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Mesmerizing Belly Dance - Foundations 1 (Udemy.com)

Moves to Get you Dancin' and Prancin'!

Created by: Stephanie Smith

Last updated November 2018

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What you will learn

  • Know how to perform 21 Belly Dance moves
  • Be able to perform 6 exciting belly dance combinations, along with 2 Challenge Combos
  • Have at your fingertips several dance drill sets to continue your ongoing practice.
  • Be able to perform an original Belly Dance choreography that puts all the moves together!

How it compares

Against the other 662 rated Udemy courses in Health & Fitness on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 49% of them
  • Reviews308#304 of 663 by number of reviews
  • Length2.6 hoursshorter than 50% of them
  • Last updatedNovember 2018earlier than 85% of them

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Course Description

It's time to discover the magic of Belly Dance!

Belly dance is the sensual dance art form that women have enjoyed for thousands of years to discover and unleash their spirit. In this 2 1/2 hour online dance course you'll learn the basics of belly dancing while working every part of your body.... Yes - a side benefit of belly dance is how it naturally strengthens and tones our muscles and firms our curves.  

Mesmerizing Belly Dance - Foundations 1 is an excellent first online video course for beginners and any dancer who wishes to learn dance move isolations.  In this first online dance course, Stephanie presents an accurate and detailed description of many belly dancing moves and combinations as follows:

Upper Body Belly Dance Moves: Horizontal Rib Slides R/L, and F/B, Chest Raise & Release, Horizontal Rib Box, Vertical Rib Box, Chest "V's", Horizontal Chest Figure 8's F/B, Vertical Chest Figure 8s up/down, and Snake Arms

Lower Body Belly Dance Moves: Horizontal Hip Slides R/L and F/B, Pelvic Squares, Hip Twists, Hip Ups, and Pelvic Tilts, Horizontal Hip Figure 8 F/B, 4/4 Hip Shimmy, and the Loose Hip Shimmy

Belly Dance Drills: 7 different sets of drills designed to lock in your learning

Belly Dance Combinations:  3 upper body belly dance combinations, 3 lower body belly dance combinations, and 2 challenge dance combinations that incorporate upper and lower body belly dance moves

Belly Dance Choreography:  Original choreography set to drum rhythms that will incorporate many of the moves learned throughout the course 

PDF Resources: Several PDF resources documenting the moves, drill sets, combinations, tips, and final choreography.

After watching this course, you will be able to...

1. Know how to perform many basic belly dance moves
2. Be able to dance through 6 different belly dance combinations, along with 2 challenge dance combinations
3.Have at your fingertips several dance drills to continue your ongoing practice
4. Be able to perform an original belly dance choreography that puts several of the moves together! 

When you are finished with this course, you will have a good comfort level with beginning belly dance moves and feel more energized knowing that you are a beautiful belly dancer!

Now I want my students to always feel comfortable when they make a purchase, that's why I have uploaded multiple free previews for you to view at any time.

Also, I offer you a 30-day money back guarantee. YOU HAVE NOTHING TO RISK AND EVERYTHING TO GAIN!

Go ahead and click the "Take this course now" button and I will see you in the course.  Thanks for enrolling!

So what are you waiting for?  Now is the perfect time to feel the power and magic of Belly Dance and give yourself a superior workout with energy to spare!

Your's sincerely,

Stephanie Smith

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Instructor Details

Stephanie Smith

Stephanie has been teaching ballroom and belly dancing for over 10 years. She is also a Performance Artist, creating exciting and unique choreographies that blend the best aspects from many forms of dance.

Stephanie is a military veteran and an author of The Belly Dancer's Companion - an excellent workbook to document and record important concepts learned in dance class. 

Stephanie is excited to share her knowledge with you in her Mesmerizing Belly Dance series!

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Reviews

4.6

308 ratings on Udemy

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By S. C. on 1/2/2023

I like the energy of Stephanie very much and the pace of the course and the clarity of her delivery with both the content and her very pleasant way of speaking and also the visual presentation is very satisfying to see the movements clearly.

By Julia Kondylis on 9/19/2020

Pretty great, nice and simple. I would have benefited from seeing her whole body in the picture, especially in the bottom movements. I really liked the progression of learning the move, practicing in drills and then putting them together in group of moves. Great energy and personality, that counts for a lot :)

By Megstar Jones on 6/25/2020

Clear instruction. I want to google this lady and see how she dances. I'm really enjoying the course, but have not found her when I have googled this lady. :) I finished the course today and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I shall now seek out the next one. Thank you.

By Blodwen Harwood on 4/7/2020

Felt like was throwing my breasts around on the upper body isolation I have a 30HH bust and find it can get in the way

By Iris Wang on 9/24/2019

I love this course! Had some experiences before but Stephanie explained and demonstrated so clearly and indetail, from every perspective. And she even has written resources and graphs to explain the moves! For quite a while I wasn't clear about the so-called rib-box move, especially with how to return to neutual, and no one before explained it so well as Stephanie. I love the 4a line in the graph! Thank you Stephanie and I think I'll continue to your following courses.

By Laura Valkovic on 6/17/2019

Absolutely loved this course by Stephanie! As a beginner, I found the course easy to follow and suitable for my level - I feel that I have learned a lot. One feature that I found particularly helpful was the drills, which give a chance to practice each move with some structured guidance. Now that I've finished level one I'm going to treat myself to a hip scarf and perform the choreography for my boyfriend. Can't wait to move on to level 2!

By xXSpark LightXx on 11/7/2018

This was a wonderful course, very easy to understand each move. I already had a base knowledge of belly dance, but this course surprised me with a few new tips and tricks! The instructor is friendly and likeable. Each video gets right to the point, and the drills are perfect for practice. I am very happy with this course!

By Charri Robinson on 1/27/2018

I am a novice from the word go. Not exactly a spring chicken either. I thought it was very well presented very digestible and a great speed to learn and remember. I can't wait to do this whole level again before moving on to the next level class Foundation 2! Bravo, well worth the money and time.

By Mikky Daub on 1/18/2018

I feel that it's crucial to learning any dance to be able to see what the entire body is doing. Not being able to see her knees and feet is a let down.

By Bobette Ames Wright on 10/19/2017

my experience is fun and very easy. I can't wait to get to the end of this and start the next one. I can feel the inches just melting off. I totally recommend this to everyone who wants to drop weight and inches or just want to have fun, and you actually learn to belly dance as an added bonus.

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