RAKS SHARQI (Belly Dance) with Shadia

Tuesdays January 15th to March 5th from 7:30- 8:30pm

Dancers! Get educated about two different raqs sharqi styles: Levantine and North African by two international dancers, Shadia (Master Teacher) and Soumaya MaRose, who grew up in the culture, lecture about it, play it’s rhythms and are dedicated to keeping its Eastern roots.

Week 1: Egyptian Accenting with sagat (zills) (Shadia)

Week 2: Eastern (Oriental) arms and hand styles & framing with Shadia

Week 3: Dynamic Egyptian/Lebanese Hips (Shadia)

Week 4: Arm & hand framing North African Style with Soumaya

Week 5: Tarab & Taxaseem, the art of.. By Soumaya & Shadia

Week 6: Shimmy Technique for Arabic Style drum solo with Soumaya

Week 7: Dynamic Hips, North African style with Soumaya

Week 8: North African & Eastern Arabic (Levantine) Folkloric and Sharqi solo styles by Shadia and Soumaya

Cost:

$25 Drop In