Tribe.net. Local Connections *Bliss* http://cincybellydance.tribe.net/thread/d8a435ef-f4d0-4f07-be87-ffc32bf5d693#352dfae0-6963-45df-a3dd-6294884a6242 2009-05-22T01:10:09Z 2009-05-22T01:10:09Z

Greetings Tribe, My name is Bliss, in late June Ian Smith and I will be traveling through Ohio teaching classes in fire art and bellydance. We are from Oakland CA and we are looking forward to sharing skills as we travel to and from Wildfire. Here is our tentative schedule: Columbus June 25, 2009 location: TBA 6-7:15 Ian -Contact Staff Playshop 6-7:15 Bliss -Fire Bellydance Playshop 7:30-8:45 Ian "Spin from the Hip" Poi Playshop 7:30-8:45 Bliss Double Staff Dance Playshop 9-10:15 Ian & Bliss Partner Poi Playshop Middletown June 25th, 2009 Hosted by Raqdoll 5:00-6:15 Ian Poi Dance 5:00-6:15 Bliss Fire Bellydance Cincinnati June 25, 2009 at Koi Pond, 2008 Freemond Ave. 7:30-8:45 Ian Contact Staff 7:30-8:45 Bliss Fire Bellydance 9:00-10:15 Ian & Bliss Partner Poi Playshop All Playshops are $25 for one, $40 for two, $55 for three Discounts available for early registration at ianmichaelsmith.com Blessings, Bliss Bliss Butterfly~ Bliss is a professional fire bellydance instructor & performer and an avid student of the movement arts. She began her practice of yoga at fourteen and incorporates the balance of acroyoga in dance prayerformances. She has offered a variety of workshops at events and festivals which include yoga, bellydance, hoop bellydance, fire bellydance, and double staff dance. Her philosophy on the art of fire began and continues to stem from a dance backround and gives emphasis to proper body mechanics, technique, movement and interaction with fellow dancers. All workshops with Bliss begin with warming up muscles with specific stretches for the areas of repeated use in class. Bliss is a fiery bellydancer and enjoys sharing the inspiration that is this community! www.blissbutterfly.com PLAYSHOPS OFFERED BY BLISS BUTTERFLY Beginning Bellydance: Study the ancient art of bellydance infused with fresh breaths of modern style with Bliss! Learn to isolate body movements, improve posture, increase body awareness, and dance with strength and grace. A variety of music styles from traditional, electronica and hip hop keep this class popping out of the box and locking it up. Intermediate Bellydance: For dancers that have already studied bellydance and are ready to refine skill and to discover ways to layer movements and timing. Our warm up will begin with yoga and core strength training exercises to advance our balance and poise. In this playshop we will pay attention to detail of belly rolls and work on layering movements with them. From there we will explore a wide range of shoulder possibilities from slow and slinky to fast and tricky. Make your mind spin as we layer movements and timing. Then we throw everything together and play with combining slow movements with fast movements, levels and lots of laughter. A short hafla and cool down will set the playshop to a close. Fire Fan Bellydance: (All levels) In this playshop we will combine bellydance with fire art dancing with fans. We will briefly discuss the different types of fire fans, fuels and prop safety. Techniques for spinning the fans as well as intricate formations combined with dance will be explored as we refine ideas of presentation of the fire art in relation to planes of the flames to the audience. Plan a workshop for your bellydancing or fire art troupe and expand performance possibilities. Fire Bellydance- (Intermediate) Learn to combine the movements of bellydance with fire art. The possibilities of prop combination include (but are not limited to) fans, palms, sword, poi, staff, double staff, hoop or contact juggling. This class will begin with yoga to stretch and condition the entire body, and to center into our movement and breath. We will then drill several techniques of bellydance and learn a sequence of dance to add our props to. Each prop is unique and will require a slight difference of movement vocabulary, come prepared with the tools that you feel most comfortable with so the focus can be on adding dance with your favorite prop! We will end with a short cool down. Prior experience with the prop of your choice is recommended for this playshop. Double Staff Dance- (All levels) We will begin with a basic warm up incorporating yoga postures, and an emphasis on wrist, elbow and shoulder care. Then we will cover the concepts of beats, direction and timing to gain orientation of our bodys' movements and the staffs' movements. We will cover antispins, isolations, translations, newtons and some playful dance to get you out of your head and into interacting with the audience and your fellow flow artists. Let's dance! Some practice double staves will be available, if you have them bring your own. Ian Michael Smith~ I have been fire dancing for about eight years. Poi is my favorite and I also spin staff, double staff, double whips, contact juggling, and ball juggling. I currently perform with Vulcan Crew, Copper Lantern Fire Theater, LumenAscent, Think13 and have recently started to work with Bliss Butterfly. I am also a modern dancer. I have trained extensively in the Axis Syllabus, and currently perform with Capacitor and Corpi Liquidi. I was involved in founding the Spinagogue, and am currently involved in creating Kindle, the first fire arts culture magazine. ianmichaelsmith.com PLAYSHOPS OFFERED BY IAN SMITH Spin from the Hip (Int.)-This class is all about the pretty under-curve that the wrist does when transitioning at the hip. We will examine underutilized versions of moves you probably already know, like the 2-beat weave, as well as some unusual turning techniques. Using the hip transition can make the same pattern look completely different, and the audience will notice the difference between the 3-beat and 5-beat weave. Intermediate/Advanced Staff Spinning- This class will introduce off-center grips and how they can be useful. The we will take a quick tour through different ways to pass the staff from hand to hand, work on some pendulums and non-linear planes and then learn technique that uses the body like a lever to move the staff and how to use the momentum of the staff to initiate body movement. Intermediate Staff Dance- This Class will focus on interactions between the staff and your body. We will do a quick overview of off-center spinning then work with using the momentum of the staff to move your body and visa versa. We will then work with aspects like quality and levels and end with ways to utilize the hand that does not have the staff in it. Poi Dance Techniques (All levels)- This class will focus on techniques and drills I have found useful when learning to dance with poi. We will cover pendulums, stalls, polyrhythum, turning, and hip transitions. Beginning Contact Staff- This exiting class will introduce the building blocks of contact staff allowing the staff to move around the body without using the hands to grip. No experience is necessary, however basic staff skills are recommended prior to taking this class. We will explore contact points around the body, rolls vs. wraps, halos, movements necessary for steves, and other useful contact moves that can be built upon for intermediate and advanced contact staff. PLAYSHOP OFFERED BY IAN AND BLISS Partner Poi (Intermediate to Advanced)- The art of partner poi will add a beautiful dynamic to performance while advancing skill level and understanding of poi. This class will cover the basics of pendulums, turns, timing and cues to discover ways of dancing around your partner adding the necessary trust to advance in more difficult movements. Then we will progress to intermediate partner poi moves of butterfly and tread the needle gaining a greater understanding of planes. Finally explore more advanced weave patterns and ways to interlock and transition between different beat weaves and body orientation of you and your partner. All participants should be able to do all these basic movements on their own before attending this class. Please bring practice poi if you have them, we will have some extra pairs to provide. Here are some videos so you may see what kind of art we create. Hope you enjoy. www.youtube.com/watch vulcan xmas www.youtube.com/watch buugeng duet www.youtube.com/watch ian plane bending www.youtube.com/user/VulcanVideo ladies www.youtube.com/watch plane bending www.youtube.com/watch zion fire www.youtube.com/watch double staff @ fd bliss www.youtube.com/watch tur vul can Blessings and bright fire, Bliss Butterfly bliss at blissbutterfly dot com

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