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Bellydance is thought to be the world’s most ancient dance. Tribal Style is a dance of women, by women, among women. This is the way women danced in their villages and tribal communities. This is the way we dance. The Tribal Style philosophy is based on the unique strength of the tribe as a collective being as well as the individual strengths of its members. There is no place for competitiveness in the Tribal community as each dancer is encouraged to find the movements that best suit her body and personality. If you’re shy - that’s ok. If you love the spotlight, that’s ok too. There’s a place for everyone in our dance and when we work together and support each other, we make our dance space a safe, empowering and fun place to be. Tribal Style requires respect for each other, no matter what your level of skill. This attitude of respect and support for our dance-sisters is more important than technique. Technique can be taught! It is not sequined or flirtatious. It typically reveals only the midriff, face and lower arms and relies for its impact on precision, group ‘mind’ and attitude in its presentation. In comparison to many other forms of Bellydance, it’s quite modest in its costuming and strong in its movements. Even the slow movements have a hypnotic quality that mesmerizes audiences and dancers alike. An attitude of fun, acceptance and friendship ensures the essential connectedness and smiling interaction between the dancers as they learn the movements and discover the joy of the dance. Basics I - offers an introduction to the “Basic 8” of tribal belly dance (shimmy, hip bump, Egyptian, taxeem, maya, undulation and arabic). Proper body posture, slow movements and basic large body movements and strengthening are emphasized. Cues and transitions are an integral part of Basics 1 and are required to be mastered before advancing to the next level. An introduction to lead positions, chorus participation as well as circle work is begun. These techniques and movements are broken down to carefully cultivate a solid base from which to build layering and a “vocabulary of movement”. Students often repeat the Basics 1 class for several sessions before moving.
Basics II
- provides a continuation of the foundations established in Level 1.
Posture, cues, transitions and and strengthening drills continue,
tempo increase begins. Basic techniques of combinations are
introduced, simple layering and basic finger cymbal technique (zills)
begins. Students begin to remember simple dance sequences and focus
on arms and whole body presentation. |
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