PLEASE BE ON TIME: It is important for you to participate in the needed warm-up exercises. If you will be arriving late,
please enter the room quietly and position yourself. Take a moment to stretch lightly, especially warming up your neck,
back and ankles.
CLASS BENEFIT: To get the most benefit from dance classes: A. Eat a nutritious meal 1 ½ to 2 hours before a class.
This gives you time to digest your food. B. Drink plenty of water before, during and after stretching and dancing. C. Set
aside at least 30 minutes 3 x a week to review the basic isolations and stretch afterward.
CLASS NOTES: Notes are e-mailed to students. Please print out the notes and arrange in a notebook. Please do not
forward your notes via email to anyone as they are included in the cost of classes and protected by USA copyright law.
SUGGESTED ATTIRE & YOUR DANCE BAG: Wear informal, comfortable clothes you can move and stretch in such as
tights and leotards, leggings and midriff tops, sweats, and Gypsy style broomstick skirts. It is not necessary to bare you
midriff; a hip scarf worn straight across the hips is a good tool to help you see if you are doing movements correctly.
Ballet slippers or other dance shoes will help protect your feet and make dancing easier and more graceful.
INJURY OR PAIN: Please notify me of any previous injuries, accidents or health issues before or after class (but not
during, I won’t be able to properly respond).
CLASS MUSIC: Music used in class is provided for educational use only. If you wish to perform to the music in any
venue, you need to purchase an original copy of artist’s music. If you hear other music that you like that we don’t use
specifically for choreography or tribal performances, I can provide you with contact information to purchase it.
GENERAL CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE
1. Conduct yourself as you would in any classroom setting. Questions pertaining to the material being taught are welcome -
please ask! Questions not pertaining to class material should be e-mailed to Miramar or asked at a different time. If you do
not agree with something that I am doing or requesting in class, please talk with me about this before or after class and not
in class. Joking and laughing are encouraged – the class is supposed to be fun!
2. Please resist the urge to answer other student's questions. Your approach or answer may be different from the point the
instructor is trying to make.
3. There is no standardization of ethnic dance movement names so another teacher may call 'it' something else. If you feel
a need to help someone understand a move in another way, please offer your help at another time - not class time.
4. Please use the restroom or get a drink of water at any time.
6. Cell phones should be turned off while in the classroom. Please make any needed calls outside the classroom.
7. Please try not to chew gum while in class. Facial expressions are an important part of Mid-Eastern dance!
8. Please understand that there will be times in class when we will be reviewing material you may already have been
taught. You may not always like the ‘topics’ or format being taught. Please keep your opinions about your dislikes to
yourself during class time and discuss them in private with me if you need to. If you are attending a class that is at a lower
level than what you normally take, please resist the urge to improvise and do movements that are more advanced and not
what I am currently teaching, as I find it distracts me and the other students in class. Keep in mind that reviewing the
basics is a very good idea, good for your technique and your body!
9. Understand that most everyone is attending class at least partly for stress relief, so positive attitudes help!
10. The studio can not accommodate children, husband, boyfriends and/or pets.
11. Please remove your street shoes before entering the dance room.
12. Please take your empty water bottles home – this cuts down on clean-up.
13. YouTube Support is provided for FREE for full-time enrolled students. It may be provided for part-time and or students
who are taking a break from class provided you meet certain criteria. Please enquire.
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