Students Page
Hi
Students, 
I created this page for you, a place for you to find class
information, 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
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 Arts 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.
Classes are held on the second floor in either the Acting Studio or in the Dance Studio in the South Studios Building.
The South 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
Spring Session will start in March 26th & 27th 2024
Tuesday -
Beyond Basic (6:30) Ya Hawa
(Lebanese Pop) / (video)
Wednesday -
Beginning Basic Tribal Style (5:30) - Tribal Basic, moves & cues
Beyond Basic Tribal (6:30) - Fusion Skirt / (video)
Previous
Class Choreographies
Note: all choreographies are Word Documents
Cabaret Classes
9/8 Skirt - beginning 2 / (video)
private group on Facebook
5 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)
American Vintage
Skirt - beginning 2 (video)
- private group on Facebook
Basket
& Skirt - beginning (video)
Bellyrobics - beginning (video)
Cane 1 - beginning (video)
Cane 2
- intermediate (video)
Dance
of Life - beginning (video)
Double Fan
- intermediate (video)
Double Fan Veil
- intermediate
(video)
Double Fan Veil 2 / (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)
Drum Solo
(Michelle Joyce) - intermediate
(video)
Drum Solo (Jillina)
- beginning 2 (video)
Drum Solo (Sahira) - intermediate (video)
private group on Facebook
Egyptian -
intermediate
(video)
Egyptian Pop -
intermediate (video)
Fan Dance -
beginning (video)
Fan Veil
- intermediate (video)
Fan Veil 3 - intermediate (video)
private group on Facebook, 7/13/16
Fan Veil (Misorlu)
- intermediate
(video)
Ghawazee - beginning (video)
Hand Candles
- beginning 2
(video)
private group on Facebook
Isis Wings - intermediate (video)
Jenna Routine - beginning (video) (performance
video)
Karshlima -
(intermediate)
(video)
Misourluo - beginning (video)
Ojos
Asi - beginning (video)
Persian Veil - beginning
(video)
Pop
Dance (Michelle Joyce) - intermediate
(video)
Reda - beginning (video)
Short
Beginning Dance - beginning - (video)
Sword
- intermediate (video)
Sword 2 - intermediate
(video)
Sword
3 - intermediate (video,
performance)
Tray - intermediate (video)
Warda
- intermediate (video)
Warda Skirt
- intermediate
(video)
Ya
Habibi Ya Eni - beginning (video)
Ya Hawa
(Lebanese Pop) - intermediate (video)
Veil
- beginning
(video)
Veil 2 -
beginning
(video)
Veil 3 -beginning (video)
Veil 4 - beginning 2 (video)
private group on Facebook
Veil 5 - beginning 2 (video)
private group on Facebook
Veil 6 - beginning 2 (video)
private group on Facebook
Vintage American
Style - beginning 2 (video)
private group on Facebook
Vintage Style
- intermediate (video)
Voi - intermediate (video)
Wings - beginning 2 (video)
- private group on Facebook
Zill
- beginning (video)
Zills
- intermediate (video)
Tribal Classes
1920's Tribal Fusion
- beginning tribal (video)
Ali
- intermediate (video)
All About That Bass - beginning tribal /
(video)
Arabian
Spices - beginning tribal (video)
Asian
Tribal Fusion (Thai nails) - intermediate - (video)
Awakenings - beginning (video)
Basket
- beginning (video)
Basket 2 - beginning 2 (video)
private group on Facebook
Bhangra Fusion Dance - beginning 2 (video)
private group on Facebook
Black Velvet
- intermediate tribal
Black
Velvet, Tribaret - intermediate (video)
Bollywood
- beginning
(video)
Bollywood
- intermediate (video)
Bollywood
Fusion - beginning tribal (video)
Broom Dance - intermediate (video)
- private group on Facebook
Cane - intermediate tribal (video)
Disko Partizani -
beginning tribal (video)
Do You Love Me -
intermediate tribal (video)
Fan & Skirt
Dance, Bounce - beginning tribal (video)
Fan & Skirt Dance 2 - beginning tribal (video)
private group on Facebook, 7/20/16
Fan Veil - beg. 2 (Medusa's Fury) - (video)
private group on Facebook, 6/18/21
Fan Veil - intermediate tribal (video)
private group on Facebook
Forkloric Fusion (Hahbi
Ru') - beginning (video)
Fusion
Skirt
- intermediate tribal (video)
Goody Two Shoes
- beginning
(video)
Hand
Candles - beginning / (video)
Hand Candles 2
- intermediate
(video)
(video performance)
Hand Candles 3 - intermediate (video)
Hand
Candles 4 - beginning 2 (video)
private group on Facebook, 7/8/15
Hips Don't Lie -
beginning tribal (video)
(video
performance)
Lady Marmalade - intermediate (video)
private group on Facebook
Iest
Sexy - beginning tribal (video)
In the Mood - beginning 2 tribal (video)
private group on Facebook
