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Belly Dance Classes with Willow

Please contact Willow at "bellydancewillow (at) gmail.com" or call (845) 594-8673,
for more information about belly dance classes in the Hudson Valley.

Winter 2012 Belly Dance Classes in Kingston, New York Beginning January 4, 2012 There will be no classes February 1. 2012.
Totally Beginner Belly Dance Wednesdays - 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. $45 - Month* or $13 - Drop-in Pre-register On-Line (January 2012 only)	Intermediate Belly Dance Wednesdays - 7:35 - 9:00 p.m. $50 - Month* or $15 - Drop-in Pre-register On-Line (January 2012 only)
Location: MAC Fitness - Shakti at the MAC Studio 743 East Chester Street Bypass (Route 9W) Kingston, New York 12401 Map of Area	Subscribe to Willow's Bellydance Newsletter ™ email marketing privacy
Belly Dance Class Descriptions *To get the most out of your bellydance classes, it is important to attend classes regularly. I strongly encourage students to sign up and attend the full series of classes being offered, as classes build on each other from week to week. Your commitment to your dance study and practice will ensure that you will grow and expand as a dancer over time, and that you will get the full range of moves and dance steps to give you a fully rounded belly dance experience. Totally Beginner Belly Dance will cover the basic moves of belly dance in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Strength conditioning and bellydance technique will be introduced at the beginner level. Focus on posture and alignment is very important. Foot patterns and dance movement will be taught separately from belly dance movement to prepare students for eventual entry into higher level classes. Combinations will be taught to introduce students to the concepts of musicality as well as putting moves together and trasitioning from one move into another. Intermediate Belly Dance classes will incorporate dance specific warm-up and stretches, strengthening excercises, belly dance technique drills and dance movement vocabulary along with dance combinations and follow-along improvisation, to give students a full understanding of how to combine belly dance moves and use them in various contexts, as well as musicality and expression. Finger cymbal technique will also be covered in this class as appropriate to student level. All bellydance classes will help develop core body awareness while building strength and stamina, and toning and strengthening the different muscle groups of the body. Students will learn to isolate their glutes, hips, abs, pelvis, ribcage, shoulders, arms and head while dancing to hypnotic and rhythmic Middle Eastern music. Bellydance will raise your heart rate, so be prepared to sweat a little. This class is low-impact and appropriate for women of all ages and fitness levels. Modifications for all skill levels can be made with awareness of student ability and level. Each student will receive personal attention and direction appropriate to their skill level. What to wear: Wear comfortable clothing suitable for a dance class, such as yoga or jazz pants, tank top, fitted t-shirt or sports bra - nothing constrictive around the hips or waist. Clothing that reveals the body line allows for easier correction of posture and technique. A sash or scarf can be worn around the hips for fun and to define the hips, but I respectfully request that you leave your beaded or coined scarves at home, as they are a noisy distraction that can break and leave pieces on the floor. Thank you!