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Bhrigha's Dance & Drum workshops in Orlando

bellydanceyourbliss — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:25:04 GMT

Hey Y’all~

I am super excited to come back to Florida for a visit in a couple weeks and have several workshops lined up. I hope you can come out to see me while I’m in town – I know its a busy holiday week! Please contact the people listed for more information about the workshops.

Bright Blissful Bellydance Blessings,
B

One Evening only: GO PURE hosts me
Tribal Style Lead & Follow and Formations.
Wednesday May 21 7:30-9:30 pm
New fun formations and the concepts of & practice in leading & following will be covered so that dancers can use this to create interesting transitions between the PURE choreographies, or their own choreographies. This workshop is open to current, former, and new members, as well as drummers! Rhythms will also be explored and polished. I’m donating my time to help raise money for GO PURE with this workshop.
Location: Harwood-Watson Dance Studios
820 Humphries Avenue (Formerly Humphries ave.), Orlando, FL 32803
Cost: $10 members/non-members
Contact Liz Langley at langley.liz@gmail.com or see her in my friends on Tribe.

Lacey of Florida Tribal Dance is thrilled to host a day of healing workshops geared just toward bellydancers!
Save the date: May 24!
Location: You Health Center 511 Virginia Dr. Orlando, FL.

12pm-2pm-$30: Bellates® (Pilates for Bellydancers) (90 minute class) Currently only available at Caravan Studio in Portland, OR and in Washington, come check it out if you never got to try it while I was in FL! DVD coming soon! Taught by a Certified Pilates Instructor (Mat & Apparatus).

2:30pm-4pm-$30: Reflexology for Dancers’ Feet (2 hour class) A dancer’s feet (soles) are her connection to her soul. Learn the art and science of self-reflexology in order to take care of your precious support team – your feet! Taught by an LMT & LMP, this class is tailored just for all dancers! (Non-dancers will certainly benefit too. :-)

$55 for both of these healing workshops!

Space is limited, so reserve your spot now! Call 760-403-2334 for more info, or mail check/money order made out to Lacey Sanchez at 2408 Pine Ave Haines City, Fl 33844 .Email: Floridatribaldance@gmail.com or see Lacey on Tribe

Mark DeMaio of Third Wheel, Inc is super-excited to host a drumming workshop with me!
May 24 from 6-8 pm
Location: Harwood-Watson Dance Studios
820 Lake Baldwin Lane (Formerly Humphries ave.), Orlando, FL 32803

Frame-Drumming the Feminine
It will broaden your scope of ritual, meditation, and rhythm in a cohesive group dynamic specifically celebrating the feminine role in percussive past, present, and future. This class provides a “her-story” of the frame drum, the oldest style of percussion instrument that has its roots in the feminine mystery schools of ancient civilizations. Includes instruction on the proper playing style of frame drum & riq.

For any of the above workshops, you can read more about them on my website: http://www.bhrigha.com/Classes_Events.html

There is also some sort of hafla/performance in the works for Sunday night in Orlando, possibly at Ali Baba in Longwood. Contact my friend Belle Abbas for more details: belleabbas@rakshipnotik.com

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Classical Pilates Mat in WA and PDX!

bellydanceyourbliss — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:33:32 GMT

The next Day o’ Mat classes up here in Clark County WA is March 30 at 2, 3:30, and 5 pm. Anyone who has been to Bellates® class is welcome to experience this for free, if you haven’t experienced Bellates® before, I offer a discount price of $10 for the mat class (regular price $15.) I am already fully certified to an Intermediate level in Mat, just need to fulfill some requirements for my next level of certification, so you will be in good hands! We have 6 acres with a beautiful tranquil pond and waterfall for your enjoyment before or after class as an added bonus! Bring sturdy walking shoes to enjoy this lovely wild land. Please email or call to reserve your spot and time.

It looks like I will be Apprenticing, and teaching Classical Pilates Beginner Mat classes at Core Pilates (1500 NW 18th Street) in Portland starting in April on Mondays at 6 pm. Dates tba, but this way if anyone is interested, you could get in 2 workouts a week with me in PDX! All fees & registrations will be through Core Pilates. I will let you know when that is open for registration.

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New Bellates session in PDX!

bellydanceyourbliss — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:31:56 GMT

I am now registering for the next session of Bellates® at Caravan Studio starting next Thursday at 5 pm. Please pre-register through PayPal at the link below by Tuesday, March 18!!!

4-week session:
March 20 (Core Concepts),
March, 27, April 3 & 10

www.bhrigha.com/CSBellates.html

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Sooooo? Where can we find the new DVD???

Wicked — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:10:39 GMT

Where?
I am in California!
Online?

Let us know!

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New time/dates for Bellates® classes in Portland!

bellydanceyourbliss — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:02:23 GMT

Bellates® with Bhrigha
“Love Your Belly, Do Bellates®!”
Introductory sessions: 1:30 pm Saturdays
October 6, 20
November 3, 17
At Caravan Studios
4050 NE Broadway /Portland

Bellates® (Pilates for Bellydancers) was created by Bhrigha as a combination of Pilates with bellydance technique. This unique cross-training class is performed on a yoga-type mat, utilizing the benefits of gravity and a solid foundation, as you learn to connect to your core, tone and strengthen your powerhouse, lengthen and elongate for a lean body, as well as learning proper bellydance body mechanics, stomach isolations, authentic belly rolls, and proper breathing techniques. It also provides a classical “East Coast” Pilates mat workout and is open to all levels! Beginners get in touch with their core and more advanced students learn new ways of connecting with their body.

