Creative Play
 

	Belly Dance
Photo credit: Audra Evans, http://www.audraevans.com
For Personal Enrichment, Health & Fun
With Haala

Belly Dance Basics with Haala

This class is geared towards absolute beginners - people who have never taken a bellydance (or other dance) class before. The emphasis will be on fun and learning something new about yourself and other cultures.    No matter what your body shape, age, or personality, you will look great and feel great Belly Dancing!    It will benefit you physically, mentally, and emotionally.

$65 for the whole session, or drop in for $15

For more information and to pre-pay online, visit Halo Bellydance at http://www.halobellydance.com.
 

Beginner Bellydance with Haala

After you have taken the introductory Belly Dance Basics course, continue your dance journey in this class, where we will explore many different topics, such as veilwork, finger cymbals, and choreography, while continuing to polish basic technique.   This beginner class is appropriate for anyone that has taken at least one Bellydance class, up to one full year of experience. Each session has a different theme.    In this session, we will continue to work on basic technique, with a focus on dancing with a veil. Plenty of loaner veils available, and I will also have some for sale. Build upper body and arm strength while discovering the beauty, mystery and grace of dancing with a veil.

$65 for the whole session, or drop-in for $15

For more information and to pre-pay online, visit Halo Bellydance at http://www.halobellydance.com.

Continuing Bellydance with Haala

This class is recommended for dancers who have been taking classes for a year or more and want to focus even more deeply on their Belly Dance practice (ask instructor if you are unsure whether to take this class).  I will assume you know the basic movements of Belly Dance, such as shimmies, hip circles, and traveling movements, and are ready to take your practice to the next level.   We will focus on technique and choreography, with a different topic each session.   Advanced students are also welcome to take this class – you will be given extra challenges.   In this session, we will focus on drum solos.  We will learn many different combinations and steps to the most popular drum solo rhythms and accents, and with help and guidance from Haala, you will put these pieces together to create your own unique drum solo!   Included in your tuition will be a CD of an original drum solo by John Price just for you, along with a few steady rhythm patterns to help you practice dancing to drums.  

$65 for the whole session, or drop-in for $15

For more information and to pre-pay online, visit Halo Bellydance at http://www.halobellydance.com.

Special Offer

Students that wish to take both Thursday classes will get a $10 discount on their tuition.

About the Instructor

Haala has over 7 years of Bellydance experience, studying with internationally renowned instructors from the Middle East and the United States.  She has performed at public festivals, nightclubs and restaurants, as well as for educational presentations at area schools and colleges.   Her dance style is based on the authentic forms of Raqs Sharqi (“Oriental Dance” or “Dance of the East”) as it is performed in Egypt.   She is the webmistress for NCBellydance.org, the premier resource for Middle-Eastern dance and music in North Carolina, and is also a proud mom of a future dancer and drummer.   For more information, visit her website at http://www.halobellydance.com or email haala@halobellydance.com.
Photograph courtesy Woodland Willow Photography (http://www.woodlandwillow.com)