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Requiring Certification
For workshop prerequisites, check either Info & Payment links or Certification Workshop Descriptions at bottom of this page.
All potential workshop attendees should review Info for Workshop Attendees under Workshop menu as well as the appropriate certification level documentation under the Certification menu.
| Date & Location | Description |
| Oct 18-22, 2010 Albany, CA |
Suhaila Level 2 Weeklong. For Info & Payment |
| Dec 2-3, 2010 Albany, CA |
Suhaila Level 4 Testers' Retreat. For Info & Payment |
| Feb 21-25, 2011, Albany, CA, |
Suhaila Level 3 Weeklong For Info & Payment |
| April 7-10, 2011 Taipei, Taiwan |
Suhaila Format Level 2 Four-Day For Info & Payment |
| May 16-20, 2011 Albany CA, |
Suhaila Level 4 Choreography Preparation For Info & Payment |
| July 4-7, 2011 Milan, Italy |
Suhaila Format Level 2 Four-Day For Info & Payment |
| Aug 1-5, 2011 Albany CA, |
Suhaila Level 2 Weeklong. For Info & Payment |
| Aug 8-12, 2011 Albany CA, |
Suhaila Level 3 Weeklong For Info & Payment |
| Dec 1-2, 2011 Albany CA, |
Suhaila Level 4 Testers' Retreat For Info & Payment |
| Feb 6-10, 2012 Albany CA, |
Suhaila Level 3 Weeklong |
| May 14-18, 2012 Albany CA, |
Suhaila Level 4 Weeklong |
| August 6-10, 2012 Albany CA, |
Suhaila Level 2 Weeklong |
| August 13-17, 2012 Albany CA, |
Suhaila Level 3 Weeklong |
Certification Workshop Descriptions
SSBD Level 3 Weeklong Workshops
To participate, participants must be current members of the SSSBD and must be currently SSBD Level 2 certified.
These five-day workshops (35 hours) are focused on technique and dance instruction specific to Level 3. In these workshops, students further develop their technique with layering, further refine the required choreographies (see Suhaila Certification for more details), and study various modules on history, culture, music and creativity. In these workshops, students combine tools to develop as artists in addition to honing their physical technique. For testing, participants must receive Suhaila's approval. Each test group will be different and will include, but not be limited to, written modules, project assignments, a technical/stamina practicum and choreography presentation. Testing is a separate fee from the workshop enrollment.
SSBD Level 4 Weeklong Workshops
To participate, participants must be current members of the SSSBD and must be currently SSBD Level 3 certified.
These five-day workshops (25 hours) are focused on teaching students improvisational techniques as well as the four choreographies required for SSBD Level 4 certification (see Suhaila Certification for more details). These choreographies represent advanced technique in classic dance, belly dance layering, finger cymbals and emotional connection. Many dancers find that they need more than a year or two to master these choreographies, so SSBD certification program members are encouraged to take the Level 4 weeklong as soon as they become Level 3 certified. The workshop also includes instruction on improvisational work. For testing, participants must receive Suhaila's approval to enroll in an eight month test module leading up to a Level 4 Weeklong. Each test module for each testing group will be different and will include, but not be limited to, written modules, project assignments, a technical/stamina practicum, choreography presentation, and an improvisational performance. Testing is a separate fee from the workshop enrollment.
Acronyms
SSSBD: Suhaila Salimpour School of Belly Dance
SSBD: Suhaila Salimpour Belly Dance
JSBD: Jamila Salimpour Belly Dance
