It's hard to believe our 2010 year of hosting many of the world's most noteable instructors in the field of bellydance is coming to an end. And another year of planning is in the works for some very exciting new workshops. So stay tuned to BellyUp for more details in the coming months for what's on tap for 2011! During 2010 BellyUp hosted North American dancers such as Aziza, Ranya Renee, Jim Boz and Mira Betz. And from Egypt we were honoured to host my all time dance idol, Egyptian legend Fifi Abdou along with two of today's most popular male dancers Khaled Mahmoud and Mohamed El Hosseny. All we can say is wow! The year has been mind-blowing to say the least. BellyUp students have been so fortunate to be part of the studio that brings this high calibre talent to our bellydance community. To close out 2010, BellyUp is honoured to have Carolena Nericcio and Megha Gavin from FatChanceBellyDance in San Francisco. Carolena Nericcio is the founder and creator...the mother of American Tribal Style dance as we know it. An exciting 2-day workshop is planned with a special curriculum and it sold out months ago! A Gala Show is planned for October 22nd.
As a student of the bellydance art form, taking external workshops in addition to your regular bellydance classes is essential to build your skills and awarenes of other styles, the culture and history of the dance and various types of technique. Not only that, taking outside workshops nourishes your soul as a bellydancer. I live for my intensive vacations where I can get away and study with many wonderfully talented masters and then come back to BellyUp feeling revived and full of a new sense of passion for the dance. New technique and new ways of thinking about old technique, new movements and combinations. choreography, and so much more is taught and shared. My commitment to BellyUp has always been to bring the best of the best to our students in terms of education which is why I sought out leading masters in a variety of dance genres to teach the weekend intensives that we've hosted. We've been so fortunate in that each of these Masters has been generous in their teaching and exceeded our expectations on so many levels.
So next year as you're budgeting for classes, make sure to leave some padding in there for some special outside workshops that will most definitely take your dance to new and exciting heights. You will begin to grow more than you imagined as you learn and develop. You may discover a new niche for yourself, you may find a style or a Master that you wish to continue your study with. Whatever the case you're always in for a great time and a chance to really train hard and focus on your dance intensively.
Stay tuned for more news on BellyUp's coming year of exciting workshops that we'll be hosting! Some very exciting things are planned and news will be released in the months ahead.
Joharah
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