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| Dancing Isis Dance ! Maria's Teaching Maria began her teaching career In 1991. There is no accredited formal training in the field of Middle Eastern Dance, so Maria took it upon herself to teach to the best of her ability. Her enquiring mind and a sense of being guided from a place deep within has taken her on a journey that has now made Maria a highly respected and sought after teacher. Maria gives regular classes in Melbourne and travels regionally and nationally with her work. Maria is a generous teacher as well as an excellent dancer. Participants in her workshops reported to have found her teaching style warm and approachable. Maria's work is based on the essence of traditional Egyptian Dance, 'Raqs Sharqi'. She has devised a way of teaching which incorporates anatomy, meditation, breath work, visualisation, creative imagery, the Chakras, yoga, and her knowledge of Alexander Technique, Mind Body Centering, and other body alignment processes. ' She imparts a very direct and simple understanding of how she uses her body for different dance movements and achieves miracles in small spaces of time. Thoroughly recommendable' - Mary Souness, proprietor and tour manager of Just Shows to Go. Maria is passionate about her work, and through her years of experience and research she has devised 'The Authentic relationship to the Origins of Movement in Middle Eastern Dance." The work is challenging, stimulating and unique, offering the student a vehicle to truly understand their dance. Maria introduces other elements into the teaching which may be Western contemporary dance or North African dance, such as Moroccan. There is also interpretation of music, choreography, improvisation, stick work, veil work, playing Sagat/Zills/Finger cymbals. A very important element is humour! This is a solid foundation for any formal style of Middle Eastern Dance that a student may pursue.
Welcome to Maria's World !
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