Parents and pre-schoolers will get to play games, dance, use veils and other fun props and experience many styles of dance and music. Children as young as 2 can have fun!
International Dance Sampler for Parent/Child
Not sure which type of dance you want to try? Take our international dance sampler class and try several of our styles. You can try: Hula with grass skirts Bollywood with bell anklets Salsa with percussion instruments Belly Dance with coin scarves
Introduction to Belly Dance for Mothers and Daughters
Daughters and mothers of all ages can enjoy spending time together, dancing and having fun. No dance experience is necessary. Sadiya will teach the basic moves of belly dance in a friendly and fun environment. Mothers and daughters (with Sadiya’s help) will have the opportunity to choreograph their own duet to perform for the class… [Continue Reading]
Family Zumba
Share a fun, good energy Zumba experience with your family! Zumba is an excellent outlet for those, of all ages, who love to dance and get an excellent workout at the same time. I cater to the needs of all levels and ages, demonstrating low to high intensity dance and fitness moves throughout the class… [Continue Reading]
Steampunk Belly Dance
“Steampunk is an aesthetic that draws from science fiction, fantasy, and eras in which steam power was in popular use- primarily Edwardian and Victorian. Belly dancers who don costuming influenced by steampunk mix lace with stockings and top hats and industrial metal (like coin bras made from washers and metal chains.)” -Jasmine June Cabanaw When… [Continue Reading]
Turbo Technique for Belly Dancers
Spring is a great time to go back to the basics and strengthen your technique. Sadiya will be offering a Turbo Technique class on Tuesdays at 8pm. We will drill, strengthen, and layer. This class is appropriate for all level dancers. Sign up today!
Beginning Belly Dance
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Belly Dance Basics Belly Dance Basics is a beginning level belly dance class to introduce you to the art and exercise of belly dance. Learn basic stationary and traveling movements that will be put together in dance combinations. This class is paced slower than Beginning Belly Dance and is perfect for those women who have… [Continue Reading]
Belly Dance (Middle Eastern Dance)
Middle Eastern dance, known in the West as belly dance, originated as a celebrations of women’s bodies danced by and for women. Women find a supportive and relaxed environment to learn about belly dance, get some great exercise and meet new friends. Belly Dance Fitness- Shimmy Fit Shake and shimmy your way to better health,… [Continue Reading]
Advanced Beginning—moving beyond the basics
Advanced Beginning Belly Dance This class is for the dancer who has mastered the basic technique, isolation and beginning layering of belly dance. Focus will shift to strength training, attention to technique for layering and more advanced moves, and harder combinations and choreography. We will introduce the use of zills, or finger cymbals, and begin… [Continue Reading]
Intermediate Belly Dance
Intermediate Adult Belly Dance Completion of Advanced Beginning or a similar class is necessary for enrollment in this class. Dancers eligible will have mastered the basics of layering, have strength and stamina for more complex dance and is recommended by an instructor. We will focus on complex layering, understanding middle eastern rhythms, utilizing concepts of… [Continue Reading]
Advanced Belly Dance
Advanced Adult Belly Dance Advanced classes are for students with at least two years of instruction or the instructor’s permission. Students will learn professional level choreography and use of props, advanced performance skills and be challenged as solo and group dancers.
American Tribal Style andTribal Fusion Belly Dance
Tribal Style represents everything from Folkloric inspired dances to a fusion of ancient dance techniques from North India, the Middle East and Africa. As a general category, Tribal Style covers many flavors of American Belly Dance both the folkloric, fusion and cross over styles which explore modern, jazz, dance theatre, and hip hop with belly… [Continue Reading]
Bollywood Dance
Bollywood dance is from India. It mixes hip hop, jazz, and disco moves. This class is for children and adults. Bollywood Fitness Drawn to the popularized dance of India or just bored with their gym workouts, people are flocking to Bollywood-style dance classes that mix traditional Indian folk dances with hip hop moves. Simple steps… [Continue Reading]
Specialty Belly Dance Classes- offered periodically
Drills for Zills Brush up on your finger cymbal playing with this challenging 1/2 hour 8 week class that teaches new rhythms and combinations that will improve your zilling in no time! Belly Dance Fitness or Bellyrobics Experience the belly dance exercise craze without joining a gym! Laura or Jenn will be teaching this low… [Continue Reading]
Chinese Dance for Youth, Adults and Mother/Daughters
Yan will teach a Han or minority Chinese dance in this class for youth. She will introduce participants to the context, music and movements of the dance. Participants will learn a choreography.
