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GET THE BASICS!!! Level 1* 5 Week Course (10 classes) to get you strong, all lined up and limber so you can belly dance safely. You'll learn the basic isolations and moves, plus a veil choreography to show off to your friends and impress that very special "someone"! This is your strong foundation for all styles of belly dance such as: Egyptian, Tribal, Am-Cab, Gypsy. Belly Dance your way to a fit and happy YOU!
Starting September 14th at Dance Theatre of Harlem, Everett Center for the Performing Art, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, 10 classes-$90. Call 646 498 4068 to register.

WHAT TO WEAR! You don't have to show your belly, but you do need to wear a snug fitting top so I can see your posture. Yoga or fitness pants are great. www.sharifwear.com has some super dance outfits which I will also be selling in class, as well as some hip scarves.

Belly Dance Basics Level 1: Goals
1) Hear, understand and move to counts of 8
2) Safe posture and alignment
3) Awareness of self in space and time
4) Isolations and the IOS dance theory
5) Basic moves: Wiggle Walk, 3 point turn, Shimmy, Veil Flip, Maya up, Matador, Veil Spiral, Omie, Hip Lifts, Butterfly Scoop, Shoulder Shimmy, Victory Spin, Shoulder Walk, Undulations, Envelope, Veil Flutter
6) Strengthen: Feet, Thighs, Hips/Glutes, Belly, Back and Pelvic Floor
7) Lengthen: Quads, Hamstrings, Calves and Obliques
8) Learn and perform Cocktail Oum Koulthoum Veil Choreography
Listen to the song here!
http://www.amanionline.com/fanclub/searchsite.asp?searchsite=cocktail+ou...

Tara Star is currently in New York City offering private classes, performances and speciality workshops.
For Performance Bookings and Event Information, write to Tara Star through the -Contact- menu or call 646 498 4068.

October 2009 to January 2010
Tara Star in India for performances and classes. She taught "Bellydance Fast Track" at Taarago Activity Centre www.taarago.com and also introduced Bellyfit to Puneiites. www.bellyfit.com

April 2009 to September 2009
Tara was in New York City where she taught "Props Galore!" at Bellyqueen www.bellyqueen.com. May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9. Zills, Veils, Swords and More. This class covers Prop artistry, technique and combinations for Masmoudi, Baladi and Tchiftelli. Special emphasis on building improvisation skills and confidence for powerful performances and fun!

Jan 2009 to March 2009
Tara Star was performing in Asia. She hosted Workshops and Goddess Weekends. These are Women's events celebrating the Goddess in every woman. Learn Belly Dance, Sacred Sensual Dance, Women's Chi Gung, Sister Song Pujas, Dance Meditations and more!

October 4, 2008 to January 3, 2009
Tara Star and Taiya succesfully completed their contract with Lebua Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. (www.bangkok.lebua.com).

August 2008
ADVANCED CLASSICAL EGYPTIAN MOVES AND COMBOS
Aug 17th, Sunday, 2-4pm
Moncton, New Brunswick
Location: 1201 Mountain Road
Contact Jeanette Pearson to register
506 961 4340
www.baladifitness.com

TRIBAL BELLY DANCE CLASSES
Earthy-Snakey-Strong-Sensual
Starts August 7 to August 19
Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:15-8:30 pm
Salisbury NB
Location: Changing Pace, 3134 Main St
Fee: $40 (4 classes)
Tribal Style Belly Dance is characterized by its improvisational style and tribal camaderie between the troupe members. Fast moves are earthy and powerful while slow moves have an intense smoldering sensuality. Improvisation is possible due to movement cues and the intuitive connection the dancers develop with each other.

July 2008
Moves and Rhythms Workshop June 8, Moncton
RHYTHMS AND MOVES WORKSHOP
June 8, Sunday, 2-4pm
Moncton, New Brunswick
Location: 1201 Mountain Road
Contact Jeanette Pearson to register
506 961 4340
www.baladifitness.com

April 2008
Improvising with Confidence & Floorwork Saint John, New Brunswick

Testimonial from Lorena, Saint John Workshop organizer and Artistic Director of Desert Magick. www.desertmagick.ca
Dear Tara,
Thank you so much for a successful workshop. Before hiring you, I was very impressed with your credentials and the video clips of your performances and you
certainly did not disappoint! I have had nothing but good feedback about the workshop and your performance. The attending dancers enjoyed not only the
content of the workshop but also mentioned how comfortable you made them feel with improvisation. Even students who had never tried to improvise before were actively
participating.

From a sponsor’s point of view, it was a pleasure to work with you. Your workshop material was well prepared and delivered in a most professional manner. Your attention to detail was excellent, right
down to the printed handouts. A nice touch by the way!

We all enjoyed your performances. The Wings of Isis routine was lovely and your technique was flawless. Thank you too for including the Turkish Drop in your other performance. My students were absolutely
awed by it. They had never seen one before and were very impressed.

Finally, thank you for sharing your knowledge so generously with us. It is a rare opportunity to study with an instructor who has so much experience
performing in other countries and for other cultures.

Good luck with all your future endeavors and please contact me when you plan another trip to our area. I would love to sponsor you in another workshop.

Lorena

Workshop descriptions
Moves and Rhythms- 2 HOURS
Moves for Baladi, Masmoudi and Tchiftelli.
In this workshop, I try to get people to really FEEL the rhythms and use different exercises to help embody the 2, 4, 8, 16 and base Duns of an 8 count rhythm. The moves I have taught include some from Hadia www.hadia.com (baladi accented drop, masmoudi hip accent. From Saida of Argentina www.odalisca.com moves for Baladi, from Zahra Zuhair http://members.aol.com/zahra/home.html Masmoudi spins and Delilah www.visionarydance.com Tchiftelli.

Improv with confidence- 3 HOURS
This one includes a creative dance warm-up based on Gabrielle Roth 5 Rhythms, then
exercises to feel the counts of 8, the fourth count of 8 and a framework for improv practice. We will also learn the parts of a typical belly dance and
movement patterns for entrance, body and exits. The guiding principle is that the music has a pattern and that we will dance much more dynamically and effectively if we work with the innate patterns in a piece of music rather than against it.

Advanced Classical Egyptian Moves and
Combinations (2 HOURS)
Layering is the key to dancing to dancing to the complex orchestrations of classical arabic music. Learn how to find the transitions of entrance, body, taxim, drum and finale in music plus moves to go with
them.

Advanced Classical Egyptian Choreography
Tamrahenna
Hani

These are my choreographies and my interpretations for Egyptian Classical Dance combining new and traditional moves. I like to focus on smooth rhythmic transitions and melodic accents.