2010 Term Dates and Class Content
Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4
Term 1
Wellington classes start:
Wednesday 10th February (8 weeks)
Beginners: Choreography, drills and fun! Learn the fundamental dance moves and a slow graceful dance to the classic tune of Miserlou, choreography by Moonjelly. Each class combines technical breakdown of fundamental movements and drills, follow the ‘bouncy bottom’ time, and lashings of fun!
Beyond Beginners: Theme: “Fun Drum Solo” Learn a short drum choreography created by Israel's premier dancer Orit Maftsir - lots of humour mixed with sharp technique. Fantastic as an eyecatching solo, can be altered to group formations and is a brilliant introduction to the drum solo component of a dance routine.
Term 2
Manakau class starts: Thursday May 6th – June 24th
7pm - 8pm Social dance class: Learn the "Fun"damentals of bellydance. Lots of jiggles, wiggles and giggles. Held at Manakau Community Hall.Wellington class starts: Wednesday May 5th – June 23rd
5.30 - 6.30pm Beginners: Choreography, drills and fun! Learn the fundamental dance moves of Bellydance. Each class combines technical breakdown of fundamental movements and drills, follow the ‘bouncy bottom’ time, and lashings of fun!
6.30pm - 7.30pm Beyond Beginners: Deconstruct and develop interpretation skills of an Orientale Rotutine. We are using a short piece of music called "Gawaher" . In addition we will continue to learn Orit Maftsirs cheeky drum dance.
Term 3
Manakau class starts Thursday July 29th – September 16th
8pm - 9pm Social dance class: Learn the "Fun"damentals of bellydance. Lots of jiggles, wiggles and giggles. Held at Manakau Community Hall.
Wellington class starts Wednesday July 28th – September 15th
5:30pm - 6:30pm Beginners: Choreography, drills and fun! Learn the fundamental dance moves of Bellydance. Each class combines technical breakdown of fundamental movements and drills, follow the ‘bouncy bottom’ time, and lashings of fun!
6:30pm - 7:30pm Beyond Beginners: Continue with Orit Maftsir's shimmy drum dance in preparation for performance at 'Feet With Heat' show to be held at Michael Fowler Centre, September 11th.
Term 4
Manakau class starts Thursday October 21st – December 9th
8pm - 9pm Social dance class: Learn the "Fun"damentals of bellydance. Lots of jiggles, wiggles and giggles. Held at Manakau Community Hall.
Wellington class starts Wednesday October 20th – December 8th
5.30 - 6.30pm Beginners: Choreography, drills and fun! Learn the fundamental dance moves of Bellydance. Each class combines technical breakdown of fundamental movements and drills, follow the ‘bouncy bottom’ time, and lashings of fun!
6.30 - 7.30pm Beyond Beginners: Guest teacher El-Lysaah will teach "Spook o Rama"
A choreography to bring your inner circus child out to meet your belly dance side. Take some deceptively simple combos add a whole load of formation changes and then mix in 3 flavours of shimmies, some fast turns and a drop, and you have Spook O Rama.
Suitable for beyond beginner belly dancers and comes with added challenge layers for advanced dancers.