Shimmy for Your Soul Island Workshop: Learn to isolate, undulate and shimmy and learn a fun SFTS 'tribal inspired' dance
WHO: Anyone who wants to experience the magic of bellydance first hand - first timers or experienced dancers - all are welcome!
WHEN: Sunday August 15, 2010 -- 1pm-4:30
WHERE: Kerry Park Rec Centre, 1035 Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road, Mill Bay B.C.
What: At this workshop we'll cover:
an easy and fun bellydance warm up
belly dancing isolations, undulations, moves and drills
break downs of shimmies and layers
a step by step ats pattern instruction
the dance outline sheet (cds will also be available)
a unique, fun, uplifting and amazing program!
You will learn:
Head slides, head circles, chest lifts, chest drops, chest circles, shoulder shimmies, snake arms, flores, hip lifts, hip drops, camels, miyas, taxim, 3/4 shimmies, piston shimmies, shimmies on the up, shimmies on the down, travelling hip circles, arabic basics, hip twists, tribal inspired basic moves, double backs, hip bumps, turns, tribal inspired travelling moves, laybacks, rollbacks, figure 8s, and more...
About Nicole Whitney
Fast Tracking it.... Nicole Whitney began bellydancing in January 2006 and was choreographing new dances and performing publicly within three months of her very first class. What originally started as a dare, became a life changing passion-filled past time that she found herself taking part in at least four or five days a week.
Nicole is a member of MEDA [Middle Eastern Dance Association] in B.C. and an active student and enthusiast of bellydancing, studying new techniques and styles with as many leaders in the field as possible.
Nicole performs regularly with three bellydance troupes - Jawahir [Melody Jones], Nadira Nuwar [with Tammy Anderson] and Nicole's own troupe "Vancouver's Desert Rain Dancers" who, in their first 3 months, performed at major events including Langley Canada Day, The Underwear Affair in Vancouver, Run for the Cure, The 17th International Days, International Bog Festival and the 2009 BC Renaissance Fair.
Currently, Nicole is teaching bellydance in Surrey, West Vancouver and Langley, B.C. and hosts a correspondence course for students around the world. She has also developed a line of affordable cabaret style bellydance bras and accessories which will soon be available for purchase at ‘PimpMyBra.ca’.
When she's not bellydancing, Nicole is busy producing Life Changing Radio Broadcasts at News for the Soul - the #1 life changing radio show in the world according to Google and Aol and home to the largest totally free life changing audio library on the world wide web.
Find out more about News for the Soul at www.NewsfortheSoul.com
