Blue Moon demonstrates a skirt choreography for participants
at our Darfur benefit workshop, December 2007.
Image credit Megan Freeman.
Sunday, February 21 - Undulations Intensive with Blue Moon Dance Company - Morrisville, NC
10AM-12PM at Elite Ballroom, 136 Morrisville Square Way Morrisville, NC 27560
Spice up your dance repertoire with Blue Moon as they explore the world of sinuous moves that spiral up and down your body, coiling out from your core to captivate your audience. In this workshop, techniques for mastering basic undulations, reverse undulations, upper and lower body moves, belly rolls, and hand and arm undulations will all be covered. You will come away with a better ability to let the music sway your body and to feel more confident in performing these challenging and sensual moves. This workshop is suitable for all styles and levels of belly dance. Ages 14 and up. Bring a notebook and pen/pencil if you wish to take your own notes.
For more information and to register, please visit the Blue Moon website.
10AM-12PM at Elite Ballroom, 136 Morrisville Square Way Morrisville, NC 27560
Spice up your dance repertoire with Blue Moon as they explore the world of sinuous moves that spiral up and down your body, coiling out from your core to captivate your audience. In this workshop, techniques for mastering basic undulations, reverse undulations, upper and lower body moves, belly rolls, and hand and arm undulations will all be covered. You will come away with a better ability to let the music sway your body and to feel more confident in performing these challenging and sensual moves. This workshop is suitable for all styles and levels of belly dance. Ages 14 and up. Bring a notebook and pen/pencil if you wish to take your own notes.
For more information and to register, please visit the Blue Moon website.
Sunday, February 21 - Building a Choreography Workshop with Blue Moon Dance Company - Morrisville, NC
12:30-2:30PM at Elite Ballroom, 136 Morrisville Square Way Morrisville, NC 27560
Have you found that phenomenal song that you are dying to choreograph to but just don't know where to begin? Or a snazzy new prop that you can't wait to show off but just can't find the right song to do it justice? Do you have a lot of moves and combos in your repertoire but no idea how to put them together in a coherent and creative way? Then this is the workshop for you! In this workshop, you will learn tips on choosing the right music, how to interpret your music's phrasing, transitions, rhythms, and mood, how to avoid typical pitfalls and to think outside the box when creating your choreography, and how to maintain the integrity of the music you have chosen. Specific methods for developing a choreography outline and a structure for your piece as well as exercises that will help you decide on entrances, use of space, costuming, flow of moves/combinations and developing thematic elements will be presented. This workshop is suitable for all styles and levels of belly dance. Ages 14 and up. Bring a notebook and pen/pencil if you wish to take your own notes.
For more information and to register, please visit the Blue Moon website.
12:30-2:30PM at Elite Ballroom, 136 Morrisville Square Way Morrisville, NC 27560
Have you found that phenomenal song that you are dying to choreograph to but just don't know where to begin? Or a snazzy new prop that you can't wait to show off but just can't find the right song to do it justice? Do you have a lot of moves and combos in your repertoire but no idea how to put them together in a coherent and creative way? Then this is the workshop for you! In this workshop, you will learn tips on choosing the right music, how to interpret your music's phrasing, transitions, rhythms, and mood, how to avoid typical pitfalls and to think outside the box when creating your choreography, and how to maintain the integrity of the music you have chosen. Specific methods for developing a choreography outline and a structure for your piece as well as exercises that will help you decide on entrances, use of space, costuming, flow of moves/combinations and developing thematic elements will be presented. This workshop is suitable for all styles and levels of belly dance. Ages 14 and up. Bring a notebook and pen/pencil if you wish to take your own notes.
For more information and to register, please visit the Blue Moon website.
Saturday, March 27 - "Vision to Reality: Manifesting Dance Goals" Workshop - Durham, NC
10AM-1PM at Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd., Durham (near RTP), NC 27703
This workshop is for any dancer who practices at home or would like to start. The workshop will provide a comprehensive approach to establishing and working towards dance goals, and for correcting and improving your own technique, alignment, and presentation while dancing at home. Other topics covered will include how to drill, how to keep a journal to track your progress, and how to safely experiment with dance movements. Participants will learn well-researched, well-tested and concrete exercises which they can incorporate into their home practices immediately.
The old adage "practice makes perfect" is only half of the truth. In reality, only perfect practice makes perfect. By learning how to understand the anatomical mechanics behind dance movement, and how to recognize these mechanics in our own bodies, we can learn to perfect our own practices, and, with time, perfect our dance technique.
If that all sounds terribly technical, rest assured, we will also discuss how to transform your home practices into little rituals that will leave you feeling inspired and energized.
This workshop will involve a lot of discussion and demonstrations, but please wear dance clothes anyway as we will be doing some dancing. Please bring water, snacks if you need, a writing utensil and a notebook.
Please email skbeaman at gmail dot com with any questions about this workshop.
Registration Information
Registration Fees: $35 before March 13, $40 thereafter.
There are 14 spaces available for this workshop. As it is possible that we will sell out ahead of time, pre-registration is strongly encouraged.
As part of the pre-registration process, you must fill out the registration form and email or snail mail it to me. My contact information is provided on the registration form.
