0216 - Belly Dance Specialty Class: The Fine Art of Belly Dance (Kendall Campus)

Course Description

Join Master Instructor, Jihan Jamal, in this educational and inspiring course. This class will focus on traditional steps and choreographed dance patterns, and introduction to playing finger cymbals, with an emphasis on “port –de-corps” (carriage of the body). Jihan's teaching method combines ethnic tradition and regional colloquialisms without sacrificing classical form and traditional technique. As a teacher, her objective is to educate in the structure of the dances as well as their cultural, regional backgrounds and the social, religious and political history that has impacted and altered the dance throughout the centuries to the present. This class is offered both in-person and online in a blended teaching environment.