Weight Belts
If you do not have a weight belt we have plenty for sale here. If you want to give it a try before you buy one, or you accidentally leave yours at home, we have a limited amount to rent for $5 per class (keep in mind they are heavy so we cannot provide each student with one. First come first serve.
If you want to make an appointment to come in and have a free weight belt demonstration before class or on a different day and time, call (206) 632-1906. One of us will be glad to spend time with you: Erik, Laura Rose, or Delilah.
The Class History
The summer of 2003 the first Power Belly Course was offered for 4 weeks before Delilah went on her 40 Days and 40 Nights East Coast Tour. Dancers loved it with or without weight belts, but for those who used weight belts, the results were amazing! We saw waistlines manifest. Dancers lost weight, inches, and got incredibly strong. So, we are going to do it again. Now we are proud to announce that the Power Belly Class is one of our most popular classes we offer. Jeannette, who attends both Tuesday and Thursday class gets the award for 'Most Enthusiastic'! She told me the other day that she has not missed one class since that summer in 2003!
When we opened VDP Studio in 2004 we added the element of live music by Erik Brown: percussion, bass, cumbus, samples and found sounds as accompaniment to our courses. The live element gives us an added dimension to the total feeling of involvement in the dance. This is also the goal of Power Belly–– to move from the gut! We strive to engage the dancer emotionally through the discovery of the power in her belly!
What is Power Belly?
A belly dance class with either weight belts and/or isometric and isotonic intentions. Developing healthy endurance and stamina is essential part of persuing the art of bellydance.
What are the goals?
To get sweaty and increase heart rate, blood flow and learn effortless transitions of belly dance steps and movement phases to lift our spirits through dancing with our sisters.
What are the benefits?
• We have fun and don’t feel it’s hard work.
• Learn belly dance faster.
• Brings awareness and strength to the core.
• Burns calories
• Weight loss
• We get to exercise the Aphrodite in us, and wear pretty clothes if we want!
• Builds bone strength, and density.
• Helps with depression and the feeling of sluggishness in daily life . After we take the belt off we feel lighter and all movement seems easy. Dancers report more daily energy.
POWER BELLY JUMP START WORKSHOP
For students and teachers.
DATE: September 9th
Times: 6:15-8:15
2 hour Power Belly Workshop for Absolute Beginners (and Instructors).
For Students
This is a workshop for students who want the full run down on how to begin to learn belly dancing and learn with a Power Belly Weight belt. Ordinarily we recommend a beginning belly dance class, private class or work with one of our instructional DVD’s before jumping into any of our Power Belly work out classes. The goal of this “Jump Start” is to enable the student to quickly feel comfortable in the Power Belly class with Erik and Delilah and Laura Roses techno Power Belly classes. (We don’t brake down all the basic mechanics in our weekly Tuesday or Thursday Power Belly class).
For Teachers
This is also a workshop for teachers who want to teach their own classes the Power Belly work out or occasionally sub for Delilah using the Power Belly Weight Belt System. Teachers will be asked to stay a little longer to receive coaching on this goal as well as contracts to sell weight belts.
This is what we will cover
• Basic belly dance alignment
• Goals and Techniques in basic belly dance.
• Usage of a Power Belly weighted belt in conjunction with belly dance to strengthen core body strength and agility.
Live music by Erik Brown in part of this class.
Register as a student or teacher
Students 6:15-8:15 $30
or
Teachers 6:15-8:45 (additional 30-40 min of instructors advice and coaching) $40.
Special Note: Instructors who take this course will get discounts on multiple belt purchases for students.
How to register
Please download and print our registration form, fill it out and send it
in with a check. We also have a mail slot on the studio far door. Sorry, we do not take credit cards for classes.