Tuesday April 20th 2010 - workshop - Subject TCB - (Improver Level Plus workshop).
Time:TBC
Venue: Quidhampton Village Hall, Lower Road, Quidhampton,Salisbury, SP2 9AR
Time:TBC
Venue: Quidhampton Village Hall, Lower Road, Quidhampton,Salisbury, SP2 9AR
What Is a Workshop?
A workshop is usually about 2 hours long, but can also be 4 hours split into two halves with a lunch break, depending on the nature of what is being learned. Beginners workshops are usually only 2 hours long because muscles will tire quite quickly. Dancers who are more advanced will manage a day's tuition.
Usually a complete routine is taught to a piece of music selected by the teacher. You should come away from the workshop, relaxed, happy and exercised with a new knowledge base and a dance routine that can be polished and even performed. Notes will be provided on the music and the choreography.
A workshop is usually about 2 hours long, but can also be 4 hours split into two halves with a lunch break, depending on the nature of what is being learned. Beginners workshops are usually only 2 hours long because muscles will tire quite quickly. Dancers who are more advanced will manage a day's tuition.
Usually a complete routine is taught to a piece of music selected by the teacher. You should come away from the workshop, relaxed, happy and exercised with a new knowledge base and a dance routine that can be polished and even performed. Notes will be provided on the music and the choreography.
Why Book Tracey?
Hen Parties
Arabic dancing at Hen parties is very popular, and these are kept light-hearted and fun. A chance to dress up and learn some basic technique. Party games included! A special outfit is brought along for the bride to be!
Workshops For Beginners
An Introduction To The Art Of Belly Dance
Introduction to belly dance workshops are aimed at complete beginners and give a general overview of the dance with the hallmark movements that make it strictly 'belly dance'.
Learn A Choreography
She has 20 different choreographies ready to learn. Dances with props include, Veil, Sagat, stick, wings of isis, (although some props are not suitable for beginners).
- Tracey is an award winning dancer with good reason. She studied intensively with the best teachers she could find in the UK and in Cairo. Many of these teachers recognised in her early on the potential to be a great professional dance performer and encouraged her to work hard.
- She has danced all her life and took up middle eastern dance in 1996 after a workshop with Medea Mahdavi. Intensive training started in 2004. She took a tip from Hiratio Cifucentes in 2004 and studied DVD's from the best dancers around the world every day. She took all of that input and used it to develop her own unique style of dance over many long hours in a home studio.
- She studied ballet as a child so has excellent lines and posture and is a natural dancer and performer.
- She trained intensively with teachers who had strong theatre performance backgrounds. They were generous teachers who provided her with a thorough understanding of performance and presentation skills.
- Despite her disability (prosthetic leg) her return to dance has been amazing and her performance skills and artistry of the dance remain as strong as they ever were.
- Tracey continues to work on her own dance on a weekly basis and continues to get instruction at the highest possible level by taking workshops in Arabic dance by the best teachers available. Both in the UK and in Egypt.
- She is a generous and qualified teacher who understands that each student has their own learning style and can deliver quality tuition to mixed ability groups. She also makes learning FUN!
- She is fully insured and is a REPS qualified fitness instructor so delivers extremely safe and physically orientated classes giving excellent breakdown and explanation of movements.
Hen Parties
Arabic dancing at Hen parties is very popular, and these are kept light-hearted and fun. A chance to dress up and learn some basic technique. Party games included! A special outfit is brought along for the bride to be!
Workshops For Beginners
An Introduction To The Art Of Belly Dance
Introduction to belly dance workshops are aimed at complete beginners and give a general overview of the dance with the hallmark movements that make it strictly 'belly dance'.
Learn A Choreography
She has 20 different choreographies ready to learn. Dances with props include, Veil, Sagat, stick, wings of isis, (although some props are not suitable for beginners).
Advanced dancers know that they never stop learning and that is why they are 'good'. They stay on top of their game by networking, sharing, learning and teaching.
Workshops for Dancers at Improver Plus Level
Learn A Choreography
She has 20 different choreographies ready to learn. Dances with props include, Veil, Sagat, stick, wings of isis. They range from improver to advanced level routines.
Learn Award Winning Combinations
Tracey can offer a workshop using combinations from her 2006 award winning choreography in the UK National Belly Dance Competition which is a full 10 minute oriental routine. This is an intermediate to advanced level workshop.
Get Flashy
Tracey is a drum solo expert and these dances can be taught from improver to intermediate level.
Baladi Improvisaion
An introduction to the authentic root dance of Oriental/ Raqs Sharqi. Learn its traditions, how it has changed and developed to suit the female dance performer. How baladi to dance the baladi awadi (composition for the female performer) and the baladi tet - (composition for men but can be danced by professional female dancers).
Understanding The Rhythmns
A drum rhythm workshop and the steps that go with each rhythm, (with expert and understandable notes on the music breakdown). Improver - intermediate level workshop.
Performance Skills Workshops
To Improvise or choreograph? workshop on how to get the best out of your music and your performance. Whether the music lends itself to a complex choreography or a clever improvisation using certain techniques to give an interesting and powerful performance. improver - intermediate level workshop.
Using The Stage (Can be combined with the above)
Stage use workshop. This covers, entrances and exits, the use of stage space, Powerful places to stand. Directional changes and body profiles. Audience interaction. Adding Drama. Being easy on the eye. Hand and arm placement and polishing your performance can also be covered. This workshop is aimed at the improver - intermediate level.
Wherever possible Tracey encourages dancers to use live music and will arrange to bring musicians along if the budget will allow.
Learn A Choreography
She has 20 different choreographies ready to learn. Dances with props include, Veil, Sagat, stick, wings of isis. They range from improver to advanced level routines.
Learn Award Winning Combinations
Tracey can offer a workshop using combinations from her 2006 award winning choreography in the UK National Belly Dance Competition which is a full 10 minute oriental routine. This is an intermediate to advanced level workshop.
Get Flashy
Tracey is a drum solo expert and these dances can be taught from improver to intermediate level.
Baladi Improvisaion
An introduction to the authentic root dance of Oriental/ Raqs Sharqi. Learn its traditions, how it has changed and developed to suit the female dance performer. How baladi to dance the baladi awadi (composition for the female performer) and the baladi tet - (composition for men but can be danced by professional female dancers).
Understanding The Rhythmns
A drum rhythm workshop and the steps that go with each rhythm, (with expert and understandable notes on the music breakdown). Improver - intermediate level workshop.
Performance Skills Workshops
To Improvise or choreograph? workshop on how to get the best out of your music and your performance. Whether the music lends itself to a complex choreography or a clever improvisation using certain techniques to give an interesting and powerful performance. improver - intermediate level workshop.
Using The Stage (Can be combined with the above)
Stage use workshop. This covers, entrances and exits, the use of stage space, Powerful places to stand. Directional changes and body profiles. Audience interaction. Adding Drama. Being easy on the eye. Hand and arm placement and polishing your performance can also be covered. This workshop is aimed at the improver - intermediate level.
Wherever possible Tracey encourages dancers to use live music and will arrange to bring musicians along if the budget will allow.
The best feeling in the world is seeing one of your students dancing your choreography and making it their own. The only thing better than that is seeing them dance a choreography of their own or improvising with knowledge, confidence and expression.
