Showing posts with label Morgantown Belly Dance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Morgantown Belly Dance. Show all posts

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Join us Wednesday for new Beginner Belly Dance classes!



A Beginner's Belly Dance Class will begin May 5th at the Northern WV Performing Arts Academy 6:30-7:30pm.

Participants in this class will learn basic posture and fundamental technique of the ancient art of belly dance. Each class begins with a yoga warm-up and continues with a fun and thorough breakdown of basic movements, which set the foundation for this beautiful and empowering art form. Narah will often guide students through a series of movements and combinations, keeping the energy up and teaching them how all the basic movements make a dance. No experience necessary!

6 weeks/$60 + $5 registration fee.

Register with the NWVPAA:
Stop by the studio Monday-Thursday 5:00-8:00pm, or mail a check (made payable to PAA) to:
Northern WV Performing Arts Academy
950 Parkway Dr.
Morgantown, WV 26501

For registration questions, call 304-292-3119 or Email
performingartsacademyllc@hotmail.com

Direct friends to www.TribalBellyDance.net/classes

Monday, April 12, 2010

Feeling Wonderful :)

Yesterday, I got lots of art time. More than I normally get at one time. I even started with a trip to the book store and Michael's just to get out of the house. I spent all this art time on one project. One glorious project that I'm so excited about I want to dance. (and I did this morning, but more on that in a minute.) I haven't taken pictures of it because I'm going to be _wearing_ it this weekend at the WVU Spring Hafla. We are celebrating Earth Day by wearing costume pieces made from recycled or re-used materials. I've already deconstructed a skirt I wore in High School and made it into a panel skirt and this mystery project that I made yesterday includes a hand-rolled string/tie from a choli, which used to be a sari. :) I also used some fabric from this choli in a fabric collage last week. It's better that way and I don't have to worry about what to do with it. Beautiful fabric, just not on me. So, this mystery project is a mixed media piece. If you'd like to see it in person, come to the WVU Hafla on Saturday! Show starts at 7:30pm and you get to see bellydancing!!

I also scanned and submitted my Halloween projects to Cloth Paper Scissors last night- ok, technically very early this morning. I'm feeling brave and will be thrilled if they publish my pieces (and mildly crushed if they don't, but let's not focus on that). If Somerset Studio will accept my digital submission of a piece, I think I'll try to get something together to meet their April 15th deadline. Just saw that this morning. :( But, they are calling for something "timeless and elegant" in the vintage Halloween genre. That sounds like less time adding creepy layers to me. Maybe something small like a card...

Then, this morning, I had such a great practice with my little one running around! I didn't pressure myself to have the world's most efficient warm up and then Angelo was excited and dancing with me rather than wanting me to hold him while I danced. I think it's a great sign that he enjoyed the songs so much! :) Hope you can make it to enjoy them with me this weekend at the WVU Hafla! (I'm also teaching a props workshop during the day- veil, cane and basket. So fun!! I've extended the early discount pricing for a couple days, so you can get to the pay pal button here.

Hope you are feeling wonderful too! :)

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Morgantown Belly Dance workshops!! Narah, Jill Parker and Jane Archer!!!

*Props Workshop! April 17th ~ 11:00am-3:00pm

Narah teaches a Props workshop at the WVU Rec Center! Narah will teach you exciting movements and concepts for incorporating the mysterious veil, the celebratory basket and the joyful cane into your Belly dance repertoire! Props add interest, excitement and variety to any belly dance set!! Some extra props will be provided, but please bring any that you have. This workshop will be accessible to and enjoyable for dancers of all levels!

Workshop Price: $35.00 + $1.26 Credit Card/Paypal Processing fee (Price increases to $45.00 after April 10th) Pay Pal button up at www.TribalBellydance.net/workshops No Refunds unless the event is cancelled.

To pay by check or money order. Send $35.00 to: Kimberly Minardi Attn: Props Workshop 1008 Summers School Road Morgantown, WV 26508. Please include phone number and/or eMail address on check.

Credit Cards also accepted over the phone.Call Eric at (304) 549-62149am - 9pm eastern standard time.

*WVU Spring Hafla - April 17th7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

The Hafla will be in the Falbo Theater in the CAC at 7:30pm - $5 admission This Hafla celebrates Earth Day! We will present an Earthy dance form and some dancers will even sport recycled costumes! All proceeds go to the Sierra Club.

*Jill Parker Workshops and show June 12th and 13th

Jill Parker!!! of the Foxglove Sweethearts here in Morgantown!!! If you are a Tribal Fusion dancer, you must take from Jill Parker. Period. Do not miss the opportunity to learn from the Mama of Tribal Fusion Belly Dance- a Belly Dance Goddess!!!

