Belly Dance Goddess Hour by Karla Marie

FAQ: Choreography Intensive (September/October) and Performance Intensive (November) Can I sign up for the Choreography and Performance intensives if I am not currently in the 6 week intensive? Short answer is yes. I recommend joining Tuesday and/or Thursday classes starting in September. Do I have to perform to take the intensives? No. Performing in the November 13th show is optional. Both of these intensives will help prepare students who would like to perform. However, these intensives are designed for ALL STUDENTS. Both intensives will be taught as classes/workshops and not as practice for a performance. What will we learn? In the Choreography intensive you will: - learn combinations and routines - create choreography - learn to improvise - learn to connect with a group of dancers as part of the routine - learn how to emote in dance - continue to work on technique and focus on isolation and layering to make your dancing more dynamic At the end of the 4 weeks you will...

Raise your hand if you feel awkward... and then give yourself a big hug for allowing more opportunities for growth and opening your heart to new experiences! After years of studying this beautiful art and dance, I still find myself feeling awkward in many areas related to belly dance. Sometimes it's in trying to improvise to a new song or rhythm, other times it's when I perform a solo in front of a new audience, or when I'm filmed during a performance, other times while I'm  teaching and trying to explain a difficult concept, other times during tense conversations with other dancers and friends about cultural appropriation. I truly believe, the more respect you have for belly dance (especially as a non-Middle Eastern woman), the more places and times I will feel awkward. It is a great check in and a great opportunity to grow, as a person, as a dancer, and as a teacher. Of course, after learning the basics you start to feel less and less awkward about the movem...