INSTRUCTION
CLAREMONT CLASSES
BELLY DANCE - CARDIO-TRIBAL STYLE (CTS)
Cardio Tribal Belly Dance (CTBD) is a workout that combines energizing ethnic dance moves, classic belly dance isolations, low impact snaky arms and shaky hips with structured repetitive movements. This class blends the workout with the dance moves. For dancers new to Belly Dance I offer a 1/2 hour pre-workout class with instruction for the combos used in the workout. This is an optional class that does not cost anything extra. Come ready to sweat!
CTS Combos, Props, & Choreo. CTS builds on the synchronized improvisation that is typical of American Tribal Style (ATS) belly dance, but with fun ethnic dance combinations fusing belly dance with indian, african, latin, polynesian and modern moves and music. Most classes we dance to live drumming.
CTS Props and Choreography class teaches you to dance with Zils (finger cymbals), balance swords, fans, skirts, veils, and baskets.
All CTS classes are at the intermediate level and require familiarity with either the CTBD combinations from live class or the videos, or comfort with basic ATS combinations. Be sure to call before coming to this class for the schedule and permission to join it.
Belly Dance classes are in the Claremont Village Packing House Studio at 532 West First St., Suite 212, Claremont, 91711. The schedule is below. Please call 909-626-2200 or email for more information.
Classes are $49/month. You can attend any classes at the studio for that fee during the month. Call 909.626.2200 or email Robin@Cardiotribalbellydance.com or more information. We take cash, checks or credit card payments for classes, videos, T-shirts, and dance supplies. Wear comfortable clothes, bring your hip scarf and a friend while you let your inner goddess do her dance.
ZUMBA GOLD
Ditch the workout! Join the Party! Join my Zumba Gold classes through the city of Claremont. Zumba Gold is a great introduction to Zumba dance fitness routines in a low-impact format. Zumba Gold is designed especially for people who love the music and moves of Zumba, but who prefer a more groovy workout. It is great for seniors, people who do not exercise all the time, or people who love a dance-based workout. You'll get a taste of Meregue, Salsa, Cha Cha, Cumbia, Belly Dance, Flamenco, Bangra, and Tango. This is a heart healthy workout suitable to all ages and fitness levels. Come burn some calories and have a fun time!
All Zumba classes are through the city of Claremont. You must register directly with the city by calling 909.399.5490. Classes are at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Road, Claremont 91711 - in the Foothill room. Fall classes start the week of September 13th.
SUMMER CLASS SCHEDULE
Mondays
CTBD Intro 7:00pm Best for people learning the combinations for the workout. Free class.
CTBD Workout 7:30pm Open, all levels. Packing House Studio, 532 W. 1st St., Suite 212. Claremont, 91711
Tuesdays
CTBD Intro 6:00pm Best for people learning the combinations for the workout. Free class.
CTBD Workout 6:30pm Open, all levels. Packing House Studio, 532 W. 1st St., Suite 212. Claremont, 91711
CTS Combos 7:45pm Intermediate. Requires CTBD and permission. Packing House Studio
Thursdays
CTS Combos Props 7:00pm RJ permission required. Class meets 2-3 times per month. Packing House Studio. Live drums.
Saturdays
CTBD Intro 9:30am Best for people learning the combinations for the workout. Free class. Packing House Studio.
CTBD Workout 10:00am Open, Suitable for all levels. Packing House Studio.
ZUMBA CLASSES START AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER!
Call 909.399.5490 at the City of Claremont Alexander Hughes Community Center to register.
VIDEO INSTRUCTION
You can also learn CTBD moves and workout using our videos – Cardio Tribal Belly Dance Volumes 1 & 2.
CARDIO TRIBAL BELLY DANCE, VOL. 1
CTBD1 COMBOS
Anas Hips (move hips in all directions)
Barbara’s Camels (body undulations, vertical figure 8 hip movement with turn)
Ciana’s Arabic Turn (lower body undulation, arms, step-point with turn)
Double Hips (slow 3/4 hip shimmies, arm-hand signals for direction changes)
Eddie’s Basic (hip shimmy with 90 degree turns)
Elizabeth Combo (hip shimmy, Pivot turn, side hip lifts, 3-step turn, shoulder hits)
Footslides (single forward-double back hip bump, add turns)
Ghawazee Hips Sways (with pivot turn and added hip drops)
CARDIO TRIBAL BELLY DANCE, VOL. 2
CTBD2 COMBOS
Mayan Arms (vertical hip movement with extended arms)
Mesmera (torso rotation, mid-body undulation, hip circle)
Marinas (hip circles stepping right & left)
Sexy Walk (slow balanced walk, undulation on back step)
Locomotion (figure 8 hip, pivot)
Salsa (adds side step, back turn)
Cha Cha Turk (fast Turkish hip shimmy, ¼ turns, cha cha’s)
Gloria’s Shimmy Spin (hip drops, spin, hip & shoulder shimmies)
TM Egyptians (hip lift, turn, slow choo-choo side step)
Flamenco (with added shimmies)
Hip Lifts (travel step in all directions)
DVD’s available through Amazon.com or by contacting Robin Johnson.
