What will y​ou Learn?

Teaching Structure

Yara's teaching Structure is balanced and professionally structured, with 31 years dancing experience and 20 years teaching experience, to give students the best of her knowledge and experience. 

Yaras' teaching structure splits into 4 main areas of study.

1. Bellydance Moves, Steps & Shimmies 

from Beginner to Advanced 

PERCUSSIVE MOVES

Hip Drops & Hip Lifts

Swerves

Hits

Pops 

Chest Snaps

FLUID MOVES

Body Camels or Waves

Horizontal Hip Cicles

Vertical Hip Circles

Horizontal Figure Eights

Inward Vertical Figure Eights / Inward Mayas 

Outward Vertical Eights / Outward Mayas

Oummis

STEPS

123 Quick Step  / Step Ball change

Saaidi Step

Grapevine

123 Step & Pause

Side Steps

Diagonal Lif t into Arabesque

SHIMMIES (On the Spot & Travelling)

Shoulder Shimmies

Twisting Hip Shimmies

Vertical Hip Shimmies

Knee Shimmies / Egyptian Shimmies 

Hagallahs

3/4 Shimmies

Tension and Freeze Shimmies

2. The Main Egyptian Bellydance Styles.

Saaidi.

Baladi.

Oriental Golden Jewels Style.

Oriental Modern.

Drum Solos.

American Tribal or Fusion.

Khaleegi.

Shaabi.

3. Bellydance Prop Technique.

Magical  Veil.

Fan Veils.

 Feathered Fans.

Fascinating Finger Cymbals.

Saaidi Cane.

Wings.

Sword.

4. Additional Important Subject Areas.

Belly-fit Technique Fitness Drills

Bellydance Combinations.

Expressive Choreographies.

Flowing Improvisation.

Performing Tips & Tricks.

Music Rhythms

Musicality & Dance Expression.

Eye Play & Pathways.

Expressing Emotion & Suitable Facial Expressions.

Taqasims

Entrances & Exits.

Arms & Hands.