Anasma is Coming to Atlanta and Chattanooga!

World Belly Dance Alliance and Learn 2 Bellydance present Anasma! She has recently re-located from NYC to Paris, so you don’t want to miss this opportunity to train with this amazing international artist!

We’ll be offering workshops in both Atlanta, GA and Chattanooga, TN. Register now using the form at right - don't delay, early bird pricing ends January 24th! Most exquisite thanks to Andye AndinhaNiakan and PeraDance for hosting the Atlanta portion of this very special event.

Class Descriptions:

Introduction to Hip Hop Bellydance Liquid fusion
Friday 7:00pm - 9:00pm at PeraDance in Atlanta
Technique and combos – Advanced beginners to Advanced dancers of any background- 2 hours
The workshop focuses on the abundant creativity that the dynamism Hip Hop elements can bring to the fluidity of Bellydance. To traditional Bellydance vocabulary (isolations, hipwork, layering…), we will apply Hip Hop dance technique (Waving, Liquid, Popping, Tutting) and also a Hip Hop Movement Concepts (with concepts such as Ticking, Tracing, Locking, Bouncing):

• Waving: introduce and finish bellydance body undulations and waving by Hip Hop arm waves
  - and Liquid: focus on passing waves from an arm to the other - visual and great complement for the naturally circular flow of bellydance
• Popping/ Hitting: tap into different muscle groups and control our muscular contractions and releases in order to bring in a different quality to movement and contrast with Bellydance's fluid movement,
• Locking/Dime stopping / Ticking /Strobing: cut a movement into sub movements, at various speed, create sharp stops in order to freeze images and time,
• Tutting: import the linear and angular geometry to our usual work on curvy and circular motions,
• Tracing: frame the flow crossing through the body and bring the attention of the viewer to certain body parts
• Bouncing: transition with a “jump” from a movement to the other.
  

Strong Oriental technique: triple layering and new moves
Saturday 9:00am - 11:00am at Learn 2 Bellydance in Chattanooga (Harrison)
Advanced Technique, combos and short choreography - intermediate to advanced- 2 hours
Explore Bellydance through the American lenses! : Get an analytical grid and vocabulary to break down and understand the structure of bellydance moves. Our goal is to create complex, mastered and innovative layering in order to compose intricate and interesting combinations, face new challenges and grow.

About Anasma
Anasma is Performance Arts Dancer, Teacher, and Choreographer currently based in New York City and Paris. Drawing from her crossed-training in Bellydance and other forms (Hip Hop, Acting, Miming, Gymnastics, Yoga, DeRose Method, Salsa, Wushu, Flamenco, Modern Jazz, Contemporary Simonson technique, African...), Anasma focuses on making Dance meaningful and touching through storytelling , character development and movement. To her, dance is an expression of the self and of the soul that enables each dancer, may they be new to it or professional, to share their deepest emotions and to be in the Now.

Half Tunisian and Vietnamese brought up in Paris, France, Anasma was naturally drawn to mixing art forms to express who she is through performance and teaching. Thus her World Dance fusions (Hip Hop Bellydance Liquid fusion, Wushu bellydance, Salsa bellydance…) are a mix between the ethnic and the urban components of her personal background and her present life.

Since 1997, Anasma has performed and taught in dance festivals, prestigious theaters, TV shows, concerts, and toured many times in Europe, North America and Asia. From 2006 to 2009, Anasma worked with the respected company Bellyqueen as one of their principal dancers. Anasma is featured in the following performance DVDs: "Bellydance Experience", "Bellydance NYC: the Ultimate Fusion Experience", "Fantasy Bellydance"and "Fantasy Bellydance: Tarot" as well as in two instructional DVDs: "Bellydance Hip Hop Liquid Fusion"and "Wave Explosion" with Future.

She sings alongside Pete List in the album "Songs for Kassar". She is the co-director of the New York Theatrical Bellydance Conference with Ranya Renee. She produces the interactive dance show “On your Marks, Get Set, Dance!” presented in Paris, Rome and NYC so far. In 2010, she founds her new production company WORLD CITIZEN DANCE INC. Learn more about Anasma and her artistic vision. Join the WORLD CITIZEN DANCE FAN PAGE on Facebook for all the latest updates.