Do you want to belly dance in Belfast?
I offer courses, workshops, and performance opportunities to adult beginners of all ages and abilities who want to learn or review the basics and to dancers who want to make the next step to putting together and performing a solo dance routine.
2019/2020 Course and Performance Dates
Workshop: Learn a Fun Belly Dance Routine
Saturday 14 September 2019, 2-4 pm
Learn to belly dance with a fun dance routine! You will learn basic belly dance moves and put them together into a complete routine to fun Arabic pop music. Suitable for all levels from complete beginners through to improvers wishing to refresh their skills.
Sangam Studio, 205 Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 1AD
£20 for the workshop. Advance booking essential. Contact me or pay online to secure your place.
Course: Create a Belly Dance Solo
Saturday 19 October and Saturday 9 November 2019, 2-4 pm
Learn how to create a belly dance solo of your very own! You will learn how to analyse and interpret music and add belly dance movements with basic design principles. By the end of the course, you will be able to create your very own belly dance solo. Suitable for any dancer who knows basic belly dance moves and would like to take the next step towards solo performing, or for dancers who would like to gain more practice in creating solo routines. You may optionally perform your routine at our informal autumn party or at our winter hafla.
Maitri Studio, 4 The Mount, Belfast, BT5 4NA
Sunflower Room (19 October) and Lotus Room (9 November)
£40 for the course. Advance booking essential. Contact me or pay online to secure your place.
Jen Belly Dance Autumn Party
Saturday 23 November, 3-5 pm
Want to share your solo you’ve developed on the ‘Creating a Belly Dance Solo’ course? Or perform a routine you’ve independently developed? Come to our party where we’ll share an afternoon of informal dance performances. Guest dancers, family, friends, and children are most welcome!
Performances are open to all belly dancers who wish to perform a solo (or small group) improvisation or choreography. No particular dance level is required to perform. Please contact me to secure your place.
Sunflower Room, Maitri Studio, 4 The Mount, Belfast, BT5 4NA
£3 contribution for dancers and guests to cover room hire costs
Sangam Arts / Jen Belly Dance Winter Performance Evening
Saturday 7 December 2019, Details TBC
