GA Renaissance Festival 2011

My sister, Audrey, took these belly dance pictures for me while she was at the Renaissance Festival this year in Atlanta, GA.

The dancers are Nazeem Allayl of Atlanta.

Thank you so much Audrey!!

Rak the 40 Watt

Tuesday, May 3rd


7 PM        Door Open
7:30 PM   Show starts!
$5 in advance

For more info and advance tickets, contact dancer.samira@yahoo.com

Click here to see the Facebook Event.

New Year

Classes are still abuzz at Floorspace and about Athens!
I'm still teaching skill building belly dance every Sunday morning, 11:30 to 12:30. Come on over! The drop-in fee is $12 per class. If you sign up for a class card, it's $60 for 6 weeks or $80 for 8 weeks.

There may not be any choreographies made during this class term, however I will keep you dancers posted!

Sulukule from November 6th

Southern Pirate Festival

Columbus, GA
October 23, 2010

Sulukule of Athens performed at the Southern Pirate Festival throughout the entire day. Troupe Leader Christy Fricks taught belly dance classes during the kiddie show in the day time and performed in the evening during the 21-and-up show.

Photos can be found here.

Sweet Dreams

by the Eurythmetics

Please note this was a practice session  and not an actual performance. The reason this video is posted so you are able to see the actual choreography.


You can download the music here.
You can download the .doc here.

Time	Movement	Counts
0	Hip Circle in place 2x Camel in place 2x *all hip circles in the choreography start from Left hip and go to the Right hip unless otherwise mentioned	4cts 4cts
0.4	Hip Circle moving to LEFT, 2x Camel to the LEFT, 2x	4 cts 4 cts
	Hip Circle moving to RIGHT, 2x Camel to the RIGHT, 2x	4 cts 4 cts
0.12	Step-and-turn to the Left Flip hair	6 cts 2 cts
	Hip Undulate Stepping Back: Left Right Left Right Hip Undulate in place	2 ct 2 cts 2 cts 2 cts
	Side to side	8 cts
	Shoulder Shimmy Rib Circle	8 cts
0.27	Rock Step back, R hip forward
	Salsa step (a vertical figure 8 on R hip): “scoop” R hip to the front, “scoop” R hip to the back
0.31	Pivot Step on R foot 4x
	Prep: Profile body to the right. Left undulate hip (hip towards the audience) 4x
	Turn R hip towards audience: R hip bump sequence: out in out in out out in out	8 cts (1ct/hip bump)
0.42	Mer creature down: Snake arms to the sky while bending knees down	8 cts
0.46	Popstar Rise: While straightening knees, bring arms straight out to sides and then above head	8 cts
0.5	Twist hips R, L, R, L	8 cts (2ct/twist)
0.54	Shoulder Shimmy to the L, R, L, R	8 cts (2ct/shmy)
0.58	Torso Rotation, end with back to audience *Torso Rotations move from left shoulder to right shoulder	8 cts
	Snake arms in place	8 cts
	Undulate in place 2x while floreting arms up above the head
1.1	L hand drops down to shoulder length, Right foot cross-turn to audience	4 count 4 count
	R foot cross, L foot touch out L foot cross, R foot touch out	1, 2, 3, 4
	Angle body to the left. “U” with a chest 2x *Each count in a “U” is hit at the top. For example: chest hits top of L “U,” 1 count. Chest hits top of R “U,” 1 count. This equals one whole movement.	4 cts
	Rock Step Back, L foot forward
	Salsa Step (vertical figure 8 on L hip)
	Pivot Step on L 4x
	Prep: Profile body to the left. Right undulate hip (hip towards the audience) 4x
	Turn L hip towards audience: L hip bump sequence: out in out in out out in out
	Maya in place Arms move up above head while mayaing
	Shimmy in place
	Choo Choo in circle. Arms go up above the head To the side (shoulder length) Down against body	4 of 8: 32 ct tot
	Line Up, all facing profile L
	While still in profile: Hip undulate forward Hip undulate back Hip circle on one hip (R)	4 cts 4 cts 4 cts
	Turn profile to the R
	While still in profile: Hip undulate forward Hip undulate back Hip circle on one hip (L)	4 cts 4 cts 4 cts
	Snake body forward
	Snake body to the back
	Jewel: Hip circle 3x stepping R, twist, Hip circle 3x stepping L, twist
	Little hip circles around to face the front
	Shoulder shimmy L, R, L, R	8 cts tot
	Step-turn to the forward, towards audience. End in Superstar Pose, weight on L foot.
	R hand waterfalls/florets down in front
	Transfer weight to R foot, Left shoulder roll towards audience.
	Lean forward, shoulder shimmy	4 cts
	Lean back, shoulder shimmy	4 cts
	Umi (a pelvic hip circle)	4 cts
	Quick-turn forward 2x	8 cts
	Side-to-side while stepping back: R hip, L hip, R hip, L hip (2x)	16 ct tot
	Quick turn, back to audience
	Sultry Walk (or) ¾ Shimmy	8 cts
	Pivot turn	2 cts
	Sultry Walk (or) ¾ Shimmy walk towards the group	8 cts
	Pivot turn	2 cts
	Torso rotation (to each other) Torso rotation (to audience)	8 cts 8 cts
	Black Widow 4x:  A                                B                  U                   C                               D First Part: Weight is on right. R arm is up, L arm is out; hip bump to corner B on L hip. Second Part: Weight is on left L arm goes up, R arm goes out; hip bump to corner C on R hip. Third Part: Weight is on right R arm goes up, L arm is out; hip bump towards corner A on L hip. Fourth Part: Weight is on left L arm goes up, R arm goes out; hip bump to corner D on R hip.	2 cts 2 cts 2 cts 2 cts
	Mer creature	8 cts
	Popstar Rise	8 cts
	Profile L: r hip undulate forward, backward, complete circle	12 cts
	Turn Profile R: l hip undulate forward, backward, complete circle	12 cts
	Move into line, all facing towards audience	8 cts
	Alternate in line: 6 chest lifts Pelvic Circle in place 2x	8 cts
	Maya 4x	2cts each
	Snake arms in front of body, Floret out to “L” position
	Leg cross
	Head Toss: L R L R (NOTE: Last one is a twice as slow)
	Step cross 2x
	Snake arm reach R Snake arm reach L

Belly Dance Basics @ Floorspace

Belly Dance Basics begin Tuesday August 31 (currently going), 7 pm. Will continue through the end of October.

Machealle Purdee will pick up in November.

Drop-in rates are $12.00 per class; $10.00 per class with a 6 or 8 week class card. Cards are good for any class @ Floorspace. Floorspace accepts checks and cash