The dancers in Benat Baharat teach a variety of classes in Washington DC.

Class	Day/Time	Instructor	Location	Register
Beginning Bellydance/Bellydance Aerobics	Thursday 5:45-6:30pm ongoing	Sahar	City Fitness (Cleveland Park)	City Fitness

Class Descriptions

Belly Dance

Intro/Beginning Bellydance
Each class will begin with a warmup designed to open and loosen the body in preparation for the unique movements of bellydancing. Students will learn basic bellydance posture, technique, moves and combinations. Starting with a basic hip, and moving into shimmies, undulations, hip and rib circles, and complementary arm movements. These movements strengthen the abdominals, arms, and legs and get you in touch with your body, no matter the size, shape or age! Students will also learn combinations and choreographies, and will have some opportunities to perform! This class will follow a session-based curriculum (there's so much to learn!), but walk-ins are welcome - start at any time!

Class materials are here.

Intermediate Bellydance
This class will build on the basics by adding more isolations, advanced moves and combinations, and refining technique. Each class will begin with a warmup designed to open and loosen the body in preparation for the unique movements of bellydancing. Expect to learn body rolls, belly rolls, figure-8s in 3d, hip circles, rib circles, hip pops and drops, and combinations of all of the above. We'll also work on understanding the basic Middle Eastern rhythms used in belly dance. This class will follow a session-based curriculum.

Jennifer will be teaching Pure ATS belly dance classes for this summer only!! Jennifer will be teaching 3 ATS belly dance classes during the summer session at Joy of Motion, which runs from June 12th to August 19th. All classes will be in Pure Fat Chance ATS format. Classes offered will be:

Sunday at 10am: Tribal Belly Dance Level 1 (Bethesda JOM)
Saturday 9:00am: Bellydance Basics (Bethesda JOM)

Sign up at Joy of Motion. If you have any questions about the classes, please feel free to e-mail send an email to jchodge28@yahoo.com.

Class Descriptions:

Tribal Belly Dance Level 1: American Tribal Style Basics
10 am to 11 am Sunday @ Bethesda Joy of Motion
Learn the basic movements fundamental to Pure American Tribal Style Belly Dance. In this class, we will beak down belly dance posture for ATS movement, and learn both slow and fast movements fundamental to Pure ATS. Movements will include Taxeem, Hand Floreos, Body Wave, Hip Bump Combinations, Shimmies and other basic movements used in professional ATS improv. In this class, we will learn just how ATS dancers move. You will have the chance to learn zills in this class if you wish (recommended, but not required).

Tribal Belly Dance Level 2: American Tribal Style Building on Basics and Combinations
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Saturday @ Friendship Heights Joy of Motion
So, you have learned the basic ATS movements, or have experience in Tribal Belly Dance. You are ready to take the next step to more complicated ATS movement and start learning improv basics, including basic cues and improv formations, that will lead you down the path to a professional ATS dancer. Movements will include camel step, ribcage rotations, shimmy variations, turning variations, layering and ATS combinations. Zills are required for this class.

Tribal Belly Dance Low Intermediate: American Tribal Style Drills and Improv Performance
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm @ Friendship Heights Joy of Motion
In this class we will learn how to take ATS movement and communicate with each other according to the ATS format. We will solidify your knowledge of cues and transitions and ATS performance formats so that you can enhance your ability to communicate with your fellow ATS dancers on the dance floor and create the amazing group improv that ATS is famous for. Movements learned in this class will include calibrated spins, advanced ATS combinations, floorwork, head balancing, and belly rolls. Zills are required for this class.

Advanced American Tribal Style Belly Dance for the Professional ATS Dancer
There are no public classes at this time, but if you would like to take that next step to professional ATS Dancing, please write Jennifer at jchodge28@yahoo.com to arrange private lessons or group private classes. Advanced classes will include advanced cues and transitions, improv guidance for the professional dancer, intensives on basic technique (Back to the basics... I know I am always there to!) and breakdowns of advanced ATS movement. Jennifer is willing to travel within the mid-atlantic region for private or group-private instruction, or we can schedule a private session at the Joy of Motion studios.

See the flyer for more details! And as usual, classes by all the Benat Baharat dancers are posted here.

"Dance is for Everyone" at Joy of Motion. I would love to see you in class this summer!