Indian Fusion Dance 1
- beginning tribal (video)
Indian
Fusion Dance 2 - beginning tribal (video)
Indian
Fusion Dance 3 - beginning tribal
(video)
Indian
Fusion Dance 5 - beginning tribal (video)
Indian
Fusion Dance 6 - beginning 2
(video)
private group on Facebook, 12/1/15
Indian Fusion Dance 7 - beginning 2 (video)
private group on Facebook
Indian Fusion Dance 8 - beginning 2 (video)
- private group on Facebook
Moroccan 6/8 Dance - intermediate (video)
private group on Facebook
Move It - beginning
tribal (video)
Pentaphobe -
beginning tribal (video
performance)
Shawl Dance -
beginning tribal (video)
Shawl
(Spanish Fusion) - intermediate (video) private group on Facebook,
11/23/15
Single Fan &
Skirt - beginning tribal (video)
Single
Fan Veil (Solace) - beginning tribal (performance
video)
Single Fan - beginning 2 (video) private
group on Facebook
Single Voi -
intermediate tribal (video)
Single Voi 2 -
intermediate tribal /
(video)
Skirt
(Alabina)- beginning
(video)
Skirt
(Gypsy Style)
beginning tribal -
(video)
Skirt (Gypsy Style 2, song Sota) beginning 2 - (video)
private group on Facebook
Skirt (Jump in the Line) - beg 2 tribal - (video)
private Group YouTube
Skirt
- intermediate (video)
Skirt (Major Lingo) - intermediate (performance
video)
Skirt (Tamacun) - beginning 2 (video) -
private group on Facebook
Smooth
- intermediate
(video)
Snake Charmer
- beginning (video)
Snake Charmer -
intermediate tribal
Spanish Gypsy Skirt - beginning 2 - (video)
private Group on Facebook, 5/8/16
Staar Kids Tribal Fusion
- intermediate - (video)
Sword (FCBD style) - beginning 2 tribal - (video)
- private group on Facebook
Sword
- intermediate - (video)
private group on Facebook
Sword (Desert
Wind) - intermediate (performance)
scroll down page
Sword
(It's a Man's World) - intermediate - (video)
Sword (Spatak) - intermediate - (video)
private group on Facebook
Sword/Veil
- intermediate - (video)
Thai Nails -
intermediate (video)
scroll down page
Thai Nails
3 - beginning tribal / (video)
Thai
Nails 4 - intermediate tribal / (video,
performance)
Thai Nails 5
- beginning tribal (video)
Thai Nails 6 - beginning 2 tribal (video)
private Group on Facebook, 11/27/16
Thriller -
beginning tribal (video
part 1) - (performance)
Tray -
intermediate - (video)
Tray of
Candles 2 - intermediate (video)
Tray of Candles 3 - intermediate (video) - private group on Facebook
Tribal Cane,
Candy Man - intermediate tribal (video)
Tribal
Disco Fusion (Shake Your Booty) - beginning (video)
Tribal Drum Solo
- intermediate tribal (video)
Tribal Drum Solo 2 - intermediate tribal (video)
Tribal
Drum Solo (Rachel Brice) - intermediate (video)
Tribal Fusion 1940's Style
- beginning
(video)
Tribal Fusion Ali
- intermediate (video)
Tribal Fusion (All About That Bass)
- beginning
(video)
Tribal Fusion Dance (Dance Bailalo)- beginning 2 (video) private
group on Facebook, 2/26/16
Tribal Fusion (Heathens) - beginning 2 - (video)
Tribal
Fusion (Iest Sexy) - beg/int. (video)
Tribal
Rock Fusion - beginning tribal (video)
Tribal Fusion Shawl - beginning 2 / (video)
private group on Facebook
Tribal Skirt Major Lingo
- intermediate tribal (video)
Tribal Skirt (Opa Cupa) - intermediate tribal - (video)
private group on Facebook, 3/2/17
Tribal Style - beginning tribal (video)
Tribal Veil
- beginning (video)
Tribal Veil 2 - beg. 2 (video)
- private group on Facebook
T'yem
- beginning (video)
U
Can't Touch This - beginning (video)
Veil
- beginning tribal 2 (video)
private group on Facebook, 11/6/15
Voi -
intermediate
(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)
Zill Dance 5 (w/music)
- intermediate
(video)
Zill Dance 6 w/music - intermediate (video)
private Group on Facebook, 5/8/16
Zill Dance 7 - beg. 2 (video) private group on Facebook
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
For more photos of performances and short videos check out my student blog, Facebook and YouTube.
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
May 2012 recital photos, 5/9/12
July 2012 recital clip, 7/24/12
Oct. 2012 recital clip, 10/17/12
Dec. 2012 recital clip, 12/11/12
Feb. 2013 recital clip, 2/26/13
May 2014 recital clip, 5/7/14
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Belly Dancing with
Yasmina
Spring Session
March 26th & 27th
thru
May 7th & 8thCabaret Classes
Tuesday Nights
Drum & Zills 5:30 - 6:30
Beyond Basic 6:30 - 7:30Tribal Classes
Wednesday Nights
Beg. Basic 5:30 - 6:30
Beyond Basic 6:30 - 7:30Classes in:
American Cabaret
and TribalMesa Arts Center
1 East Main St.
Mesa, AZ 85201
