Schedule

The name of the game is ‘how slow can you go?’ bringing the super slinky into your dance. Get the snake charming technique to hypnotize the room and bring your slow to an all new level. Technique and drills.

Trios and quartets are ideal for presenting Turkish Shimmy with Arms and Turns and Arabic Shimmy with Arms and Turns. In this dance intensive workshop, we will clean our technique and drill the TSWAAT and ASWAAT using the trio and quartet formations.

Fading and circling are both ways to change the lead but as dancers, we don't want to broadcast this information to the audience. Learn how to seamlessly fade and circle up while still presenting the 'dance' so that even when you are transitioning from one leader/group to the next, you still look like you are dancing. Learn to troubleshoot issues that arise when the tribe is dancing in a circle, such as body angle, determining who the leader is, and what happens when 2 people take the lead at the same time.

Whether you get stuck doing a certain move or you just forget where you are, this workshop will help you troubleshoot on the fly. Take back the lead, clean your formation, and extract yourself from pesky situations. In this workshop, we will look at how we can correct troubling situations as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Whether you need to re-introduce yourself to American Tribal Style® or want to reinforce your basics with dancers you might not have ever met, this is the perfect class for you.

Dancing in Flow™ was created by Carolena Nericcio-Bohlman with the class format of "all dance, no talk."

No verbal instruction, no partners or formations, just follow along and bliss out or you just want to dance without thinking.

Dancing in Flow® is a one hour class of ATS® Goodness divided into 4 fifteen minute segments with a silent water break every 15 min. Come dance. Come smile. Come Flow.

So you have a beautiful, dramatic piece of music that has both fast and slow sections that you want to use for a skirt performance. What do you do and how to you transition seamlessly from fast to slow? This class will give you all the tools necessary to make that happen. Adding to the Work that Skirt ATS® Style movement dialect, you will learn slow steps and transitions for use during slow, dramatic parts of your set.

In addition to slow transitions and by utilizing steps and techniques from the Work that Skirt ATS® Style movement dialect, you will learn techniques to create both fast and slow dynamic duet and trio performances.

This is an intermediate/advanced level class, so prior experience with the Work that Skirt ATS® Style dialect is recommended to take this class.

This class will be all about the flash - learning how to apply lashes correctly so that they will stay put and not impact your comfort zone, and different methods of applying glitter, sparkling powders and rhinestones. Please bring your makeup kits (we’ll do a quick eye makeup first so that you have the entire experience and a good foundation), false lashes, glue (I believe that Duo Clear is best, easily found at CVS, Meijer and Walgreens), a towel, mirror and makeup remover, plus any sparkle that you’d like to play with. I will bring glitters, highlighters of various sorts, rhinestones and different types of adhesives for you to try.

This class will cover the basics of Middle Eastern drumming, including the basic sounds and playing techniques on the doumbek, two beginning rhythms, and some warm-ups and exercises. We will also go over some tips on getting the most out of practice time. Although this class is targeted at beginning drummers the class will be tailored for the skill levels of the drummers attending - drummers at all levels are encouraged to attend.

There will be several extra drums in the event some participants do not have a drum but everyone is strongly encouraged to bring a drum if they have one.

This class will briefly review the basics of Middle Eastern drumming and will then introduce several new playing techniques on the doumbek, some new rhythms, and some variations on the rhythms covered in the beginning class. Time will also be spent covering additional drills and there will be a short discussion on the importance of good practice habits.

There will be several extra drums in the event some participants do not have a drum but everyone is strongly encouraged to bring a drum if they have one.

A beautiful shimmy relies on contrasting elements throughout the body. Knowing which muscles to control and release throughout the lower body and how to make the move look big and bouncy, but remain isolated from the torso is key to a fabulous shimmy. We’ll review the anatomy behind what drives the shimmy and how to get the most out of your movement while maintaining the isolation for layering that makes this move so magical. Class will begin with a short anatomy lecture followed by a hip healthy warmup that prepares us for a variety of exciting and challenging shimmy drills using our favorite classic and modern ATS® movements.