Tuesdays Oct 5th - Nov 8th 2010     7:15 - 8:15 pm

$30 for 6 weeks        (or $7 drop in fee)

location: 390 Commercial St (Behind Becky’s Diner on the waterfront) Portland ME

Its a bellyrobics RAVE!

If you are looking at Becky’s, drive past it to the left down Hobsons wharf and park behind the chain link fence. Go in the second of the grey doors on the long building (there will be a  Zumba sign on it.) Go up the stairs (smells a little fishy - what an adventure!) and turn left. The studio (not fishy at all) is on the left.  Listen for the music! 

No experience necessary - all you need for this class is a body and your sense of fun and humor. Bellyrobics is appropriate for any level of fitness and stage of life. Be ready to move, have fun, sweat a little and laugh a lot! Core, legs, abs, glutes and stamina will all be challenged. Bring water. Don’t worry about what to wear - be comfortable in shorts and a T-shirt or wear bellydance clothes if you are a bellydancer. Skirts are probably not a good idea, since we’ll be doing strengthening exercises on the floor (or wear pants underneath). We mostly dance barefoot, but you can wear shoes if you want.

This class is also appropriate for intermediate and professional level bellydancers who want a great low-stress, bellydance-specific workout. You may also bring your zils (muffled - baby socks work well) to practice dancing and zilling at the same time.

For more info about class content or to chat to the instructor, call Emma at 415 7204 or email info@bellyrobics.net

To register,  send a $30 check made out to Nina Alves  to 91 Bradley St. Portland, ME 04102.

To contact Nina:  nina@zumbame.com   207 831-1650.

You can also register at the first class or just drop in. (15 minimum required to run the class.)

Playlist from class 5/20/10 - 6/24/10

Balamouk    Les Yeux Noirs    Balamouk  (warm up)

Albina Megamix  Albina    The Album II  (warm up)

Bab Sharqi    Abdullah Chhadeh & Nara    Bellylicious #2   (hip drops and lifts)

IndiArab   Turbo Tabla    The Belly And The Beat

Aya Benzer (Royal G’s R&B Mix)  Mustafa Sandal    World Groove

adbel kader    Tres mundos    Belly Bar (Disc 2)    (reggaeton - legs and upper body)

Joro Boro    Balkan Beat Box  (choreography)

Saharony Ellil    Ragheb Alama    World Groove   (circles)

karsilama    (9/8 gypsy moves)

Bahlam Bik    Belly Dance Zone    Belly Dance Zone

Hadouni, Hadouni   George Abdo    Belly Dance! (Best of George Abdo & His Flames of Araby Orchestra) (debke)

Sha-Awit Katie (Katie’s Cheeky Playfulness)    Hossam Ramzy    Sabla Tolo: Journeys Into Pure Egyptian Percussion (drum solo)

Balkan Dreams (Keman Solo)     Harem    Harem 2

sheharazade-electro   cool down/stretch

Playlist from class 3/4/09

Song: Artist: Album

Si Tu Le Veux        Faudel    Putumayo Presents: North African Groove

Amari Szi, Amari (Amon Remix)     Luminescent Orchestrii    Putumayo Presents: Gypsy Groove

Who’s the Fairest     Shani    Desert Rose 3

Nirvana (Rythym Solo)      Harem    Harem 2

Here Comes The Hotstepper (Amr Ismail Remix)     Ini Kamoze    Oriental Garden vol.2 - Wa Alaikum Assalaam

Etoile Filante    DJamel Laroussi    Oriental Garden vol.2 - Wa Alaikum Assalaam

Keman Karsilama    Ozel Turkbas    Alla Turca

Oh Kuri     Alex Wilson    The Rough Guide To Latino Nuevo

Ajaja    Ramses    Desert Rose 3

Awadni   Aida Nadeem    Oriental Garden vol.2 - Wa Alaikum Assalaam

Elli Tmanetoh (Galatic Mix)     Nawal Al Zoghbi    Desert Rose 3

Halowet Al Tablah    Drum Solo    Ashraf Zakaria Presents Layali Zaman

Mahbub     Turbo Tabla    Bellydance Overdrives

Arhil     Bahia El Idrissi    Sahara Lounge

Sensiz Yasayamam    Ilhan Ersahin feat. Bora Uzer    Oriental Gardens Vol. II - Assalaam Alaikum