25-26 April 2025
Toulouse, FR
Melli Sarina
LIQUID FUSION Workshops
Melli Sarina regularly travels to the USA to learn the Tribal Fusion Bellydance technique directly from the source. She completed her Level 2 Dancecraft training with Zoe Jakes in San Francisco in 2017 successfully completed and has already taken part in the Tribal Massive program for professional dancers in Las Vegas twice. Her goal is to find the most effective training methods for precise dance technique and flowing movements and to be able to offer her students the best possible training basis.
Liquid Fusion Bellydance is a fusion of fusion bellydance and waving. Its a combination of muscular waves that hit different accents to mirror the music perfectly and in a very elegant way. For years now I researched for the best ways to strengthen and mobilise the body specifically for this style of dance. I'm very happy to share with you my knowledge and passion in class.
Kalli Tarasidou
WAVING Workshops
Kalliopi Tarasidou aka Kalli is a Greek dancer and choreographer. Began dancing around 2007, Strongly influenced by the Hip Hop culture, she combines Waving with elements of other dance styles, trying to enrich the aesthetic potential of the urban dance. Affected by this, she created her own language of dance, which mixed the edgy tutting movements with the fluent waving movements in a surprising way. Kalli’s own choreography works contains narrative components which are related to her sensational and mental experiences, so that her dance is featured with a kind of sentimental introversion.
WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? & BOOKING
Saturday
@L Danse, 18 Impasse St Roch 31400 Toulouse
9 am - Melli Sarina
LIQUID FUSION Dance Technique
Be water my friends! In this workshop I will show all the wonderful insights on how to move liquid waves inside your whole body. From liquid arms to liquid belly, discover your body on a deeper knowledge level to expand your limits of mobility, get access to the right muscle areas and combine those isolations to one ongoing liquid fusion wave.
Duration: 3 hours
1 pm - Haza
FUSION ILLUSION
Learn how to create optical illusions by playing around with shapes, transitioning from one move to the other in original and unsuspected ways, thus still being in perfect sync with the music. Be ready to dive deep into Haza’s Fusion Illusion format where movement will feel organic and take you on an energetic vibration journey holding music as our anchor. Enhance your dance by exploring new pathways, new shapes or waves, and spread out a unique flow of countless possibilities.
Duration: 1 hour
2.30 pm - Kalli Tarasidou
WAVING Part 1
The technical aspects will be introduced. Dive into creative and expressive exercises to apply them effectively and develop a flow. Different textures and speeds will be explored, with the use of breath as our foundation.
Everything taught standing will also be applied to the ground. Kalli will suggest universal floor work techniques that can be combined with waving for a smooth transition between different levels.
Duration: 3 hours
Sunday
@L Danse, 18 Impasse St Roch 31400 Toulouse
9 am - Kalli Tarasidou
WAVING Part 2
Focusing on unleashing creativity, concepts like “tracing” and “threading”. There will also be creative partner exercises to further unleash creativity in a playful way. Finally, we delve into ‘storytelling’ to bring depth and meaning to your dance and allow all the learning to sink in on a subconscious level through emotion and personal expression. Engage in meaningful discussions with Kalli and gain insights into her unique approach.
Duration: 3 hours
1 pm - Cecilia
FLUID FUSION
A Fusion Bellydance Experience! This workshop explores the dynamics of movements that define ‘classic’ Fusion Bellydance influenced by the styles of Zoe Jakes and Rachel Brice. Through learning fun and fluid combinations we will explore isolations, layering techniques and stylised movements, capturing the expressive power and grace that defines this style. Be ready to drill and dance non stop !
Duration: 1 hour
2.30 pm - Melli Sarina
LIQUID FLOW
On the base of 2-4 Liquid Fusion Combinaisons, we will layer different body movements and explore the possibility of changing the combo with dynamics, angles, breath and quality of movement. Changing just a tiny detail sometimes makes a whole new combination! I want to inspire you to play!
Duration: 3 hours