To become a part of our tribe today, email ashtar@tribaldancearts.com, call her at (732) 206-0699 or read on for class locations, schedules, detailed class descriptions, etc. She's waiting to hear from you now.
Monday:
Flamenco
6:00PM - 7:00PM.
(Instructor: Eva Lucena, Artistic Director of Alborada Spanish Dance Theater)
Tribal Technique I
7:00PM - 8:00PM.
Tribal Technique IV
8:00PM - 9:00PM.
Wednesday:
Tribal Technique II
7:00PM - 8:00PM.
Troupe Rehearsal
8:00PM - 9:00PM.
Note: These classes are now being taught by Fatin, former Troupe member of the Daughters of Sophia Tribal Dance Troupe, who is now certified to teach Tribal Technique I and II. Next session begins on February 15th, 2008. For more details, and to register, contact Ocean County College.
Classes at Tribal Dance Arts Studio are payable by the month, at $10.00 per class, pro-rated (calculated according to the number of class days in the month). Missed classes may be made up in any other class of equal or lower grade level within three months. Class fees constitute space reservation and are therefore non-refundable. Single classes are $12.00. All classes are one hour in length.
Fees for classes held at other locations may differ. Please call the venue that is hosting the class for pricing. Please note that classes missed at one studio cannot be made up at another.
NEW beginning July 7th, 2008: Dance Classes with Ashtar will be offered in 12-week sessions. At the end of each session, students successfully completing the course will be awarded certificates. Completion of four consecutive 12-week sessions will qualify a student for the next level of challenge. Each session will be $145, payable in advance. Fees for the Summer session are due no later than July 1st, 2008. Tribal Technique I will start June 30th and end September 29 (no classes the week of September 1). Tribal Technique II will start July 2th and end October 1. Minimum number of students required for the session to open will be five. Maximum number of students will be ten. If for any reason the session does not run, all monies will be cheerfully refunded. No refunds after July 7th. In the event that the session is closed, a waiting list will be started for a second class. For further details, contact ashtar@tribaldancearts.com, or call her at (732) 206-0699. Note: Flamenco classes with Eva Lucena will continue to be ongoing.
Also check our What's New page frequently for notices on henna parties, haflas and other special events.
Tribal Technique I: (60 minutes) Class consists of simple, gentle standing and seated stretches to tone and strengthen the muscles and shape the body, isolation exercises to teach body awareness and basic dance moves, and a full thirty minutes of dance steps in the basic vocabulary of Tribal Bellydance. Simple combinations may be given. Dance steps include hip movements, arm positions and movements, and traveling steps.
Tribal Technique II: (60 minutes) Continues the work of Tribal I at a faster pace and with more advanced movement combinations, plus introduces new steps. Each class includes a figure-eight movement, an undulation, arm combinations, variations on hip bumps, etc.
Tribal Technique III:(60 minutes) Brings the student to an intermediate level, with futher complexity of movement, more demanding stretches and isolations This grade level continues the work of integrating arms, head and torso movements with feet and hips.
Tribal Technique IV: (60 minutes) Completes the technique of Daughters of Sophia Style with stretches done in combination, and isolations done with arm and head coordination. To increase endurance and mental focus steps and movements are layered. Combinations for breathing patterns, phrasing and musicality are studied to give depth and breadth to the student's technique.
Tribal Workshop: (60 minutes) (not currently offered) An experimental class which ranges widely over various topics including, but not limited to, improvisation (both solo and group), balancing (swords, baskets, etc.), costuming, and history of the dance. After a preliminary warmup, a topic from one of the above subjects may be explored, or intensive focus may be placed on specific steps and technical challenges. Special requests will be cheerfully considered. The class will be adjusted to the technical level of the students.
Goddess Energy Bellydance: (60 minutes) (not currently offered) This class places emphasis on building and channeling energy in the body, combining bellydance moves and Chi Kung techniques. Deeply focused and meditative, this exiting class includes veilwork and guided meditations on the chakras.
