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115-2 Beginner Adult Bellydance
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Tag: bellydancer
Upcoming Bellydance Shows
10/2 & 10/9 Fall for Concession
2PM Bellydance show at 576 Concession, Hamilton
audio & mural tours, sidewalk sales, music pods, giveaways & more
10/15 Virtually Glitter
7-720PM at youtube or vimeo /eshebellydancer
10/22 Retro Raqs – Disco Stage
10/23 Fear Glitter on Zoom
with a cast from around the world answering the question – what scares you?
Check out our IG hamiltonbellydance for more info.
Win $100 for 1 minute of bellydance?!
Eshe is a judge for Bellydance Norway’s The Elements project.
You could win $100USD and fabulous prizes with teachers of your choice for just 1 minute of dance.
I was honored to be invited to perform and judge this project.
Video competitions are a great way to gently enter the competition scene (if that’s your desire). No one knows except the judges! You can film & create at your own pace & the BEST thing (IMO) is that you get to keep all of the progress. No matter how you placed, you retain your growth. You stood up for yourself and said THIS IS ME and that’s brave and amazing.
Details available at https://www.bellydancenorway.no/events
Bellydance Workshops with Angela Josphine in Hamilton at Mahasti
Angela Josephine of Lavish takes over Mahasti – The Bellydance Emporium for 1 day this September!
Sun Sept 24th
Technique Tackle Box (11 to 1pm)
Join Angela in a two hour workshop dedicated to working on your bellydance technique. Angela will take you through some of her go-to drills for keeping your technique sharp as a tack. Get ready to work your brain while working up a sweat!
All bellydance styles and levels welcome. Not recommended for absolute beginners to bellydance.
Silky Sharp (2 to 4pm)
Take some of your newly polished technique and apply it to sections of a new choreography created by Angela. This piece is smooth as butter with oodles of sharp accents and is infused with lots of Angela’s signature style. Expand on the technique and explore the expressiveness of these modern fusion combos.
All bellydance styles and levels welcome. Not recommended for absolute beginners to bellydance.
Etransfer to eshebellydancer@hotmail.com. Cash or credit card at the studio.
ANGELA JOSEPHINE
Angela Josephine is a Modern Fusion Bellydancer studying at The Dark Side Studio in Toronto, Ontario under the tutelage of Audra Simmons and Heather Labonté. She is a member of Lavish Dance Company and The Dark Side Studio Student Troupe. She was most recently part of the full length show Fragment Repair- A New Show by Lavish.
Angela began studying bellydance in 2012 at Serpentine Studios in Halifax, NS taking traditional and tribal fusion bellydance with teachers Laura Selenzi and Monique Ryan. She was a member of Mahari Tribal and the Serpentine Student Troupe. She also studied Bharatanatyam with Suneetra Karam-Singh.
Angela enjoys enriching her dance education by travelling to take workshops with other dancers and getting nerdy talking about all things dance.
MAHASTI THE BELLYDANCE EMPORIUM
1 West Ave S, Suite 300, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
hamiltonbellydance.com
Personal Magic Bellydance Workshops with Anya & Iana
Personal Magic Bellydance workshops with
Iana Komarnytska & Anya Belly Dance
at Mahasti – The Bellydance Emporium
Saturday, July 8th
Drum Solo with Iana 10:45AM-12:45PM
Exploratory Movement in Middle Eastern Dance with Anya 1-3PM
Etransfer to eshebellydancer@hotmail.com. Cash or credit card at the studio.
Drum Solo Secrets with Iana 10:45-12:45
Learn a new exciting drum solo choreography, plus get insights into the choreographing process. Iana will reveal not only her technique tricks, but also explain her choreographic choices and give some tips on structuring your own dance creations. These principles apply either if you are getting ready for a stage performance, or your next gig!
Exploratory Movement in Middle Eastern Dance with Anya 1-3PM
Ready to get a little weird? This class isn’t a “belly dance class” it’s all about movement/energy/intention/focus and how playing with these different aspects of movement can enhance your dance practice and ability. Prepare to get up to get down. We’ll explore various exercises to find comfort and familiarity within transitions.
IANA
Iana Komarnytska is an award-winning dancer and choreographer based in Toronto, Canada, specializing in Middle Eastern and Central Asian dance styles. Over the last few years she has taught and performed in dozens of countries including Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Ukraine, USA, Cyprus, Hungary and others. Iana is a graduate from professional dance program of York University, as well as winner of Star Bellydancer Canada 2014 Competition, and International Dance Competition Cairo by Cyprus 2015.
New Classes & More Pay What You Can from 3/23
We are excited to expand both our Basics & our Pay What You Can offerings from March 23.
Thursdays
7PM Bellydance Bascis – Drop in & Pay What You Can
8:15PM Improvisational Tribal Style/American Tribal Style
Starting Thursday 3/23 we’ll be opening another Bellydance Basics class at 7PM with Eshe. It will be a Pay What You Can class. You can use your classcard if you have one or make a donation. The choice is yours. We want to make sure everyone in Hamilton that wants to dance is dancing! This is a drop in class meaning you can start any time (on or after 3/23). You don’t have to commit to coming to every week (although you are most welcome to). We will be talking about good posture, weight changes, traveling, isolations, shimmies, arm & hand movements, hip articulations, transitions – basically all of the building blocks of bellydance. Like our other basics classes, this offering will also be a bridge to choreography so if you wish to eventually transition you can do so with ease.