The class is taught by Bhrigha Rebecca Murphy, BA, Licensed Massage Therapist since 1995 (FL#MA20757), Certified Power Pilates® Intermediate Mat Instructor (2004), who brings a wealth of anatomy, physiology, and holistic knowledge, as well as a lifetime of dance experience & training to these classes. Formerly a featured bellydancer at Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure, Arabian Nights Dinner Theatre, the award-winning Shredd! Theatre Troupe/Ensemble, many corporate events in Orlando, FL and the Southeast, Bhrigha also taught beginner-advanced bellydance classes and created Bellates® to help her students. She is passionate about perfecting posture and is happy to share her unique workout with the Portland community!

For more info, please visit: http://www.bhrigha.com/Dance/bellates/bellates.html
and & to pre-register: http://www.bhrigha.com/CSBellates.html

"Love Your Belly - Do Bellates®!"
http://www.bhrigha.com

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New weekly class at Caravan Studio in Portland, OR!

bellydanceyourbliss — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:32:36 GMT

Get in shape for the holidays!

Join me Thursdays at 5 pm for a 6-week session starting Nov. 1.-Dec. 13 (off on Thanksgiving.) Class is by pre-registration with a 4-class card good for any 4 classes :$40. 6-week card: $54. Space is limited to insure individual attention.

Please bring your own 1/4-1/2” Pilates/yoga mat if you have one or pm me to reserve one at $2 per class, cash only day of class.

For more info on what to expect in your Bellates® class, please visit: http://www.bhrigha.com/Dance/bellates/bellates.html

To pre-register through PayPal, please visit: http://www.bhrigha.com/CSBellates.html

I am also available for private Classical Pilates or Bellates® sessions in my home studio in Yacolt, WA, contact me for more info. Please help me spread the word and I hope to see you on your mat in class!

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Bellates debuts at Tribal Quest North West Portland, OR!

bellydanceyourbliss — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:02:16 GMT

I am excited and pleased to announce that I have been asked by Paulette Ress-Denis to teach a Bellates workshop at Tribal Quest North West this year - first weekend in august 2007! TQNW is a big yearly tribal festival. The schedule is still being worked on, but you can visit http://www.gypsycaravan.us/tqnw_main.htm for more info. Hope to see some of you there!

The DVD will definitely be available by then too!

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Lordosis correction-- cross post

joyrochelle — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:42:02 GMT

Allo all-- I have been battlling a lordosis and all the associated aches, pains and grumbles for some time-- i am really getting into my pilates practice, but would love some futher input as to how to correct this spinal misalignment!

Thanks in advance!
peace- Joy

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January 2007 classes in Orlando - register by January 3, 2007!

bellydanceyourbliss — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:28:44 GMT

Bellates(TM) Classes Begin Jan. 8: Mondays in Orlando

Bellates(TM) Pilates for Bellydancers
at Avanti Dance in College Park
6 pm-6:50 pm

Ready to get back in shape after the holidays? Get the most benefits by taking at least 1 Bellates(TM) class per week for 8 weeks and see the difference for yourself! Benefits of Bellates(TM) can include: stronger abdominals, a trimmer waist and lower abs, improved flexibility and coordination, improved posture, lessening of back pain in some cases, relaxation, and improved muscle control!

Bellates(TM) is Bhrigha's trademarked fusion of classical-based Pilates with bellydance isolations. This truly unique class will really improve your dancing! You will learn to connect to your core, tone and strengthen your powerhouse, lengthen and elongate for a lean body, as well as learning proper bellydance body mechanics, stomach isolations, authentic belly rolls, proper breathing techniques, and basic bellydance moves done on a yoga-type mat. This class is open to all levels and is a work-out class!!

Please bring your own yoga or Pilates mat with you and wear yoga-type clothes that you can move freely in.

You must pre-register for this class and there is a minimum student enrollment requirement! Please pre-register by January 3, 2007 to guarantee your spot. Cost is $80 for 8 classes.

Register Now for Bellates with PayPal: http://www.bhrigha.com/Dance/Classes/0107BellatesTM.html

Gypsy Caravan Lev. 1 Tribal Classes Begin Jan. 8: Mondays in Orlando

Gypsy Caravan Tribal Technique Beginning Level 1
at Avanti Dance in College Park
7 pm-8 pm

This is an 8-week course that forms the foundation of the GC Tribal Style Level 1 format and begins building the basic vocabulary of dance moves and combinations that are used to improvise group dances. The basic vocabulary is based on traditional Middle Eastern, Indian, and Folkloric dances to create this modern twist on tradition. Students begin to connect with each other and to trust themselves and others in a safe environment. Prior bellydance experience is helpful but not necessary!

You must pre-pay for the entire 8 weeks and no drop-in's will be allowed at this time. This class is taught according to a syllabus and it is very important that you take the entire course to understand the fundamentals and to create bonding in the group.

Cost is $80 for the 8 classes.
Please pre-register by January 3, 2007!
Dates for this class are: Jan 8, 15, 22, (no class Jan.29!), Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar.5
Please plan on attending all classes as I cannot offer refunds/makeups except in truly exceptional circumstances.

Register for GC Lev. 1 Now with PayPal! at: http://www.bhrigha.com/Dance/Classes/0107GCL1.html

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It's official!

bellydanceyourbliss — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:55:58 GMT

I finally made it through the entire trademark process and am the proud owner of Bellates (TM)! I have an offical gold leafed certificate and everything. This process took more than a year from application to certificate. I've never done anything like that before, so its a big deal for me. I've been teaching Bellates classes for 2 years in various locations and as part of my bellydance instruction to my students and troupe members. Now I can finally do the DVD and get it out there and be protected from at least some of the copycats. As Tamalyn Dallal says: "Be original!" I'm certainly trying!

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