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Hi Students, 
I created this page for you, a place for you to find class information, photos from dance performances, class choreographies and video of our dance routines.

If you ever have any questions please send me an email or give me a call, 480/962-6303.

FAQs
Current Class Choreographies
Previous Class Choreographies
Misc. Info, Events, etc. 
Student Performances
Class Schedule

Yasmina's Belly News - blog for my Mesa Art Center belly dance classes

FAQ's 

What do I wear for class? - wear something comfortable that you can move in.  Yoga pants, shorts, skirts, t-shirts, tank tops, etc.  Bare feet, socks, dance shoes are great, please no tennis shoes.

Where are classes held? - All classes are held at the Mesa Art Center located on the south east corner of Center and Main Street in down town Mesa.  The address is 1 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85201.

Tuesday night classes are held on the second floor in the Acting Studio in the Art Studios Building and there are mirrors.  Wednesday night classes are either held in the Acting Studio or the Dance Studio on the second floor of the Art Studios Building.

The Art Studios Building is facing Center Street and is in the back of the complex.  If you park in the back parking lot it is the building were the glass blowing classes are held the first building you come to facing Center Street. 

Is Belly Dancing for Everyone? - Yes, yes, yes!!!  Belly dancing is for all ages, body types, sizes, gender, etc.

Belly dancing is a great form of exercise based on natural body movement and works the entire body.

Every one learns at a different pace and you may not pick up some moves as fast as others.  The main thing is to have fun!!!  Don't give up you will get it.

What is the difference between belly dancing and tribal? - The two styles are very different yet based on the same moves.

Belly dancing has a variety of styles such as American cabaret, Egyptian or Raks Sharqi, folkloric, ethnic to name a few.  

American cabaret style is a glitzier more flamboyant form of belly dancing and we have taken the Egyptian style of the dance and made it our own.  We incorporate the use of a veil and other props in our dance routine.  American cabaret dancers do not dance any pure form of the dance, but add other influences such as jazz, ballet, modern, etc. to the dance.

For more information on the other styles of belly dance check out the Belly Dance Style page.

Tribal also has a variety of styles, American Tribal Style (ATS), tribal fusion, goth, tribaret, etc.

American Tribal Style® or ATS® was created in the US by FatChanceBellyDance® (FCBD®) in San Francisco in the 1980's.  Carolena Nericcio the founder of FCBD® created this improvisational style of dance where there is a leader and follower(s).  Each move has a cue which the leader will execute letting the follower(s) know what the next move or combination will be.  The leader changes throughout the dance which gives everyone a chance to shine.  

Tribal dance styles fuse other forms of dance styles into the dance such as Flamenco, East Indian, African to name a few.  Not only in the moves but also in the costuming.

Check out these sites for more information on Tribal belly dancing, FCBD® and tribal style definitions. 

Current Class Choreographies
Note: all choreographies are Word Documents

Mesa Arts Center
Tuesday - Winter Session (Jan. 10th - Feb. 28th)
  
beginning belly dance - Drum solo (Jenna) / (video)
                                    
intermediate belly dance - Tribal Fusion Ali / (video) performance

Wednesday - Winter Session (Jan. 11th - Feb. 29th)

beginning dance - Egyptian Style / (video)
                                 
beginning tribal style - Thai Nails / (video)
                                   
intermediate tribal style - Zills / (video)

Thursday - Winter Session (Jan. 12th - March 7th) 

beginning tribal style - Bollywood Fusion / (video)

Gilbert McQueen Park Activity Center
Monday - Winter Session (Jan. 9th - Feb.27th)

beginning tribal style - Tribal Style / (video)

beginning dance - Drum Solo (Joynan) / (video)

intermediate dance - Egyptian / (video)

Previous Class Choreographies
Note: all choreographies are Word Documents

Cabaret Classes
6 min. Oriental Dance - intermediate (video)
Alf Leyla, Wa Leyla - beginning (video)
American Fusion - beginning (video)
American Style (song Assia) - beginning (video)
American Style with Veil - beginning (video)
Basket & Skirt - beginning (video)
Bellyrobics - beginning (video)
Cane 1 - beginning (video)
Cane 2 - beginning (video)
Dance of Life - beginning (video)
Double Fan Veil - intermediate (video)
Drum Solo (Amaya) - beginning (video)
Drum solo (Jenna) - beginning (video)
Drum Solo 2 (Jenna) - beginning (video)
Drum Solo (Jenna) - intermediate (video)
Drum Solo (Joynan) - beginning (video)
Drum solo (Hipalicious) - intermediate (video) 
Egyptian - intermediate (video)
Egyptian Pop - intermediate (video)
Fan Veil - intermediate (video)
Fan Veil (Misorlu) - intermediate (video)
Ghawazee (beginning)
Ojos Asi - beginning (video) 
Reda - beginning (video)
Short Beginning Dance - beginning - (video)
Sword - intermediate (video)
Sword 2 - intermediate (video)
Warda - intermediate (video) 
Warda Skirt - intermediate (video)
Ya Hawa (Lebanese Pop) - intermediate (video)
Veil - beginning (video)
Veil 2 - beginning (video)
Zill - beginning (video) 
Zills - intermediate (video)

