Horizon is an artistic director to Imajica & is a teacher & choreographer of contemporary fusion Bellydance. She gained her BA Honours Degree in Performing Arts in 1999 & was introduced to Bellydance by a friend in 2004. She has since then trained in Traditional Egyptian dance, Cabaret, American tribal style and Tribal Fusion & has fused her love of these dances to create her own style of Contemporary fusion Bellydance.
Workshop 1 – Introduction to Contemporary Bellydance – 2hrs (Saturday)
Contemporary Bellydance is a blend of the beautiful dances of the East with the raw energy of the West. The fusion of music & movement creates a powerful performance. In this introduction workshop we will cover a selection of core movements, including posture and muscle development. We will then put these movements together in a mini choreography.
This workshop is suitable for women of all ages & abilities; all you need is a desire to shake your hips.
Workshop 2 – Introduction to Contemporary Bellydance II -2hrs (Sunday)
In this workshop will explore some more of the movement vocabulary, covering posture and muscle development & begin to look at the possibility of layering movements on top of each other. Again we’ll put the movements together in a mini choreography & talk about costuming & music interpretation.
This workshop is also suitable for women of all ages & abilities; you do not have to have been to workshop 1.