Sarah teaches weekly group classes, and is also available for private or semi-private classes and workshops. Please or at 646.234.9576 if you have any questions, if you would like to sign up for a class, or to join the mailing list. For info on workshops click here.


.......................Alchemy Tribal Fusion Bellydance and Alchemy Yoga.......................
.............................................Fall 2010 Class Schedule..............................................

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...Weekly Class Schedule
...Class Descriptions and Details
...Class Locations and Payment Information


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Tuesday:
Intermediate Tribal Fusion Bellydance (7:00-8:15pm) at DANY Studio
Wednesday:
Open Level Yoga (5:30-7:00pm) at New Field Yoga
Thursday:
Advanced Tribal Fusion Bellydance (6:30-7:45pm) at 440 Studios, #4F
Beginner Tribal Fusion Bellydance (7:45-9:00pm) at 440 Studios, #4F
Friday:
Prenatal Yoga (12:30-1:45pm) at New Field Yoga
Saturday:
Prenatal Yoga (11:15am-12:30pm) at PURE Yoga Westside
Postnal Core Yoga (12:45-2:00pm) at PURE Yoga Westside
Sunday:
Prenatal Yoga (3:30-4:45pm) at Yoga People

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Dance classes are taught 5-8 week sessions. Students are welcome to take single classes but taking the whole session is strongly encouraged, as we will be working on different themes for each session and learning new moves and choreographies. Yoga classes are ongoing/drop-in.

If you are a new student, please contact Sarah to sign up for a class.


Yoga Classes

Open Level Yoga
:::Sarah's classes cultivate awareness, intention, and creativity by integrating a precise attention to alignment and body mechanics with an open and encouraging spirit of exploration. She welcomes students of all levels to tap into the innate wisdom of the body and to discover the limitless potential within. As you learn the dynamic balance between strength and flexibility, you will find greater clarity and freedom in your yoga practice, your health, and your life:::
Wednesdays 5:30-7:00pm at New Field Yoga

Prenatal Yoga
:::These classes provide a safe space for students of all levels to build strength, relieve discomfort, deepen body awareness, and connect to inner sources of both nurturing and empowerment during this transformative time. Prenatal yoga helps women to experience a more comfortable and informed pregnancy, an easier birth, and a quicker postpartum recovery:::
Fridays 12:30-1:45pm at New Field Yoga
Saturdays 11:15am-12:30pm at PURE Yoga Westside
Sundays 3:30-4:45pm at Yoga People

Postnatal Core Yoga
:::These classes offer an invigorating and flowing asana practice along with core exercises and attention to the breath. New moms will enjoy this chance to build strength, reconnect to their core, ease tension, and find some peace and centeredness as they embark on this new phase of life:::
Saturdays 12:45-2:00pm at PURE Yoga Westside

Private lessons
Sarah teaches private lessons which can be tailored for your individual interests and needs. Besides for general asana practice, she specializes in anatomy, prenatal and postpartum movement and alignment, repatterning, and therapeutics. See the yoga page for more information about Sarah's yoga classes and training.


Dance Classes

Beginner Tribal Fusion Bellydance
:::This class introduces students to tribal and tribal fusion technique, posture, and basic moves. New students -- both beginning dancers and those new to tribal -- will enjoy this class as an introduction to the tribal and tribal fusion styles:::
Thursdays 7:45-9:00pm at 440 Studios, #4F
8 week session: September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28

Intermediate Tribal Fusion Bellydance
:::This class is for students who've been studying with me for a several months and are familiar with Alchemy vocabulary and technique. We'll continue to develop these as well as working on improvisation and group work:::
Tuesdays 7:00-8:15pm at DANY Studio
8 week session: September 7, 14, 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26

Advanced Tribal Fusion Bellydance
:::This class is for students with a strong foundation in tribal and tribal fusion bellydance who have been studying with me for an extended time. We will continue to develop improvisation skills in solo and group work, explore new choreographies, and focus on developing presence and body awareness:::
Thursdays 6:30-7:45pm at 440 Studios, Studio #4F
8 week session: September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28

Private lessons
Sarah currently offers private lessons and coaching sessions in technique, choreography, vocabulary, developing stage presence and body awareness, and other topics. Contact her here for more information.


