52 Lesson Plans - And How to write 5,000 more
Everything the belly dance teacher needs to teach a full year of classes. Plus all the info to write lesson plans forevermore
In this workshop I’m going to share with you 52 lesson plans that you can use for your beginner or mixed ability level classes for a full year. My aim is to help you if you are new to teaching belly dance, or if you struggle to come up with a formal plan for each of your lessons.
In the spirit of “Teach a man to fish” – I will also be sharing with you the formula that I use to create lesson plans, so that you can go forward with lesson plans that better suit your students or your teaching style, lessons for more advanced students and lessons that suit your own dance philosophy.
There are two ways you can use this workshop:
- You may want to write your own lesson plans and use the 52 lessons as examples of the formula.
- Or you may just want to teach the pre-set lessons, and use the formula as a better way to understand how the 52 lessons were developed.
Your Instructor

Sara Shrapnell spent 12 years teaching, performing and hosting events in the UK before moving to the Bay Area of San Francisco in 2011. Her classes are known for their humor, detailed breakdowns and cultural context. She adapts her lessons to suit the dancers, their needs and aims. Students who have studied with Sara have gone on to teach and perform in all styles of belly dance and many have made their living through performance or teaching. Sara’s books “Teaching Belly Dance” and “Becoming a Belly Dancer: From Student to Stage” are available on Amazon.
Course Curriculum
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StartLesson Planning using a Formula
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StartThe Formula
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StartSoft Warm Up
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StartSoft Warm Up Video (1:11)
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StartHeart Rate Warm Up
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StartHeart Rate Warm Up Video (1:05)
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StartStarting the Formula
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StartReview Last Weeks Contents
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StartNew Moves/Material
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StartNew Moves Video (2:21)
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StartReview Plus
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StartTopic Work
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StartTopic : Shimmy Semester
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StartTopic : Traveling Semester
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StartTopic : Veil Semester
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StartTopic : Styles of Belly Dance Semester
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StartTopic : Zill Semester
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StartTah-Dah
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StartCool Down
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StartCool Down Video (1:14)