Classes with Safiya..
No dance form generates more mystery, curiosity or interest than raqs sharki, better known in America as bellydance. The product of women’s wisdom traditions that go back to the dawn of human culture, modern bellydance has evolved into an immensely rich and diverse dance form thanks to infusion s of elements from the many cultures which participated in its creation: Roma (Gypsy), Indian, Persian, Greek/Balkan, Turkish, Arabic , North African.
This timeless dance form puts us in direct communication with our forgotten feminine self, empowers us and strengthen and tones our bodies. In Safiya’s classes you will learn the core movements and traditional rhythms, train your ear to hear the music, get strong and discover your inner goddess! Finger cymbals and veils are used. The style is traditional, both Turkish and Arabic, what Safiya calls “good, old-fashioned bellydance” with emphasis on clean technique, musicality and self expression.
CLASS SCHEDULE - 2011
MONDAY
@ New York Open Center
opencenter.org
22 East 30th St., NY, NY 10016
See you back at the Open Center for the Winter 2012 session!
TUESDAY
@ Breakin Boundaries Studio
180 North 10th Street in Williamsburg (btw Driggs and Bedford)
Brooklyn, NY 11211
contact: BreakinBoundariesRM@gmail.com
732 890-1663
Open Level Bellydance
Tuesdays 7:15 - 8:15
Focus on technique and combinations, all welcome!
THURSDAY
@ 440 Studios, Studio # 3C
440studios.com
440 Lafayette (@ Astor Place)
Fall Session: October 4 - December 15 (no class November 24)
Level I Bellydance
Thursdays, 6:00 - 7:00
Beginner Level: Learn or polish and perfect the core vocabulary of Traditional Bellydance, find and tone those core muscles, work with zills (finger cymbals) and veils, drill and learn short combinations and a complete choreography!
Level II Bellydance
Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:00 Studio 3C
Advanced Beginner/Intermediate Level. Technique, zills, hips, great music both Arabic and Turkish, super fun combinations and SHIMMIES! Keeping the old style alive and vital in the 21st Century.
5-class card: $85
10-class card: $150 (best value!)
drop in: $20
Both classes will prepare numbers for those who wish to perform at Safiya and Andrea's HOLIDAY PARTY/Student Recital the weekend of December 10-11 so save the date (exact date TBA soon!).
private classes by appointment
contact: safiya@safiyadance.com
"There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it.
It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open.
There is no satisfaction whatever, at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more allive than the others."
– Martha Graham to Agnes de Mille
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