Jill Parker, Mamma of the modern tribal fusion bellydance movement is an award winning teacher/choreographer, founder of Ultra Gypsy Dance Theater, and director of the Foxglove Sweethearts. She's an original member of Fat Chance Belly Dance, and with over two decades of experience, has trained the top bellydancers in the genre. Jill's big heart and deep love for this intoxicating form shine through in her classes and performances. She's an exceptional teacher with a knack for demystifying this sensuous dance, making it accessible to new dancers while offering insight for refinement and subtlety to the most advanced dancers.Come learn this sensuous movement in a fun, positive and healthy learning environment. Reap the many benefits of bellydance; creative self expression, encouragement, discipline, focus, longevity, low impact exercise, cardiovascular training, yoga, conditioning, stress relief, self esteem, community and Joy!

Workshop #1 - June 12th Jill's Drills, Layers & Juicy Combos Workshop

In this workshop Jill offers insight into her trend setting approach to Bellydance through the use of energetic technique drills and stylish combinations designed to support your performative skills. Class will begin with yoga and conditioning designed for you to bring into your own practice, safely building muscle awareness, isolation, flexibility, grace and postural alignment, ever important elements for a stunning performance. You’re sure to find Jill's workshop environment challenging, focused, encouraging and most of all FUN! In addition, Jill will also discuss the intriguing concept of sensuality in belly dance

Price: $60.00 + $1.85 Credit Card/Paypal Processing fee (Price increases to $75.00 after May 15th) Pay Pal button up at www.TribalBellydance.net/workshops

To pay by check or money order, send $60.00 to: Kimberly Minardi Attn: Jill Parker Workshop #1 1008 Summers School Road Morgantown, WV 26508 Please include phone number and/or eMail address on check

Credit Cards also accepted over the phone. Call Eric at (304) 549-62149am - 9pm eastern standard time

No Refunds unless the event is cancelled.

Evening Show - June 12th Show

Evening show featuring Jill Parker of the Foxglove Sweethearts, Narah, and many other talented performers from the local, regional communities and along the east coast!!!

Price: $15.00 + $0.70 Credit Card/Paypal Processing fee (Price increases to $20.00 after May 15th) Pay Pal button up at www.TribalBellydance.net/workshops

To pay by check or money order. Send $15.00 to: Kimberly Minardi Attn: Jill Parker Evening Show 1008 Summers School Road Morgantown, WV 26508Please include phone number and/or eMail address on check.

Credit Cards also accepted over the phone.Call Eric at (304) 549-62149am - 9pm eastern standard time

No Refunds unless the event is cancelled.

Workshop #2 - June 13thOoey Gooey Slow & SlinkyWorkshop

In addition to Jill's unparalleled mentoring skills, she's famous for her super stylized, slinky, sensuous, muscular movements. In this workshop Jill coaches you through drills, adding technical insights, answering questions and proving you with tools for unlocking even the most difficult concepts. Bring your slow movements to deeper, more fluid, juicier, graceful, soulful level. You'll find Jill's workshop environment challenging, focused, encouraging and most of all FUN! Today’s topic of discussion will be “Creating Your Own Style”.

Price: $60.00 + $1.85 Credit Card/Paypal Processing fee (Price increases to $75.00 after May 15th) Pay Pal button up at www.TribalBellydance.net/workshops

To pay by check or money order. Send $60.00 to: Kimberly Minardi Attn: Jill Parker Workshop #2 1008 Summers School Road Morgantown, WV 26508 Please include phone number and/or eMail address on check.

Credit Cards also accepted over the phone. Call Eric at (304) 549-62149am - 9pm eastern standard time.

No Refunds unless the event is cancelled.

For More info on Jill : www.jillparkerbellydance.com

*Jane Archer Sept. 11, 2010 Belly Dancing since 1985, with extensive training in Cabaret and Tribal Styles, developed Neo-Tribal Belly Dance in 1996!! She was first runner up in the Tribal Fusion category in the Belly dancer of the Universe contest!!! She will be here in Morgantown to teach "How to put together a kick ass Choreography" and "Neo-Tribal Combinations". Join us for an amazing time with this creative, warm and open instructor!! Show that evening!!! Save the Date! For more info on Jane: www.euphoriastudio.net/founder.htm Further details TBA*

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Registration for Jill Parker workshops and show open!!!!!






Check out the FB event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=270132764956&ref=mf


The event announcement hasn't been up for 24 hours and already have payments! Don't miss out! Sign up now!!!

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

New Belly Dance Class with Narah start March 9th!


Beginning March 9th, a beginner class will begin through the WVU Creative

Arts Program.

