WHAT: Breathwork Workshops with Ranya Renee
WHEN: Sunday February 4
11am-12pm: Breathwork for Belly Dance Technique
12-2pm: Breathwork for Belly Dance Performance
WHERE: Bellyqueen School @Playwrights, 440 Lafayette St, 4th Floor, Studio 4D, New York, NY 10003
INVESTMENT:
Breathwork for Technique: $25, class cards + unlimited passes apply
Breathwork for Performance: $45, $40 unlimited pass members
Breathwork Package 3 hrs: $65
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MORE INFORMATION:
11am-12pm: BREATHWORK FOR BELLY DANCE TECHNIQUE
- Do you find yourself holding your breath when you work on your dance technique?
- Are you just not sure how to breathe, while using your abdominal muscles for so many of the belly dance movements we do?
- Maybe you see yourself on video and there is “resting bitch face,” or looking down too much, or a big fake smile… and it makes you cringe! Maybe your teacher has even told you to smile more, and you don’t want to look fake.
- In this technique class with Ranya, you’ll learn the physical fundamentals of the Breath work for Performance method as they apply to common bellydance movements (including arm waves, undulations, accents, shimmies, and traveling steps).
- The class will allow you to get into the habit of using your breathing in conjunction with your movements, to great effect. You’ll dance more smoothly and be able to manage your transitions and moods better as you dance.
This Egyptian-style dance technique class will serve as a practical and fun warmup for all levels, leading into the performance skills-focused workshop at noon!
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12-2pm: BREATHWORK FOR BELLY DANCE PERFORMANCE
Experience Ranya’s transformative Breathwork for Performance method, which has, since 1996, helped thousands of dance performers to build their stage presence and confidence, and better connect with their audiences.
In this workshop, you’ll learn simple techniques to enhance your focus, get out of your head, push past your blocks and expand your impact… all by linking your breathing to your relationship with the audience. This method also helps you get sync with musicians, and with fellow dancers if you are in a company.
You’ll learn how to claim a performance space for yourself, and how to cast a spell over an audience, bringing them into your world. The tools look invisible to the audience when done well, but the power they have is substantial: Your energy and passion will fill the performance space, and touch people’s emotions.
Once you start working this way in performance, you’ll never go back to regular unconscious breathing again.
Suitable for movers of all styles and experience levels.
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WHO: Ranya Renee, of New York City, has been dancing since 1990, and teaching oriental dance and performance skills since 1996. Her approach has been shaped by coaching from Egyptian masters in classic oriental and awalem styling (especially Mona el Said, Nany, Nelly, Dandash, and Eman Zaki) and in modern and folklore styles (especially Mahmoud Reda and Yousry Sharif), as well as through her studies in alignment-focused yoga and Pilates (which she also teaches). Her method supports a healthy, centered, grounded way of dancing, to feel good, execute movements well, and protect the body from injury by using muscular support for the joints used in traditional movements. Ranya is known for her instructional DVDs (Bellydance Egyptian Style: The Baladi, Bellydance Egyptian Style: Modern Oriental, and Bellydance Taqasim: Improvisation Skills & Drills), international workshops, and online programs and performance coaching series (https://gingercity.com). She also gives free talks for dancers in her Facebook group (Ginger City Community). Ranya holds a bachelor's degree in theatre and linguistics, and a master's degree in cognitive psychology.