Rhythmic Expressions
Welcome to Rhythmic Expressions! An in-depth rhythm and movement understanding & interpretation study with Serena, Master teacher of musical interpretation.
A rhythm course for dancers like no other!
In this course, I will share the fundamental and invaluable knowledge of rhythms. Its principles, as well as a unique dancer’s perspective, help you achieve an in-depth understanding of the heart of our main inspiration: The Music.
Music & Dance's heart beat
Why rhythm?
Rhythm, as we all know, is the heartbeat of any music. It’s what makes us want to get up and dance and without a doubt what changes how we feel while we dance. Further, Rhythm is what sets the emotional tone of any music. So, is it good enough to know them, the names, the counts, the variations, and what steps you should do? While all those points are most certainly vital, there is also knowing how to bring the rhythm to physical life. That is the difference of dancing the rhythms and EXPRESSING the rhythms fully, so you don’t only show it but let it be felt through your dance.
The difference between seeing a movement done on/with the rhythm and the movement being the embodiment of the sound. That is when the magic we all want to experience happens, and this is Rhythmic Expressions!
I will go straight to the point to: Dancing to the rhythm means exactly that, dancing to THE rhythm. Not to each individual sound played by the drum as if they were random singular accents. The beats only become rhythm once set in a pattern that gets repeated, forming a phrase of beats.
Separating those beats and dancing randomly to those is NOT, I repeat, NOT dancing to the rhythm.
What will we study
In Rhythmic Expressions, I will share some of the invaluable lessons I’ve learned throughout 3 decades of dance career, study, and research.
Having studied with the most influential Egyptian Rhythm Master of our times for 20 year, Hossam Ramzy, and developed an individual style of music translation, I know I can help you enhance your understanding and abilities as a dancer.
We will start from the foundation, so we are all on the same page, and develop into higher levels of intricate and relevant, but not commonly known rhythms. From Maqsoum to Aksak, from the 2 and 4 counts all the way to 12s and 16s… it will be indeed a rhythmic journey.
Now, if you have learned the rhythms before, even better! This course will bring you a new insight into an approach which, has not as its sole aim to have you being able to just recite the rhythms or follow the counts , 4 here 4 there, but to guide you on how to physically embody the sound and the feel of the rhythms in your own individual style.
I look forward to this groovy journey with you.
Rhythmic Expressions
Each module has 4 classes of 1.30hrs and covers the following:
Module 1 - Basics of rhythm
The key dance rhythms in Egyptian Dance music
A precise breakdown of Each Rhythm pattern
How to easily recognise each rhythm
Relevant techniques for each Rhythm
Module 2 - Expression
How to interpret rhythms and its emotional content
Understanding rhythm language
Developing improvisational abilities to rhythm
Rhythmic variations
Rhythms not broadly known
1 Module £75 – Both Modules £140
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PLUS
• Music and video library, references and playlist will be provided.
• A comprehensive Course Pack will all the course information including rhythm breakdown will be available.
• This purchase gives you 1 year access to the courses.
Memberships
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Lite
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*Access to Fun Friday – 1 monthly class recording
*Access to Golden Era HQ full library
£14.95/monthly
The Opals
(Intermediate Level)
Great for those with basic experience
*Access to Open Level Tuesday live Zoom weekly classes. 10:30 am UK Time
*Access to a year’s worth of Open Level Tuesday weekly classes recordings
*Study materials, references and more.
* Plus Everything in Light
£39.95/monthly
The Golden
(Advanced Level)
Great for Golden Era Belly Dance fans and higher level experience.
*Access to Golden Mondays live Zoom weekly classes. 7 pm UK time.
*Access to a year’s worth of Golden Mondays weekly
classes recordings
*Study materials, references and more.
* Plus Everything in Light
£39.95/monthly
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Great for those who want to delve deep into Belly Dance and its different genres.
*Everything in Light, Silvery, Golden.
*Plus: All courses and workshops on Demand
£69.95/monthly
Do you have questions?
I’ll be happy to hear from you. For more information about this Course, please contact me.