Academy

Arabesque Teacher Training & Certification

Beginner I Training: September 30 - October 2, 2011 at Arabesque

Arabesque Teacher Certification

Teaching standards with integrity

Learn the internationally renowned curriculum Yasmina Ramzy has created by teaching thousands of students worldwide since 1987

The Teacher Training Course does not teach technique.
This course is about how to teach the technique you have already perfected to a wide variety of students with varying learning issue and capabilities. As well, you will learn the historical, cultural and socio-political context of Bellydance and the Folklores.

* A thorough course for those with a strong desire to teach and share Bellydance and Mid East Folklore
* A thorough and precise system of testing
* A course which ensures its graduates the same qualifications as Arabesque Academy's top instructors
* A course which is grounded in excellent technique, but goes way beyond
* A course which addresses the limitless needs of diverse students
* A course which offers musical, cultural and artistic context
* And the most important ingredient of all - the tools to teach empowerment and self-esteem

12 hours of class per level with Yasmina Ramzy - enrolment for course by audition only
4-5 hours of testing per level - certification by testing

Quality speaks for itself. Witness the caliber of the Arabesque Dance Company artists,all trained at Arabesque Academy.

Audition Requiremnts

- Must have perfected Intermediate 1 technique in order to learn how to teach Beginner 1
- Must have perfected Intermediate 2 technique in order to learn how to teach Beginner 2
- Must have perfected Advanced technique & capabilities in order to teach Intermediate 1

Must have completed Beginner 1 Teacher Training before embarking on Beginner 2 Teacher Training

- Audition in person or by DVD for those who live out-of-town
- Accompany the audition with a one paragraph description of why you want to teach
- DVD audition - demonstrate the technique you have accomplished in the order as taught on the three Arabesque Academy Instructional Technique DVDs (Foundation Movement, Technique #1, Technique #2)
- In person auditions are one-on-one with Yasmina where she will ask you to demonstrate some key technique for the appropriate level you are applying for
- Level acceptance will be determined by the steps one has accomplished
- Audition is free

Courses

Beginner 1 Teacher Training - Septmeber 30 - October 2, 2011

- 3 days (12 hours) for one level - $ 375.00
- Friday: 6:30-9:30, Saturday: 4:00-9:30, Sunday: 3:00-8:30
- come well rested with a notebook for lots of note taking
- Limited small class size - first come, first serve

Testing

Individual testing to be booked with Yasmina at convenience when candidate feels ready (hours of testing may be divided for convenience)
Beginner 1 Testing - 5 hours - $450
Beginner 2 and up Testing - 4 hours - $350
- Very stringent requirements to pass. Must execute every technique, explanation & demonstration perfectly.
- May re-test as many times as it takes to pass - only for the issue(s) in question - $30 for 20 minutes.
Permission to claim Arabesque Teacher Certification is awarded only to those who have tested perfectly.
Every 2 years teachers must re-test - only at highest level last awarded - for 1 hour - $90.00 - in order to continue to use the Arabesque name.

One is free to take the course without being tested and thus not certified as an Arabesque Academy Teacher. Testing is available without taking the Teacher Training as well to those with abilities.

As a Certified Arabesque Academy Teacher:

1- You are supported by the Arabesque Academy name, which is known worldwide as the institute for integrity and higher learning in Middle Eastern Dance and Music.
2- You may advertise yourself as a Certified Arabesque Academy instructor.
3- Your students will perform in Student Galas & Soirees with audiences of 400 and more, if local.
4- You will have access to the secret Arabesque Teacher's Black Book with list of over 250 steps and their breakdown, all Arabesque student choreographies & music and other teaching tools.
5- You will receive discounts and/or free admission to many Arabesque events & workshops.
6- Your classes will be advertised on the new upcoming separate Arabesque Academy website & brochures whether you teach through Arabesque or on your own, in or out-of-town.
7- You will have an opportunity to work through the Arabesque Agency as an instructor for workshops.
8- You will receive all Arabesque CDs and DVDs at wholesale prices in order to sell at retail prices to your students.
9- You will receive all imported merchandise at discount prices with option to resell as well.

Yasmina Ramzy

"Will go down in history as having redeemed Bellydancing"
The Globe and Mail

"Has taken Bellydance to another level"
Bravo TV

After many years of performing throughout the Middle East for royalty and heads of state, Yasmina Ramzy founded the critically acclaimed Arabesque Dance Company and Orchestra, Arabesque Academy and the International Bellydance Conference of Canada (IBCC). She received her key training from leading masters in Egypt and Syria including Aida Nour of the Reda Troupe and Mohammed Khalil, director of the National Folklore Troupe of Egypt.

Her unique and highly creative choreographies have been commissioned internationally by universities, museums, ballet companies, figure skating teams and many Middle East dance companies including the internationally renowned Bellydance Superstars. She has been awarded numerous artistic grants for her choreographies by all levels of arts councils.

Yasmina is invited to teach and perform regularly in over 60 cities on five continents. She has produced 8 instructional DVDs, 7 performance DVDs and 6 CDs that sell worldwide. The "Ask Yasmina" column which is published in the world's largest Bellydance magazine, the Gilded Serpent is translated into several languages.

Yasmina is well known for elevating the status of Middle Eastern dance as high art and conveying its relationship with Arab music and culture. She is a member of the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists and has served on the Board of Directors for Dance Ontario since 1996.

note from Sahra Saeeda

"... I was very impressed by Yasmina's work and level of organization and her overall scope combining academic research, performance, and dance education by international Masters of the dance. I remember being so overcome by Yasmina's group choreography to Oum Khalsoum that the tears were flowing down my cheeks. I highly respect Yasmina's artistry, her creativity, and her profound contribution to the world of Middle Eastern Dance. She is educating about the deep, organic structure of Egyptian dance." - Sahra Saeeda