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home, health, and beauty products! RED
TENT BELLY DANCE & FITNESS Mission
Provide a home where women can cultivate the companionship
of the body and mind through intelligent self-development, artistic expression,
and ritual. Intent
Women’s
health depends on thoughtful community-supported activities, celebrations, and
rituals as processes of prevention, healing, and rejuvenation. Red Tent Belly
Dance and Fitness is the foundation for an open dialogue about the natural cycles
of a woman’s life, from puberty and menstruation, to sexuality, motherhood,
and menopause. We hope to bridge the gap between the competitive edge of a patriarchal
society and the natural cycles of our lives that crave existence in a healthful,
spiritualized context. As a loving community, we can reshape common misperceptions
of body image, ability, and over-all personal value. 
"Red Tent is a growing community of women who invest in one another’s
process of discovery, where friendships are made and artists are born."©
______________________________________________________________ CLASSES
Classes marked with this symbol are independently run
by Red Tent, or work
in collaboration with other small business'.
These classes directly benefit
the growth of the Red Tent
Belly Dance & Fitness community.
Belly
dance
(see homepage for
schedule of classes)
Belly dance classes
are designed to both accommodate and challenge beginning to intermediate students.
Red Tent Belly Dance classes offer a teaching structure founded on basic principles
of technique and skill, designed to give you a strong technical foundation as
a platform for personal growth and self-expression. Red Tent Belly Dance is a
balance of intelligence and intuition, where different learning styles are understood,
nurtured, and challenged. Increasing strength and flexibilty are a given with
Red Tent classes; fitness techniques are incorporated for safety and body-awareness.
Despite its grace and fluidity, belly dance is a complex and dynamic art
that can be studied over a lifetime, but it is a natural dance endemic to the
movement of the human body and the feminine spirit. Red Tent appreciates dance as a high
art of feminine culture, embracing ritual, education, celebration and healing,
supporting the health and happiness of body and mind. What
to wear Please dress comfortably, and no, you do not have to show your
belly! Most women prefer to wear clothing that accentuates movement and defines
the upper from the lower body. You will be surprised at the difference a simple
hip scarf or sash around the waist will make. Before you run out and invest in
a pricy coin belt, consider thrift store shopping; Crossroads often has good deals
and fancy treasures, or what about that old box of clothes in your closet? Be
creative and find something that moves you. Yoga
(see homepage for schedule of classes) | Amylea
teaches a fusion of classical styles deliberate and moderatly paced for breath
and body awareness, core stability and spinal alignment. With consistent practice,
you will build strength, increase flexibility, release tension and develop personal
awareness. |
Pilates
(see homepage for
schedule of classes) 
Photo
by Sarah Satter | Pilates
is a dynamic balance of strengthening and stretching focused on the quality of
movement. Utilizing the principles of core strength, spinal alignment, and stabilization
with movement , Pilates increases over-all functional mobility. In addition to
core strength and improved posture, Pilates increases flexibility, and balance,
opens the joints and facilitates the relationship of the body and mind through
breath and body awareness. Many variations of Pilates have emerged in today’s
fitness industry. There are commonalities in these variations that can be traced
to the classical mat work developed by Joseph Pilates in the early 1900’s. |
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Amylea
Co-Founder/Artistic
Director |
Amylea began actively studying dance and
fitness in 1992 at Step
1 Dance and Fitness. She participated in numerous formats and trained under
some of the finest instructors in Sacramento until the birth of her first child
in 1996. 3 months after the birth of her daughter, Amylea discovered and was drawn
in to the world of belly dance. "I had found a style of dance that I could
practice throughout my life, a rhythm that touched my new life with my new baby
girl. I knew that belly dance would ultimately make me a stronger woman and a
better mother." Amylea has been developing a safe and effective belly
dance training program as well as a teacher training program for her students
who aspire to be teachers of the art. Red Tent Belly Dance performs as a troupe
throughout the Sacramento region and pursues positive relationships within the
dance community for the social health of women and the strength of the dance community. "I
hope to one day open a cooperative dance and fitness studio art gallery with my
students and other small business entrepreneurs,teachers, trainers, artists and
dancers." Amylea began her career as a personal trainer and group fitness
instructor in 2001 and now teaches a wide variety of formats such as yoga, pilates,
senior fitness, healthy back, stability ball, and body sculpting. Presently, Amylea
is the fitness coordinator at the Central Family YMCA working to develop kids
fitness and dance programs for YMCA members. |
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