Everyone is welcome to register for the term 3 Spring Short Courses - you don't need to be a regular Ghawazee Moon student to come along. All courses have maximum & minimum numbers. Courses are held at Nellie Hall in Melba and at the Gungahlin Community Centre (communities@work building). Check here for street addresses and other venue information.

Early Bird discounts are available. Fees must be paid in full before the cut off date to be eligible.

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2019 Course Descriptions

FLOORWORK: TECHNIQUE & CONDITIONING
with Samina

Mondays 8:00-9:00pm

Gungahlin Community Centre

This short course will focus on floorwork, including backbends and laybacks and other commonly used skills performed on the floor.

 

Each class will begin with warm ups and drills aimed at thigh, arm & core strengthening, and end with stretches aiming to increase your flexibility. You will work through techniques and short combinations to give you the tools to gracefully descend, ascend and add dynamic and elegant floorwork to your repertoire.

4'LüK: DANCE OFF STYLE DRUM CHOREOGRAPHY

with Samina

 

Mondays 8:00-9:00pm

Gungahlin Community Centre

This dance-off style drum choreography is packed full of accented combinations, from the playfully lingering through to the lively and humerous. As a dance-off style drum, you will be working in two groups to learn and practice the choreography during class time.

This course is aimed at intermediate and beyond dancers. You will be expected to have a solid grasp of intermediate level technique to keep up - there will be limited time allocated to movement technique. If you're not sure, please ask for the movement list before registering.

DANCING WITH GRACE, RHYTHM & ZILLS
with Samina

Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm

Gungahlin Community Centre

Understanding the Rhythms of Middle-Eastern music is an essential step to interpreting and connecting to the music that inspires you.

You'll be focusing on a different rhythm each week. learning zill patterns that complement each individual rhythm. You'll also be learning to create graceful movements, building your musicality using combinations and improvisations that work with and without finger cymbals.

What to bring: Finger Cymbals if you have them. Please let us know when you register if you need to borrow a set.

BALADI & MEJANCE
with Guest Teacher Renee

Thursdays 7:30-8:30pm

Nellie Hall, Melba

This 5 week course is a great introduction to both the Baladi style (with the addition of balancing props) and Mejance.

You’ll be exploring Baladi through a semi-structured improvisation. Getting deep into the music, you’ll allow the rhythms and melodies to show you how to move. You’ll be adding a little bit extra to your baladi with balancing props. Bring along an item you can balance on your head, such as a tea tray, basket, cane or sword, or let us know you’ll need to borrow one when you register.

Mejances can cover everything from raqs sharki, baladi, saidi, and drum solos, and are designed to give the audience a preview of melodies and styles the audience can expect to see in the rest of the show. Learning how to make an entrance is a must in the repertoire of all bellydancers. In this part of the course, you’ll learn how to make the most of your entrance, capturing the audience's attention and demonstrating your range.

DRILLS! DRILLS! DRILLS!
with Samina

Thursdays 7:30-8:30pm

Nellie Hall, Melba

Each week we'll be focussing on a different family of movements and exploring them through drills and combinations in a variety of bellydance styles, from folkloric through to fusion. These classes will be fairly fast-paced and will assume a level of competence in core and intermediate level movements.