Bellydance Performance Circle
Live on Zoom!
To be able to perform a complete Bellydance Cabaret Improvisation is considered by my lineage of teachers to be the quintessential mark of a Bellydance professional! Therefore, I bring to you the very class format that I grew up drilling my Bellydance Cabaret Improv performance skills within! It's my honor to continue this training style lineage!
In the first class of the session, you will learn the secrets of improvisation for one section of a cabaret.
In the remaining classes, you will be given the opportunity to improvise a full cabaret and receive feedback from instructor (that's me!)
This will be followed by a featured soloist who can perform the section of the cabaret that is being focused on, in full costume if desired, and receive feedback from instructor and classmates. You don't have to solo - but you will want to!
This is your chance to improvise a full cabaret on a weekly basis which is key to unlocking your full creative potential and perfecting your craft! It is also your chance to practice performing your improvised solo for an audience made up of your classmates and instructor which is ideal training ground!
Fast opening, veil dance, slow standing work, and drum solo subjects will be covered! Plus bonus prop and fusion subjects! Each subject will take one 10 week session to cover.
Further explanation of how the content will flow:
FIRST CLASS OF EACH SESSION: Lots of technique will be broken down, drilled, and explained in the context of cabaret style improvisation. The following subjects will be covered…
First class of session 1: Fast Improv
First class of session 2: Veil Improv
First class of session 3: Slow Improv
First class of session 4: Drum Solo Improv
First class of session 5: Fan Veils and Wings
First class of session 6: Sword
First class of session 7: Cane
First class of session 8: Candle
First class of session 9: Indian Fusion
First class of session 10: African Fusion
First class of session 11: Spanish Fusion
First class of session 12: Gypsy Fusion
First class of session 13: Tribal Fusion
The 2nd through 9th class of the session will flow as follows:
(It is recommended that you stretch before class)
• 20 MIN Dance Warm Up (moving review of what was covered in first class)
• 15 MIN Full Cabaret Improvisation. This is where you will practice improvising a full show.
• 20 MIN Receive feedback from instructor.
• 15 MIN Soloist
• 20 MIN Soloist receives feedback from instructor and classmates.
The tenth class will just be focused on the two remaining soloists if the session is full.
In the first class of the session, you will learn the secrets of improvisation for one section of a cabaret.
In the remaining classes, you will be given the opportunity to improvise a full cabaret and receive feedback from instructor (that's me!)
This will be followed by a featured soloist who can perform the section of the cabaret that is being focused on, in full costume if desired, and receive feedback from instructor and classmates. You don't have to solo - but you will want to!
This is your chance to improvise a full cabaret on a weekly basis which is key to unlocking your full creative potential and perfecting your craft! It is also your chance to practice performing your improvised solo for an audience made up of your classmates and instructor which is ideal training ground!
Fast opening, veil dance, slow standing work, and drum solo subjects will be covered! Plus bonus prop and fusion subjects! Each subject will take one 10 week session to cover.
Further explanation of how the content will flow:
FIRST CLASS OF EACH SESSION: Lots of technique will be broken down, drilled, and explained in the context of cabaret style improvisation. The following subjects will be covered…
First class of session 1: Fast Improv
First class of session 2: Veil Improv
First class of session 3: Slow Improv
First class of session 4: Drum Solo Improv
First class of session 5: Fan Veils and Wings
First class of session 6: Sword
First class of session 7: Cane
First class of session 8: Candle
First class of session 9: Indian Fusion
First class of session 10: African Fusion
First class of session 11: Spanish Fusion
First class of session 12: Gypsy Fusion
First class of session 13: Tribal Fusion
The 2nd through 9th class of the session will flow as follows:
(It is recommended that you stretch before class)
• 20 MIN Dance Warm Up (moving review of what was covered in first class)
• 15 MIN Full Cabaret Improvisation. This is where you will practice improvising a full show.
• 20 MIN Receive feedback from instructor.
• 15 MIN Soloist
• 20 MIN Soloist receives feedback from instructor and classmates.
The tenth class will just be focused on the two remaining soloists if the session is full.
Registration Info
Upcoming 10 week session: Cane
Thursdays, June 15th - August 17th
7:55pm EST - 10:00pm EST
Great for Intermediate and Advanced Level Dancers!
Fee: $300
Send payment to:
PayPal.me/ansuyamain
Include your email address as that is
where your zoom link will be sent!
LIMITED OPENINGS AVAILABLE!
E-mail me to join.
Thursdays, June 15th - August 17th
7:55pm EST - 10:00pm EST
Great for Intermediate and Advanced Level Dancers!
Fee: $300
Send payment to:
PayPal.me/ansuyamain
Include your email address as that is
where your zoom link will be sent!
LIMITED OPENINGS AVAILABLE!
E-mail me to join.
“I have learned so much and have gained 💯% confidence in performing a full improvised bellydance cabaret!
I even had the opportunity to perform New Year's Eve at a local restaurant and now they want me on the schedule! 🤩” - Amber Gamal |
Recently, I had an experience where the music I planned to dance to was replaced by a song I had never heard before.
Knowing that I had the tools and skills thanks to my participation in Ansuya’s Bellydance Performance Circle, I stepped on to the stage without fear and delivered an amazing performance. To me, this was the real life benefit of this class. - Farasha Photo credit: Ron Mailloux |
