with Ava Fleming
Ava Fleming shows you how to make your hips do exactly what you want them to.
Moving the hips in isolation from - or in coordination with - the
ribcage is the essence of Raqs Sharki. Your hips can move soft and slow,
or fast and sharp... but there's more to it than that! The technique a
dancer uses to move her body affects how her audience will feel her
dancing.
Ava Fleming's signature style is based on relaxation within muscular and
skeletal isolations, and weight distribution. All that requires
understanding exactly how each movement is created. So Ava teaches
muscle identification, with exercises to help you connect to the
specific muscles you will use. It also requires correct posture, so Ava
gives special emphasis to proper body placement to achieve the desired
affects safely and gracefully.
To help you use different "motivators" to create the same movement with
different effects, Ava explains and demonstrates: * internal (muscular)
and external (skeletal) movement * continuous versus abrupt movement *
"gross" and "small" motivators * engaged versus relaxed placement
Ava breaks down how to execute many popular belly dance hip movements
using various motivator techniques - it's the same move but with very
different effects! Ava includes fun combinations and plenty of drilling
so you'll really feel why an "internal" hip drop looks very different
from an "external" hip drop.
More than just technique, by giving you greater awareness of how you
dance, Ava's movement theory will increase your dance vocabulary, add
juiciness to your fluid curves, and crisp precision to your accents.
You'll discover and create more intricate layers in your dance, so you-
and your audience - will enjoy your dancing even more!
Plus, an amazing performance by Ava!
