Live Lessons

Live Broadcasting, The Next Step In The On Line Video Revolution

Live Belly Dance Lessons

By: The Belly Dance Husband (Dan)

The Belly Dance Husband

Oh, so here’s the deal. I’m going to gloat a bit here. Not too much and I’ll try and keep myself contained (though Leyla will tell you how difficult that is) but I am exceptionally excited to share with you some (and only some) of the details surrounding a new video initiative that we’ve put together. You can probably tell from the title of the post what I’m talking about. And yes, I’m talking about live broadcasting across the internet.

Not only that! I’m talking about a very powerful way, process, a system, that is totally unique, totally affordable, that will allow any Belly Dancer anywhere in the world to refine, improve, get better and learn faster the skills, techniques, moves and combinations they want, need and desire to be a Better Belly Dancer.(pardon that little bit of gloating).

So, on line video has been great . A lot of people are getting connected and it really has revolutionized global communication. I mean even though there are some pretty rancorous, nefarious characters posting all kinds of really wierd stuff on YouTube and elsewhere, there is also a lot of great stuff as well. Including Belly Dance instruction.

(Here comes a gloat). We were actually one of the 1st to start doing this and we’ve always used a premium streaming video provider called Maxcast (which isn’t free by the way) and in the last 2.5 years we’ve probably given away (at last count) about 20,000 minutes of free instruction to over 2000 dancers. We’re pretty proud of this fact but now it is time to take the next step and ramp up the use of video so that it becomes an even more powerful, useful and valuable learning aide to dancers.

Sometimes I think that Belly Dancing isn’t rocket science and though I still hold to that statement, what I really mean is this. “Belly Dancing Isn’t Rocket Science, Rocket Science Is Easier”

I say this after watching each and every minute (sometimes 2 and 3 times over) of every one of Leyla’s videos. Why? Well simply yours truly is the one that has put together most of the content for each and very video. So when you go to Leylas Belly Dance DVD catalog and read about a DVD, the words you’re reading are 80 percent mine. I couldn’t have written any of this without watching from start to finish each and every DVD. So, what I’m trying to say is that I have more then a casual knowledge of just how challenging Belly Dancing can be. I mean watching Leyla is enough to make my creeky old bones scream for relief.

There is so much to remember, so much to learn that it really endears me in many ways to all of you that are so dedicated to learning how to make your body do so many moves, and layers, and Ommis and Maya’s and backward stomach rolls…..and………..you know what I mean.

Get To The Point Dan Anyway Would Ya!

So, anyway here’s (part of) the deal.

Now, believe it or not, I’m a homebody. If I don’t have to go out, I won’t. I don’t even like going to the grocery store. I’m perfectly happy comfortably nesting in our happy home and if I can get something done without leaving the house and hassling with traffic, then I will. I’m sure that some of you can identify with what I’m talking about. So, Leyla and I when we started thinking about doing on line video a few years ago we rapildy came to realize that…………………….

There are a lot of women that want to learn how to Belly Dance.
There are a lot of women that want to learn how to Belly Dance that live in remote areas where there are no teachers, or studio.
There are a lot of women that overcome distance that will drive for hours just to take lessons.
There are a lot of women that don’t want to go to a studio, because they don’t see themselves as ‘body beautiful’.
There are a lot of women who are single mothers that want to learn how to Belly Dance but can’t get daycare so they can take lessons.
There are a lot of women who have taken lessons but didn’t click with their instructor and are now left with limited (if any) options.

On line video and DVD’S solve these problems. However, other problems remain that DVDS and online (recorded) video do not solve that if solved would make a great big, huge difference in your learning and your dancing.

Interactivity – You can’t have a dynamic relationship with a DVD, or an online video.
Discipline – You’ll know what I mean if you know any one that has a home gym and has a paid gym membership.
Directed Outcome – What I really mean by this is the presence of a ‘learning system” that uses multiple learning tools and medium, both before and after the class that has an identifiable and specific learning outcome. (this is a little bit of the secret sauce here ).

Okay, I guarantee you that no one else anywhere is doing this the way we are planning. It is so awesome that I makes my little Belly Dance Husband heart go pitter, patter, pitter, patter with an occasional thump, thump.

What Next

There’s a form just below here that you need to fill out if you want to find out all the yummy, juicy details about this program. The reason we’re asking for a phone number is because I get really tired of doing everything by email all the time. It is so very, very impersonal and we believe that having a personal connection with students is something that helps the learning process.

So, just fill out the form and someone from the office, maybe me, maybe Leyla, or maybe one of our great staff people (we have one) will get back to you and tell you about what we got up our hip scarf, or sleeve as it were.