Belly Dance Expo

Last updated: 30 July, 2010

Please keep checking this page for details of the day's program. More info will be added as activities such as classes and teacher details are finalised.

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10.00 - 4.00:

Performances, shopping and classes throughout the day.
All activites are FREE after entry.

 

10.00 - 10.30:

Gabriela Basic Postures with Gabriela Merlo

Arms, hips and body division in bellydance.

LEVEL: Everyone including absolute beginners

 

10.30 - 11.00:

Leonie Poses and Travelling for Spectacular Entrances with Leonie Sükan

Graceful poses and elegant struts for dynamic entrances and direction changes. Move with confidence and pose with aplomb! Bring a veil if you like.

LEVEL: Everyone including absolute beginners

 

11.00 - 12.00:

Annette Alphabet Soup with Annette Berry

Belly up to a fun bowl of Alphabet soup. Use your noodle to play and explore a sample of easy-to-use A-Z techniques developed by Keti Sharif (Egypt).

Designed to fill your dish with belly dance skills by experiencing a spectrum of moves, techniques, transistions and styles of Egytptian based dance. The mini routines serve as tools to flavour your own creativity and artistry and help improve your dancing and overall confidence. Best of all A-Z is deliciously logical and easy. Annette is a certified A-Z Bellydance and Group Fitness Instructor.

LEVEL: Beginners and beyond

 

12.00 - 1.00:

Annie Basic Essentials Global Gypsie Style with Annie Alchin

The journey commences with gentle core muscle warm up incorporating Tai Chi moves, then will move onto basic bellydance moves from shoulders to feet. Whether you are inquisitive about bellydance, learning or fine-tuning your existing bellydance skills, this workshop has an emphasis on fun and well-being. Designed to inspire and expand the bellydance experience with consideration for all levels.

LEVEL: Everyone including absolute beginners

 

1.00 - 1.30:

Ileana Power Latin with Ileana

Add some Latin flavour! Ileana will use Keti Sharif's Pulse8 format and add some of her own sugar and spice as well. Groove into the moves with attitude. Learn basic combo, pauses and timing.

LEVEL: Everyone

 

1.30 - 2.00:

Sedaa Turkish Gypsy Dance with Seda

The unusual rhythms and expressive story-telling moves in Romandance (Turkish Gypsy) will excite and delight.

Dance like you never thought possible. Learn to dazzle and shine with a REAL Turkish gypsy - the beautiful Seda hails from Istanbul!

LEVEL: Everyone

 

2.00 - 2.30:

Belinda Start with a Shimmy with Belinda Purcell

When you start belly dancing everyone wants to start with a shimmy. This is a 1/2 hour workshop for absolute beginners. Belinda will teach you how to do all kinds of shimmies. It's the most fun you will have exercising, so come along Wiggle, Jiggle and Giggle.

LEVEL: Absolute beginners

 

2.30 - 3.00:

Ileana Zumba!® with Ileana

Learn basic intro moves. Saucy surprise - could it be Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Reggaton, Flamenco or Tango?

LEVEL: Everyone

3.30 - 4.00:

Gabriela Fusion with Gabriela Merlo

Flamenco- and tango-bellydance fusion choreography plus analysis of the dance and importance of expression.

LEVEL: Intermediate