Local Classes
~~North Shore Lake Tahoe~~
530-308-8776

 
Beginner Sessions ~ 8 continuous weeks
Time:

Morning Classes:
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM Wednesdays
Fall classes start October 1, 2008
@ Vertical Fitness Incline

Evening Classes:
Wednesdays 7:15pm to 8:45pm
at Asante Fitness -Starts October 1, 2008

When: Beginner 8 week sessions
Call for Session Start Days (530-320-8776)
Where:
Asante Lakeside Fitness
850 North Lake Blvd.
Tahoe City, CA
583-4283


Vertical Fitness
760 Mays Blvd. Suite 7
Incline Village, NV


Cost:  Drop in Fee $15.00
 

8 week Session(Advance Payment) $100.00
   
Intermediate Classes
Time: To be Determined    
When: 8 week sessions
Where:

Cell Phone Contact 530-308-8776

Cost: Drop in Fee $15.00
 

Pay in advance $100.00 (gives you one free class)



Advanced ~ on-going classes (troupe rehearsals)
Time: 10:30 am to 12:15 pm ~ Tuesdays AM's
When: On Going
Where: Lake Forest Creative Center
2810 Lake Forest Rd. Tahoe City, CA
Cell Phone Contact 530-308-8776
   
Additional Classes
Private Classes: $75.00 per hour
College Classes

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Diana is teaching a beginning class as a faculty member of Sierra Nevada College PE program Beginning Belly Dancing:


Class at the new lake campus in Incline at Prim Schultz Hall.
My existing students do not have to officially enroll. They can attend and just pay me directly as usual. $15 drop-in fee.

Physical Education / 1 - credit
New student admission  www.sierranevada.edu or call 775 831-1314 extension 4047
Apply for admission www.admission@sierranevada.edu

General Information about all classes

The importance of warm up and stretching:

This is crucial to the dancer. Most injuries are caused by beginning
exercise with cold muscles.

Warming up with breathing; warms, stretches and brings oxygen to the muscles allowing more movement and range of motion without injury.
Stretching and yoga also brings our focus into our bodies and away from the distractions of the day. This is relaxing and energizing at the same time giving us a 'fresh feeling' before beginning our dance movement.

All classes begin with a warm up combination of yoga and dance stretching exercises. This is usually 10-15 minutes.
All classes will end with stretching and yoga for cool down.


Beginning classes include:
1. Posturing
2. Basic single movements in repetition
3. Beginning zill technique (required)
4. Simple combinations
5. Basic arm and hand movements
6. Introduction to basic shimmy
7. Introduction to correct breathing in developing stomach roles

Intermediate classes I & II include:
1. Continued zill technique
2. Introduction to Arabic music
3. Veil work
4. Layered combination of movements
5. Varied shimmy techniques
6. Support of emerging individual style
7. Diana's specific exercises to open student to connection to the self
8. Introduction to isolation movement

Advanced classes include:
1. More intricate layered combination of movements
2. Exploring varied styles and techniques
3. More intricate zill techniques
4. Floor work
5. Using all parts of the body to express the dance
6. Learning routines with combinations of styles
7. Flamenco/bd fusion movements
8. Combining veil and floor work
9. Combining contradictory movements and creating 'tension' in the dance.
10. Approach and technique to performing.