This class is designed for students new to belly dance or seeking a belly dance refresher.  No dance experience is necessary.  Students will learn basic belly dance technique, including posture, shimmies, isolations, undulations and traveling steps.

Prerequisite:  Mastery of content from Beginner I Technique or permission of teacher.  This class is designed for students wishing to expand their dance vocabulary after completion of Beginner I Technique.  Students will learn undulations, accents, turns and layering.  Begin exploring Middle Eastern music rhythms and structure.  Choreography and improvisational exercises will be taught. 

Students will build movement repertoire in preparation for performing complex ensemble choreographies.  Learn to perform intricate floor patterns, arm paths and turns with confidence and strong alignment.  Emphasis will be on quality movement execution, alignment, stamina, whole-body awareness, emotional expression, improvisation and musical interpretation. 

All class structures are based on a Western format of clear movement breakdowns, drilling the basics, hands-on corrections and integrating movements through combinations, choreography and improvisational exercises.