You can pre-register online via Paypal, pay with cash in person only, or send checks to my home address (available on the registration form). Your registration will be processed when your payment is received, so Paypal is the quickest way to pre-register.
Click below to pay for this workshop via Paypal or credit card.
10AM-1PM at Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd., Durham (near RTP), NC 27703
This workshop is for any dancer who practices at home or would like to start. The workshop will provide a comprehensive approach to establishing and working towards dance goals, and for correcting and improving your own technique, alignment, and presentation while dancing at home. Other topics covered will include how to drill, how to keep a journal to track your progress, and how to safely experiment with dance movements. Participants will learn well-researched, well-tested and concrete exercises which they can incorporate into their home practices immediately.
The old adage "practice makes perfect" is only half of the truth. In reality, only perfect practice makes perfect. By learning how to understand the anatomical mechanics behind dance movement, and how to recognize these mechanics in our own bodies, we can learn to perfect our own practices, and, with time, perfect our dance technique.
If that all sounds terribly technical, rest assured, we will also discuss how to transform your home practices into little rituals that will leave you feeling inspired and energized.
This workshop will involve a lot of discussion and demonstrations, but please wear dance clothes anyway as we will be doing some dancing. Please bring water, snacks if you need, a writing utensil and a notebook.
Please email skbeaman at gmail dot com with any questions about this workshop.
Registration Information
Registration Fees: $35 before March 13, $40 thereafter.
There are 14 spaces available for this workshop. As it is possible that we will sell out ahead of time, pre-registration is strongly encouraged.
As part of the pre-registration process, you must fill out the registration form and email or snail mail it to me. My contact information is provided on the registration form.
You can pre-register online via Paypal, pay with cash in person only, or send checks to my home address (available on the registration form). Your registration will be processed when your payment is received, so Paypal is the quickest way to pre-register.
Click below to pay for this workshop via Paypal or credit card.
Saturday, April 3 - Advanced Sword Technique & Floorwork Intensive - Durham, NC
10AM-3PM at Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd., Durham (near RTP), NC 27703
This four and a half hour intensive is designed with experienced students and professionals in mind, and includes an hour of lecture followed by three and a half hours of dance instruction.
During the first hour, I will present "The Art and Science of Sword Balancing", a lecture that demystifies the physics behind sword balancing technique and provides a framework for you to successfully incorporate sword into your existing dance vocabulary.
The following three and a half hours will bring you as many badass sword combos as you can handle, which we will combine into a complete choreography.
Please bring a sword, water, snacks if you need, a writing utensil and a notebook. If you have kneepads, I strongly encourage that you bring them to this workshop, but they aren't required in order to participate. We will have a half hour break for lunch; bringing a bag lunch is strongly encouraged.
Please email skbeaman at gmail dot com with any questions about this workshop.
Registration Information
THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT. Registration Fees: $55 before March 20, $65 thereafter.
There are 8 spaces available for this intensive. Pre-registration is required in order to attend.
As part of the pre-registration process, you must fill out the registration form and email or snail mail it to me. My contact information is provided on the registration form.
You can pre-register online via Paypal, pay with cash in person only, or send checks to my home address (available on the registration form). Your registration will be processed when your payment is received, so Paypal is the quickest way to pre-register.
10AM-3PM at Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd., Durham (near RTP), NC 27703
This four and a half hour intensive is designed with experienced students and professionals in mind, and includes an hour of lecture followed by three and a half hours of dance instruction.
During the first hour, I will present "The Art and Science of Sword Balancing", a lecture that demystifies the physics behind sword balancing technique and provides a framework for you to successfully incorporate sword into your existing dance vocabulary.
The following three and a half hours will bring you as many badass sword combos as you can handle, which we will combine into a complete choreography.
Please bring a sword, water, snacks if you need, a writing utensil and a notebook. If you have kneepads, I strongly encourage that you bring them to this workshop, but they aren't required in order to participate. We will have a half hour break for lunch; bringing a bag lunch is strongly encouraged.
Please email skbeaman at gmail dot com with any questions about this workshop.
Registration Information
THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT. Registration Fees: $55 before March 20, $65 thereafter.
There are 8 spaces available for this intensive. Pre-registration is required in order to attend.
As part of the pre-registration process, you must fill out the registration form and email or snail mail it to me. My contact information is provided on the registration form.
You can pre-register online via Paypal, pay with cash in person only, or send checks to my home address (available on the registration form). Your registration will be processed when your payment is received, so Paypal is the quickest way to pre-register.
I am currently available to teach workshops at your studio, event or festival starting in May 2010. Please contact me for details regarding scheduling and pricing and to read a sample contract.
I am happy to coordinate with you regarding the workshop curriculum and to try to fit your needs as much as possible. For your reference, here are some of the workshop topics I have taught in the past:
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Tribal Group Improv Basics Formations and Combinations for Group Improv Zilling for Tribal Group Improv Zil Combos into Choreography Sword/Balanced Prop Dancing Basics Sword/Balanced Prop Choreography Skirt Combinations into Choreography Conditioning for Bellydance |
Arms and Hands Technique Intensive Upper Body Technique Intensive Lower Body Technique Intensive Shimmies and Layering Intensive Levels and Floorwork Intensive Stagecraft and Musicality Tribal Costuming and Makeup Tribal Belt Construction |
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