NEW | Shimmy | Learn to Belly Dance | Season 2
In this collection, you will learn core strength, belly dance basics, dance-based strength and conditioning, and choreography. Each class includes a dance-based warm up to increase your flexibility, a teaching portion where you will learn 4-6 new belly dance steps, and a dynamic choreographed performance that brings together all you have learned.
Remember, learning a new form of movement is not about being perfect—allow yourself to have fun! You can always press pause and work on a step by yourself, and repeating practices is encouraged. Feel confident in being a beginner and try something new today!
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NEW | Shimmying Circles | Full Body Belly Dancing Class (24 Mins)
This class is about finding softness and sensuality in your movements. Begin with a gentle floor and standing warm up before learning moves that help free you from feeling rigid. You'll play with circular dance moves such as frontal chest circles and liquid arms, the shoulder shimmy and two varia...
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NEW | Signs of Grace | Upper Body-focused Belly Dancing Class (24 Mins)
Try this class if you want to develop strength and grace in your upper body. You'll begin with a relaxing warm up that prepares your body to dance. The focus of this class is on learning five core moves: the gawazzi step, M & M’s, the cabaret shimmy, the chest camel, and the beautiful side-step a...
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NEW | Rippling Flames | Back & Leg-focused Belly Dancing Class (24 Mins)
This class is all about learning to turn from your hips! Begin with a combination of gentle warm up moves before moving into the main sequence. You will practice head slides, hip circles, and the more challenging shimmy-layered hip circles, tremor figure eights, and saidi turns. All these moves b...
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NEW | Turning Shapes | Core & Hip-focused Belly Dancing Class (24 Mins)
This class is all about learning to turn from your hips! You'll begin with a combination of gentle warm-up moves before moving into the main sequence. You will practice head-slides, hip-circles, and the more challenging shimmy-layered hip-circles, tremor figure-eights, and saidi turns. All these ...
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NEW | The Elegant Garden | Full Body Belly Dancing Class (24 Mins)
This class invites you to tap into your grace and elegance. Begin with a gentle warm up stretch that will prepare you to dance. Then, learn the traveling step grapevine, the elegant falling leaves, the hip-down ronde de jambe, the M & M’s, and the beautiful chest camel step. You'll combine these ...
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Express Yourself | Hip & Arms-focused Belly Dancing Class (24 Mins)
Belly dancing is a beautiful way to express your inner landscape. Start with a gentle stretch warm up that will prepare you to dance. Today, you will learn the three-step turn, hip bounce, the challenging three-quarter shimmy, and combine them with expressive facial gestures. This mix of steps wi...
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NEW | The Rippling Snake | Core and Upper Body-focused Class (24 Mins)
Unlock your upper body with this fun belly dancing class! Begin with a gentle but thorough warm up and then practice the chest camel, the ripple, and the sultry full camel. Hip pistons and snake arms are added to create an authentic belly dance choreography. This class focuses on creating a rippl...
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NEW | Upper Body Fluidity | Upper Body-focused Belly Dancing Class (24 Mins)
Release tension from your upper body and find a new sense of freedom in your movements with this class! Begin with a gentle warm up and then learn chest circles, liquid arms, shoulder rolls, and the dynamic village-shimmy. These moves will help you access areas of your upper body that lifting wei...
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NEW | Belly Dancing Essentials | Beginner Belly Dancing Class (24 Mins)
Today's class focuses on learning the essentials. Begin with a relaxing full body warm up that prepares you to dance. Then, learn three classic hip moves: the basic Egyptian step, the Turkish figure eight, and M & M’s, as well as the essential upper body move—the chest camel. Feel confident learn...
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NEW | The Waterfall | Full Body Belly Dancing Class (24 Mins)
This class is about learning to embrace the ripple and flow like water. Begin with a combination of warm up moves to prepare you for the new moves you'll learn today. The teaching sequence includes the chest camel, the ripple, the sultry full camel, the traveling step grapevine, as well as the el...
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NEW | Circles of Life | Full Body Belly-Dancing Class (24 Mins)
Break free from static movement and explore circular movement patterns in this fun belly dancing class! You'll begin with a gentle combination of stretches and warm up exercises. These will prepare you to learn key belly dance moves such as hip pistons, snake arms, as well as the more challenging...
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NEW | Feel the Fire | Leg & Glute-focused Belly Dancing Class (24 Mins)
This class is a great workout for your lower body and teaches you moves that will elevate your dance practice! Begin with a gentle combination of movements in preparation for dancing. Today you'll learn the energetic 1,2,3 hop and hip pop, the Turkish bumps, and the standing figure eight. These m...