraordinary events!
July 25-27 Collective Soul 1. This is a15 hour in-depth certification program in which you'll become more familiar and begin to master the levels and layers of Gypsy Caravan Style Bellydance in a small group setting with Paulette. Contact Hilary for details.
July 28 11:00-1:00 Tribal Grooves & Funky Bits. Bring spice and flair to your tribal dance steps with funky bits and combos to add to your tribal improvisational repetoire. Drill into the body and muscle memory, and we'll add some formation ideas. This is for intermediate to advanced dancers, please.
July 28 2:20-4:30 Tribal Shawls - Simplicity and Beauty. Dancing with a shawl as a solo and in a group. Use our tribal improvisational language, learn some new steps and combos and use the mantone/shawl as part of your costume and movement base. Beautiful and mezmerizing, with a Spanish Gypsy flair. Please bring your own shawl. A large triangular hip scarf will work just fine.
July 28 Evening Hafla. Come to our community dance party! All workshop participants are invited to perform and there will be a special performance by Gypsy Caravan Dance Company International! Time and location TBA.
July 29 11:00-1:00 Shimmy Queen. Define and sharpen your hips with variations on the shimmy, and include other fast hip movements combined with tribal improvisational drilling and a mini shimmy choreo to help you remember and take it all home! Definition is the key as we add more moves to our repetoire. Fun and invigorating.
July 28 and 29 workshops will be held at Canyon Dance Academy, 2812 N. Izabel St. in Flagstaff. Register early - space is limited! Workshops can be purchased individually or as a package. Discounted prices apply to groups of 3-5 people and 6 or more people. To get the discounted rate, your entire group must pay together at the time of registration. See drop-down menu for prices and details. Please contact Hilary if you have any questions about registration: contact@bellyroles.com or (928)380-1055.
Classes
The Beginning class with Joyce is designed for first-time students of bellydance and those who want a thorough breakdown of basic steps. This class is an introduction to Tribal Style; have fun while learning good technique.
Hilary's casses include stretches and movement using the Gypsy Caravan format. The curriculum is cumulative, reviewing and building on what we have learned in previous classes.
The Intermediate class with Hilary is for experienced dancers and students who have achieved a level of comfort with beginning material. In Intermediate, we add more information about music, and more movements, improvisation, and zils.
The Advanced Troupe class is for dancers who have achieved proficiency with Beginning and Intermediate movements. In this class we add complex improvisational formations, zil patterns, and combinations.. By instructor invitation.
Read more about Hilary's classes in Mountain Living Magazine.
Attire for all classes: Bare feet, stretchy pants or a long, very full skirt, scarf for your hips, belly covered or bare (your choice!)
Contact Hilary for more information: contact@bellyroles.com or (928) 380-1055
