I cannot tell each of you how excited I am to start in my new home teaching classes!!!  I finally met Billy Joe and his wife and even got a sneak peek at Ballroom Dancing!!  Starting September 1, 2012 all of Najla’s Belly Dance classes will be held at Dance Magic which is located at 2530 Western Ave. Suite D.  The space is beautiful and it already feels like home to both Alyssa and I.  Check out Dance Magic on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/dancemagic.ohio

Here is the breakdown of the times and days of the new classes at Dance Magic:

Monday:  Choreography Class 8pm-9:15 pm

Wed:  Intermediate Class 8-9:15 pm

Saturday:  Beginner Class 10:00 am-11:15 am

Sundays: Private sessions

As you can see I have added a new class, the choreography class!!  This class is open to anyone whether you are a beginner or more advanced!!  This class will be all about choreography!!  To start, we will all learn a choreography together breaking it down with each individual step and drilling it until we are completely done and have mastered the choreography.  This way we can keep our class time with working on technique, movement and transitions and the choreography class we will not only focus on learning choreography, but learning how to build on own, dancing with props and alot of other cool stuff in the future!!

All of my students will have the benefit of being able to attend more then one class a week!  All students can attend all 3 classes if they would like regardless of their level!!  This is an added benefit to you!!

Here are the rates:

$10.00 a class for drop in

$38.00 for a 4 week session of one class

$18.00 for 2 classes a week

$25.00 for all 3 classes a week

$100.00 for all 3 classes 4 week session

Private classes are 75 to 90 minutes and are $30.00

The second thing I am excited about is that I am hosting my first big event and it being in my new home is a plus!!  I am hosting a workshop and hafla with Abernathy on October 6, 2012.  The cost of the workshop is 45.00  and the hafla will be 5.00 both can be paid at the door!  The workshop will run from 2-5 as Abernathy takes us through her movement theory and then the hafla will run from 7-9.  Any student who would like to perform please let me know so I can hold a spot for you!!  I have invited other dancers throughout Ohio and I will also have 2 vendors!!!  So make sure you bring extra money to shop!!  This will be a great time and opportunity that you will not want to miss!!

I did not realize how extensive this list could be and how long it would take me!!  Recently, I had one of my student ask for a recommendation of what CD she should by and after working on the list for several weeks…it has been a daunting task to say the least.  I have shortened the previous list to just a few that I think you as my students should have.  As we go I will add more to your list, but this is just a start.

Some of the cds will be strictly for listening, music you should know, drilling and choreography.  I will give you the links directly through Amazon in which you can make a purchase and I will make a very small commission.  If you do not want to link directly to my amazon page then all you have to do is a search for that CD to make the purchase.  I realize that this list is not extensive, but this is a really good place to start in order to build your song and CD list.  I will update this list periodically for you so stay tuned!

The first CD that I suggest is The Top Ten Songs Every Belly Dancer Should Know.  I have this CD and I have used a few songs for performance such as Azizza & Shik Shak Shock.  I have also played this Cd in class.

This next CD is one that I have and I use alot in class for Drills and our Warmup.  You will recognize many of the songs such as Battle, The Lantern and Tabla Toy.

The Belly Dance Superstar CD’s are a great choice and I have most of these.  The songs are very upbeat and they have a mixure of various artists.  Most students usually love the cds because of the variety.  One of my favorites currently is  Belly Dance Superstars IV.

The Masters of Belly Dance is another cd I have and what I like about this is that it offers alot of good classical music.  This is a cd that all students should have as to it has alot of music you should know such as Aziza, Enta Omri and Tamar Henna just to name a few. This is one that I do play in class so some of the pieces will be familar to you.

The next Cd is one of the newer ones that I have purchased it reminds me of the Belly Dance Superstar cd’s in which it has alot of upbeat and pop music.  I have only played a few songs in class but it is quickly becoming one of my favorites.

This next CD is all about drumming by Susa Pampanin.  I do not have this yet, but it is on my list to get!!  She is a wonderful drummer and this cd has alot of different rhythms that you can use to drill and practice with.