Tribal Classes
Arabian Spices - beginning tribal (video)
Asian Tribal Fusion (Thai nails) - intermediate - (video)
Awakenings - beginning (video)
Basket - beginning (video)
Black Velvet  - intermediate tribal 
     video - (group 1) - (group 2)
Bollywood Fusion - beginning tribal (video)
Cane - intermediate tribal (video)
Disko Partizani - beginning tribal (video)
Do You Love Me - intermediate tribal (video)
Fan Dance - intermediate tribal (video) 
Fan & Skirt Dance - beginning tribal (video)
Tribal Style - beginning tribal (video)
Forkloric Fusion (Hahbi Ru') - beginning (video)
Fusion Skirt - intermediate tribal (video)
Goody Two Shoes - beginning (video)
Hand Candles - intermediate tribal 
Hand Candles 2 - intermediate (video) (video performance)
Hips Don't Lie - beginning tribal (video)
Iest Sexy - beginning tribal (video)
Indian Fusion Dance 1 - beginning tribal (video)
Indian Fusion Dance 2 - beginning tribal (video) 
Indian Fusion Dance 3 - beginning tribal (video)
Move It - beginning tribal (video)
Pentaphobe - beginning tribal (video performance)
Single Voi - intermediate tribal (video) 
Skirt (Alabina)- beginning (video)
Skirt - intermediate (video)
Smooth - intermediate (video)
Snake Charmer - beginning (video)
Snake Charmer - intermediate tribal 
Staar Kids Tribal Fusion - intermediate - (video)
Sword - intermediate - (video)
Sword (Desert Wind) - intermediate (performance) scroll down page
Thai Nails - intermediate (video) scroll down page
Thriller - beginning tribal (video part 1) - (performance)
Tribal Cane, Candy Man - intermediate tribal (video)
Tribal Drum Solo - intermediate tribal (video) 
Tribal Fusion Ali - intermediate tribal (video) performance
Tribal Fusion 1940's Style - beginning (video)
Tribal Fusion (Iest Sexy) - beg/int. (video)
Tribal Veil - beginning (video)
T'yem - beginning (video)
Wish - beginning tribal (video)
Yo - intermediate tribal (video)
Zana - beginning tribal
Zill Dance 1 - intermediate tribal
Zill Dance 2 - intermediate tribal
Zill Dance 3 - intermediate tribal (video)
Zill Dance 4 - intermediate (video)

Tribal Combos:
combo 1 video  
combo 2 video   
combo 3 video  
combo 4 video

Misc. Info, Events, etc.

Belly News - Mesa Art Center Belly Dance class blog

Performance Opportunities - 

Class recital Feb 28th in the Acting Studio 7:00 p.m. - ???

County Fair April 15th, 10:00 a.m., Community Stage

Photo from July 26, 2008 performance at the Mesa Art Center Playhouse Theater

Photo from October 25, 2008 performance at the State Fair

Photo from Chandler Parade of Lights, Dec. 6, 2008

Photo from class recital Dec. 16, 2008

Photo from County Fair April 18, 2009

Photo from  Chandler Parade of Lights, Dec. 5, 2009

Photo from Class Recital March 2010

Group photo from the County Fair 4/18/2010

Group photo from Class Recital 5/19/10

Group photo from Memo's Cafe Fully Fusion 7/10/10

Group photo from class recital July 13, 2010

Group photo from class recital October 13, 2010

Group photo from AZ State Fair October 30, 2010

Group photo from City of Mesa Talent Show November 13, 2010

Group photo from Chandler Light Parade December 4, 2010

Group photo from class recital December 14, 2010

Group photo from class recital March 2, 2011

Group photo from the County Fair April 17, 2011

Group photo from Teacher Feature May 7, 2011

Group photo from class recital May 10, 2011

Group photo from class recital Oct. 11, 2011

Student Performances
Beg. Tues. night summer show performance at the MAC, 7/26/08 

Beg. Wed. night summer show performance at the MAC, 7/26/08

Beg. tribal summer show performance at the MAC, 7/26/08

Inter. tribal summer show performance at the MAC, 7/26/08

March 2010 recital clip, 3/9/10

May 2010 recital clip, 5/19/10

May 2011 recital photos and short video clip, 5/10/11

October 2011 recital photos and short video clip, 10/11/11

Teacher Feature Night photos and short video clip, 5/7/11

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