Classes with Maria Hamer
TUESDAY MAY 8th CLASSES ARE CANCELLED!

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 Tuesdays at:

Dance America
616 Lincoln Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15202
412-766-8680

More Info about Maria's Classes: 412-620-8907 / mummaria@gmail.com

:Prices:

$15 Drop In~ 

$60/ hr Private Lessons BellyDance /Pilates (plus studio fees)~
 contact: mummaria@gmail.com / 412-620-8907

REGISTER HERE! or anytime at  classes!
$60  6 Class Card ~  (expires after 9 weeks/ 3 months)
$100 12 Class Card~  (expires after 15 weeks/ 5 months)

BellyDance Level 1 : Tuesdays       
6-7:30pm
Fundamental Conditioning & Drills

This course is great for the first timer & for the more advanced dancer who needs a ‘clean up’ course. Often referred to as “A challenging beginner class”  I will work you out from the ground up, developing those muscles for strong bellydance! All of the movements will be base bellydance, but we will drill them & break them down so you can physically feel the conditioning of specific muscles for cleaner technique & a stronger foundation. Be prepared to sweat!  Small combos that employ the work from the class in our drills & warm up, may be included to help build transitions for dance.
 Every class will have 20/30 min warm up/ conditioning exercises and end with a cool down. Please wear comfortable clothing (yoga pants and tanktop work great) bring a water bottle and yoga mat.

BellyDance Level 2 :Tuesdays   
7:45-9:15PM 
Layering & Speed Control - w/ Zills-every other week!  

Taking it to the next level! Building upon core basics learned in Maria’s Level 1, this class will continue to challenging students with a slow progression into layering & timings.  We will continue with our Zill practice every other week, due to studio limitations- building more rhythms, including some Jamila Salimpour rhythms as well as a more 'drum sounding' type of zill playing & learning basic rhythms in Middle Eastern music! We will layer these Zill rhythms with  isolations and footwork, challenging the mind and the body! Small combos that employ the work from the class in our drills & warm up, may be included to help build transitions for dance.


*For first time buying zills, get a lightweight zill. I recommend Saroyan Mastercrafts’ ‘Nefertiti’ for beginners http://dwp.bigplanet.com/saroyan/studentsadvanced/
*Some Rhythms we will cover are found on Jas's drum page! (from Khafif) http://www.khafif.com/rhy/

* You must have taken at least 1 session with Maria’s Beginner or Level 1 course to attend this class, drop ins welcome.