What
is Art of Movement?
The
Art of Movement was created to promote “Belly Dance” as an alternative
form of recreational movement that offers fantasy, fitness and great
fun.
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Art of Movement
Overview
Art of Movement is an Educational and Performance organisation
aimed at:
- Promoting
the form of dance known popularly as "Belly Dance" as
an alternative form of recreational movement that offers
fantasy, fitness and great fun.
- Encouraging
awareness in the general public of Belly Dance as a performance
art distinguished by it's depths of complexity and fullness
of expression.
The two arms
of Art of Movement, educational and performance are symbiotic. The
more dancers we have through the school the more well known we are
and the better we become as a performance troupe. Increase number
and quality of performances will in turn increase interest in classes.
Art of Movement seeks to provide opportunities variety to its student
and to continue to expand its resources to enable it to support
a wider variety of interests and goals.
Educational
Goals
Art of Movement has three educational Goals
- To provide
AOM students with excellent dance training to enable them to achieve
their personal goals and ambitions through dance. This includes
opportunities to expand into performance through the performance
arm of Art of Movement.
- To provide
AOM students with rich variety of information and opportunities
related to dance to allow and encourage them to explore their
interest in dance.
- To promote
awareness and interest with in the wider community of Belly Dance
as an exciting, beautiful and relevant art form today
Performance
Goals
Art of Movement has three performance Goals:
- To provide
a community performance group at a standard to perform at community
festivals and gatherings Belly Hoo.
- To provide
an advanced performance group at a standard to perform in shows,
at conferences or other business functions
- To provide
soloists or group leaders at a standard to perform at a professional
level.
Art of Movement
Development
Art of Movement syllabus and workshop development is ongoing and
is directed by Art of Movement Director, Tanya.
Tanya has over fifteen years of professional dance and teaching
experience to call on to develop programs that ensure not only an
exciting dance experience, but a safe one!
Classes
Art of Movement offers Weekly Dance classes in the Western Bay
of Plenty (one studio in Tauranga and one in Pyes Pa) from beginner
through to advanced levels. Check out the time table for updated
class details.
Dance Retreats
For dancers who live in areas isolated from dance teaching who
find it difficult to get regular high level dance input; and for
those who would like to spend short intensive bursts experiencing
a different learning style
with one of New Zealand’s top and most innovative Belly Dance
Teachers. Retreats cater to small learning groups with individually
created workshop programs, accommodation and chance to get-away
from it all at a date that suits you and your friends. For more
information contact Tanya. 
Workshops
and Lectures
Art of Movement offer workshops and lectures ranging from Basic
to Specialist Advanced Belly Dance. These include workshops on Physical
Self Expression, Body awareness and Musical Interpretation.
A series of
Workshops are currently being developed designed for Monthly Workshops/Classes
for communities who do not have a resident teacher . These will
be designed to run for 2.5 to 3 hours and will cover the same range
of work as regular weekly classes. Please contact us if you are
interested in workshops at your home town.
Performance
Art of Movement has a not-for-profit community performance group
Belly Hoo as well as a professional
performance team for commercial, club or private funtions. Both
teams are exciting, growing dance experiences with a repertoires
that covers traditional to contemporary Belly Dance guaranteed to
brighten up any performance occasion.
Social
Contact
Art of Movement organize regular social events for it's students
and supporters. Check out the Calendar.
Teacher Training
A teacher training for Art of Movement Teachers is currently
under trial. This will create a network of Art of Movement Teachers
in various centers who can provide a quality, fun dance experience
with the support and backing of a larger dance network.
Library
Art of Movement is currently compiling a video, magazine and
book library from Tanya's extensive and carefully hoarded collection.
This will make it easy for Art of Movement Students to find those
"hard to find" dance video's and articles. Work on cataloging
the collection has been slow, but there are a small number of items
cataloged, and the list grows each week. Due to the irreplaceable
nature of these items membership is only open to students currently
attending Art of Movement Classes.
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