WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS:

MONDAY MARCH 5th

9:00am - 2:00pm (Jill Parker)
Powerful Lines
Jill Parker is known around the world for her powerful stage presence. She is famous for her expressive fluid muscular movements, powerful dance lines, and impressive control. In this class we will work on posture, lines, control, and quality of movement. Jill will coach you thru drills to improve your finished product…. Your dance presence on stage. Regardless if you are 4ft tall or 6ft tall, your stage presence is amplified by these tools. Jill will show you how to maximize your impact on the audience by utilizing her tools for success.

3:00pm - 5:00pm (Frederique)
The Creative Process
In this workshop we will explore and deliberate on the creative process. Are you creative? How do you apply being creative in your artistic life? Is being creative necessary to call yourself an artist or professional? These are the things we will as a group be actively analyzing and discussing. There will be handouts and group exercises to promote the state of being creative in our dance lives. From start to finish, prepare to dig deep (don’t be shy) to discuss your passion, your love, and your fears in order to enlighten yourself psychologically and emotionally into the vast and endless pool of creativity.

TUESDAY MARCH 6th

9:00am - 2:00pm (Jill Parker)
On The Move
Want to be dynamic on stage? Then you will want to learn from Jill how to layer your bellydance movements over traveling moves so you can utilize that big beautiful stage you have to perform on. We will drill various hip, shimmy, and upper body movements as well as traveling steps. Then Jill will show us how to put them all together into traveling combos, that are dynamic, fluid, controlled, and intriguing.

3:00pm - 5:00pm (Frederique)
Tribal Fusion Choreography
Come into this workshop and learn a Tribal Fusion choreography in Lady Fred’s lyrical belly dance style. Take it home and copy/paste into your next show or deconstruct it and use fragments for your next piece, or, use it as inspiration! We’ll be using a Beats Antique song which is perfect for belly dance, most of you are familiar with, and that is easy to find and use…so let’s get shhwettee!

WEDNESDAY MARCH 7th

9:00am - 2:00pm (Jill Parker)
Giddy Up, Partner
Don’t like being alone on stage? Love to dance with a troupe or with your bff? Jill will use her years of experience directing troupes, and creating cutting edge stage performances to show us how to be creative in a choreography for multiple people on stage, and for multiple styles of venues. You will be able to use these jewels of her theatrical knowledge to help you explore options with 2 or more dancers. Don’t worry, even if you are a solo dancer, you will gain a wealth of info in this class about staging yourself to captivate the audience.

3:00pm - 5:00pm (Sharon Kihara)
Sutras For Sati
An inspired Indian Fusion choreography for the slightly more experienced dancer. This class will focus on fast-paced moves and combinations paired with slow, soft, and controlled movements. A fun challenge, blending contemporary dance moves with devotional gestures.

THURSDAY MARCH 8th

9:00am - 12:00pm (Sharon Kihara)
On Bated Breath, In The Land Of Honey
Slow down. Take a deep breath. Enjoy the movements, and improve your stage presence to boot. This workshop is all about the rich and creamy, the gooey and the dreamy. The use of well-placed and carefully chosen slow movements can make a dancer appear experienced beyond their years. Much of this is relative to the flow of energy through the body. In this class we will dance a fresh choreography, all the while focusing our intentions upon the breath and the flow of chi (ki, prana) through the entire body. Healthy, fun, and intense.

12:00pm - 2:00pm (Sharon Kihara)
Hex Appeal
The Newest of the New Choreographies! Freshly written by Sharon just for you. A surprise fusion of Fosse-inspired Jazz, dark tribal, and several other sassy styles that bring out your inner showgirl or showboy noir.

3:00pm - 5:00pm (Frederique)
Hits 'n Ticks
This workshop is about the fundamentals of pop ‘n’ lock and what it means to Tribal Fusion, and how we apply it to belly dance. We will work on the technical side through resistance and control. Pop ‘n’ locking is not just about slamming parts of your body from one place to another; the intricacies and detailed control is what spectators enjoy watching and this is what will be drilled and scrutinized in this workshop. Frédérique will go over the nuances to accomplish tight and clean hits ’n’ ticks and will lecture on how and when to use them along with the music for articulation and expression.
Class begins with a short lecture and ends with Q and A. (New exercises just for The Tribal Massive!)

FRIDAY MARCH 9th

9:00am - 11:00am (Sharon Kihara)
OSD - Obsessive Shimmy Disorder
This class will focus on the many different techniques used for creating diverse shimmies throughout the body, from oriental to Suhaila technique. We will cover traveling moves, tons of fresh layers, and some turns for good measure. Some experience and control with glut technique is recommended, and get ready to sweat!

11:00am - 2:00pm (Sharon Kihara)
The Amoeba - Cohesive Collaboration, Instantly
This workshop is all about communication, cooperation, and combinations! Join The Amoeba and learn to seamlessly co-create dances with friends new and old. The structure of the class is based on improvisational exercises and games; technique-building drills, fresh new combos, and the unexpected. Be willing to inspire and be inspired, and come ready to play! Please dress as though you are going to a yoga class, and bring a mat.

3:00pm - 5:00pm (Frederique)
Lair for Layering: Level 2
Enter the Lady Fred’s lair for layering and focus on accomplishing cleaner, tighter layers. Solidify your technique as we work on advanced articulation of the hips, chest, shoulders, and head with complicated drills making it all come together with fluidity. Drills will consist of variations in time signatures & isolations, while adding flourishes to articulate accents in the music. The frame work of your articulations; head, arms, hands, and torso for/aft position will be heavily scrutinized.
Class begins with a short lecture and ends with Q and A.

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