Take belly dance classes with Elisabeth! New dancers welcome. Oriental dance is a feminine performance art form from the Middle East, and every person can learn how to do it!
Why Learn Belly Dance?
- improve your posture
- release tension
- increase flexibility
- build stamina
- strengthen your core
- learn dance combinations
- learn about a different culture
- build body confidence
- feel beautiful!
What to Expect in Dance Class?
You’ll be dancing by the end of your first class! Each beginner class includes:
- a full body warm up
- learning basic technique
- combinations
- mini choreography
What to Wear to Class?
- Yoga pants or leggings
- Top that allows you to see your body line
- Hip scarf, or something around your hips (don’t have one? no problem! borrow one from Elisabeth)
- We dance barefoot, but if you need more support, you can wear ballet or jazz shoes
Class and Workshop Calendar
Elisabeth is currently teaching occasional workshops in Atlanta and traveling around the world. Stay posted for upcoming beginner belly dance class series and workshops on the Facebook page.
Workshops
Elisabeth also teaches workshops, special intensive Oriental and belly dance classes around the world. These workshops usually focus on a specific topic on Oriental dance or history, such as Egyptian shaabi or American Oriental veilwork or theatrical belly dance staging or belly dance marketing and promotion. Special workshops are added to the class calendar and can be booked in advance for other locations. Subscribe to the newsletter for the latest information on workshops.
Here are some of the types of workshops Elisabeth has taught in the past:
- Goblet Dancing to Tchaikovsky’s “Arabian Dance” in The Nutcracker
- Romantic Candlelit Belly Dance
- Intro to Belly Dance Workshop
- Belly Dance Sass + Golden Age Class Workshop
- Lotus Project Teen Belly Dance Workshop,
- Veiled in Beauty: Intro to Veils Workshop,
- License to Thrill: 4-Week Bond Girl Workshop
- Balancing Act Workshop
- Killer Heels & Hot Moves Workshop
- Classic American Oriental Style