Belly Dance With a Tunisian Flair
WHERE: Hanover Rec Center with live broadcast online + recordings here: https://GinaDances.Podia.com
TIME: 7:15-8:15/8:30
WHEN: Thursdays, January 23 – March 13. No class February 13. Snow /sick days will result in Thursdays added on, either Feb 13 or March 20.
DESCRIPTION:
I am very excited about this class. The first thing that I want to say about it, specifically to those of you who have a picture of what Tunisian Dance is, is that this is not the Tunisian Dance that you are thinking about : ) You will not be wearing 5 yards of fabric wrapped around you. This will not be a traditional Tunisan Folklore Dance in the way that the Raqs Salaam Dance Theater has presented this style many times over the past 20 years. Instead, this is a Belly Dance choreography heavily featuring Tunisian dance moves. There are good examples of this out there. For example, Egyptian dancer Azza Sherif did a spectacular Tunisian Dance Tableau that accomplished this. The musician’s stage dancers also do a version of this (the musician is Hedi Habbouba). A lot of Belly Dance moves find a home and/or origin in Tunisian dance. This choreography will bring them into high relief so that you can see how Tunisian dance influenced the melting pot that we call Belly Dance. It is an energetic style that focuses on dynamics and percussiveness rather than the controlled elegance of say, a more purely Egyptian Raqs Sharki style.
FAQs: See FAQ’s page regarding foul weather, make-up classes and other issues.
WHAT TO BRING/WEAR: See FAQ’s page.
COST:
$70 per month once per month for three months, beginning the day you register. The registration deadline is Friday, January 10. The price goes up to $80/month after January 10. Please note that we cannot offer refunds, discounts for missed classes (although we encourage make-ups at other locations), transfers of registration/credit to other students, or refunds due to instructor illness, weather rescheduling or power outages.
OTHER QUESTIONS:
Don’t hesitate to email me with any other questions at info@ginadances.com or call me 802-282-2149. If I’m not available to take your call, please let me when and where is a good time to reach you.