The first chapter is a great reminder of beginner techniques including posture , placement of weight , and breath . The moves and steps are introduced with simple names that describe how your body moves along with their traditional names so that you can connect the two . Each move includes a detailed description of how to move your body along with tips and diagrams where appropriate . Some of the moves include ways to expand the move and make it more challenging .
The last chapter focuses on the structure of a class and what moves and steps should be introduced in the first and second year of instruction . While this chapter is shorter , there are many notes throughout the book that describe how the author introduces each area of the body and the sequence of how she adds new moves . Also sprinkled in are anecdotes of how she adds humor to her classes and tips on how to help students with more changing movements .
I would recommend this book specifically for new dancers who learn well from books , experienced dancers that want to brush up on their foundational movements , and those who are ready to take the step of becoming an instructor , but need a little guidance to ease their way .
About Nataša
Nataša Kočar is a co-founder and head of KUOD Bayani dance company , dancer , teacher , and choreographer of Oriental dance . She has a degree in geography and sociology from Ljubljana ´ s Faculty of arts . Her dance education started at the age of 12 at one of Slovenia ´ s top dance schools . At the beginning of the new millennium , she found the love for Oriental music . This drove her further and soon she joined her first Oriental dance school . It was love at first sight . This started a life-long affair with Oriental dance . She visited more than 200 workshops with different teachers from Egypt , Europe , and America . She is a certified Oriental dance teacher and dancer . From 2004 onwards , she has taught 7-9 classes per week and she has around 70 regular students each year . She organizes workshops and events and has passionately produced and co-produced 10 theatre dance shows ( in Slovenia and abroad ). SHE BELIEVES THAT ORIENTAL DANCE IS A STAGE ART .
CENNET SEHER
Cennet starting dancing when she was five , with Lucille Doran in Wichita Falls , Texas , and she has been dancing with Isis and the Star Dancers for 6 years .
Her passion for knowledge is infinite . She reads a lot of professional literature , studies and travels to Egypt as much as she can . There she researches and learns . She tries to understand more about the Egyptian folklore and the origins of Oriental dance . Visit Natasa ´ s website for more information : www . natasakocar . eu
76 The Belly Dance Chronicles � October 2020