Undulations from the Inside Out
Functional Spine for Bodywave and Rhythmic Undulations
Undulations from the Inside Out
Functional Spine for Bodywave and Rhythmic Undulations
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Where does an undulation actually start?
In this class we begin with the spine itself. We will look at how your spine is built, the natural curves, how the segments move through flexion and extension, and where your body has mobility to spend versus where it really does not. Not as a lecture, as something you can feel while you are dancing.
From there, we take that understanding into two moves that ask very different things of the same spine. In the slow Bodywave we let the movement travel one part at a time, so you can see and feel the sequence clearly. In the fast Rhythmic Undulation (also known as Arabic) we keep that same articulation but set it to a rhythm.
You will leave with a clearer sense of where your undulation is initiating, how the breath supports it, and how to work with your own spine instead of against it.
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Your Instructor
DeAnna has studied and taught FCBD®Style belly dance (formerly American Tribal Style, or ATS®) and yoga for over 20 years. She owns and runs FatChanceBellyDance®University, the official learning source for FCBD®Style, where she oversees certification and continuing education and mentors teachers around the world.
Her dance journey began in 2004, when she met Megha, Director of Devyani Dance Company, and fell in love with FCBD®Style. She was among the very first to receive Sister Studio and Teacher Certification outside of FatChanceBellyDance®, is one of only a handful of FCBD®Style Continuing Education Instructors in the world, and was part of the inaugural FCBD®Style Advanced Teacher Training group. She has taught and performed on stages and in studios worldwide.
DeAnna is also a 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider, and a Therapeutic Yoga Specialist through Yoga Medicine®. Her classes draw on both the scientific, structural and functional elements of movement and its holistic and artistic side, in a relaxed, professional environment where students can elevate their skills safely and have fun doing it.