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COURSE DESCRIPTION

We start with the “Muscular Belly Dance Technique” Workshop, which provides dancers with Moria’s tried-and-true drills and exercises essential for intense muscular isolation, different-shaped shimmies, and the conditioning necessary to develop glutes for crisp hip-work. (75-minutes)

This is followed by an exploration of temple and royal court dances from India, Indonesia, Cambodia, China, and Hawaii with her “Temple Fusion Dance” Workshop. Here, Moria shares the knowledge and training distilled from her travels to different countries over the last decade, from dance instructors who have kept the secrets and techniques of their traditions alive as part of a chain of knowledge handed down across thousands of years. (75-min)

We end with the “Advanced Layering” Workshop, which covers musicality in layering; playing different rhythms and tempos within different sections of the body to create orchestrated movement; layering shimmies with precision on virtually every part of the body; and footwork and patterns as part of the layering extravaganza. The layering aspect of the workshop is intended to build from Moria’s Muscular Belly Dance Technique (MBDT) workshop. Prior isolation training is helpful but all levels are welcome.

All workshops are available as a recording.

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About Moria Chappell

Moria has performed, taught, and researched dance from across 46 countries over her 20-year dance career. Known for her archetypal approach to performance craft, her style is both feminine and fierce, ancient and modern, sacred and strange. Moria became a principle dancer, and subsequently the Artistic Director, for the world famous Bellydance Superstars from 2005-2015. You can learn more about her online at www.moriachappell.com.

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