Ballet for Belly Dancers with Aurel

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Join Aurel for drills and combinations featuring ballet movements and principles commonly used by beloved belly dancers from Mahmoud Reda to Mohamed Shahin. Discover amazing Arabesque, explode into powerful Passé and Coupé, try the three angles of Attitude, and revitalize your Rond de jambe. Dancers, don't miss this workshop because Ballet really is for Belly Dancers. With these moves and some of ballet's alignment basics, you can create flattering and elongating lines, enjoy effortless balance, and dance with the technical accuracy of today's superstar dancers. 

About Aurel:

Conservatory trained in music and classical dance, Aurel's exquisite dancing and phenomenal vocal performances have been featured at the grand opening of the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston, Foxwoods Casino's Arabic Hafli in Connecticut, 5-star weddings, elegant restaurants, and private parties including anniversaries, birthdays, weddings, bridal showers, church haflis, fundraisers and more.  Aurel teaches group and private belly dance lessons at Ancient Art Studios’ belly dancing school where she is the director ancientartstudios.com. She produces shows with live bands and dancers for her students, the community, and corporate venues, and as Artistic Director of The Helping Hips, a charitable organization that she founded.The online belly dance boutique, Alimahscloset.com, is also under Aurel’s direction. To reach Aurel, visit danceaurel.com.