Upcoming Workshops
6 Week Bellydance Workshop
March 26-April 30, 2014
at The Web, 355 12th St., Oakland
Wednesdays:
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6-7pm Intro/Beginning Bellydance
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7-8pm Advanced Beginning/Intermediate Bellydance
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8-9pm Advanced Bellydance - Layering, Traveling, Turning, and Level Changing
All classes will include level-appropriate drills, traveling & flexibility challenges, and short combos or choreographies, designed to expand your skillset, challenge your musicality, and push you to the next level. We will be dancing to bellydance music! (Shocking for those who have taken my fusion classes, I know!)
$78 for the series for one class
$150 for two classes
$225 for all three
FULL series ONLY, no drop-ins.
Please note in comments which classes you're signing up for.
Urban Contemporary Performance Workshop:
February 22-March 28, 2014
Saturdays 12-1:30
$16 drop in, or $75 for the full series
New Style Motherlode International,
4225 Broadway Blvd., Oakland
5 weeks of performance-focused class will culminate in a performance as part of New Style Motherlode's Studio Showcase at Oakland Tech High School.
New York Theatrical Bellydance Conference, June 12-16 2014
I'm very excited to be debuting brand new workshop topics at the TBC:
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What's It About - Emotional Intention in Choreography and Improvisation
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Choreographic Strategies
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Stop Counting - Developing Personal Musicality
Past Workshop Topics Include:
Western Technique for Eastern Dance
Creating Meaningful Fusion
Fusion Bellydance Combos & Choreography
Renew Your Dance Goal Setting Retreat for Dancers
Performance workshops - short or long term performance workshops developing choreographies for performance on stage or film
BOOKING:
If you're interested in booking Cera to teach workshops in your town, please email Beka at Bellyrollbookings@gmail.com for a full list of current topics and rates.
​Note: I love to create custom workshop topics for events, so if you would like to brainstorm with Cera to come up with a unique offering for your community, please email Beka to get the ball rolling!
Testimonials:
"Thank you for teaching us that super fun and sassy choreography. It was a lot of fun working it out and performing it in such a short span of time. I don't think I've had so much fun performing ever! Thank you for making what I thought might be a bit scary and a lot challenging into something I know I can do." - Sarah Holloway
"Hi Cera!
I just wanted to take a moment & thank you for being a great teacher & inspiration. I've gotten so much out of the workshops I've taken w/you & appreciate how you encourage us to expand & push ourselves.I'm too much in my head & too concerned about whether it's "belly dance" enough, lol!
Hearing your views & perspectives on this art really helped me gain some clarity. I've been reluctant to use the music that really moves me b/c it seems too personal or not "fun" enough.
A perfect example, Rihanna's "Rehab". I've loved this song & it's had personal meaning for me, but I've wussed out of performing to it.
Your performance to "Stay" was so beautiful & inspiring. It made me realize I didn't always have to go the fun route. The fear of boring the audience has always moved me away from songs I would, otherwise, want to perform.
My long winded point, I performed to "Rehab" last night & actually enjoyed myself. It's been the first performance I've had in a while where I wasn't just stressed or crazy disappointed. I just let it be I just really enjoyed moving & sharing it w/the audience.
I've identified the rough patches of the performance & other areas of improvement, along w/some positives. I really enjoyed going through it & am excited to apply what I've learned. I've been so disappointed in some of my performances, I haven't watched them or if I do, I end up walking away thinking it all sucked. I've been stuck for months & I feel like maybe I've FINALLY gotten over this speed bump.
Sorry for the long message. I just wanted to thank you for being a great teacher & for inspiring me.
It feels so good to be "unstuck"!
- Jenny Nichols