Intensive Study

with

Mira Betz

"Studying with Mira Betz is a rare opportunity to reflect upon your dance in a constructive, meaningful and productive way. Mira generously shares her experience, knowledge and expertise to help guide each and every dancer along her own path to personal greatness. She inspires dancers to become life-long learners in this dance, and encourages them to become experts in their own right, so they can then pass along this knowledge to others. Mira Betz is an amazing performer, artist, educator and mentor, cultivating and elevating this dance form one pair of hips at a time. The performance intensive is a great and utter gift to any dancer, of any form, at any place in their dance journey. This Intensive is a neccessity to anyone who currently performs this dance in public. It will change the way you look at your dance all together. Amazing, humbling, inspiring." -Stacey Chattanooga TN

Retreat with Mira in Mexico, November 2010 for info click here

 

 

 

 

Week-long Performance Intensive Seminars in 2010

A unique, versatile approach to the bellydance intensive, a weeklong designed for experienced dancers, already performing or who want to start, that are looking for inspiration from an artistic standpoint and who are interested in honing their ability to express through dance.
This intimate group exploration will stretch your notions of how dance can be striking on stage, and allow you to unlock new areas of creativity in your bodies, and your mind.
The seminar brings together many of the styles and forms from dance to theater which Mira has carefully integrated into an exciting, powerful, liberating approach to creation, including: personal expression, musicality, historical and contemporary contextual analysis, structured improvisation and choreography, focused writing exercises and more.
~Explore ideas of shaping thought and feeling into meaningful forms of musical expression
~Develop your stage persona through your artistic voice
~Challenge your ideas of history, dance, choreography, and context
This will be run more akin to a college seminar than a "bellydance class", complete with research projects, presentations, and critique. The class size will be VERY small in order to ensure personal development, encourage process, and increase individual attention. This class will fill up quickly; register early to save a spot!

What people are saying about this Intensive:

In many ways, those five days changed me. They changed the dancer that is in me but even more the person that I am. Two days in a row after it was over, I woke up thinking about different things you made us do and started crying. Crying with deep, cathartic,happy tears. It is really extremely joyful to look at yourself and witness the change, or have revelation about who you are. We all laughed, cried, critiqued, were moved, had fun, learnt on our passion and more...We experienced all those emotions in an extremely strong, sincere and unique way.. Exactly how I think it is important to travel, be open minded and curious in life, studying with you should be mandatory if one wants to take the road of bellydance" --Matilda, Montreal

."The short review is that you should just send Mira money now and reserve your spot for the next one. A tremendous workshop, thoughtfully orchestrated. The "intense" part of "intensive" was no joke. I just got home and am still processing, and I fully expect this workshop will shape the rest of my life. I gained more than I imagined, the growth was palpable, and I got a whole bunch of new close friends that I already miss -- all powerful beautiful women.... you should know that you should give yourself NO excuses -- SIGN UP NOW for the next one. Mira has created an amazing amazing thing here. A true gift to the art." --Lisa, Berkeley, CA

" It was an incredible experience that has irrevocably shaped who I am as an artist and dancer. I'm so inspired and the breadth of artistic tools at my disposal has increased exponentially. When another opportunity like this arises, TAKE IT! ..and I'll probably see you there." --Raven, Berkeley, CA

"I feel like I knew what was wrong with my dancing, but I had no idea how to access the answers. Now I feel like the tools are all there for me to explore the options, come up with some answers and do better/more than I've been able to do before. I'm exhausted and happy." --Alyssum, Lexington KY

"I feel transformed and so much more. I have gone so deeply, not only into dance, but into myself as a person and as an artist. It is truly one of the most amazing things i have ever experienced, it was verging on religious, and i am so, so grateful to have been able to be there." --Eve, Mountain View, CA

"The weeklong performance intensive with Mira was not only an incredibly enjoyable workshop with one of the best instructors out there, but a wonderful bonding experience with those who took the journey with me. If you are usually happy when you come away from a workshop with a few good ideas, then you will be ecstatic with all that you will take home from this one. Mira has structured this course as a thorough exploration of this dance form and your part in it as an artist and a dancer. I will continue to work with the tools she shared with us for a long time to come. I highly, highly recommend Mira and this seminar to anyone who is ready for a truly transformative experience." --Danielle, Blacksburg, VA

"Thoughtfully arranged and seamlessly delivered, Mira Betz challenges dancers to reflect on their art from a myriad of perspectives. Every moment spent under Mira’s direction is one step closer to a dancer discovering for herself who she is, where she is going, and why she continues to choose this art form. But, just as importantly, she creates a nurturing environment in which each person in the group can learn and grow. The members of my group are some of the most important people I have ever met. And even if I only see them once or twice more on my dance journey, we will always share a special bond. And that bond would not have been possible without Mira. Mira’s intensive changed the way I look at dance, art, people, and myself. I have been touched by Mira Magic. And I am forever changed because of it."
--Nari, Houston, TX

3-Day Seminars with Mira Betz:

Technique and Ethics
Raleigh, NC August 27-29th SOLD OUT

Dancing Through Art
New York City, NY August 4-8th
contact Alchemy Dance for info

 

Technique and Ethics
Mira will take you to the core of her practice in this 3 day (13 hr)intensive, addressing movement with intension, strong form and execution, and cleaning technique for a sharper more poised dance presence. An outspoken advocate for the ennoblement of this dance form, Mira will also explore, through lecture writing and discussion, such themes as ethics, pricing, and how the present trends in this dance are affecting its progression. She believes it is important to not only hone your abilities as a technician, but to also develop your art within the context of its place socially and historically; to explore our responsibilities as dancers, artists and humans. Mira creates a safe dynamic learning space to do just that.

 

Dancing Through Art:
Join Mira for an in-depth study on moving outside of the "bellydance box". You will work on building stamina and creative ways to use space, utilizing design principles with progressive exercises aimed to improve your dance and inform your movement and carriage. You will learn how fine art and composition can create a distinct style, unique to your body and form. This will be a cumulative course, touching on multiple subjects and building over the three days with Mira. .