1. I asked my students what brought them to oriental dancing and what does it mean to them.
2. I gave them a little theory and background about this art form.
3. General dance dynamic - Posture, shifting body weight, counting, rhythm, melody, beat, tempo, etc., Importance of taking care of the body. Importance of proper warmup and cool down. Listening when the teaching explains and asking questions when they don't get it. I MAKE IT VERY CLEAR TO ALL MY STUDENTS THAT LEARNING IS A TWO PROCESS.
4. Played 4/4 rhythm and made them clap to the beat and walk to the beat.
5. Taught them to the concept of isolations.
6. Explained anD showed the differences between accents, undulations, shimmies and travel steps. And taught them a move from each category.
7. Finish class with little chit chat to get the feed back.
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