Classes with Aliya
One of my favorite experiences is actively sharing Oriental Dance with others. Students who have taken lessons with me know the emphasis is on fun, positive support and performance. Even if you only wish to perform for yourself in front of a mirror in your bedroom, I am determined you will be pleased with your fabulous show! I will, of course, push you a bit to perform for charities and worthy causes. For beginners, there are plenty of group routines where the shy can hide behind the more adventurous, and I provide a lot of help in borrowing modest tops and long skirts for the costume-challenged.
More advanced and looking for ideas? Check out the Choreography link for a great Sha'bi routine! Come to any of the Wednesday classes for a copy of the music!
SPRING SESSION
I will not be teaching a Spring Session this year - however - you can still come to Lakelands Park Middle School every Wednesday evening to learn this dance! Shalaya is holding informal beginner classes from 8-9 PM in the Dance Studio, room 124. Advanced dancers are also welcome to hang out and practice. All you have to do is drop in.
These meet-ups are *free*, but a donation basket will be placed by the door to help pay the room rent.
Want some more great dance deals? If you are 55 or older, Shalaya teaches beginner classes at the Senior Social Center on Research Blvd. every Friday around noon. This is just around the corner from the JoAnn's Fabrics/Giant shopping Center on the corner of Quince Orchard, across from NIST. Contact colleen.hood@nist.gov for more info. Oh yes, everyone always asks what to wear. The answer is anything comfortable you can move in. Leotards, sweatpants and tee-shirt, sequinned glitter skirts - it's all good. Check out the photos to the right for ideas. If you feel like purchasing something, a hipscarf is very helpful for shimmy feedback.
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COMING! SUMMER SPECIAL CLASSES AND PROFESSIONAL TROUPE FORMATION!
This year we will again have the very popular Summer Special dance classes with a different professional instructor every week! This will start June 18th, and it is a great way to meet all the local teachers. 8:30 to 9:30 PM every Wednesday through to mid-August at Lakelands Park Middle School. Also, prior to the Summer Special guest series, 7:30 to 8:00 PM every Wednesday, practice sessions for a professional performing dance troupe. We have five members currently signed up - please let me know if you wish to join ( aliyaquinn@aol.com ). The specific moves comprising the routines will not be particularly challenging physically, but a knowledge of the basic moves is necessary, as well as serious attendance to coordinate and work as a single unit.
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