"You Can Bellydance!" 3-Classes With Neon, Absolute Beginner

belly dancing moves & techniques step-by-step breakdown + 2 practice choreographies

What you'll learn

Learn belly dance moves and techniques, absolute beginner level

Practice your skills with 2 engaging beginner-level routines

Increase your movement range, flexibility, grace

Relax, dance, enjoy beautiful music and sensual feminine movement

Requirements

Absolute beginner level, no prerequisites

Description

3 absolute beginner belly dance classes from 2 instructional sets by Neon - You Can Belly Dance!  and Dance Today - Belly Dance - beginner belly dancing moves and combinations in the context of 3 dance choreographies - Eternal Spring, Party Girl, and Sensual Dream.Eternal Spring is a sensual, slow belly dance ciftetelli choreography and step-by-step breakdown, perfect for absolute beginners. The dance has a dreamlike romantic flow following a beautiful flute melody, and features all the basic groups of bellydance moves, both fluid and percussive. The breakdown of the choreography is accompanied by a detailed explanation and demonstration of classic belly dance steps and ways to weave them together into attractive combinations. The practice section features a beat counter, helpful in learning dance rhythm and timing. If you are not familiar with standard belly dance terminology, you will see the names of each step and transition displayed on screen.Party Girl is a sexy, flirty, and vibrant belly dance drum solo choreography designed for absolute beginners. This instructional video includes detailed explanation and demonstration of classic belly dance steps from all groups of the belly dance vocabulary and teaches how to weave them together into attractive combinations. The practice section features a beat counter, helpful in learning dance rhythm and timing. If you are not familiar with standard belly dance terminology, you will see the names of each step and transition displayed on screen.The Sensual Dream choreography is a fluid and sensuous dance set to a slow ciftetelli rhythm (beginner level).  It is taught step-by-step, combination by combination. The practice section features a beat counter, helpful in learning dance rhythm and timing. Neon teaches the count as you weave steps into combinations - very helpful to learn proper pacing and the structure of the ciftetelli rhythm. As you follow Neon in the practice section, you can check your timing against the beat counter on screen and learn to use dance accents in a way that brings out the beauty of ciftetelli rhythm.

Overview

Section 1: "Eternal Spring" belly dance choreography for absolute beginners

Lecture 1 An intro / trailer for the program

Lecture 2 Belly dance technique and combinations that fall together into a routine

Section 2: "Party Girl" - A Belly Dance Drum Solo for Beginners, by Neon

Lecture 3 An intro / trailer for the "Party Girl" class

Lecture 4 "Party Girl" choreography step-by-step breakdown and practice with music

Section 3: "Sensual Dream" - a fluid and sensuous dance set to a slow ciftetelli rhythm

Lecture 5 Intro / trailer for "Sensual Dream"

Lecture 6 The Sensual Dream choreography taught step-by-step + practice with music

Women of all ages & any fitness level