Monday Night Class ~ I did not go out of town ladies! All classes are on like normal. 4:15 beginner, 5:30 intermediate, 6:45 beginner. For those of you ready to move from the beginner to the next level up starting next Monday at 5:30 I will be encouraging you to move into that class. It will be harder than the beginner classes but will not move quite as fast as the Tuesday 5:30 class. Please call or message me if you are interested in taking this class. If I have given you permission to try this class in the past there is no need to ask, just show up!!! Remember if you’ve “liked” us on Facebook your first class is FREE! Hope to see you in class tonight!

Hi ladies ~ Just letting you know that I did not go out of town so all classes this upcoming week will run as normal including the Monday 4:15 class. Thanks! See you next week!

Tuesday class happenings – 4:15 beginner, 5:30 intermediate. Remember if you have “liked” it’s on Facebook your first class is free! Hope to see you in class tonight!

Menu Monday – this one looks amazing and I love that they narrate with photos the whole way. My vegetarian friends I bet this would be great with broccoli and cauliflower!

http://www.onceuponachef.com/2012/09/middle-eastern-chicken-kebabs.html

Tribal Thursdays ~ A new thing to our page. This was upon request of a former student of mine who has moved away and started teaching. She has requested information on the history of tribal belly dance. We’ve got our Wednesday topic that covers anything associated with the history of belly dance or mideast tradition, so this is perfect! I am starting out simple over the next couple weeks with basic definitions, one at a time. We will delve into other topics later! Stay tuned. Today a basic explanation of Tribal Belly Dance. Not to be confused with Tribal Fusion Belly Dance. Tribal Belly Dance is a specific form of belly dance performed by a group of dancers where all of the dancers learn movements or combinations of movements. Each movement or combination has a “cue”. There is one “leader” in any formation. The “leader” will perform a “cue” letting everyone dancing with them know that a specific move or combination of moves is coming up. The dancers then follow in suit. Thus when a group of dancers has a big enough vocabulary of movement they can form a routine that looks like it is choreographed but it is actually being created on the spot! It is very fun. Next week’s topic… the difference between A.T.S. and I.T.S. with in Tribal Belly Dance.

Youtube Tuesday – Well darn it we missed it! We had a busy day and missed getting our weekly video out on time. Here it is. Some of you might recognize the lovely Ashley Lopez performing with Zoe Jakes at Tribal Massive!

Way Back Wednesday – Well I had traditionally thought “chiftetelli” was just a rhythm but today I found a site that stated that it is more than that. Here’s what it said – Chiftetelli – Greek and Turkish style of bellydancing. Sensual to fast rhythmic patterns known as chiftetelli usually performed in two piece costume. Focus on undulations and pelvic tilts upwards. I looked it up on another site and yes, it is in fact more than just a rhythm. Here is what Wikipedia had to say – The Tsifteteli (Greek: τσιφτετέλι; Turkish: Çiftetelli), is a rhythm and dance of Anatolia and the Balkans with a rhythmic pattern of 2/4.^[1] In Turkish the word means “double stringed”, taken from the violin playing style that is practiced in this kind of music. There are suggestions that the dance already existed in ancient Greece, known as theAristophanic dance Cordax.^[2] However it is widespread in Greece and Turkey, but also in the whole former Ottoman Empire region.

http://www.ketisharif.com/article-glossary.html

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Monday Night Classes – 4:15 Beginner, 5:30 Intermediate, 6:45 Beginner. Remember if you “Like” us in FB your first class is FREE! Hope to see you in class!

Thank you Bisbee! A big thank you to Rajani Doyle for hosting the Bisbee Belly Dance Retreat. It was wonderful to teach and perform there. I am so happy to have been a part of it. Also a big thanks to all the ladies that took the workshops as well as Kisha Adams and Rachel Garret for all their hard work at the event. You ladies are awesome. So happy to have met you all!

Bisbee here we come! Belly Dance Tucson will be vending up at the Beat The Heat Belly Dance Retreat in Bisbee. Jess will be teaching from 3 to 4 today! If you know anyone in Sierra Vista or near by areas that wants to come take a class let them know so that they can come join us for some dancing fun! Here is the event link.

https://www.facebook.com/events/435871726512088/?ref=br_tf

Classes Today- 5:30 Student Troupe Rehearsal, 6:45 UNMATA I.T.S, 8 Beginner Belly Dance! If you’ve “liked” us here your first class is FREE! See you tonight!

Monday Class Happenings – 4:15 Intro to Belly Dance, 5:30 Level 1, 6:45 Intro to Belly Dance. Remember if you’ve “liked” us on FB your first class is FREE! We hope to see you in class soon!

Thursday class happenings- 5:30 student troupe, 6:45 UNMATA I.T.S., 8 beginner belly dance. Remember, if you have “liked” us your first class is free! Hope to see you there!

Bambi – Arabic for the color pink. Also refers to a style of coquettish baladi dance.

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