Workshops with
Carrie...
Introducing Carries technique/skill building workshop series! Workshops will be held on Saturdays & Sundays throughout the summer in Sedona, AZ. (See performance/ events page for scheduled workshops). Carrie is available to teach any of the following workshops at your location as well. In some cases, A combination of two or three workshops can be selected and combined into an exciting full day program.
Extensive programs are available for weekend or weeklong retreats. Most workshops are suitable for a mixed- level skill attendance unless otherwise indicated. .
Individualized Sedona Retreats can also include yoga sessions, psychic readings, spiritual counseling and healing sessions Visit Carries www.wholeliferesources.com site for more info on sacred services.
Introduction to Belly
dance - 2hours
An excellent introductory class for
the beginner student or those interested in learning more about the art. Contact
Carrie for details.
90
minute workshop
Veil Dancing (beg, inter/advanced
options)
Includes info on selecting your veil, holding/maneuvering the veil properly &
instruction in beginning level veil moves, turns & tips to help you dance with
the veil like the Goddess that you are !
This workshop can also include advanced veil maneuvers & info on create your own veil
routines, either improvised or choreographed. Workshop included info on
music selection, traveling with the veil, executing extended spins and
turns with grace and balance, professional tips for gracefully getting out of
veil entanglements, and avoiding them in the first place.
Please bring a SILK veil to class if you have one.
90 minute workshop. See
performance/events page for workshop
dates/times
Zill Workshop
Zills, Zills, Zills. For
dancers wishing to enhance their finger cymbal skills. Learn to play a
variety of different timings, rhythms and how to get different sounds out of your zills.
Learn techniques for gracefully coordinating your finger cymbals with your
dancing and for fluidly dancing with your zills.
60
minute workshop. See performance/events
page for workshop dates/times
Taqsim: The Art of Slow
& Sensuous bellydance Movement
The purpose of the Taqsim is to set an introspective, meditative mood & mystical atmosphere.
This workshop
Instructs dancers in slow, sensual movement and how to perform to various
instrumental taqsims. Gain an understanding of how to dance when the music slows
down and how to perform mesmerizing dancers that will keep your audience
entranced. Includes techniques for sensuous,
classy floor work. 90 minute workshop.
See performance/events page for workshop
dates/times
Shimmy Variations &
Layering
For
intermediate dancers. Workshops includes a breakdown of Egyptian shimmy,
basic shimmies and a variety of 3/4 shimmies We’ll break them down into
practicable drills and focus on layering shimmies onto other movements including
circles, slides, 8's , walks, turns and more. 90 minute workshop. See
performance/events page for workshop
dates/times
Stage space
utilization
Entrances, exits, poise, stage positioning and how you
travel from one point to another can make or break a performance. What messages
are you sending to your audience with your dancing? Does your dancing convey
what the music is saying? Do you know how to OWN the stage or do you feel like a
deer caught in a headlight? Learn techniques of stage space utilization
that will have you looking & moving like a pro in no time.
90
minute workshop. See performance/events
page for workshop dates/times
Sword Balancing &
dancing with your sword
So you have sword. Now what? This
workshop will instruct dancers in the basics of sword dancing including standard
balancing techniques, transitions, turns, spins and floor work. Learn to
create enchanting, mystifying dances with your sword balancing savvy
rather than a looking like carnival
performer schlepping through a series of tricks. Bring a sword with you to class.
90
minute workshop. See performance/events
page for workshop dates/times.
Musicality &
bellydance
This class focuses on understanding how to truly hear the
music, pick out the rhythms, decipher the musical phrases, various
instrumentation and how to translate what you hear into dance movements &
combinations that personify
the music in a traditional bellydance format . If you have a particular piece of music that baffles you, bring it
along!
90
minute workshop. See performance/events
page for workshop dates/times
Drum Rhythm Dance Combinations
teaches dancers a variety of
dance steps and combinations that go well with specific drum rhythms. . 2 hour
workshop.
See performance/events page for schedule
of booked workshops.
Drum Solo
technique & Choreography
Drum solos are a staple part of any full length
belly dance show but dancers often find it difficult to understand how to dance
most affectively to a drum solo. Learn traditional drum solo technique & a full drum solo choreographed by Carrie Konyha. Class includes information on how to choreograph your own routines and
full length shows. Choreographed routines
act as a valuable tool for dancers to learn how to combine movements and
transition from one move to another. 2 hour workshop.
See performance/events page for schedule
of booked workshops.
Int./Advanced Egyptian Cabaret
Choreography
Learn a full Egyptian cabaret routine as well as professional tips for designing
your own choreographies.
Tribal technique/Combinations
Learn the latest in Tribal bellydance
technique, combinations and group formations used in Carries Dance Co. ATS format.
2 hour workshop.
See performance/events page for schedule
of booked workshops.
Bellydance fitness class
Designed with a dancer’s goals in mind: long, lean, flexible and strong muscles
make for clean isolations and fluid movement. This is a
bellydance conditioning training/ work-out class designed to build strength,
balance, flexibility, endurance and muscular control needed for professional
quality bellydance
performance. Includes
a high level of repetition of basic
belly dance movement drills,
Pilates inspired core strengthening and yogic stretching. All in a non-stop hour
of movement. A fun and effective workout class for everyone.
See performance/events page for schedule
of booked workshops.
Yoga for Bellydancers
A hatha yoga class
specifically designed to enhance overall strength, flexibility, balance, focus
and coordination needed to optimize performance ability. Can be structures for
beginners to advanced intermediate level yoga students. 1 hour. Carrie has been
a certified Yoga instructor since 2000.
See performance/events page for schedule
of booked workshops.
Meditative dance workshop (GaiadanceTM techniques)
Experience the powerfully
transformative qualities of the worlds most ancient and magical dance. This
workshop teaches participants how to work with bellydance movements blended with yogic philosophies and
holistic techniques for bellydancing as a form of moving meditation, embodied
prayer and a medium for spiritual path-working, holistic healing and personal
empowerment. Learn the dances of Earth, Air, Fire, Water &
Spirit as well as techniques for clearing and energizing the chakra system with bellydance. All participants will
gain the info needed to begin experimenting with developing a Goddess Dance
practice of their own. Workshop includes hand-outs. Can be structured into a two
hour intro program, day long program weekend or weeklong retreat. Wear comfortable clothing
that allows freedom of movement. Participants should also bring Veils. (Extensive classes and teacher training program also available).
See performance/events page for schedule
of booked workshops.
