workshops   

 

Bellydance, bollywood, world fusion, costuming and stagecraft

Bodywave Bellydance is dedicated to teaching the community aspects of dance and performing in a variety of workshops.  Invite your friends over or for team building exercises, book one of our inspirational workshops now.


Workshops currently available are:

ESOTERIC BELLYDANCE


Explore the spiritual aspects of bellydance whilst discovering the healing benefits of the chakras.  Study each of the seven main chakras through dance, meditation, and other forms of movement such as Tai Chi, Yoga and Pilates to help us become aware of our bodies and awaken the bellydance goddess within.

 

Suitable for beginners - intermediates.  Can run as a condensed workshop or over a period of 8 weeks.


HOT AND SPICY BELLYDANCE (LATINO MEETS THE MIDDLE EAST)


Several Middle Eastern pop singers use various other styles of world music influences in their songs.  Amr Diab is a great example of this.  Most of his music has salsa influences as well as standard middle eastern rhythms.


This workshop will allow you to learn the basics movements of bellydance and also learn some basic salsa steps.  Both styles of dance will be combined for students to learn a funky, hot and spicy bellydance to a song by Amr Diab.


Suitable for beginners - intermediates.


BELLYDANCE FOR THE ROMANTIC - SENSUAL SLOW MOVEMENTS USING THE VEIL


This workshop will awaken students to the sensual slow movements of bellydance that will reconnect us with our femininity.  This class/workshop will also focus on the use of props, namely the veil.  Students will learn the various techniques on how to handle the veil as well as how to combine dance movements while working with the prop.  Veil dancing is playful, fun, sensual and very feminine.  Suitable for beginners - intermediates.


ASTROBELLY - DANCING THE ELEMENTS


Further information coming soon.


BOLLYWOOD - BHANGRA BASICS


Further information coming soon.