Progression

Whether you want to learn belly dancing just for fun, or are keen to develop your dancing skills to higher levels, Tara will give you a firm foundation in belly dance technique.

Most students spend a year at beginner's level learning and becoming proficient at the basic techniques before progressing on to improver's level, however it is possible to progress more quickly depending on aptitude, or stay longer at beginners level and continue to dance just for fun.

Tara offers a 2 year program of classes at beginners level, covering a wide range of techniques, dance styles, props and music. This enables students to continue coming to classes and learn something new over an extended period.

Year 1

Autumn Term: Contemporary belly dance to Arabic pop music
Spring Term: Traditional baladi dance and music from Egypt
Summer Term: Latin arabic fusion style to latin arabic pop music + using a skirt as a dance prop

Year 2
Autumn Term: Contemporary belly dance to funky Arabic fusion music
Spring Term: Traditional Saiidi dance and music from Upper Egypt + dancing with a stick
Summer Term: Western pop fusion belly dance

Recently there has been a push to improve the standard of belly dancing in the UK, and although there is no formal exam structure or grading yet, JWAAD* has developed the following system for assessing progression:

Beginnners
Improvers Level 1
Improvers Level 2
Intermediate Level 1
Intermediate Level 2
Advanced (Professional level)

* Josephine Wise Academy of Arabic Dance