Just Belly Dance

05/28/2025

📣 New Class Announcement

Join us for a choreography-based belly dance class that plays with surface and depth, glamour and grit.

We’ll be working with a song that sounds playful on the surface but holds much more underneath. Expect movement that’s slinky, sharp, and emotionally textured.

This isn’t just another “fun and flirty” combo.
It’s an invitation to explore what we show… and what we know. We’ll touch on musicality and the importance of knowing your song: the lyrics, the meaning, and what you're actually dancing to.

The message doesn’t scream. It slips in slowly.

This isn’t just belly dance. It’s something else entirely.

👉🏽 Register to join the experience: https://bit.ly/SIREN-RNR1 👈🏽

Some will hear the music and move.

Some will hear the lyrics and stop moving altogether.

01/14/2025

✨ Dance, Relax, and Reconnect in Paradise! ✨

The Asmara Experience: Paradise Retreat
May 8–11, 2025 | Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Imagine mornings filled with world-class belly dance workshops, afternoons exploring the beauty of Playa del Carmen, and evenings connecting with like-minded dancers at a stunning gala show. This is your chance to escape, recharge, and immerse yourself in the magic of belly dance and tropical paradise!

💃🏽 What’s Included:

✔️ Workshops with Sabia, Chudney, and Sultana
✔️ Exciting excursions, including Playa’s iconic 5th Avenue
✔️ Luxury accommodations at the Cache Boutique Hotel
✔️ Gala show, beachside celebrations, and more

🎁 Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift? Treat a loved one—or yourself!—to this unforgettable getaway filled with dance, culture, and relaxation. 🌸

📍 Retreat Package: $475

📲 Register today at www.justbellydance.com/events/view/amex-pdc

Don’t wait—spaces are filling fast! We can’t wait to see you in paradise! 🌴✨

To secure your spot, you must: Select and pay the $100 deposit. Choose your payment ...

05/27/2023

Follow Makan - ECCA for more information about zar and other cultural legacies.

Egyptian Centre for Culture & Art Makan
https://www.egyptmusic.org/en/

"
The music and dance ritual known as "zar" is an artform with centuries-old roots in Ethiopia and Sudan. When Egypt artist Um Sameh sings, she intends "to heal the sick". A stage, a spotlight, a mesmerised audience: when the Mazaher ensemble performs at Cairo's Makan Cultural Centre, the audience is speechless. The music and dance ritual performed is known as "zar". An artform with centuries-old roots in Ethiopia and Sudan, which is traditionally believed to ward off or exorcise evil spirits. But this is no folkloric concert, when Um Sameh sings, she sings " to heal the sick ".
" - excerpt from an article by Africanews

https://www.africanews.com/amp/2022/05/10/egypt-musical-ensemble-revives-mystical-tradition/

🎥 Africanews

04/28/2023

The ever amazing Thelma Rose Professional Belly Dancer performing a drum solo is a treat no one should miss. If you ever get an opportunity to take a class with her, please do! You will not be disappointed.

04/28/2023

Join Asmara Bellydance Initiative and special guests, LIVE, on April 29th at 3pm EST, for the Zoom ONLINE Turkey and Syria Fundraiser Showcase.

RSVP to Facebook event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/515568287457099

Donate and/or register to attend the ONLINE show on the Just Belly Dance event registration page:

https://www.justbellydance.com/events/view/asmara-tss

Join Asmara Bellydance Initiative and special guests on April 29th at 3pm EST for the Turkey and Syria fundraiser showcase. As we all know by now, both Tu...

03/24/2023

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