March 12, Monday, 7:30-9:30 PM
Instructor: Michelle Rio
Belly dancing originated in the Middle Eastern part of the world. It is a kind of a veil dance in which part of the choreography would be the dancer stripping off the layers of garments she originally wears until a large part of her skin is exposed. This dance is most distinctive in the way hips are being moved and how sensually stimulating the horizontal lines formed by a dancers as they bend it all the way and especially when some lying on the floor routine is done.
Now considered as a form of fitness exercise, Belly dance is now infused with different techniques and styles when taught in different classes. The universality of this dance proves to be unfaltering as its application varies throughout the genres, which makes it continually involve and live on as one of the best dances to express oneself.
Latin Ballroom
March 19, Monday, 7:30-9:30 PM
Instructor: Arturo and Angel of Dance Sport Team Pasay
Ballroom dancing originated in England. It began to be popular in the late 80’s and early 90’s. The upper class or the elite class, then began to perform ballroom dancing in social gatherings. Ballroom dancing is a viable way of expressing your feelings and emotions. Since in all the ballroom dances the couples dance by staying very close to each other, they signify affection and love. In all the ballroom dances, the couples dance in close contact as they perform in a certain position called close hands.
Ballroom dances are very royal and graceful in appearance. In fact, the history of ballroom dancing tells that the dances tend to appear “royal” because they were performed in royal courts in Western Europe. The slow and gentle moves of the dance make it more appealing and romantic in which feelings of love, joy, and sorrow are best shared between two people. At the present moment, these dances have evolved as worldwide sporting events, bringing the history of ballroom dancing to an interesting place.
Break Dance
March 26, Monday, 7:30-9:30 PM
Instructor: Jaycee of CASH Crew
The original break dancers in American culture were typically male, of a lower socioeconomic class, and of African-American or Hispanic descent. America's era of break dancing hit the mainstream in the late 1960s and early 1970s when it attempted to take the place of weapons in the street wars between gangs in the Bronx, New York, and replace them with dance battling.
The roots of break dancing can be traced back more than five centuries to the Brazilian Frevo, a Russian folk-dance intermingled with traces of martial arts. Farther back still, many believe break dancing originated prior to the frevo, but with an African slave dance called the capoeira, which is still popular today. The capoeira is the first dance to fuse upright fighting and shadow-boxing with footwork and ground work.
Break dancing continues to remain popular today, and new moves and tricks are still emerging. Break dancing can be seen on street corners, in clubs, and on popular television shows such as Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" and MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew." Richie Colon, also known as b-boy Crazy Legs, one of the original innovators of break dancing, was the double during the finale dance sequence of the hit movie "Flashdance." Dancers today are from every class, race, and gender. Break dancing has become a pinnacle of the hip-hop culture.
Read more: The History of Break Dance | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5382712_history-break-dance.html#ixzz1oFnsqV5P
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