Inara's Classes
Biography
Inara is our guest instructor from Germany. She is an Oriental Dance Artist and is passionate about Middle Eastern music and dance. Inara started dancing as a child and grew up with bellydance thanks to her Mom, who was also a dancer, and her first teacher, Fathia from Egypt. In her youth, Inara studied ballet, jazz, ballroom, Bollywood, show dance and theater as well as bellydance. She has studied with teachers and musicians from all over the world and is trained in Raks Sharqi, Baladi, and many folkloric styles, as well as various Fusion styles.
One of her passions is dancing to live music and improvising with the musicians in the traditional way. Her other great passion is dancing with various props, especially the flowy kind like wings, fan veils and veils. Inara loves to combine her love for bellydance with her love for fantasy and magic to create fantasy dances and turn herself into characters like a warrior queen, a wicked fairy or a forest elf.
Inara is also a trained dance teacher, Pilates and fitness instructor, and massage therapist. She is currently studying to be a natural health professional and is constantly trying to improve her understanding of the human body. She is an expert in muscles and posture who knows about the small adjustments needed to make big changes.
Dancing with the Four Elements
This workshop is not about technique or choreography. It is about energy, expression, and emotion. Join me on a journey to the four elements Earth, Fire, Water and Air.
By moving and dancing with the four elements, we can awaken their energies within us, and use them to grow as dancers. Exploring these energies will add depth and feeling to your moves. It will enrich your dance by opening up dynamic variations and changing energies for any move, combo or choreography, or for improv if that’s your thing. It is also a great tool for expression, especially if that’s a struggle for you.
This works for any dance style and at any level. All you need is curiosity and an open mind. If you have any moves, combos or songs that you maybe feel stuck on or struggle with, feel free to bring them or send them to me before the workshop. I will incorporate what I can. For whole choreographies, it’s best to send me a video beforehand.
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All levels
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Cost $85