BELLYDANCE: Pathway to Fitness Instruction

The program will lead to the following outcomes for the participants.

• Appreciation of the relationship between dance and culture on the one hand and Fitness and Exercise.
• Development of skills to teach the basic Bellydance movements as adapted to Exercise for the clients’ benefits –
  • Physical
  • Mental
  • Social
• Opening opportunities to personal trainers to train clients in group exercise settings
• Women fitness professionals will also be introduced to the dance aspects of Bellydance.

Participants will be able to apply dance concepts in warm-up, isolation movements, traveling steps, shimmies, layering steps, history, music, dance combinations, and bellydance-specific cool down & stretches for –

• Warm-up
• Aerobic / cardio-vascular exercise
• Mobility exercises
• Stretching
• Cool-down

BELLYDANCE: Pathway to Fitness Instruction

• General: ₹15,000*
  • Pay in one amount at time of enrolment: ₹14,000*
• GAYO Student: ₹13,500*
  • Pay in one amount at time of enrolment: AED12.250*
• Students can pay in monthly instalments:
  • Before August 1: 40% of fee payable
  • Before September 1: 30% of fee payable
  • Before October 1: 30% of fee payable

Default or delay in payment of instalments will lead to termination of the enrolment and no refund request will be entertained.

            *ADD 18% GST

NOTE:

1. Fee does not include meals / refreshments and / or accommodation.
2. Fee includes the Demo-Lecture session on BELLYDANCE AS PERFORMING ART: A deep dive workshop – see below.
3. Complimentary Bellydance Hip Scarf will be provided to each enrolled student at the start of the “live” / physical training on October 29.
4. Fee includes training and learning resources, etc., as described below.

BELLYDANCE AS A PERFORMING ART: A deep dive workshop

This 3-hours program is “live” demonstration – cum – lecture session on October 26.

• General: ₹1,500*
• GAYO Student: ₹1,250(ADD 18% GST)

NOTE:

1. Student may purchase the Bellydance Hip Scarf @₹500
2. Fee does not include meals / refreshments and / or accommodation.
3. Fee includes training and learning resources, etc., as described below.

• ISSA
  • CEUs pending approval
• GĀYO
  • This program leads to 15 CEUs for the renewal of the following certificates –
    • Certificate Course for Personal Fitness Trainers – CCPFT
    • Certificate Course for Pilates on Mat and / or Apparatus Teachers – CCPMA
    • Certificate Course in Strength & Sports Conditioning – CCSSC
    • Certificate Course for Bodybuilding Coaches – CCBBC
    • Certificate Course for Special Population Trainers – CCSPT

The program is designed ONLY FOR WOMEN who are –

• Personal Trainers
• Pilates Teachers
• Dance Teachers
• Other fitness professionals
• Physical Education teacher
• Movement Specialists

It is essential that the attendees have a thorough grounding in exercise physiology, kinesiology and exercise sciences.  They are expected to hold a Level 3 or 4 personal training certification and / or a graduate or post-graduate degree as applicable.

BELLYDANCE: Pathway to Fitness Instruction

SYLLABUS

Part 1

ONLINE Bellydance

• Bellydance History
• Bellydance & Fitness Theoretical Knowledge
• Isolation Movements & Posture Part 1
• Isolation Movements & Posture Part 2
• Constructing the Warm Up, Abdominal Workout Section, and Cool Down
• Shimmies and Layering Movements with Shimmies
• Traveling Steps Part 1
• Traveling Steps Part 2
• Turns
• Rhythms & Combinations 1
• Rhythms & Combinations 2
• Putting Combinations Together – Transitions and Dance Routine

Part 2:

OFFLINE / In-Person Training
10 hours across two days

• Review of Online Topics
• Review Combinations
• Using Transitions to Build Routines
• Queuing, Counting, and Giving Direction
• Choosing Music for Routines
• Constructing a Balanced Routine
• Checking Students’ Form and Correcting Common Mistakes
• Assessment
  1. Written Exam – 50 MCQs to be attempted in 60 mins
  2. Practical Exam – Each student will demonstrate
     1. Warm-Up and
     2. Four to five sequential combinations for a fitness routine

BELLYDANCE AS A PERFORMING ART: A deep dive workshop

• Elements of Choreography & Improvisation
• Basic Moves & Props
• Musical Interpretation & Expression

Choosing music for classes and routines

• Soft copies (PDF files) will be shared with students prior to each online session.

RANIA BOSSONIS

GAYO is honored to have Androniki aka Rania Bossonis as our Visiting Faculty for Middle Eastern and Ethnic Dance Techniques and Choreography.

One of the most famous bellydancers in the world with multiple prestigious awards to her crefit, she has been dancing most of her life. She is also a fitness instructor and personal trainer (AFAA and NESTA certified), which gives her dancing and teaching a strong focus on body dynamics and correct form.

Rania teaches and performs multi-ethnic dance all over the world. She specializes in Egyptian and Greek/Turkish styles of Bellydance, as well as Persian Dance. She is internationally considered a master teacher. She was one of the original lineup of Bellydance Superstars, and toured Lollapalooza with the Bellydance Superstars in 2003.

Rania has starred in over 22 Dance Instructional, Performance and Fitness DVDs, which are sold all over the world. Rania is author of the book, “Belly dancing for Fitness”. Her “Pure Sweat” DVD was named in the Top Ten Fitness DVDs of 2003 in the USA.

She is an MBA in finance and has senior corporate experience too.

Rania has taught all over the North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Africa. She is now looking forward to her visit to India.

[In UAE timings]

Assessment as described in above Timeline

• Theory Question Paper of 50 multiple-choice questions
• Practical assessment

Certifications

The following joint certification by Rania Bossonis and GAYO FITNESS ACADEMY’s will be awarded subject to successful completion of the program and  completion of fee payment to evidence:

• Successful completion of the BELLYDANCE Pathway to Fitness Instruction Program
• Attendance in the BELLYDANCE As Performing Art; Deep Dive Workshop

Note:

• The certificate is non-renewable
• CEUs certificates issued by other education providers will be issued as per their respective rules and policies upon additional fee payable.

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