Isolations, choreographies and drills! Workshop details, timetable, fees and enrolments are now available.
Pip E-Lysaah
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Saturday 31st July 2010
10am – noon: Isolation and Muscle Control for Belly Dancers
Isolation patterns, muscle drills, posture and movement breakdown.
Tribal Style and Tribal Fusion is built on a specific muscle technique which creates a movement that is controlled and isolated. E-Lysaah will show you how this muscle control is broken down and isolated in the body. This workshop is most suited for beginner-intermediate level belly dancers. You will work through several movements to isolate the different parts of movement and posture. This is often the hardest workshop as results are not instant, when we ask a muscle to work for the first time our movement is often very hard to see. The outcome of this workshop should be a set of patterns and drills that a student can work through on their own. It will contain options for all body levels.
Please bring a yoga mat or towel, and a strap/scarf.
1pm – 3pm: Spook-O-Rama – Tribal Fusion Choreography
A tribal fusion choreography filled with deceptively simple combos and layered options, it uses theatrics and personality for the final WOW factor. Bring your darkness for a gothic feel, or your humour for a more light-hearted dance.
Starting with 3 flavours of shimmies and some step toe toes, this piece is built on combinations and finishes with a drop.
This workshop includes written choreography notes.
Sunday 1st August 2010
10am – noon: Belly Drills
This is an upbeat drill focused workshop for intermediate to experienced dancers who want to push and extend themselves towards advanced isolation and muscle control. You can expect “Drill Sergeant Pip” to take you through a series of drills focusing on muscle control, isolation and layering, this workshop is about doing 2 or 3 things together. Do you know how to shimmy? Can you walk with that shimmy? Now can you add a chest circle? Now do it backwards. This is often a hard workshop as results are not instant, when we ask a muscle to work for the first time our movement is often very hard to see. The outcome of this workshop should be a set of patterns and drills that a student can work through on their own or with their troupe. This workshop will take you through the technique behind combinations.
Workshop will begin with a gentle flow stretch to waken the body, blood and joints and then move into the drills section, the workshop will end with one of her favourite yoga pose, the one that everybody can do, guaranteed.
Please bring a yoga mat or towel, water bottle and willpower.
NOTE: This workshop is a follow on workshop to Isolation and Muscle Control for Belly Dancers.
1pm – 3pm: Sinuate – Tribal Fusion Choreography (Sword)
Using simple arms elongation and hip layers, you’ll learn a slinky-licious sword choreography that can be performed as a soloist or group.
Pip E-Lysaah has been complimented on her arms and hands by Rachel Brice herself and this workshop will take you through her favourite arms and elongation combinations, positions and technique behind creating elegant, flowing, elongated limbs.
Workshop is suitable for all levels and combinations can be used in all forms of Belly Dance.
This workshop will incorporate some floor work, knee pads are recommended.
Workshop Fees
1 session $50
2 sessions $95
3 sessions $140
4 sessions $185