Workshop topics, Charlotte Desorgher

All these workshops are taught in Charlotteπs trademark style. Clear, informative teaching with a large helping of fun!

Learn a sassy drum solo in an hour and a half! Level 2/3

Master a fun, sassy drum solo, full of cute, audience-pleasing moves. Charlotte promises you will have this one under your belt by the end of the workshop!

Advanced drum solo choreography Level 3/4

A great drum solo with loads of attitude and swing, to Hossam Ramzyπs Desert Princess from Sabla Tolo Volume 1. (Two and a half hours minimum for this one)

Fabulous veil technique – open level (or advanced if preferred)

Charlotte is well known for her beautiful veil work, sometimes dreamy, sometimes dramatic. In this workshop, you will learn some fabulous creative veil techniques that can take your dancing into another dimension.

At the Break of Dawn, atmospheric veil choreography – level 3/4

Learn a beautiful, atmospheric and romantic veil choreography incorporating some clever veil tricks. To get the best out of this workshop you need to have some skill with the veil already. Bring a veil (preferably silk). Some veils will be available to borrow.

Work that bellydancer's body - level 3/4

Demanding bellydance drills and body conditioning aimed at improving all aspects of your bellydance technique - includes a 10 minutes shimmy drill!

Nubian dance – open level

Nubian dance is enormous fun – upbeat, high energy and accessible to absolutely everyone. Charlotte learned Nubian dance in Egypt from Nubian dancers and a top Reda Troupe member so her technique is very authentic. This lively and energetic workshop finishes with a fun choreography to the well-known Nubian pop song, So Ya So.

Combinations for those tricky rhythms - level 3/4

Putting together combinations for simple rhythms, such as Maqsoum or Saidi, is a breeze. But the bigger, more complex rhythms can be a headache. Charlotte shares some useful combinations for rhythms such as Masmoudi Kebir and Samai.

Create your own combinations – open level (or level 3)

Combinations are amazingly useful tools for your dancing. In this wonderfully informative workshop you will learn how to put your favourite moves together into useful combinations to use in your own choreographies and improvisations.

Access your inner diva – open level

A dance performance is much more than a series of steps. You need to learn how to communicate with your audience, how to access emotions and personalities within yourself, and how to åsellπ a performance to the audience. In this workshop we will learn some tricks and techniques to help achieve that elusive performance quality that is the difference between the OK and the truly great dancer.

Beautiful hands and arms – level 2 or level 3 (content changes depending on the level)

Often we are concentrating so hard on everything else that our hands and arms let us down. Yet they are the most beautiful and expressive part of the dancerπs body. In this workshop you will learn how to create beautiful arm patterns, fabulously expressive hands and lift and openness in the whole of your upper body.

Saidi stick dance – level 2/3

In this workshop we will learn some great saidi-style moves and some new and interesting combinations. Then we will put them together into a simple but very effective dance to a well-known favourite, Daqt El Mizmar. Sticks provided.

Advanced Oriental Cabaret Choreography (Raks Mimi) – level 3/4

A dramatic oriental-style choreography with a lovely opening veil section containing lots of new veil tricks, plus a variety of moods and styles throughout. Danced to Raks Mimi from Enchanted Garden by Beata Horacio Cifuentes. At least three hours

Interpreting traditional accordian/tabla baladi – level 2 or 3

Learn how to interpret traditional, soulful accordian/tabla baladi. This workshop can be kept quite simple at level 2 or go into more detail at level 3.