If you have some belly dance background, this class will teach you the basic and intermediate dance vocabulary of FCBD Style/ATS, a style developed in the 1980s by the Bay Area troupe Fat Chance Belly Dance. Once you’ve learned the movement vocabulary, you can jam with any other Fat Chance style dancer out there! Gentle on the body, the moves are inspired by Middle Eastern dance, Indian dance, and flamenco.This class will run from 7-8pm for 6 consecutive Wednesdays in September and October so the meetings are 9/3,9/10,9/17, 9/24,10/1, and 10/8. This dance form is suitable for everyone, regardless of age, gender, size, and so on. Anyone interested in tribal fusion will get a lot out of this class, as FCBD was the original group improv style that started it all! The discipline and form required for this style will help infuse your style with new strength and grace. Zils will be required in this class (if you don't have them, please contact Jeana to purchase or for ideas on where to get them).What's the deal with the levels? Level 1 (to be offered in the preceding hour) is for anyone who's never done ATS® before or would like a refresher on the basic moves. In Level 1.5 we will use the Level 1 movement vocabulary to learn to cue and dance in formations AND refine technique and build group cohesion This class requires instructor permission to attend, so please contact the teacher (jeanajATgmail) with questions.For more on what the "levels" mean in FCBD/ATS check out this blog post by Jeana: http://www.indytribal.com/dance-classes/dance-class-levels/ Jeana Jorgensen is a certified teacher of Fat Chance Belly Dance, meaning that she has completed the General Skills and Teacher Training workshops and is thus proficient in FCBD Style/ATS. Jeana has been belly dancing since 1998, and she has been practicing ATS since 2002. She directs the troupe Indy Swords and Shimmies (formerly Indy Tribal), the premier ATS troupe in the Indianapolis area, as well as the student troupe Mandali. No discounts. Must get approval from instructor to sign up for class. Age Category Adult Location BR - Group Exercise Room #1 at Broad Ripple Park