Belly Dance Goddess Hour by Karla Marie

  BELLY DANCE GODDESS HOUR BY KARLA MARIE CLASS SCHEDULE 2023 #BellyDanceClass #ShimmyShaktiTroupe #AwakenTheGoddessRetreat Interested in joining Shimmy Shakti Troupe and performing with us? Email bellydanceneworleans@gmail.com FEBRUARY: NO CLASS (MARDI GRAS BREAK) MARCH/APRIL 8 Week Session Thursdays 7pm-8:30pm NOLA SPACES- 1719 Toledano March 9, 16, 23, 30 April 13, 20, 27, May 4 Open to New Students/Beginners Welcome/No Drop Ins $105 session 4 Week Session Saturdays 11am-12pm NOLA SPACES- 1719 Toledano March 11, 18, 25, April 1 Open to New Students/Beginners Welcome/No Drop Ins $60 session Troupe Class ( Shimmy Shakti Troupe-Only ) Tuesdays 6:15pm CITY PARK - PADDLE BOAT DECK Choreography Breakdown & Practice March 7 ($15 Drop In) March 14 ($15 Drop In) Troupe-Only APRIL/MAY 8 Week Session (Continued) (part of March session- not drop ins, no new students) April 13, 20, 27, May 4  4 Week Session Saturdays 11am-12pm NOLA SPACES- 1719 Toledano April 15, 22, 29, May 6  Open to Ne

When you arrive, you won't need your items for the energy clearing/meditation. If possible please leave these items stored in your car until after our lunch break. 10:30am-12:30pm Morning Session STUDIO 1 (2ND FLOOR)  Please report to 2nd floor of the studio, we will start the retreat in Studio 1 (for the morning session). This studio has the best mirrors and will work great for the technique portion of our retreat. 10:30am-12pm: Belly Dance Essentials 12pm-12:30pm: Lunch- We will have a short lunch break. I recommend packing a light lunch to bring and any snacks you may want. There won't be much time so to leave for lunch- but if necessary, Fresh Market is right across St. Charles.  12:30pm-3:30pm Afternoon Session (Darbuka Explosion | Closing Meditation) STUDIO 4 (DOWNSTAIRS) We will hold the afternoon session downstairs in the large studio space.  After lunch, we will move down to Studio 4. At that time, you can bring your items for the energy clearing/meditation portion (R

  Awaken the Goddess: Belly Dance Workshop  Sunday, January 22 NOLA Spaces 10:30am-3:30pm Space is limited (limited to 10 dancers) Morning Session 10:30am-12pm (Morning Session Only $25) BELLY DANCE ESSENTIALS: After a meditative opening to our retreat day, we will start with a brief overview of belly dance history and the cultural and technical root of the movements and then dive into "Basic 12" (The 12 movements I've identified as the base and foundation to all belly dance movements combinations). This session was created with True Beginners as an introduction to belly dance technique and for Intermediate/Advanced dancers who want to do an intentional deep dive into technique to better understand the movements. 10:30am-12pm Opening & Intention-Setting (Bring on 2023!!) Intro to Raqs Sharqi (History and Culture) Basic 12 Belly Dance Technique & Movements- Awaken the Belly Dance Goddess! --------------------- Lunch/Snack Break  12pm-12:30pm (Bring a light lunch to

 Can't wait to see you on Thursday, here are some details and FAQ: Important Announcement:  Saturdays October 22, 29, November 5  11am-12pm REMEMBER: No transfers or make up classes.  What to wear?   Anything that allows a full range of motion. Yoga attire or tank top and stretch leggings work great. What to bring?  WATER Songs to fall in love with this session: We will be working with three main songs- here are the songs and links so you can listen to them. We will focus on Egyptian Oriental Fusion Ya Nour El Ein (feat. French Montana & Maya Diab) Tabla Solo 1- I can email this file, just send me a request for the file  bellydanceneworleans@gmail.com Where can you find information: Student/Class Facebook Group Email bellydanceneworleans@gmail.com or Facebook Messenger Group Chat  (Saturday Shimmies)  only for students in this session. If any of this makes you nervous- don't be nervous. It'll be super fun! We have lots of amazing beings in our class and several true beg

 Can't wait to see you on Thursday, here are some details and FAQ: Important Announcement:  First Class- Thursday, October 20 ( Class is from 7pm-8:30pm) Remaining classes: 10/27, 11/3, 11/10 REMEMBER: No transfers or make up classes.  What to wear?   Anything that allows a full range of motion. Yoga attire or tank top and stretch leggings work great. What to bring?  WATER Belly Dance Bag- Optional: Notebook and pen!!! Bring your own scarf or borrow one from me Yoga mat for our extended cooldown Zills- These are optional- not required . We will talk more about this next week, no worries! You can purchase them from me or you can purchase your own to bring to class, IF you want- not required. Songs to fall in love with this session: We will be working with three main songs- here are the songs and links so you can listen to them. We will focus on Egyptian Oriental Fusion Ya Nour El Ein (feat. French Montana & Maya Diab) Tabla Solo 1- I can email this file, just send me a request f

  Can you believe it's almost October? We finally can feel a change in the weather! October Reminders: No Thursday classes on Oct 6 or Oct 13  (last class of current session is this Thursday, September 29) Two classes remain in our Saturday Session: October 1 and 15 October 18:  Tuesday Sunset Shimmies  at the park begins ($15 drop in per class) October 20: New  Thursday Intensive  begins ($75 for session | No Drop Ins) October 22: New  Saturday session  begins ($50 for session | No Drop Ins) ** Register by October 7 ** Venmo: @KarlaMarie-Cochran-1 Paypal.me/karlamariebelly  (Please add $3.95 PayPal processing fee) For the complete schedule, click here