Happy Thanksgiving from Shambling Shimmies!

The studio will be closed Thursday, 11/22/2012 and Friday 11/23/2012 for the holiday.  We hope you all have a wonderful weekend and we will see you back in class for our regular schedule on Monday.

New Studio Update/Progress:

As many of you know, we are especially thankful for our new studio!  The walls are painted, the floor is down, and the mirrors are up.  We still have some finishing touches to put on as we are preparing for our inspection.  We still plan to move in early December.  We will update you as soon as we have an official move-in date!

Here’s your weekly rundown of what you’ll find at the studio this week … you don’t want to miss any of it!

SPECIAL EVENT

Shamblin’ Drum Circle – Sat., Nov. 10, 7:30-10:00pm at the Studio
FREE Intro to Middle Eastern Rhythms / Bellydance Intro 7:30-8:00pm
Drum Circle / Bellydance Jam 8:00-10:00pm

CLASS TOPICS

Class names following topics will be specifically covering those topics this week.  See the class calendar for scheduled times and days.  

Level 2 Tribal Moves: Slow Moves Review (Level 2 Tribal Moves and Jam)

Formation Focus: Standard Formation/Chorus (Level 1 Tribal Moves and Jam) 

Upper Body Technique: External Squares (Bellydance Technique)

Lower Body Technique: External Squares (Bellydance Technique)

Footwork: Paddle Turns (Bellydance Technique)

Zill Pattern:  Longa (RLR) alternating ending on downbeat and upbeat 8 counts each (Level 2 Tribal Moves and Jam) (Bellydance Technique)

Current Special Topic: Tribal Bellydance with Fire

Weekly Jam Class: Combos

HOME STUDY

Rhythm to Know: Baladi (D D _ T D _ T _ )

Dancers to Know: Elizabeth Strong, Fifi Abdou

Song to Know: Alf Layla Wa Layla

Be sure to connect with us on our Facebook and Twitter for daily updates, links, and more detailed information on some of these topics as well as suggestions for home practice.

Have you heard the big news? Shambling Shimmies has leased a new, bigger studio location!  We are currently renovating and decorating and we hope to move in by December 1.

The new studio will open up several exciting opportunities for us:

• larger space for regular classes
• space allowing for lit fire classes
• space that allows for running certain classes simultaneously
• space large enough to allow for events previously not possible or previously limited such as workshops and studio parties

The new location will be:

4131 NW 13th St., Suite 202

We have some pre-renovation pictures up on our facebook page here and we’ll keep posting the progress as we go for those of you who would like to follow along.

We are also accepting donations of the following to help with the renovations:

• throw pillows
• fabric
• decor items
• money (you can “chip-in” below)

We want to thank everyone who voted in our poll to determine which class to put in the Monday 6:30-7:30pm spot!  Based on your feedback, we will be adding a new Choreography Class beginning Monday, October 1 at 6:30 and kicking things off with a Level 1 Drum Solo.

We are now looking to the future and working on setting our base schedule for the coming year.  Please help us once again by filling out the survey below so that we can offer classes to best fit YOUR schedule and preferences!
(if you have any problems with the survey below, you can open it in a new window here)

Level 1 Tribal Moves: Reach Forward/Arch Back, Arabic/Hip Twist (Level 1 Tribal Moves and Jam)

Level 2 Tribal Moves: L2 Formation – Dueling Formations (Level 2 Tribal Moves and Jam)

Formation Focus: Circle (Level 1 Tribal Moves and Jam) 

Upper Body Technique: Backward 8s (Bellydance Technique)

Lower Body Technique: Backward 8s (Bellydance Technique)

Footwork: Turkish (Bellydance Technique)

Zill Pattern:  3-11 (RLR RLRLRLRLRLR) (Level 2 Tribal Moves and Jam)

Rhythm to Know: Maqsoum (D- T– TK T- D– TK T– TK) (filled)

Dancers to Know: Ariellah, Sharon Kihara

Current Special Topic: Halloween Show Preparation Class 

Weekly Jam Class: Combos Jam

Class names following topics will be specifically covering those topics this week.  See the class calendar for scheduled times and days.  

Be sure to follow us on our Facebook Page for daily updates, links, and more detailed information on some of these topics as well as suggestions for home practice.

Level 1 Tribal Moves: Horiz. 8s w/ Turn, Egyptian (Level 1 Tribal Moves and Jam)

Level 2 Tribal Moves: L2 Jam/Review Day (Level 2 Tribal Moves and Jam)

Formation Focus: Basic Formation/Chorus (Level 1 Tribal Moves and Jam) (Weekly Jam Class)

Upper Body Technique: Shoulder Pushes (Bellydance Technique)

Lower Body Technique: Shoulder Pushes (Bellydance Technique)

Footwork: Grapevine (Bellydance Technique)

Zill Pattern: 5-5-5 (RLRLR RLRLR RLRLR RLRLR, beginning on the downbeat) (Level 2 Tribal Moves and Jam)

Rhythm to Know: Maqsoum (D– T– TK T– D– TK T– TK) (filled)

Dancers to Know: Ariellah, Sharon Kihara

Current Special Topic: Halloween Show Preparation Class 

Class names following topics will be specifically covering those topics this week.  See the class calendar for scheduled times and days.  

Be sure to follow us on our Facebook Page for daily updates, links, and more detailed information on some of these topics as well as suggestions for home practice.

Ahoy! It’s that time again – the last Tuesday of the month, that is – and that means Shambling Shimmies’ Monthly Student Showcase “Satchel’s Shakedown”!! As you may or may not have guessed (or been told), August is Pirate Month here at Shambling Shimmies – so this month we’ll have dancing pirates (lots of them), sword-weilding pirates (also dancing), pirates balancing baskets, sirens, pirates turning into sirens, bellynesian fusion … and of course, lots of shamblin’ and shimmyin’! Feel free to get in on the action yourselves and break out your favorite pirate hat, bandanna, peg leg, etc. You may even get a chance to do some pirate dancing yourself. The more the merrier! So come join the Shambling Shimmies, the Swamp Daisies Student Group, and this month’s lovely guest dancers at Satchel’s Pizza / Lightning Salvage from 7:30-9:00pm, Tuesday, 8/28/12, for some swashbuckling fun. We’ll see you there – Arrr!