Course Details

 

Farnham Beginners Intermediates	Guildford Beginners/Open level  Improver/Intermediate level
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FARNHAM- Tuesday evenings
Beginners class 6.30-7.45pm

Course Aims-
to teach the basics of Middle Eastern Dance (Egyptian style) at Beginner level.

Target group-
Beginners and students with a less than 1 year’s experience of Middle Eastern Dance.  Students coming back to the dance after a break, who wish to brush up on their basic dance skills.

Students will learn basic techniques (specific steps, moves, combinations) of Middle Eastern dance at Beginner level. They will cover essential techniques, such as Grounding, Posture & Elevation. They will also be working on a choreographed routine. 

The Autumn Term Classes start on 16th September, and run for 10 weeks, with the last class on 2nd December. There is a half-term break week.

These classes are run by Farnham Adult Education - contact them on 01483 518558 for administrative information & bookings.

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FARNHAM- Tuesday evenings
Improver/Intermediates class 8.00-9.30pm

Course Aims-
to teach Improver/Intermediate level Middle Eastern Dance (Egyptian style).

Target group-
Students with a MINIMUM of 2 terms’ study of Middle Eastern Dance.

Students will learn Improver/Intermediate level techniques (specific steps, moves, combinations) of Middle Eastern dance, and work on developing their personal Veilwork skills.  They will improve and perfect their Posture, Grounding & Isolation and general Quality of movement. They will learn a choreographed routine to Fi el Awel.

Things to bring to class-
There will be some spare Veils available to borrow, but bring your own if you have one, to get used to its weight and movement quality.

The Autumn Term Classes start on 16th September, and run for 10 weeks, with the last class on 2nd December. There is a half-term break week.

These classes are run by Farnham Adult Education - contact them on 01483 518558 for administrative information & bookings.

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GUILDFORD- Thursday evenings
Open (Beginner/Mixed) level class 7.30-8.25pm

Course Aims-
to teach the basics of Middle Eastern Dance (Egyptian style) at Beginner level.

Target group-
Absolute Beginners and students with a less than 1 year’s experience of Middle Eastern Dance.  Students coming back to the dance after a break, who wish to brush up on their basic dance skills.

Students will learn basic techniques (specific steps, moves, combinations) of Middle Eastern dance at Beginner level. They will cover essential techniques, such as Grounding, Posture & Elevation. They will also be learning a choreographed routine.

The Autumn Term classes start on 9th October, with the last class on 11th December.

Note - there is a Free Taster Session on 2nd October. This is aimed at Beginner level.

Please note that these classes are running half an hour later than last term.

This is now a termly course. These are not Drop-In classes. Past experience shows these classes will be very popular, and because of the size of the studio, numbers will be limited.

These classes are run by the University of Surrey as part of its Campusdance project-, contact them on 01483 689201 for administrative information or try their website, where you should shortly be able to access the Summer term timetable. (At the time of posting, the Summer Term details do not yet appear to be available online.) 

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GUILDFORD- Thursday evenings
Intermediate/Advanced level class 8.30-9.25pm

Course Aims-
to teach Middle Eastern Dance (Egyptian style) at Improver/Intermediate level.

Target group-
More experienced dancers, preferably with two terms or more of Beginner level dance.

Although the Campusdance programme refers to these classes as Intermediate/Advanced level, in practice they will be run at Improver/Intermediate level, and they are aimed at past students who have already done two or more terms of classes.

Students will learn Improver/Intermediate level techniques (specific steps, moves, combinations) of Middle Eastern dance, and work on developing their personal Interpretation skills.  They will improve and perfect their Posture, Grounding & Isolation and general Quality of movement. They will learn a choreographed Veil routine. 

Things to bring to class-
There will be some spare Veils available to borrow, but bring your own if you have one, to get used to its weight and movement quality.

The Autumn Term classes start on 9th October, with the last class on 11th December.

Please note that these classes are running an hour earlier than usual this term.

This is a termly course. These are not Drop-In classes. Past experience shows these classes will be very popular, and because of the size of the studio, numbers will be limited.

These classes are run by the University of Surrey as part of its Campusdance project-, contact them on 01483 689201 for administrative information or try their website, where you should shortly be able to access the Summer term timetable. (At the time of posting, the Summer Term details do not yet appear to be available online.)