ABOUT TRIBAL STYLE BELLY DANCE (ATS & CTS)
by Robin Denise Johnson
Tribal belly dance has two main streams right now – American Tribal Style, and Tribal Fusion. American Tribal Style evolved from traditional belly dance in the 1980s in the U.S. American Tribal Style (ATS) took the isolations and belly dance moves seen in middle-eastern dance, and arranged the moves so that the group, or tribe, could dance as a unit. Carolena Nerricio of Fat Chance Belly Dance, Kajira Djoumana of Black Sheep Belly Dance, and Paulette Rees-Denis of Gypsy Caravan were all instrumental in teaching, publishing, and promoting this dance form. They all emphasized the dancing team, shared movement vocabulary, rotation of leaders and followers, and synchronized improvisation, using mostly middle-eastern rhythms. The costuming was far more elaborate and covered when compared with belly dance costumes seen in restaurant dancing. It is an eclectic ethnic costume – a blend of African, Indian, Spanish-Flamenco-Romani, Asian, and Middle-Eastern elements – in layers with pantaloons, wide skirts, belts and cholis made of ethnic textiles, and ornate tribal style jewelry. The heavy costumes emphasize the movements and add to the earthy, grounded feel of American Tribal Style belly dancing. It is common in both ATS and Tribal fusion to see one of more of the following elements in the costuming:
• Cowrie shell ornaments (especially combined with dreadlocks for the hair)
• Body art-tatoos-henna
• Melodia’s Pants (for the pared-down urban look. www.melodiadesigns.com)
• Belts, Vests and Tribal Bras (usually coin, rarely glass beads)
• Wide-bottom skirts (10-yards or more)
Tribal fusion evolved from ATS when dancers who were part of and/or influenced by ATS began to add their own creativity to the ATS foundation – usually modifying or departing from one or more of the signature aspects of ATS. Tribal fusion now includes soloists rather than a group (Rachel Brice and Kami Liddle of the Belly Dance Superstars being among the most well known), Urban-Hip Hip-Modern dance moves, music and/or streamlined costumes (for example Heather Stants-Urban Tribal, Jill Parker-Ultra Gypsy, Amy Sigil-Unmata), African dance fusion (Domba), Goth fusion (Marjhani-Oojham, Ariellah, Tempest), Theatricality-Burlesque fusion (Blue Damsel – Rachel Lazarus Soto, Leela). And there continue to be troupes that keep the ATS model of synchronized improvisation with a shared movement vocabulary, but develop their own ethnic dance movement vocabulary and/or use world-fusion music (Gypsy Caravan, Domba, and Troupe Mélangées – for instance.) Tribal fusion is currently a phrase that refers to all of these innovations. CTS - Cardio-Tribal Style - is Robin Johnson's variation building on ATS foundations and philosophy, but using our unique combinations.
Tribal fusion belly dance attracts people who want grounded belly-dance steps, movements typical of ethnic dance, and no-limits to the music used to express their dance. Tribal fusion belly dance is culturally ‘American’ in that it does what Americans are known for doing – start with a foundation and then borrow from various ethnic traditions, and blend them together ingeniously to create something new.
While most dancers attempt to respect the tribal traditions from which they borrow, the drive and focus for tribal-fusion dances are more for creating and expressing in the present multicultural world, than on preserving past cultural dance tradition. In this way Tribal-Fusion differs from Danse Oriental-Egyptian-Folkloric dance. Yet ATS, CTS, and Tribal fusion in general are among the fastest growing dance trends in North America (and now Australia, New Zealand and the U.K.) because these eclectic ethnic styles provide so much room for creative expression. As Amanda of Indogo says…
So whatever you feel just dance it. Whatever you wanna do just chance it.
Live your life like a rhythm. Soon you’ll be dancin’ with ‘em!
VIDEO INSTRUCTION
You can also learn CTBD moves and workout using our videos – Cardio Tribal Belly Dance Volumes 1 & 2.