We’ll also be offering a new ITS/ATS class lead by Eshe at 8:15PM.
ITS – Improvisational Tribal Style is a freestyle dance format inspired by Carolena Nericcio’s American Tribal Style. Moving like a flock of birds or school of fish, we’ll use the body to communicate intent. ITS is like a language, after we learn a shared vocabulary we are able to have spontaneous conversation. With a turn of the head, hand gesture or foot placement the leader will cue a preset combination. This dance is great for being in the moment, creating art right out of thin air while listening to the music, as well as joyous and playful group work. The roots of this dance are Egyptian, featuring both folklore and traditional bellydance. The ITS we explore will also be peppered with bits of Indian and Spanish fusion as well as theatrical & modern dance stylizations.
We will also explore the founding San Francisco style ATS.
Audra Simmons at Mahasti – Modern Bellydance Workshop in Hamilton
Sat April 8th
Arms and Hands 11-1PM
Join Audra for a workshop designed to help you develop beautiful, fluid arms and hands.
We’ll begin with exercises for finding and mobilizing the upper back and shoulder blades, then move into elbows, wrists and fingers.
Then, with Dark Side style, Audra will begin to add details to create further depth of movement, as well as introduce emotive qualities to these movements, as we bring them into short combinations.
No previous Dark Side experience is required, though some belly dance experience is suggested. Suitable for all levels.
Technique Spotlight 1:30-3:30
This workshop will focus on deepening your understanding and execution of fundamental hip, chest and abdominal movements as we deconstruct the basics in this fun, sweaty workshop!
We’ll refine your technique and enhance your muscular control in stationary and moving drills, adding complexity and layers as we go. We’ll see how much we can pile on, where and how it falls apart, and talk about how we can work to be able to do it all.
No previous Dark Side experience is required, though some belly dance experience is suggested, not for absolute beginners. Suitable for all levels.
1 workshop $45 ($39.82 + tax)
2 workshops $75 ($66.37 + tax)
Online payment:
Etransfer to eshebellydancer@hotmail.com
Cash payments also accepted at the studio.
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/759292027566092
Bellydancer’s Wishlist by Eshe
Here are some of my favorite picks from indie & bellydance artists (or both).
MUSIC
Mother Tareka & The Rebel Funktion – PWYC
http://mothertareka.bandcamp.com/
Beats Antique “ShadowBox” $9.99USD or more
https://beatsantique.bandcamp.com/album/shadowbox
COSMETICS
Glitter Balm by Laura Selenzi RESTOCKING
Cosmetic grade bioglitter balm handmade with cocoa butter, shea butter & essential oils in your choice of gold, silver, blue or pink.
http://www.lauraselenzi.com/glitter-balm.html
Fat Chance Bellydance Anointing Oil $44USD
JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES
Hand Made Crescent Moon Hoop Earrings by Kami Liddle $117.14CAD
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/260701035/hand-made-crescent-moon-hoop-earrings?ref=related-3
Superfan by Silkdancer RESTOCKING
Fan is approx 54″ wide x 2 yards long, 5mm habotai silk dyed in a circular pattern
https://www.etsy.com/shop/silkdancer
CLOTHING/COSTUMES
Faux Assuit Cleopatra Maxi Skirt by Melodia $189USD
http://www.melodiadesigns.com/dresses/cleopatra-assuit
Faux Assuit Allie Crop Top SALE $49USD
http://www.melodiadesigns.com/tops/allie-assuit
WORKSHOPS
Sahar Samara in Toronto
https://www.facebook.com/events/215391045562631/
August Bellydance Schedule
Our August session will begin on the 2nd. By demand we’re bringing back “Top 40 Bellydance” & by request we’re introducing kids classes on Saturdays.
If there’s every a day, time or class you’re interested in, but we’re not offering, let us know! eshebellydancer@hotmail.com
We want to serve all of the Hamilton community! Kids classes will be open to children 3-7 as well as their caregivers. Bellydance is a social dance suitable for both girls & boys. At this young age, we will be focusing mostly on basic dance technique, learning dance class etiquette & fun! Parents & caregivers are encouraged to stay & welcome to participate if they desire. The first class will be Saturday, August 6th.
$10 drop in or 4 classes for $30 per child. $15 drop in $45 for 4 classes for 2 siblings.
Saturdays 10-10:30AM. 1 West Ave S, Suite 300, Hamilton, ON
New Bellydance Session in Hamilton!
Our next session starts on July 4th, 2016. However, you’re free to join our drop in classes anytime.
Dancers who are new to the studio receive 10% off their first class card purchase.
Full-time students receive 50% off their class card purchases (all of the time). It’s one of the ways we want to give back. We believe educated artists can (and are) changing the world! We want to be a small part of making that happen.
Questions? Contact eshebellydancer@hotmail.com
Mahasti - The Bellydance Emporium - Dance on Concession Street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 