Work That Skirt FCBD(r)/ATS Style!

Name: Work That Skirt FCBD(r)/ATS Style!
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Want to add a new exciting element to your dance? Learn to belly dance with Skirt!!

Created byKrisztina Naz-Clark

Last updated 2/2024

English

What you'll learn

Ability to perform all fast steps with and without a skirt.
Ability to perform the steps with confidence and accuracy
Ability to add more difficult variations of steps and perform them in choreography, solo improv and group improv settings.
Improved posture and graceful arms

Course content

4 sections • 68 lectures • 2h 20m total length

Carolena's Introduction0:34
Carolyn Bowman introduces American Tribal Style skirt dancing and Christina's variations to add a skirt to your dance, based on Fat Chance Belly Dance Tribal Basics, in ATF style.
Krisztina's Introduction1:43
Original DVD Credits1:30
Performance3:45
Explore performance in work that skirt fcbd(r)/ats style, highlighting how style and professional presentation influence perception and effectiveness in professional settings.

Costuming0:49
How to Catch & Hold Your Skirt2:25
Shimmy Step3:02
Arabic/Rhythmic Undulation1:44
Pivot Bump2:07
Single Bump1:46
Single Bump Half Turn1:52
Double Bump1:45
Choo Choo1:36
Choo Choo Spin1:45
Turkish Shimmy/Front Back Shimmy2:08
Explore Turkish shimmy and front-back shimmy, turning a two-count step into a four-count forward and back with arms reaching out to the right and center, half turns and side turns.
Egyptian Basic/Swivel Step1:54
Egyptian/Swivel Step Half & Full Turns1:55
Egyptian/Swivel Step Sevillana2:30
Master the egyptian sevillana swivel step with skirt work, arm sweeps, and a fall turn, following the basic egyptian step foot pattern and left-shoulder cues.
Triple Egyptian/Swivel Step1:32
Learn triple egyptian swivel step from the basic egyptian, cue the step by looking over the right shoulder, then turn to the right, back, and left walls with skirts sweeping.
Spins1:25
Reach and Sit1:20
Box Step1:34
Triangle Step1:24
Push Forward and Back2:31
Four Corners Step1:21
ASWAAT2:10
Learn the Aswat Arabic shimmy with arms and a turn, practicing arm sweeps, cues, and a lifted posture with and without a skirt.
Shoulder Shimmy Hip Drop2:51
Master the shoulder shimmy hip drop combo with eight counts of a shoulder shimmy followed by eight counts of a hip jab, plus skirt work and clockwise and counterclockwise pivots.
Grapevine Flourish3:34
Wrap Around Turn1:38
Clean Sweep Turn4:30
Ghawazee /Mazin Inspired Shimmy Combo2:04
Arabic/Rhythmic Undulation 1231:20
Arabic/Rhythmic Undulation With Double Turn1:25
Roundhouse2:13
Sunanda2:38
execute the sunanda sequence in ats style, a left-to-right cross with sweeping arm motions from a good dance posture and precise skirt positioning across counts 1–16.
Turkish Shimmy/Front Back Shimmy with Quarter Turn2:19

Shimmy Step2:13
Arabic/Rhythmic Undulation2:12
Explore Arabic rhythmic undulation through expressive movement and cadence, highlighting rhythm, style, and performance within ATS-style work.
Pivot Bump2:13
Single Bump2:13
Single Bump Half Turn2:13
Double Bump2:13
Choo Choo2:13
Choo Choo Spin2:13
Turkish Shimmy/Front Back Shimmy2:13
Egyptian Basic/Swivel Step2:13
Egyptian/Swivel Step Half & Full Turns2:13
Egyptian/Swivel Step Sevillana2:13
Triple Egyptian/Swivel Step2:13
Learn the triple egyptian and swivel step in ATS style, applying skirt-focused footwork for the work that skirt FCBD(r)/ATS style course.
Spins2:13
Reach and Sit2:13
Box Step2:13
Learn the box step through clear, practical instructions tailored to work that skirt ATS style, unlocking confident performance.
Triangle Step2:13
Push Forward and Back2:13
Four Corners Step2:13
ASWAAT2:13
Shoulder Shimmy Hip Drop2:13
Grapevine Flourish2:13
Wrap Around Turn1:21
Clean Sweep Turn1:21
Ghawazee/Mazin Inspired Shimmy Combo1:44
Master a Ghawazee/Mazin inspired shimmy combo, blending rhythmic hip movements with ATS style influences for a dynamic, expressive performance in work that skirt.
Arabic/Rhythmic Undulation 1230:53
Arabic/Rhythmic Undulation with Double Turn1:17
Roundhouse1:08
Sunanda1:17
Turkish Shimmy/Front Back Shimmy with Quarter Turn1:19

Requirements

Basic knowledge of FCBD(r) Style Belly Dance is helpful, but not required.

Description

Your amazing skirts don't just have to be part of your costume, they can be a prop to add a new dynamic to your dance.
Krisztina has long been known for her beautiful skirt work and commanding FCBD(r)/ATS performances. After mastering the material in this course, you too can have beautiful and commanding skirtwork performances.

By utilizing her 25 plus years of theatrical skirtwork knowledge, advanced FCBD(r)/ATS training, and consultations with Carolena Nericcio while developing this format, she has combined everything into a vocabulary that will take your improv performances to a whole new level.

This instructional course will teach you how to layer fun and dramatic skirt moves over many Classic and Modern FCBD/ATS Steps along with a few new Czigany Dialect Steps.

Not an FCBD(r)/ATS dancer? No problem! These steps can be incorporated into any choreography or improv dance in a group or solo setting.

Included in this instructional DVD:

How to choose a skirt for skirtwork

How to hold your skirt

Posture

Catching and tucking your skirt

Belts and work best when doing skirtwork

Cues for all the steps

Interested in being certified in the Work that Skirt FCBD(r) Style format or becoming a certified Work that Skirt instructor? Contact Krisztina.

Who this course is for:

Anyone with interest in FCBD(r) Style Belly Dance or Fusion Belly Dance and would like to add Dancing with a Skirt to your vocabulary.
Dancers of all levels from beginning to advanced

Work That Skirt FCBD(r)/ATS Style!

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Course content

Introduction & Credits4 lectures • 8min

Instruction32 lectures • 1hr 5min

Single Step Drills30 lectures • 59min

Drills with Transitions2 lectures • 8min

Requirements

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