Bollywood Dance Classes April 8, 2010

Bollywood

Thursdays 8:00pm-9:00pm: Bollywood Choreography (Begins April 8th)

Saturdays 1:00-2:00pm: Bollywood Improv TM (Begins April 10th)

Basic steps are taught in both classes. There is a subtle difference in each of these classes….

Warm up includes the key ingredients to Bollywood Dance:

· energetic ankle and calf stretches

· full body strength and flexibility routines

· eye exercises for facial gestures

On Thursdays, students will learn to dance a Bollywood Choreography using classic Bollywood facial and hand gestures with dance steps. Learn a fusion of detailed steps from Bollywood, Rjasthani Gypsy Dance, Bhangra & Classical Indian Dance. The choreographed steps will be taught to a specific song chosen by the instructor. *Steps will vary from week to week to support the choreography.

In Bollywood Improv TM you will learn how to dance these steps to any song as a soloist or with simple cues and transitions with a group. * The schedule below represents the Bollywood Improv class.

Week 1: Rajasthani Basic Step, Shoulder Drops, Hand Mudras, Head Slides, Formations

Week 2: Sprinkler Arms + Shoulder Accents, Review

Week 3: Sprinkler Combo, Review

Week 4: Perfume Bottle, Scent of Shimmy, Review

Week 5: Prayer Circle, Bollywood Shimmy, Review

Week 6: Lotus Turn + Lateral Fades, Review

Week 7: Review, Chorus Steps

Week 8: Punjabi Basic w/Reshamka + Fade

Week 9: Bollywood Bump + Fade

Week 10: Heart Turn Basic

Week 11: Heart Turn Basic w/Spot Combo

Week 12: Water Pot + Water Pot in a Circle

Registration is required!

Please visit skindeepdance.com/Bollywood.html to register

*Make up for missed classes are available within series.

What to wear: Comfortable pants / skirt, choli or top, hair tied back, bare feet or dance shoes.

Thursdays: learn a choreography to Ye Ishq Hai (as performed by Katrina @ "The Pyramid Lounge" at the High Dive.

Saturdays: Bollywood Improv