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Yoga Classes

New Field Yoga
27 Cliff Street, 3rd Floor (just below Fulton Street, near South Street Seaport)
Take the A/C to Broadway Nassau or the 2/3, 4/5, J/M/Z to Fulton Street
Class prices: $20/class, $180/10 classes, $320/20 classes, $200/month unlimited
Please see the New Field Yoga website for more info.

PURE Yoga Westside
204 West 77th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam
Take the 2/3 to 72nd Street, the 1 to 79th Street, or the B/C to 72nd or 81st Street
Class prices: trial class $30, $240/8 classes ($210 members), $400/16 classes ($360)
Please see the Yoga For Two and PURE Yoga websites for more info.

Yoga People
160 Montague Street between Clinton and Henry, 2nd floor (Brooklyn Heights)
Take the 2/3, 4/5, R, M, A/C, F to Borough Hall
Class prices: $20 per class, $85/5 classes, $160/10 classes, $300/20 classes, $175/month
Please see the Yoga People website for more info.


Dance classes

440 Studios
440 Lafayette between Astor Place and 4th Street, room 4F
Take the 6 to Astor Place or R/W to 8th Street -- also, the Q/N, 4/5 and L Union Square station and the B/D/F/V Broadway/Lafayette station are both a 5-7 minute walk away

DANY Studio
305 West 38th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, 2nd floor
Take the A/C/E, 1/2/3, N/Q/R/W, 7 to 42nd Street

Keystone Studio
252 West 30th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, #4B
Take the 2/3 or A/C/E to 34th Street, or the 1/9 or R/W to 28th Street

Class prices:
full session: $120 for 8 weeks ($15 per class)
$85 for a 5 class card ($17 per class, good for 8 weeks)
$20 per class

Class sessions are taught in 5-8 week terms. You must pay for a class session in advance, and you must use your classes within that month's session. If you miss a class within a session that you've paid for, you can either make up the class at Sarah's discretion or pay the difference between the cost of a full session and a 5 class card (which will then entitle you to 5 classes in 8 weeks).

5 class cards are a good option if you attend regularly but can't be there every week. You must pay for a class card in advance or on the first day of classes, and you must use your 5 classes within 8 weeks. If you are unable to use all your classes within 8 weeks, you may pay the difference between the cost of a 5 class card and 5 drop-in classes (which entitles you to take 3 months to use all 5 drop-in classes).

Payment for dance class sessions and class cards is accepted by cash, check, and via Paypal. Payment for single classes is cash or check only. If you wish to pay via Paypal, please use the "send money" option on paypal.com to send funds to sarah [at] alchemypeformance [dot] com.

To register for a class or for more info please contact Sarah.


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Sarah is a supportive and thorough teacher who challenges her students while providing a playful and informal class environment. She has trained extensively in several styles of dance and movement including modern, yoga, pilates, and physical theater. She has been dancing, performing, and teaching Tribal and Tribal Fusion bellydance nationally and internationally since 1994, and in NYC since 2001. Her training in ethnic dance includes work in Turkish Gypsy/Rom, North Indian Khatak, Flamenco and Zambra Gypsy, North African, Russian Gypsy and Central Asian, Dunyavi Gypsy and El Mundo, and West African. She brings this diversity of experience together to create a thoughtful and well-informed teaching style.

People come to Tribal Fusion bellydance classes for many reasons: to feel good, to develop their bodies to be both strong and graceful, to learn intricate choreographies as well as a structured language of improvisation, to dance in a supportive group, to celebrate life, and to explore their interest in the traditions of other cultures. The freedom and enjoyable atmosphere created by dancing together is grounded in a rigorous attention to basic dance technique (posture, balance, stretching) that provides a strong foundation for this dance's extensive language of movements.

Beginner classes introduce students to the basic movements and formations of the Tribal style while establishing a firm foundation in technique, body awareness and alignment, and the toning of important muscle groups. In Intermediate classes, students move on to more complicated movements, combinations, and improvisation variations. They also practice group work and partnering, both choreographed and improvised, and further develop their focus on body awareness and stage presence.

At any level, an important aspect of Sarah's teaching is sharing her extensive experience of the background and history of Tribal and Tribal Fusion bellydance, as well as her information about the adornment, music, and other traditions of the various cultures by which these dances are inspired. The costuming and music specific to Tribal and Tribal Fusion are also discussed. These ideas can also be investigated more thoroughly in workshops that focus on a specific topic.