Kultivating Kreativity with Kim Maria

This video outlines the course and where to find everything you'll need to navigate it!

Here are three short videos you can follow along to warm up and cool down each practice session!

Here you will find videos with tips for expressing your creativity through basic foundational hip technique like shimmies, figure 8s and hip drops.

The way we use our arms, upper body, head and facial expressions help us to communicate feelings and emotions, and tell stories through our dance. So they provide a perfect opportunity for us to be creative! These videos give you tips and exercises for practising your expression - use them as a base to explore further!

Sharp movements and isolations are essential for expressing accents, emotion and dancing strong percussive elements. There are so MANY variations of these, so we'll play with a combination that you can then use as a base for further experimenting!

With ooey, gooey fluid movements, we can express the beauty of baladi, the melody and lyrics of classical and pop songs. Let's dive in with a short combo which serves as a base for exploring this theme.

Now that you've explored different ways of expressing creativity through specific technique (hips, arms, upper body) and quality of movements, let's have some real fun using templates!

Templates can be a great launch point for creating your own combos, whether for improvisation or choreographies, solos or group work. Let's delve into the concept.

Sometimes creativity is not so much about changing up technique or movement vocabulary as it is adapting them to different musical styles eg classic oriental vs baladi / shaabi. Let's explore this theme!

Props like silk veils, fan veils, poi and Isis wings can add a certain pizazz to your performance. While these props have their own technique, there is often a lot of overlap - let's see what possibilities exist!

As with air props, balance props like sword, shamadan or candle trays tend to wow audiences. And similarly, a lot of the same skills are employed. So let's get kreative with different balance props!

Now that you've had a chance to explore your creativity through a variety of exercises, I have one final challenge for you! Jump in to see what it is!