Tribal:Pura:
A two-day intensive ATS workshop

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First day:

Saturday, September 25th, 2010 
Noon –5:00pm 
 
30 minute warm up: Belly Dance Aerobic
Taught by Carolena and Megha 
Limber up and get your blood flowing with this fun and stimulating warm up and stretch 
 
True Tribal Basics & Tribal Combinations 
2 hours 
Taught by Carolena and Megha 
Using fun combinations, we’ll break down several basic movements and their correct techniques from the tribal vocabulary. You’ll walk away with mini-choreographies you can plug into your dance and effective setups for some of the faster moving steps and turns. 
 
Drills for Leading and Following 
2 hours 
Taught by Carolena and Megha 
Communication is one of the subtle but very exciting aspects of Tribal Style dance. Using a series of simple but challenging drills, learn the concept of leading and following, Formations, Cues and Transitions and Music Interpretation. 
 


Second day:

Sunday, September 26th, 2010 
Noon-5:00pm 
 
30 minute warm up: Temple Dance Stretch 
 
Beyond Basic Floor Work 
2 hours 
Taught by Carolena 
The anatomy of floor work, techniques and application. Kneepads recommended. Dancers will use the basics of Taxeem, Bodywave, hand Floreo and Arm Undulations. 

Crafting an ATS Performance Set
2 hours
Taught by Carolena and Megha
The fine art of crafting a performance. Students will be challenged with a set of music and performance situations based on real life ) a small party, a big outdoor festival, etc). We will form small groups, discuss and drill through the song in the set, choose who is dancing to which song, rehearse again, critique the progress and then present our virtual show. 
 


Both workshops will be held at the
Dance Complex
536 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4029

(617) 547-9363






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