CARDIO TRIBAL BELLY DANCE, VOL. 1
CTBD1 COMBOS
Anas Hips (move hips in all directions)
Barbara’s Camels (body undulations, vertical figure 8 hip movement with turn)
Ciana’s Arabic Turn (lower body undulation, arms, step-point with turn)
Double Hips (slow 3/4 hip shimmies, arm-hand signals for direction changes)
Eddie’s Basic (hip shimmy with 90 degree turns)
Elizabeth Combo (hip shimmy, Pivot turn, side hip lifts, 3-step turn, shoulder hits)
Footslides (single forward-double back hip bump, add turns)
Ghawazee Hips Sways (with pivot turn and added hip drops)
CARDIO TRIBAL BELLY DANCE, VOL. 2
CTBD2 COMBOS
Mayan Arms (vertical hip movement with extended arms)
Mesmera (torso rotation, mid-body undulation, hip circle)
Marinas (hip circles stepping right & left)
Sexy Walk (slow balanced walk, undulation on back step)
Locomotion (figure 8 hip, pivot)
Salsa (adds side step, back turn)
Cha Cha Turk (fast Turkish hip shimmy, ¼ turns, cha cha’s)
Gloria’s Shimmy Spin (hip drops, spin, hip & shoulder shimmies)
TM Egyptians (hip lift, turn, slow choo-choo side step)
Flamenco (with added shimmies)
Hip Lifts (travel step in all directions)
DVD’s available through Amazon.com or by contacting Robin Johnson.
ABOUT TRIBAL STYLE BELLY DANCE (ATS & CTS)
by Robin Denise Johnson
Tribal belly dance has two main streams right now – American Tribal Style, and Tribal Fusion. American Tribal Style evolved from traditional belly dance in the 1980s in the U.S. American Tribal Style (ATS) took the isolations and belly dance moves seen in middle-eastern dance, and arranged the moves so that the group, or tribe, could dance as a unit. Carolena Nerricio of Fat Chance Belly Dance, Kajira Djoumana of Black Sheep Belly Dance, and Paulette Rees-Denis of Gypsy Caravan were all instrumental in teaching, publishing, and promoting this dance form. They all emphasized the dancing team, shared movement vocabulary, rotation of leaders and followers, and synchronized improvisation, using mostly middle-eastern rhythms. The costuming was far more elaborate and covered when compared with belly dance costumes seen in restaurant dancing. It is an eclectic ethnic costume – a blend of African, Indian, Spanish-Flamenco-Romani, Asian, and Middle-Eastern elements – in layers with pantaloons, wide skirts, belts and cholis made of ethnic textiles, and ornate tribal style jewelry. The heavy costumes emphasize the movements and add to the earthy, grounded feel of American Tribal Style belly dancing. It is common in both ATS and Tribal fusion to see one of more of the following elements in the costuming:
• Cowrie shell ornaments (especially combined with dreadlocks for the hair)
• Body art-tatoos-henna
• Melodia’s Pants (for the pared-down urban look. www.melodiadesigns.com)
• Belts, Vests and Tribal Bras (usually coin, rarely glass beads)
• Wide-bottom skirts (10-yards or more)
Tribal fusion evolved from ATS when dancers who were part of and/or influenced by ATS began to add their own creativity to the ATS foundation – usually modifying or departing from one or more of the signature aspects of ATS. Tribal fusion now includes soloists rather than a group (Rachel Brice and Kami Liddle of the Belly Dance Superstars being among the most well known), Urban-Hip Hip-Modern dance moves, music and/or streamlined costumes (for example Heather Stants-Urban Tribal, Jill Parker-Ultra Gypsy, Amy Sigil-Unmata), African dance fusion (Domba), Goth fusion (Marjhani-Oojham, Ariellah, Tempest), Theatricality-Burlesque fusion (Blue Damsel – Rachel Lazarus Soto, Leela). And there continue to be troupes that keep the ATS model of synchronized improvisation with a shared movement vocabulary, but develop their own ethnic dance movement vocabulary and/or use world-fusion music (Gypsy Caravan, Domba, and Troupe Mélangées – for instance.) Tribal fusion is currently a phrase that refers to all of these innovations. CTS - Cardio-Tribal Style - is Robin Johnson's variation building on ATS foundations and philosophy, but using our unique combinations.
Tribal fusion belly dance attracts people who want grounded belly-dance steps, movements typical of ethnic dance, and no-limits to the music used to express their dance. Tribal fusion belly dance is culturally ‘American’ in that it does what Americans are known for doing – start with a foundation and then borrow from various ethnic traditions, and blend them together ingeniously to create something new.
While most dancers attempt to respect the tribal traditions from which they borrow, the drive and focus for tribal-fusion dances are more for creating and expressing in the present multicultural world, than on preserving past cultural dance tradition. In this way Tribal-Fusion differs from Danse Oriental-Egyptian-Folkloric dance. Yet ATS, CTS, and Tribal fusion in general are among the fastest growing dance trends in North America (and now Australia, New Zealand and the U.K.) because these eclectic ethnic styles provide so much room for creative expression. As Amanda of Indogo says…
So whatever you feel just dance it. Whatever you wanna do just chance it.
Live your life like a rhythm. Soon you’ll be dancin’ with ‘em!
