Join me as teach you a section of choreography based on the “Sombati” rhythm. I’ll demonstrate a front passe, walk, and plant’n’unwind turn. Try it! This combo and others like it are available in my “Foundations” classes in my Ahlam Academy of Middle Eastern Dance program at Oriental Phoenix Arts in Houston, Texas.
Join Anna as she teaches a section of choreography based on the “Chiftitelli” rhythm. This section contains a lot of belly dance movements like hand undulations, head slides, forward horizontal hip figure-8, front hip bump, and chest twist pop. Give it try and tell us how it goes.
In this tutorial, Anna breaks down the first section of her Zeffa combo from Ahlam Academy’s Foundations program for Beginning Belly Dancers. This combo uses one of the most important steps in belly dance, the step touch. The outward hand circle and the chest shimmy are added for embellishment.
Join Anna for a segment from Ahlam Academy’s Foundations classes where the beginner’s belly dance class learns how to play the 3 pattern (aka gallop) using a “tek” finger cymbal strike. This drill features alternating hand dominance with Zills, where the pattern is played beginning with the right hand, then switched to the left hand. All that is then layered over a Khaleegi-style “limping” triple step accompanied by “khaleeji” rhythm.
Every December in Ahlam Academy’s Master class we work on something slow or dramatic, sometimes with airy props like silk veils or wings. In this video, Anna’s class learns and rehearses a turn combination with wings featuring a paddle turn.
Learn this flowy beginner level belly dancing combination w/ Zeffa (Zaffa) rhythm filmed in a LIVE Foundations classwith Anna at Oriental Phoenix Arts in Houston, TX. [products limit=”1″ columns=”1″ visibility=”featured”]
Try out some Egyptian Folkloric steps from Upper Egypt! Anna will demonstrate the Heel Tap and the Basic Sa’idi Sweep. Belly dancers often use these movements when performing Raqs al Assaya – a dance style that uses a stick (staff/cane). This style is derived from an Egyptian martial art/sport known as Tahtib, which has roots in the stick fighting arts of ancient Egypt. Professional belly dancers, especially in Egypt, love using Saidi-style stick routines in their performances. This demonstration was…
Beginners! Do you want your belly dancing to look more graceful and natural, instead of choppy and robotic? Practice this simple, yet powerful drill with Anna using the hip drop w/ release with turn movements. Anna will demonstrate the transitioning between three different arm positions. Practicing this drill, taking care to smoothly switch from position to position with precise timing can improve your arm transitions, adding more grace and polish to your dancing. Once a dancer has a good grasp…