See http://communityarts.wvu.edu for registration info.;

7:00 - 8:00 PM Tuesdays in the beautiful E. Moore Hall dance studio,

WVU's downtown campus.

Students can register by mail (Community Arts Program/

West Virginia University/

Room 401A College of Creative Arts/ Morgantown, WV 26506-6111),

by fax (304-293-7491), or in person (room 401 A at the Creative Arts Center).

For registration questions for the classes beginning March 9th, email

CommunityArts@mail.wvu.edu or call (304) 293-4841 x 3168. 



Participants

in this class will learn basic posture and fundamental technique of the ancient art

of belly dance. Each class begins with a yoga warm-up and continues with a fun

and thorough breakdown of basic movements, which set the foundation for this

beautiful and empowering art form. Narah will often guide students through a

series of movements and combinations, keeping the energy up and teaching them

how all the basic movements make a dance. No experience necessary!

The Narah and Jala Tribal Fusion Belly Dance Technical Foundation

Instructional DVD, is available in the market place

at www.TribalbellyDance.net and is an excellent tool for home practice.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Start Belly Dance Classes Tomorrow at NWVPAA!!!


Belly Dance for Beginners:

You will learn basic posture and fundamental technique of the ancient art of belly dance. Each class begins with a yoga warm-up and continues with a fun and thorough breakdown of basic movements, which set the foundation for this beautiful and empowering art form. Narah will often guide students through a series of movements and combinations, keeping the energy up and teaching them how all the basic movements make a dance. No experience necessary!

Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 pm at the Northern WV Performing Arts Academy (6 weeks; $60 + $5 registration fee; registration info below)

Continuing Belly Dance/American Tribal Style:

American Tribal Style Belly Dance is an earthy, lead and follow format characterized by bold, beautiful movements and dancing with a group or partner. Check out www.fcbd.com/ for more info on ATS. We will start by introducing improv skills that will benefit you as a soloist as well as a leader in group improv, learn ATS vocabulary and concepts and put them into practice in this fun, Zen-like experience. Students in this class may be eligible to perform in a student show during the summer. New enrollees must have completed at least one complete 6 week beginner session (No missed classes) and if she has only attended one session*, she must take this class in conjunction with the beginner’s class. 6 weeks; $60 + $5 registration fee.

Wednesdays 7:30-8:30pm

*Students taking both the Beginning Belly Dance and Continuing Belly Dance classes only pay the $5 registration fee once, so the total for both classes is $125.


Register for class with the Northern WV Performing Arts Academy- Send a check for made payable to PAA to: 950 Parkway Dr., Morgantown, WV 26501 (include contact info and mention you are signing up for

Beginner’s Belly Dance class); or stop by studio Mon. – Thurs. 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm.; (304) 292-3119; performingartsacademyllc@hotmail.com

More info on Belly Dance and Narah:

www.TribalBellyDance.net

www.BellyArtsMama.Blogspot.com

Thursday, December 10, 2009

New Belly Dance Classes with Narah!





~ BEGINNER'S/BASIC BELLY DANCE TECHNIQUE CLASS ~
*New Beginner classes begin the first week of February at the Northern WV Performing Arts Academy off of Greenbag Rd. Day/time/duration TBA when the studio finalizes its new schedule the second week of January.

Register with the Northern WV Performing Arts Academy
950 Parkway Dr., Morgantown; (304) 292-3119; performingartsacademyllc@hotmail.com

*Beginning March 9th, a beginner class will begin through the WVU Creative Arts Program. See http://communityarts.wvu.edu for registration info.; 7:00 - 8:00 PM Tuesdays in the beautiful E. Moore Hall dance studio, WVU's downtown campus.

Students can register by mail (Community Arts Program/ West Virginia University/ Room 401A College of Creative Arts/ Morgantown, WV 26506-6111), by fax (304-293-7491), or in person (room 401 A at the Creative Arts Center).

For registration questions for the classes beginning March 9th, email CommunityArts@mail.wvu.edu or call (304) 293-4841 x 3168.

Participants in this class will learn basic posture and fundamental technique of the ancient art of belly dance. Each class begins with a yoga warm-up and continues with a fun and thorough breakdown of basic movements, which set the foundation for this beautiful and empowering art form. Narah will often guide students through a series of movements and combinations, keeping the energy up and teaching them how all the basic movements make a dance. No experience necessary!

~CONTINUING BELLY DANCE CLASSES~
The next Continuing Belly Dance class will be studying American Tribal Style vocabulary and concepts.

