<h5>Beginning Belly Dance</h5>  
For over 2,000 years, Middle Eastern dance has been a part of life on this planet.  This course provides an introduction to the ancient and exotic dances that hail from Northern Africa and the Middle East all while you increase your flexibility, burn calories, and have FUN!  In addition to dance, the class provides a means to explore Middle – Eastern music as well as the history of the dance.  Beginning instruction in playing finger cymbals (zils) is part of this beginning course, and zils are available for purchase from the instructor.  Dress comfortably.
Annette invites you to explore this invigorating, strengthening, and celebratory art form.  Studio 65 is located at 2965 N. Maroa just south of Shields.  Classes meet every Wednesday from 7:00 to 8:30pm for 6 to 8 weeks.  Contact CAD or instructor for current fee information.  This is a very popular class, so early registration is recommended.  To register, contact Clovis Adult Education (559.327.2812 and ask for Jennifer) or go on line (www.clovisadultschool.com and click on community education), or students can enroll with Annette at the first meeting.  For additional information regarding start dates for current or future sessions, please click on calendar.  

<h5>Beyond Beginning Belly Dance</h5>
For the dancer who has taken Beginning Belly Dance enough times to feel confident with the curriculum, the class offers an emphasis on zil work, veil, basic floor moves and more advanced standing steps.  The rudiments of free-style dancing are also covered.  A dancer will usually move on to the next level after mastering Longa and Baladi rhythms on zils.
This class meets Tuesday evenings from 5:00 to 6:00pm in “The Blue Cube” at Studio 65, located at 2965 N. Maroa, just south of Shields (two doors west of the south studio entrance).   The fee is $80. for an eight–week session and classes are  on–going; please contact instructor for registration. (bellydncr@comcast.net)
 
<h5>Intermediate/Advanced Belly Dance</h5>
This is a course for the dancer who has mastered the Beginning and Beyond Beginning curriculum, has some facility with zils, and is ready to move on to something more challenging.  Since Annette is trained in freestyle, or improvisational dance, the emphasis here is on increasing one’s vocabulary of steps and learning to interpret musical phrasing through dance with the goal of dancing as a soloist, whether for public performance or personal edification.

This class explores more complex floor moves, more intricate zil patterns, beginning cane dance, and veil work.  Would you like to explore more floor?   Wail with a veil?  Then this is the class for you!
This class meets Tuesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00pm in “The Blue Cube” at Studio 65, located at 2965 N. Maroa, just south of Shields (two doors west of the south studio entrance).   The fee is $80. for an eight–week session and classes are  on–going; please contact instructor for registration. (bellydncr@comcast.net)

<h5>Private instruction</h5> is offered for the serious dancer.  Dancers who desire more intense training and who see performance as a goal for their dancing are invited to study privately with Annette, subject to time availability.  Private lessons are geared toward advanced musical interpretations, organization of performance programs, and instruction in performing with props.  Please contact Annette (bellydncr@comcast.net) for more information and time availability.