Suadela Bellydance are delighted to announce that Alexis Southall will be teaching for her first time in Cork this November!
Alexis will teach 8 hours of workshops in Leeside Leisure, St Patrick's Quay, Cork City Centre on the 17th / 18th November 2018 in Leeside Leisure, Patricks Quay, Cork
Catch Alexis perform on the Saturday evening in our annual showcase, Tribal Republic. More info including dancer application info coming soon!!
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
Saturday 17th November, 11am – 1pm, Fluid and Strong
Going back to the core of Tribal Fusion – literally. We will work on training our muscles to attain the liquid effect of sinuous and fluid tribal fusion movements. Working on developing the core through Pilates-based conditioning and strengthening, we will drill some of the classics from the fluid repertoire of bellydance movements and finish off with a liquefied combination or two. Please bring a yoga mat for the conditioning section of class.
Saturday 17th November, 2pm – 4pm, A step in the right direction
A dance class focusing on fancy footwork and tremendous turns across the floor. Discover ways to move around the stage, while keeping hold of the isolations that keep it ‘bellydance’. No more drilling on the spot – we will take our bellydance technique and apply it to steps from Jazz, Hip Hop and Modern to create fusion vocabulary that gets you exploring the stage and interacting with the whole audience. Please bring a yoga or exercise mat for the warm up.
Sunday 18th November, 11am – 1pm , Step in the World of Unmata ITS
Hot Pot Improvisational Tribal Style (ITS) is a standardised vocabulary of improvised tribal, based on ATS, developed by Amy Sigil of UNMATA. Plenty of bad-ass attitude, heaps of fun and guaranteed to make you break a sweat. Think of it as the punk rock sister of bellydance. In this class you’ll get an ITS exposure – learn some stall movements and combos from the format and dance, dance, dance. Bring water, heaps of energy, a strong team spirit and be prepared to dance your heart out!
Sunday 18th November, 2pm – 4pm , Folk It
We are going back to the future in this workshop. Unearthing the roots of our dance - drawing influence from Upper Egyptian and North African folk dances, Jamila Salimpour technique and straight up bellydance, combining them with contemporary Tribal Fusion approaches. Technique and drills followed by a short choreography blending the old and the new.
All levels welcome (some belly dance experience recommended)
PRICELIST
€30 per workshop
Limited discounted price of €100 for all 4 workshops
Limited discounted price of €55 for both Saturday workshops
Limited discounted price of €55 for both Sunday workshops
BIOGRAPHY
Alexis Southall is a professional dancer from Wolverhampton working internationally, sharing her extensive knowledge of fusion bellydance – a contemporary and experimental approach blending the cultures of the East and West.
Alexis has studied broadly with some of the most prolific dancers in the field. In recent years, she has focused her studies to train extensively with her most influential teachers: Zoe Jakes, Amy Sigil, Suhaila Salimpour and, most recently, Piny and Leo Orchidaceae.
Alexis is an eternal student of dance and movement. She is a Level 3 Mat Pilates instructor, certified to teach Levels 1-4 of UNMATA’s Improvisational Tribal Style bellydance format, and is certified Level 2 of Zoe Jakes’ DanceCraft and Jamila Salimpour formats, Level 1 in Suhaila Salimpour format, as well as FatChance BellyDance General Skills for ATS.
Alexis is choreographer and director of the Juniper Project, Juniper Collective, and Wreck It, and producer of the annual fusion dance festival Infusion Emporium. Outside of dance, Alexis loves to travel and is an avid orchid collector.
CORK
Cork is a wonderful city to visit! https://www.lonelyplanet.com/ireland/county-cork/cork-city
There are direct flights to Cork from many European cities, see here for full list
http://www.corkairport.com/destinations/book-flights
Dublin Airport is about 2.5 hours by bus
We would love to have some overseas dancers visit our city and will gladly help you find accommodation and arrange your time in Cork!
