Where's Your Weight: Find Balance, Ease and Confidence in Slow Transitions
Imagine transitioning with confidence and ease. Forget the days of staggering into the next step or compromising technique for the sake of not tripping over your feet in a slow turn. Learn to "land" with intention, balance and grace which will set you up for smooth transitions in both lead and follow positions.
Often transitions can feel challenging simply because we are so focused on what is next, that we forget to focus on how to complete a step before beginning the transition into the next one.
Understanding which foot should be weighted, working on balance and feeling confident in your "landings" will help you ease right into your next step.
In this class, DeAnna shares practices to help you feel more confident in your technique and transitions.
With guided exercises and drills you'll feel challenged and ultimately amazing when you realize how great transitions can feel AND how to use transitions to help improve your overall dance technique!
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DeAnna has studied and taught FCBD®Style belly dance (formerly known as 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. She has a passion for the artistic qualities of movement as well as its scientific, structural and functional elements, and she believes in the power of these practices to align the mind and the body.
Her dance journey began in 2004, when she met Megha, Director of Devyani Dance Company, and fell in love with FCBD®Style. Since then, she has dedicated her career to the highest level of training available in the form. She was among the very first to receive Sister Studio and Teacher Certification outside of FatChanceBellyDance®, she is one of only a handful of FCBD®Style Continuing Education Instructors in the world, and she was part of the inaugural FCBD®Style Advanced Teacher Training group. She has had the pleasure of teaching and performing across the United States and around the world.
Her love of dance, movement and anatomy also led her to immerse herself in yoga study. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance at the 200 hour and 500 hour levels, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), and a Therapeutic Yoga Specialist through Yoga Medicine®, along with a number of specialty certifications.
DeAnna's classes empower students to align their mind and body through dance and yoga. By building an awareness of the scientific, structural and functional elements of movement, together with an appreciation for its holistic and artistic components, students unlock the potential that is already within them. She prides herself on a relaxed and professional teaching style that lets students elevate their skills in a safe, positive and fun learning environment.
She opened FatChanceBellyDance®University in 2020, and it now brings together high level instructors from around the world to teach dance, yoga, costuming, makeup and more.
DeAnna believes strongly in continuing education and currently holds the following certifications:
- ATS® General Skills
- ATS® Teacher Certification (Inaugural Class)
- ATS® Advanced Teacher Certification (Inaugural Class)
- FCBD®Style (formerly ATS®) Continuing Education Instructor
- Certified Integrated Dance Instructor (Inaugural Class)
- 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher through Life Power Yoga
- 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher through YoYo Yogi
- Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider
- Restorative Yoga Teacher Training
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Core Strength Vinyasa and Anatomy
- Chakras with Rolf Gates
- Yin Yoga with Life Power Yoga
- 8 Elements™ Phase I: Initiate
- Advanced Yoga Teacher Training, Core Power Yoga
- 500 hour Yoga Medicine® Therapeutic Yoga Specialist
- Shoulder: Anatomy, Dysfunction and Application
- Hip: Biomechanics, Dysfunction and Application
- Spine: Anatomy, Dysfunction and Application
- Mental Health and Wellness
- Nervous System and Restoration
- Mindful, Trauma-Informed Yoga
- Yoga for Athletes
- Female Health in Yoga
- Pranayama
- Menopause Health in Yoga
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