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If you live in or around the Chillicothe, OH Area, and want to learn Middle-Eastern (belly) Dance, learn new ideas, bond with other women of many different cultures and backgrounds, and even get some exercise, then look no further! You have found your passion! Turn to Najla’s Dance to fulfill this passion.
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Private Class

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Curriculm for Liza

questions, concerns or thoughts?

Drills

  • Pistons moving down for 4 and up for 4
  • pelvic locks down moving forward 4 and back 4
  • pelvic lifts up moving r/l  4
  • Chest lifts with arms extended in 3rd position
  • hip slides forward 4 back 4
  • chest circles r 4 l4

zills triplets or gallop

  • rlr rlr rlr rlr rlr rlr rlr rlr
  • 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123

listen to drum music finding which one moves you to start working on choreography and putting the pieces together

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Intermediate Class

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Intermediate Class Curriculum

Lecture on Musical interpretation

drills:

  • glute squeezes pelvic locks and drops
  • Pistons moving forward & back 4ct
  • Pistons moving r & l 4ct
  • Belly locks
  • Upper Undulation
  • Lower undulation
  • Maya’s
  • 3/4 shimmey
  • Shoulder shimmey going down for 4cts/up 4cts

Combo

  • piston r/l
  • maya r/l
  • chest lift
  • pelvic drop
  • upper undulation
  • lower undulation

Repeat left side

Impromtu dancing to Zeina

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Beginner Bellydance Class

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Class Curriculm for those students in Najla’s Beginner Class

Continuing with discussion of the History of bellydance

  • Posture & Arms 1st, 2nd and 3rd position.
  • Muscle building glute squeezes working right and left sides
  • drills:  Pistons & hip thrusts, chest lifts and pelvic locks
  • review hip & chest slides & drill
  • review hip squares then moving into small hip circles
  • New Moves chest squares working right and left sides
  • Traveling move New Basic Egyptian Walk