American Tribal Style Belly Dance is hallmarked by a system of cues and signals that dancers can use to improvise a performance together. The system is called Improvisational Choreography. The creator of this style, Carolena Niriccio, developed a specific set of movements and stylizations that worked with Improvisational Choreography. Besides being a very grounding, Zen experience, the style/system allows Belly Dancers to increase their dance vocabulary and learn one way to put movements together in a dance. Even if you never plan on performing this style or to dance with other people, you will still have valuable tools in your "dance basket". Learn more about ATS here: http://www.fcbd.com/about/

The new class is starting the first week of February (exact time/day/duration TBA when the studio finalizes its schedule the second week in January)

Qualified new students may join the class at this time. Prerequisites: Students must have completed a minimum of one complete (no missed classes) 6 week beginner's session. If a student has only completed one beginner session, she must take the beginner's session along with the continuing session.

Register with the Northern WV Performing Arts Academy-
950 Parkway Dr., Morgantown; (304) 292-3119; performingartsacademyllc@hotmail.com

Also in the works: a drum choreography workshop and a sewing workshop/class series! Stay tuned for details!!

www.TribalBellyDance.net - visit my website for articles, costuming information, online videos, DVD's, Belly Dance tees and more!
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Come to the Hafla Dec. 5th!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192946889426&index=1

I'll have cool Belly Dance Art, tees, tanks, DVD's and more for sale there!

I'm excited by these casual events that encourage "just dancing", fun and friendship! :)


WVU Belly Dance Club December 5th Hafla

Host:
Type:
Party -
Network:
Global
Date:
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Time:
6:30pm - 10:00pm
Location:
WVU Creative Arts Center Falbo Theater

Description

We are having a very casual hafla Dec. 5th at the WVU Creative Arts Center Falbo theater.


We set up at 6:30 (we'll need volunteers to set up) and have it until 10:00pm. We'll also need volunteers to help put everything back starting about 9:30. Please also take your food, etc. home. :)


No need to wear a costume, but if you feel like it, go for it! :)


It is free! No performances, just open floor dancing, music, snacks if people bring 'em, some costumes etc. for sale/swap, friends to dance with, big fun! :)


We'll have a very short (about 15 minutes) business meeting for the club instead of having a separate December meeting. It will begin after set up around 6:50pm. Remember, the club is open to the community! :)


Take a study/shopping break and be more efficient afterwards! Hope you can join us! Please send friends this invitation!


Directions: take WVU exit off I79. From the N turn left at end of exit, from S turn Right at end of exit. Go through light with signs for Target, Barnes and Noble, etc (University town Center), go through light at Sheets, go through light at CVS, go through light at Coliseum (on right, looks like a cupcake) and get in left lane. Turn left from left turn lane. Creative Arts Center is on the left and you can park in the parking lot out front.


If for some reason it is full (it shouldn't be) you can go back to light/intersection where the Coliseum will be on the left now and turn right onto Patteson. Take the first right and that parking lot is behind the CAC.

To get to the Falbo, when facing the CAC, take the sidewalk going right all the way to the end, past the big giant head statue (with horns). Take the stairs to the left at the split and go all the way to the bottom. There will be a sign pointing towards the Falbo. It goes down around the corner and the Falbo will be on the left.


www.TribalBellyDance.net (articles, online videos, DVDs. tees, costuming, class and performance information, etc.)
www.BellyArtsMama.BlogSpot.com (follow my blog for updates, projects and musings)
www.facebook.com/narah.arrington.minardi (find me on FaceBook!)
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Monday, October 12, 2009

New Belly Dance Classes with Narah start soon!


Register now for new classes with Narah!

Belly Dance for Beginners:

You will learn basic posture and fundamental technique of the ancient art of belly dance. Each class begins with a yoga warm-up and continues with a fun and thorough breakdown of basic movements, which set the foundation for this beautiful and empowering art form. Narah will often guide students through a series of movements and combinations, keeping the energy up and teaching them how all the basic movements make a dance. No experience necessary!

Tuesdays 7:00 – 8:00 pm at the WVU Creative Arts Center room 426A (limit 15) http://communityarts.wvu.edu to register - must register by October 15th!

Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 pm at the Northern WV Performing Arts Academy (registration info below; limited spots available)

Zills- Rhythms with Movement

Students with experience in the basics of belly dance will learn to combine playing rhythms on the zills, or finger cymbals, with movement.

Wednesdays 7:30-8:30pm

Classes are 5 weeks/$50 + $5 registration fee

Register for Wednesday’s classes with the Northern WV Performing Arts Academy- 950 Parkway Dr., Morgantown; (304) 292-3119; performingartsacademyllc@hotmail.com

More info on Belly Dance and Narah: www.TribalBellyDance.net