Beginner 2 Bellydance Class Notes

Legend: *** - do later, B - back, F - front, L- left, R- right, rev - reverse, S - side, X - skipped

Week 1

1. Beginner 1 Review of Isolations
1. Shimmies: leg shimmy, leg vibration, hip shimmy, hip vibration, hip twist, shoulder twist, shoulder vibration, Afro/up-down.
   
2. Chest Isolations: wall chest circles, floor chest circles; undulations, rev. undulations; chest mayas. Varying speed/size, height (knees and toes).
   
3. Hip Isolations: small, medium, large hip circles; maya aka wall 8s, rev maya; floor 8s + rev. Varying speed/size, height (knees and toes).
4. Shoulder Isolations: shimmies, vibrations, rolls
5. Head Isolations: slides L/R, F/B; circles.
   
2. Travelling: Egyptian basic with infiniti arms, step-shimmy walk, shimmy-step walk
   
3. Exposure to layered shimmies ***: chest isolations + shoulder shimmies, leg shimmy + hipslide or pelvic tilt B.
4. Finger Cymbals: X -
   

Week 2