~Weekend workshop schedule and info here ~
Current Classes
Beginner? Beyond Beginner? Continuing? Advanced?
Scroll down for FAQs and to find a location near you!
Looking for private instruction, one-on-one? Or a special group class? Another location?
Contact Sharifa or phone her at 910.461.1265 for details
Sanford, NC ** 8 April - 13 May 2008 ** 6 week session
@ Encore School of Performing Arts, 147 N. Steele St, Sanford NC.
Tuesdays Class size limited for optimal learning and enjoyment. Pre-registration requested.
****Sharifa is relocating to the Winston-Salem area. Her Sanford classes may not continue after this session.
* Joy of Middle Eastern Bellydance 6:30 - 8:15 PM
Open class, all levels welcome.
Techniques, dancing combinations to get you going and keep you dancing.
Discovering the dance, enjoying fun combinations, technique and using multi-media for practice.
Learn a dance / choreography. Apply veil, finger cymbals [sagat].
Musicality, movement, and style - Classic Middle Eastern Dance w/ Middle Eastern technique.
Class attire: Comfortable clothes, optional footwear - barefoot or soft slippers/dance shoes
Hip wraps, finger cymbals available for purchase from Sharifa at class.
6 wk session 8 April - 13 May 2008
$ 110 / 11 hrs
Cash, check, money order, or PayPal accepted. Due by first class.
**Registration
is requested 7 April.
$25 deposit w/registration will hold your slot.
**Continuing
students registration here
Deposits are non-refundable and applied
to balance.
Please mail with payment to Sharifa Asmar, C/O Encore School of Performing Arts, 147 N. Steele St., Sanford, NC
Or submit via e-mail to sharifa@sharifaasmar.com
PayPal to sharifa@sharifaasmar.com Add 5% to your total for PayPal handling fees [$110 + 5% = $ 115.50]
Classes must have a minimum of 5 dancers or deposits/tuitions will be refunded.
No refunds. Sharifa reserves the right to refuse classes / instruction to any student.
Contact Sharifa or phone her at 910.461.1265
Rockingham, NC 2008
Unfortunately there are no classes currently scheduled for this time @ Arts Richmond / Richmond County Arts Council [downtown Rockingham], 123 E Washington St, Rockingham, NC
FAQs
Where do I start?
Beginner? No experience needed ~
Sharifa's classes are supportive, comfortable and safe for your body parts. No performance is ever required. Middle Eastern Oriental Dance is an organic and body-friendly dance and lots of fun. Sharifa also suggests Middle Eastern dance as part of a successful health and fitness program. You will stand taller and feel better, guaranteed! Interested in private lessons? One-on-one instruction? Small groups? Contact Sharifa for details.
Beyond Beginner? Getting back after a long time away from the dance?
Instructor Sharifa Asmar is best known for her authentic style, strong Oriental technique, creative choreography and musicality.
She believes in strong traditional Middle Eastern dance basics and Oriental technique as the foundation for each dancer’s individual creativity. Jump into these classes anywhere along the way and you'll find yourself dancing better than ever with Sharifa's guidance and support. Each dancer finds their own special way, exploring choreography, rhythms and more challenging technique.
Advanced? Troupe Tune-ups? Coaching?
Sharifa can "tune you up" or keep you challenged- whatever you need to keep growing and exploring Oriental dance. You may have a dance that needs just some "je ne sais quoi" or an experienced dancer's opinion. Troupe and professional tune-ups can be custom choreography or polishing your already great number to fabulous! Whatever your need, Sharifa is here to help. Private lessons, small group lessons, troupe and professional tune-ups.
Sharifa doesn't believe in "trade secrets" and shares everything without reserve.
Sharifa doesn't keep trade secrets, no proprietary steps, combos or movements that she won't share with a student or anyone else. Sharifa believes that you will take what you learn and make it your own- it will become your signature move! A perpetual learner, she renews her dance studies regularly with internationally- known dancers and choreographers including Egyptian notables Farida Fahmy, Mahmoud Reda, Nadia Hamdi, and Nagwa Fouad; also Morocco [NYC], Shareen el Safy [CA/Cairo, Egypt], Suhaila Salimpour[CA], the late Ibrahim Farrah[NYC], Dahlena[Chicago / AZ] , Aegela[MI /Alexandria, Egypt], Sahra Kent [CA/ Cairo, Egypt], Artemis [MD], Hadia [Canada], Aisha Ali [CA], Nourhan Sharif [NYC], Karim Nagi [MA], Margo Abdo Odell [MN], and many others.......
Sharifa accepts male students.
Sharifa accepts male students in any class, unless it is a designated 'girls only' class.
Male students learn the same technique and steps as the women, bringing their own masculine interpretation and style to the dance.
Sharifa is comfortable conducting classes in English, Spanish, German, or French.
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