Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance

03/05/2026

Term 2 classes resume Monday 4 May 💜
Sharing a little throwback performance from 2016, hope to see you in class soon 😃

Virginia Keft - Drum Solo Performed at Bahar Bayram Music & Dance Camp in Australia 2016. Numinbah Valley, Qld Australia www.cinnamon-twist.com.au

02/05/2026

We are sorry to hear of the passing of Soheir Zaki 🧡 A true master of Egypt dance. Many of us watched her videos on repeat - her style captivating, elegant and humble.

She shaped generations of dancers. Condolences to her family.

22/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended Cinnamon Twist’s April workshop series - we Zilled ourselves silly, and danced up a shaabi storm!
💃🧡✨😄

06/04/2026

✨ Belly Dance with Zills! Workshop with Virginia 💃

Learn to play zills while dancing and bring your movement to life with rhythm and sound ✨

Virginia will guide you through technique, timing, and musicality, building coordination and confidence through drills and combos.

📅 Mon 20 April
⏰ 6-8pm
💲 $60 or $110 for both April workshops (code: APRIL10off)

Intermediate+ (beginners welcome - expect a challenge). Zills provided or BYO.

👉 Sign up via link in bio

06/04/2026

✨ Shaabi Workshop with Virginia 💃

Raw, expressive, and full of attitude - Shaabi is the street dance of Egypt, blending baladi roots with modern beats.
Join Virginia to explore musicality, groove, and playful expression, building into a short, high-energy choreography 🔥

📅 Tues 14 April
⏰ 6-8pm
💲 $60 or $110 for both April workshops (code: APRIL10off)

Some belly dance experience recommended, come ready to bring the attitude!

👉 Sign up via link in bio

09/02/2026

📣 Last chance to join, TONIGHT! BRAND NEW CLASS! 😍 ✨Monday Beginners Belly dance at Cinnamon Twist.
💃Starts 9th Feb, 7-8pm.
👉Sign up is essential, link in bio.

09/02/2026

📣 Last chance to join, TONIGHT! BRAND NEW CLASS! 😍 ✨Monday Beginners Belly dance at Cinnamon Twist.
💃Starts 9th Feb, 7-8pm.
👉Sign up is essential. https://www.cinnamon-twist.com.au/signup

03/02/2026

♥️😊We have had an overwhelming response to our classes this term - Tues Beginners is FULL!

GOOD NEWS! - we are opening a new beginners class on
✨MON NIGHTS 7pm✨

Please secure your spot asap, the class will only go ahead if minimum enrolments are reached.

Welcome to Cinnamon Twist Established in the early-2000s by Virginia Keft, Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance is the Illawarra and South Coast’s longest-running centre for the study of Middle Eastern and contemporary belly dance. Based on Dharawal Country (Wollongong), we offer weekly classes in our priva...

16/01/2026

✨🔥⚡️Turkish Roman Havasi!
💃Join me for Folk School Workshop today
📍2-3pm, Northern Illawarra Uniting church hall

Experience the fire, the emotion, the strength and the beauty of Turkish dance in 9/8 karsilima rhythm. 🪩 🔥

22/12/2025

✨ A very sparkly THANK YOU as we wrap up Cinnamon Twist classes for 2025! ✨
What a year of movement, laughter and shared dance.

To our wonderful dancers, students and friends - thank you for the way you show up, share the space, and build a community grounded in friendship, care and connection. Cinnamon Twist is what it is, because of you. 💜

We’re back in full swing in the first week of Feb, so stretch those hips, polish the coins, and don’t forget to get your enrolment in! 💃✨

Until then, have a beautiful holiday.
Virginia xx