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Anthea Kawakib's Instructional Booklets - for students, teachers, and troupes

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For all styles of bellydance, particularly Raks Sharki:

Kawakib's Dance Tips the soloist's resource
Guide to Teaching Mideastern Dance need help planning classes or dealing with students?
Save $$ when you Order Both together
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For troupe improvisation:

Tribal Odyssey Reference Manual for teachers or students
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KAWAKIB'S DANCE TIPS
bellydance book cover

My insights from years of study and exploration of the dance are distilled into an instructional manual for Oriental Dancers!
It's designed to help all dancers from beginner through professional levels.

Is Middle Eastern music (or any music) hard to understand?
- Learn how I listen to music and what I do before I choreograph a dance. You'll hear what's happening in the music and be able to improvise OR choreograph with ease!

Do you know how to identify a rhythm?
- I'll show you the four steps I follow.

Do you know what makes a dance interesting?
- If this one element is missing, you'll bore your audience!

My approach to dancing is that of an artist, and I love to share this art form with others. Over my years of teaching, I've given much thought to how to present concepts and insights to my students, in a way they can easily understand, so they can begin to see - and think about - the dance from an artist's perspective.

This book is for the thinking dancer who wants to take choreography or freestyle dancing to new levels.

Concisely written and easy to understand, with diagrams and illustrations; 8.5" x 11" stapled; over 40 pages.

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Princess Salima wrote:
"(Kawakib's Dance Tips) provide enough useful information to satisfy both beginner and advanced dancer," and
"actual moments of enlightenment...occurred while I was reading over the papers."

Rose Champagne wrote:
"A student of mine purchased your dance tips book and loves it. She lent it to me so I could see the similarities between your tips book and my teaching. She was right! So now I am recommending your book to all my students! You word everything so well and speak so eloquently. Especially in the end about reflecting reality in in your dance."

In Part 1 you'll learn the secrets of good choreography: what to listen for in music; dynamics and form; ideas on stage position and use of space; movement flow and transitions.
Part 2 includes the hidden structure of popular bellydance music. Find out how to identify rhythm and diagram music; plus taqasim; finger cymbal patterns simple to complex, including unique rhythmic effects.
Part 3 helps you understand what makes a dance artistically pleasing: discover the elementary structure of dance and learn how to build on it; become aware of how personality is projected through dance; and what it really means to "take it to the next level".

ORDER KAWAKIB'S DANCE TIPS

U.S residents: $15.00 + $3 Postage = $18.00 total
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Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico: $15.00 + $5.00 = $20.00 total

Other International: $15.00 + $10.00 = $25.00 total

(Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery)

See below to SAVE on postage when ordering
BOTH Kawakib's Dance Tips & the
Guide to Teaching!

SPECIAL Online Offer: Order any two items (Kawakib's Booklets, DVDs, or CD) and get a free 10-minute video consultation with Anthea. Use this live video session for any questions on the material in the booklets or DVDs, demonstration, or feedback on what you're working on! Some restrictions apply. See the Ten-minute Tutor.

Teachers, this one is for you!

GUIDE TO TEACHING MIDEASTERN DANCE (2011 edition)

Shows you:
- Most effective use of your 60-minute class
- How and when to use the two completely different methods of instruction
- What affects student's ability to learn and how to effectively adapt your approach

The how's and why's of teaching bellydance made simple:
Includes
- preparation
- classroom method
- getting students to learn

Tips and ideas for even the experienced belly dance teacher!

Click here for contents and excerpt.

Latifa (MD) had this to say about the
Kawakib's Guide to Teaching:
"this is a gem...it saved me a lot of time and trouble."

ORDER GUIDE TO TEACHING

U.S residents: $10.00 + $1 Postage = $11.00 total
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International residents:
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Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico- $10.00 + $5.00 = $15.00 total

Other International- $10.00 + $10.00 = $20.00 total

(Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery)

ORDER BOTH and SAVE $$

SAVE on postage when ordering
BOTH Kawakib's Dance Tips & Guide to Teaching!

U.S. residents only: $18.00 & $10.00 = $28.00 total
Click here to order online with Paypal

International residents:
Log in to PayPal and send your total to

Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico: $25.00 + $5.00 = $30.00 total

Other International: $25.00 + $10.00 = $35.00 total

Also see:
My "Getting Ready to Teach" questionnaire, at Gilded Serpent magazine

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