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The Arms/hands workshop contains drills, arm path combinations and excercises to help express the music and frame your movements with beautiful arms and hands. A must-do for dancers of all levels and one of the most popular topics.

Baladi basics is all about the 'baladi feeling', incorporating improvisational techniques as well as the background and structure of beledy progressions. We will practice some typical 'beledy' movements as well as work on posture, musical interpretation and 'flow'.

Belly Dancers' workout is an action-packed workshop filled with drills and conditioning excercises specifically designed for belly dancers of all levels. Work it!!

Double veil contains spinning techniques, double veil combinations and tips for creating more dramatic effects when dancing with veils. Double veil choreography or a combined workshop are also possible.

The Double isolations workshop contains bellybreak combinations, layered pops, locks and staccato movements as well as 'arm/bodywaves' and different drills for coordination.. Brain teasers guaranteed!!

Drum solo techniques/abdominals is a favorite workshop for drum solo lovers! We will work on crisp accents and sustained shimmies, along with practicing fun combinations and specific drills to incorporate abdominal work into your dance. Both topics can be taught as separate workshops as well.

Isis wings techniques contains tips and technique for posture, poses, arm patterns, flourishes and turns with isis wings. Combinations for duets can be included as well. Loaner wings available on request!

The Isis wings choreography workshop incorporates different isis wings techniques and combinations into a beautiful, dramatic choreography. Variations for duets/trio also possible on request.

Performance tips and tricks is one of my favorite topics. Polish your performance, improve your lines and translate it to the stage! Including tips for audience participation, stage fright relief and improvisation techniques.

The Raqs sharki 1,2,3-workshop series takes you on a journey in time with the great dancers of then and now. This workshop series can be taught as one combined workshop or split up into separate sessions of up to 3 hours each.

• Raqs sharki 1 contains combinations and techniques inspired by the great dancers from the  'Golden Era of bellydance' like Samia Gamal, Naima Akef, Nadia Gamal and Taheya Carioca.
• Raqs sharki 2 is inspired by famous Egyptian dancers from the 60-80s like Suheir Zaki and Fifi Abdo.
• Raqs sharki 3 contains techniques and combinations inspired by the 'modern legends' of now, my personal favorites like Aziza of Canada, Orit Maftsir, Randa Kamel and Tito.. Do bring your veil just in case!!

The Saidi/ Raqs assaya workshop contains cute and sassy combinations for Saidi rhythm (with and without cane) and cane dance techniques. Loaners available, but do bring your own cane if you can!

The Shimmyland workshop contains conditioning excercises, several different shimmy techniques, layering tips, shimmy-step combinations, drills and a cooldown. One of the most asked-for workshop topics I teach!

Transitions and traveling steps is 'all about the movements between the steps'.. How do you get from A to B elegantly? How do you go from 'doing steps' to 'dancing'? Contains tips, tricks, drills and combinations.

Veildance/ veil techniques contains fun combinations, veil tricks and beautiful poses for slow and fast veil work. Specialty: Silk veil. One of my absolute favorite teaching topics :) Loaners available, choreography also possible!

The Zills and rhythms workshop contains zills patterns, exciting drills and information about different oriental rhythms and corresponding step/style combinations. A must for belly dancers of all levels!

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