Working from the belief that a strong and flexible dancer is a healthy dancer, classes consist of a thorough warm-up that includes strengthening and stretching exercises, followed by isolation and shimmy drills, and finally basic dance moves and combinations. Each movement is broken down into clear components and then layered back on top of one another to create the magic that is known as Bellydance, and all classes are infused with a definite sense of fun and playfulness.


Beginning
Focus on learning and becoming proficient in basic isolations, basic steps and how to shimmy.  Begin putting basic moves into combinations, layering basic isolations over shimmies; introduction to veil, drum solo and finger cymbals.

Intermediate
Veil combinations, layering basic dance steps over shimmies, longer combinations, combinations for drum solos..

Advanced
Advanced combinations with layering of shimmies and isolations over dance steps; choreographies for veil, drum solo and introduction to the basic formula of standard performance set.

  Cassiopeia has won numerous awards as both soloist and as director/choreographer for her troupe "The Tiger Lily's". She is warm and friendly, & an enthusiastic and supportive instructor who's passion for teaching shows! Along with her personality, she offers Euphoria students her meticulous technical expertise (she's great!). She has studied with many well known instructors including Aziza & Suhaila. Her most recent award is 1st place in the Onyx catagory of the 2005 MED&CA competition. Also a member of Roxy Raqs Ensemble, Cassiopeia is a beautiful dancer who loves to teach, loves to dance and loves to see others excel in their own expressive dancing.