Online training is in demand more today then ever, but it makes me wonder in other dance forms is there such a high demand for online training?  Why is it with Belly Dance that the demand seems higher?  Is it the fact, that belly dance is not taken seriously? Self Esteem Issues? These are just a few things that come to mind and we will talk about these issues at a later date.

Last week was the first part of our online training and I went into depth with what Suhaila Salimpour offers.  This week the focus will be on Karen Barbee Adkisson.  Her online classes are called Belly Dance for Fun via:  http://www.karavansa.com/purchase-online-classes.  I was a member of her online classes and even though at the time there were not many videos I found value with each of them.  Karen is a fitness guru and she talks a lot about muscle and technique.  She has about 25 years experience in the field and therefore has a lot of knowledge under her belt.  Karen really knows her stuff!   She explains the movement and breaks it down very well.   Karen has a great sense of humor and there were times I found myself laughing with her.

Karen offers two different types of online subscription a basic and premier package.  The basic package cost 24.99 a month and is limited. You will get the core basic videos which focus on technique and movement, her most recent Khoreography classes.  The premier package is a cost of 44.99 which involves everything she has to offer this will get you to all technique and Khoreography videos, improvisation, Belly Dance talk and any other special videos.  This equals out to about 100 videos in the library.

Belly Dance for Fun offers a free 30 day trial for the basic package.  This is nice so you can see if you are going to like her classes before you decide to spend the money.  You can log in as many times as you want as to their is no limit and watch the videos as many times as you need to as well.

At this point and time I am not a member any longer but, I did find her classes of value and I always took something away from her classes.  Her classes are challenging which is one of the  many things that I liked about her classes.  I even was able to attend some of her live online classes and her Belly Dance talk live classes and I really felt I was there a part of class.  The classes where very informative and I always looked forward to being able to learn from Karen.

This concludes part 2 of the online training in the next few weeks we will talk about Rachel Brice’s Datura Online classes and last but not least, Leyla Najma “Belly Dance Village.”  I know some of you have heard me talk about Leyla and she will be the last piece of the puzzle on my online training.

I would love to hear your thoughts and comments!!  Please feel free to share!