- Follow the leader
- King Tut Choreography
- Talk about different rhythms & instruments
- gallop
- balady
All posts by najla
“Where do you come up with this stuff”
In class tonight as we were working on choreography to Dance of Eternity and as I was teaching chest circles with snake arms one of my students asked me “where do you come up with this stuff?” It made me laugh because sometimes I do sit and just think about what kind of moves that I can teach and how I can do a move in a different way my students may not be accustomed to. As a teacher it is important to challenge my students because I want each one of them to progress as well as be very well rounded dancers. Sometimes I come up with stuff at the strangest times while at work or even I have been known to have ideas when I am cooking or even driving which can sometimes be dangerous! My family and I went to a Christian Rock concert this past summer and my daughter turns to me and says “Mom your belly dancing!” The music moved me and I just started moving and I was trying out different moves. Sometimes ideas will also stem from other dancers and I will change it completly around or seeing a dancer do something different will stir my own creativity inside. We never know when the urge and creativity hits us and I have realized that when it does hit I just have to run with it!
Earth Day Special Event
Belly Dance Performance by Najla
Date: April 16, 2011
Event: Earth Day
Where: Yoctangee Park, Chillicothe, Ohio ; located inside the Pump House
Times: 2:45 & 4:45 p.m.
Private Class for Steva
Drills
- glute squeezes
- pelvic locks
- pelvic drops
- chest lifts
- chest drops
- pistons
- hip thrusts
- twists
Moves
- Chest slides
- hip slides
Private Class for Liza
Drills
- Pistons
- Down Pistons
- Shoulder Thrusts moving down 4/up 4
- Maya’s
- Figure 8’s
- ribbons
- Single hip lifts
- Single hip drops
Zills
triple pattern/gallop
rlr rlr rlr rlr rlr rlr rlr rlr
pattern of two
rl rl rl rl rl rl rl rl
Continue on drum music showing me what accents you have come up with lets talk more about what you here with the music.