Solar Bellydance, created by New York-based star of tribal bellydance
Sera Solstice develops and extends the East Coast Tribal bellydance
style with an intense and challenging repertoire of movement infused
with the solar energy of grace, confidence, and self-acceptance. Sera's
program is designed to enrich your bellydance practice by adding
extension and full-body movement to balance the traditional focus on
isolations in bellydance instruction and technique drills. Solar
movement promotes a high level of dance technique, balance control,
precision in transitions, and stamina. Sera's inspiration
for the four Solar combinations featured in Solar Bellydance came from
observing the release of joy through free-style movement on club
dancefloors as DJs wield the energy of the room through dynamic
sequences of club beats. Solar is expansive, energetic, projective. It
includes a lot of travel steps, and reaches outward. It contains
warrior energy, it's about action and the dancer's connection to the
world and the people around her. Solar is the dance of abundance,
energy, power, passion, sexuality, physicality, confrontation, resolve,
and transformation.
The program opens with the East
Coast Tribal Essential Movement Practice including warmup, technique
review, and meditation. The flow of movement continues with Essential
Solar Armwork and the signature East Coast Tribal Essential Hipwork,
and then culminates with footwork, hipwork and undulations movement
drills that prepare you for the 4 combinations taught later in the
program. An extended movement flow is the key element of the Solstice
method of daily muscle conditioning and deep technique work. You will
enjoy non-stop movement to evocative cutting-edge world music
electronica.
The four elemental movement combinations -
Air, Fire, Water, and Earth - are demonstrated by Sera and the Solstice
Ensemble - first at a slow tempo, and then up to speed. In addition,
Sera offers a detailed breakdown of each step. A practice flow section
allows you to join Sera and the dancers of the Solstice Ensemble in
multiple repetitions of all four combinations.
Great Cardio Effect in the Combos 
