East Coast Tribal Bellydance classes in New York:
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East Coast Tribal is a movement discipline, a dance-style, and a perspective: grounded in Bellydance, with light influences of Hip hop, Modern Dance, and Martial Arts. East Coast Tribal strives towards artistic expression, over spectacle. The goal is to use Bellydance as an physical response to current times, emotions, and influences, both within the dancers personal life, as well as her broader community.
This dance style is given it's name through performances by Solstice Dance Ensemble, led by choreographer Sera Solstice, and the instruction offered at Solstice Studio in New York City. Musical collaborations are a distinctive element of East Coast Tribal, with tendancies towards non-mainstream electronic music. East Coast Tribal performances are usually highly choreographed, and are approached as a language form. Dancers continuously search for new ways to reflect their world, both outside and inside, through performance. Movements are typically bold, aggressive, expansive, contrasting with pop'n lock elements.
Let us know if we can better help you find what you are looking for (or please request to be added to our mailing list for announcements on upcoming classes/events) at info@boldbellydance.com.Read what other dancers have written about Solstice: Testimonials
Why Bellydance? (video trailer by Solstice members!!
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Conditions/Policies:
**Full payment is required on or before the first day
of class. We ask that you do not dance in class until you have paid for
class. Please take care of payment before class, rather then after.
**It's all or nothing. No partial enrollment accepted for most classes.
**NO DROP-INS,
**NO REFUNDS, as your reservation may turn someone else away, and we base our decision to run a class based upon your decision to enroll.
**NO EXCHANGES for future enrollment if you end up not being able to attend.
- Class Cancellations
- Dancers enrolled will be given the option to transfer the class or receive a refund. Class cancellations due to inclement weather or other events will be posted on the homepage. Cancelled classes may not be rescheduled.
- Substitute Instructors
- Solstice reserves the right to have substitute teachers for classes for all classes. We are proud of our team of teachers and their full lives. All efforts will be made to provide a Solstice Dance teacher.
- Liability
- Solstice, and its Instructors/staff are not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged personal property, and are not liable for any injuries sustained during class or on the premises. Solstice reserves the right to ban any person from studio premises based on disruptive behavior and/or management discretion.
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What we need from you:
- Full commitment to your class: We can promise you that your dance will develop beyond your expectation if you can commit to your class. Committing to your weekly dance-practice will bring more then just dance-development, it will create a sense of peace between you and your body, allowing you access to the depths of bellydance beyond the surface of look and style...
- Practice outside of class: Even if only for 5 minutes a day, shimmy while brushing your teeth, stretching while talking on the phone, rolling your belly while standing on the subway platform...If you can put a little effort into your dance when you are away from class, your development will increase much faster, and so will your sense of inner alignment with your body and emotions regarding your body.
- Patience with yourself: Each week of class will present new challenges. You are full of courage and humility to walk through the studio door to become a student. You will receive the most for your investment when you release your expectations, and allow yourself time to learn and grow at your own speed.
- Support and love for fellow dancers: We take pride
in being a large community of primarily women, with little to no drama.
We consciously leave our baggage behind us when we step onto our dance
floor. We seek community, support, and friendship amongst each other.
Competitiveness and cattiness is not welcome.
- Please read the class etiquette page.
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Sign up for class in advance:
- Send an email to info@boldbellydance.com: Request Class day(s) and time(s).
- Wait to hear a confirmation back (usually within 48 hours).
- If the class is full, we will try our best to find the next best class for you.
- New students will be asked to pay through PayPal (use info@boldbellydance.com)
- Returning students are required to notify the studio that they are continuing enrollment. Otherwise, their place may be given to someone else.
- Important: Please do not confirm your place in the class unless you are serious about taking this class.
- Once classes begin, there will be NO refunds, as others may be turned away due to space limitations, but remember you can make up missed classes. See details below.
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Why don't we don't offer drop-ins (for most classes)?
If you really want to learn to dance, we need to know that you are committed. Taking a class every other week, or only when you feel like it will not yield the same growth and experience as committing to a class, and a group of people who are also committed. Your teacher has a session planned so that she can guide you to each next step, and you are allowed to grow and evolve as a dancer. Remember, if you need to miss a class, you have many opportunities to make up your missed class.
Read what other dancers have written about Solstice Studio: Testimonials