Course Outline-Bellydance 101
- Basic Stance
- Head Slides
- Head Circles
- Head Roll
- Shoulder Roll
- Shoulder Punch (or Thrust)
- Shoulder Shrug
- Shoulder Shimmy
- Snake Arms
- Push/Pull Arms
- Classic Arms
- Wrist Circles
- Parallel Arms
- Hand Undulations
- Basic Egyptian Walk
- Three Step Turn (with Hip, Touch, and Arms)
- Basic Egyptian Pivot Turn
- Grapevine
- Basic Shimmy
- Twist Shimmy ("Maytag")
- Traveling Shimmy
- Ribcage Slide
- Ribcage Lift
- Ribcage Drop
- Ribcage Circles (Horizontal, vertical)
- Camel Walk
- Basic Hip Circle
- Basic Hip Circle Turn
- Omi
- Innie and Outie o's/bicycle hips
- Pelvic Locks
- Belly Roll
- Basic Veil Work
- several veil wraps
- how to hold the veil
- veil spin
- veil swoops
- envelope
- tent
- butterfly
- reverse butterfly
- creativity
- Undulations
- Reverse Undulation/Backwards Undulation/"Dolphin"
- Hip Slide
- Hip Lift
- Hip Drop
- Beledi Kick
- Beledi Kick turn
- Side to Side Hips
- Hip Bump
- Hip Twists
- Hip Locks
- Bicycle Hips
- U's
- N's
- M's
- Figure 8
- Reverse Figure 8
- Snake Hips/Hip Sway
- Myah
- Hip Glide
- Side to Side Hip Walk
- Double Side to Side Hip Walk
- Spotting
- Typewriter Step
- Scootch
- Horse Step
- Chasse/ Triplet
- Choo-choo Shimmy
- Body Roll
- Basic Arm Movements and Positions
- Basic Floorwork
- how to get down to the floor
- movements while kneeling
- movements while lying on side
- how to get up gracefully
- Basic Finger Cymbals and Drum Rhythms
- how to assemble and put zills on
- what sounds they make
- basic arabic rhythms
- zill creativity