CTS Belly Dance

These combination videos demonstrate steps we have put into dance phrases, and then named them. In the CTS format, we have voice and action cues for these CTS Belly Dance Combos. These videos are most helpful when you’re familiar with the movements within a combo but want to remember the timing and learn the name of the phrase.

These are the songs I’m currently dancing to in my daily practice. It has nine songs including the Crystal Cavern warmup and Sand cool down (42 minutes). There’s a range of MENAHT rhythms, including a 9/8 in Serpentine, plus a drum solo and contemporary song.

After an easy warm up that blends standing yoga, a bit of tai chi, and belly dance isolations, the 13 videos in Workout Intense 2 add more ethnic dance variety, play some more with finger cymbals and tai chi fans, and close the 53 minutes of movement with a cool down to an Egyptian rhythm song.

The Workout Intense 1 video starts with a standing yoga-ish belly dance warmup, followed by a foot drill that is helpful for managing turns. It also includes routines that cover all the core CTS combos, familiarizes you with a number of common MENAHT rhythms, and starts you dancing with finger cymbals (zils) and balancing a sword (or basket if you prefer).

The CTS Workout | Core class has eleven (11) dance videos with about 38 minutes of dancing, plus an interview video at the end. This dance form is a low-impact dance form and the CTS Belly Dance workout format is sneaky effective and emphasizes repeated, easy, natural movements.

The CTS Intro class has nine (9) videos that will take less than 30 minutes to follow. This dance form is a low-impact dance form and the CTS Belly Dance workout format is sneaky effective and emphasizes repeated, easy, natural movements.

Workout – RJ features songs Dr. Robin is currently dancing to in her daily practice. It has nine songs including the Crystal Cavern warmup and Sand cool down (42 minutes). There’s a range of MENAHT rhythms, including a 9/8 in Serpentine, plus a drum solo and contemporary song. You can follow along with or without finger cymbals.

Workout Intense 1 starts with a standing yoga-ish belly dance warmup, followed by a foot drill that is helpful for managing turns. It also includes routines that cover all the core CTS combos, familiarizes you with a number of common MENAHT rhythms, and starts you dancing with finger cymbals (zils) and balancing a sword (or basket if you prefer). There are 11 videos for about 55 minutes of dancing.

The CTS Workout | Core class has eleven (11) dance videos with about 38 minutes of dancing, plus an interview video at the end. Learn core moves, timing and technique to a wide range of ethnic and contemporary music.

The CTS Intro class has nine (9) videos that will take less than 30 minutes to follow. This class focuses on learning core moves, timing, and technique to a wide range of ethnic and contemporary music with easy, natural movements.

Workout – RJ These are the songs I’m currently dancing to in my daily practice. It has nine songs including the Crystal Cavern warmup and Sand cool down (42 minutes). There’s a range of MENAHT rhythms, including a 9/8 in Serpentine, plus a drum solo and contemporary song.

Workout Intense 1 video starts with a standing yoga-ish belly dance warmup, followed by a foot drill that is helpful for managing turns. It also includes routines that cover all the core CTS combos, familiarizes you with a number of common MENAHT rhythms, and starts you dancing with finger cymbals (zils) and balancing a sword (or basket if you prefer). There are 11 videos for about 55 minutes of dancing.

The CTS Workout | Core class has eleven (11) dance videos with about 38 minutes of dancing, plus an interview video at the end. This dance form is a low-impact dance form and the CTS Belly Dance workout format is sneaky effective, emphasizing repeated, easy, natural movements that get you moving now.

The CTS Intro class has nine (9) videos that will take less than 30 minutes to follow. This dance form is a low-impact dance form and the CTS Belly Dance workout format is sneaky effective, emphasizing repeated, easy, natural movements that get you moving now.

Workout – RJ These are the songs I’m currently dancing to in my daily practice. It has nine songs including the Crystal Cavern warmup and Sand cool down (42 minutes). There’s a range of MENAHT rhythms, including a 9/8 in Serpentine , plus a drum solo and contemporary song. You’re welcome to follow along with or without finger cymbals. While you’ll hear my voice over cues for the combos, it is not an instructional playlist.

The CTS Workout | Core class has eleven (11) dance videos with about 38 minutes of dancing, plus an interview video at the end. This is a sample belly dance class or workout.

The CTS Intro class has nine (9) videos that will take less than 30 minutes to follow. This is a sample belly dance class or workout.

These are the songs I’m currently dancing to in my daily practice. It has nine songs including the Crystal Cavern warmup and Sand cool down (42 minutes). There’s a range of MENAHT rhythms, including a 9/8 in Serpentine , plus a drum solo and contemporary song.

Workout Intense 1 video starts with a standing yoga-ish belly dance warmup, followed by a foot drill that is helpful for managing turns. It also includes routines that cover all the core CTS combos, familiarizes you with a number of common MENAHT rhythms, and starts you dancing with finger cymbals (zils) and balancing a sword.

The CTS Workout | Core class has eleven (11) dance videos with about 38 minutes of dancing, plus an interview video at the end. Practicing belly dance can help you burn calories, tone your back, hips and abs.

The CTS Intro class has nine (9) videos that will take less than 30 minutes to follow. Belly Dancing promotes balance , strength , digestion , coordination and confidence as well as being a fun and highly-expressive dance form.

These are the songs I’m currently dancing to in my daily practice. It has nine songs including the Crystal Cavern warmup and Sand cool down (42 minutes). There’s a range of MENAHT rhythms, including a 9/8 in Serpentine , plus a drum solo and contemporary song. You’re welcome to follow along with or without finger cymbals. While you’ll hear my voice over cues for the combos, it is not an instructional playlist.

The CTS Workout | Core class has eleven (11) dance videos with about 38 minutes of dancing, plus an interview video at the end. It is a sample belly dance class or workout.

The CTS Intro class has nine (9) videos that will take less than 30 minutes to follow. It is a sample belly dance class or workout.

Cardio Team Style Belly Dance [CTS Dance], formerly Cardio Tribal Style Belly Dance, originated as synchronized group improvisational style belly dancing and morphed into a transcultural fusion dance format. We still snake, shake and isolate as is typical of all belly dance styles, and we honor our roots and influences that include ATS (American Tribal Style) , ITS (Improvisational Team Sync), the Datura Method (Tribal Fusion) and Egyptian-Middle Eastern folk dancing. We are inspired by and blend elements from an eclectic mix of ethnic, social and mindful movement approaches. We dance to contemporary and retro world music.

Over the decades I’ve choreographed over 100 routines. This CTS belly dance repertoire includes many of them … some for practice, some performances, some Zaltana, some Troupe Mélangées, etc. Click on the black box in the upper left corner of the video frame below that says “1 of >100” with a video title. Then scroll down to the video you would like to watch in the Repertoire. They are alphabetized by the name of the song. May they inspire you to move in ways that work for you. If you would like to learn any of these routines, please reach out to Pam at (951) 313-5240 or contact me at RobinDeniseJohnson@gmail.com .

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Long before numbers became tools for measurement, ancient mystics recognized them as powerful symbols of vibrational energy. In this workshop, we will tap into those ancient traditions to explore numbers not just as quantities, but as vibrational forces that shape your life.

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