with Brianna
This DVD teaches modified ballet techniques tailored
to help bellydancers increase balance, fluidity, strength and grace. The
program includes precise ballet-inspired exercises to condition the
body for efficient and graceful dancing, with additional postures, steps
and combinations that can easily be incorporated into any dance
routine.
Originally developed in the courts of Louix XIV and
refined over centuries, ballet is globally recognized for its beauty and
athleticism. As a foundational movement style, cross-training in ballet
provides structure and a common vocabulary beneficial to performers of
all dance backgrounds.
The DVD contains a warm up, technique demonstration
and glossary of ballet terminology, drills and combinations. Each ballet
step is explained, broken down and translated into a bellydance
context. Drills of the ballet-inspired bellydance technique follow each
section for extended practice. Longer combinations showcase the
technique elements integrated with other bellydance moves. A bellydance
version of ballet’s traditional reverence, or curtsy, is also included.
About Brianna
Brianna is a professional bellydancer with over twenty-five years of
dance training and experience as a performer and instructor. Originally
trained in classical Russian ballet, she was captivated by bellydance’s
emotion and excitement. She is a multi-award winning soloist and
choreographer.
