Building Blocks of Belly Dance
Perfect Starting Point for Beginners & All Levels to Build a Solid Foundation & Rock Out!
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Building Blocks of Belly Dance Online Course is the perfect starting point for ALL skill levels. This course focuses on the "building blocks," from which all other belly dance moves stem. You will dance away with anchored footing, solid technique and an 'alphabet arsenal' of the language of Belly Dance. You will get familiar with my teaching style and benefit from valuable metaphors that will be our launching pad for courses to come. This course includes a thorough full-body warm up, an array of "building block" classes and a super fun combo that links it all together! I am confident Belly Dance will become a healthy addiction, that will not only get you in shape, but be tremendously beneficial to your mind, body and spirit.
Enjoy more fluid joint movements, lower back release, increased lung capacity, heightened core control and enhanced coordination that will empower you to experience a more fulfilling life. It is my honor and pleasure to guide you on this path!
Ready to embark on this journey?!
Below you'll see exactly what we will cover. You are welcome to preview a couple free classes!
Course Curriculum
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Preview1 Intro & "Home Position" (17:44)
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Start2 Hip Lifts- Seesaw & Swish (14:42)
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Preview3 Shimmies! (13:57)
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Start4 Rib Lifts & Front Slides (12:21)
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Start5 Rib Cage Slides & Snake Arms (14:45)
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Start6 Hip Slides & Hand Pulls (19:05)
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Start7 Head Slides (8:55)
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Start8 Horizontal Figure 8 part 1 (13:25)
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Start9 Horizontal Figure 8 part 2: Timing Variations & Arms (5:42)
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Start10 Shoulder Shimmies (9:09)
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Start11 Basic Egyptian (13:48)
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Your Instructor
Adelaide Marcus is a microcosm of artistry! She owes much of her creative energy, innovative stamina and sense of empowered-self to her belly dance practice. Having learned from her mother, who danced throughout pregnancy, this “womb dance” is quite literally Adelaide’s birthright. To Adelaide, sharing belly dance and sisterhood honors the antiquity of the dance. Historically, women learned and explored belly dance as a rite of passage, from rejoicing in the first blood drops of fertility to the helping the body and emotions through the transition into motherhood, and honoring the process of menopause. Belly dance is a lifelong practice AND celebration.
Adelaide celebrates much of life through dance. She quickly made her way into the spotlight after graduating high school and moving to San Diego in 2005. Although she obtained a degree in psychology, entertainment became the obvious career path, which she passionately pursues daily. “The Shimmy Sisters” dance company, co-created with her blood sister, was her launching pad to becoming an international performing artist and distinguished teacher. Adelaide’s entrepreneurial and artistic abilities meld in a way that’s uniquely her own. Her passions are her professions, and include fire dancing, snake charming, mermaiding, modeling, painting and much more!
Adelaide has been flown across the world repeatedly to share her gifts. She has appeared on multiple reality TV shows, modeled for companies like SONY, produced numerous events/shows and taught countless classes. All of these experiences are a reflection of the immense effort Adelaide is willing to put forward. Teaching is one of the ways Adelaide feels she can give the most, while simultaneously filling up her own cup. By teaching, Adelaide actively re-creates ceremonial passages missing from our society today, she helps others feel more radiant and confident in their bodies, and in doing so the bond of sisterhood and our connection to the eARTh is strengthened. Adelaide will dance her way to the grave, but not without a trail!