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We have 3 rules at Dance Life: (1) have fun, (2) try not to run into each other, and (3) yes, you're doing it right! We warmly welcome participants of any gender, size, race, age, or ability level and are firm believers in the principles of Health At Every Size® (HAES). All bodies deserve respect and love exactly as they are right now, and all bodies have the right to pursue health behaviors like

dance and aerobics if they so desire! We're here to bring together an amazing community of people who want to have fun, explore all the wonderful ways we can inhabit our bodies, and learn some new skills along the way or just get sweaty in a dance class!

06/08/2026

I built a worldwide platform in the same body I spent years trying to "fix".

I've lost weight and regained it more than once.
If I could just be disciplined and consistent enough, my body would reflect my strong work ethic by being thin.

When that promise didn't deliver what I thought it would, I grieved.

Then I moved on. I stopped waiting for my body to become acceptable before I started living. I built a community that has changed lives around the world in THIS body, not the one I thought would draw the least amount of criticism.

Sometimes I wonder where I'd be now if I hadn't hid for so long.

So it makes me wonder, delightful person who has read this far:

What would become possible for you if you stopped waiting, too?

05/26/2026

Learn this routine with me in five weeks! Maybe you’ll find you can see your body as a Now Body happening instead of a Before Body waiting, just like us ❤️

Comment UNTAMED to get a DM with more info!

Description: Arielle (he/him and she/her) perform for the other students to “Dom Dom”.
Text reads: your current body isn’t a before picture. Your current body deserves memories, to be seen, and to be celebrated. Wear the outfit. Dance anyway. Take up space now.

05/18/2026

The dominant narrative is that we can’t be happy or lovable unless we’re actively striving for our most socially acceptable forms.

Meanwhile I’m much happier, and honestly have way better relationships, when I’m not spending 20 hrs a week on a "lifestyle change".

“You’re happy but you aren’t healthy” is a cliche response to videos like this.

But if love, joy, connection, community, and actually enjoying your life don’t count as health to you, I think you may be using "healthy" strictly as a synonym for "thin".

Step into my world and take a refreshing drink of body liberation, one dance class at a time. Try my six-week beginner series and learn the basic moves of Egyptian dance! Comment "DRILLS" to get a DM with more info.

Description: Arielle (he/him and she/her) performs at Inappropriate Song Night for an enthusiastic crowd. The song is "Baladi Nahuand" by Gaston Chaude, the costume is by Belly Goddess. Text reads "happy and loved in my biggest body."

05/11/2026

I’m curious where people land on this!

Learn this routine with me beginning 5/12, Tuesdays at 6p CDT in person and on livestream, or catch it in my recorded library.

Don’t worry, the floorwork is optional. The standing version slaps just as hard for my crunchy knee dancers. Comment UNTAMED to get a DM with more info!

Description: Arielle (he/him and she/her) performs aggy floorwork to “Another One Bites The Dust” by Queen

Text reads: do you compliment weight loss automatically? If someone posts a thinner photo online, does part of your brain instantly see it as an improvement?
Would the reaction change if the weight loss came from grief, illness, anxiety or not eating?
If yes, maybe we aren’t actually praising health. Maybe we’re praising thinness.
Where do you land on this?

05/05/2026

What does Zenne Vs Oryantal mean?

Zenne dancers have been around for centuries!

“Zenne” refers to male dancers in Turkey doing what we would now call “belly dance”. Dating all the way back to the sprawl of the Ottoman Empire, these were originally nomadic dancers who typically wore feminine attire and danced using feminine techniques.

“Oryantal” is the Turkish form of the dance we know as “belly dance”, often performed by highly conventionally attractive women.

While this commenter most certainly meant this as an insult, I couldn’t be more honored to be compared to this fantastic group of dancers, and I absolutely CANNOT wait to tell you more about them!

Join me in person or on livestream in my class on Mondays at 6pm CST, or catch it recorded on demand in my online library anytime. Comment UNTAMED for a DM with more info!

Description: Arielle (he/him and she/her) does his best kuchek to “Sen Trope” by Bulgarian Roma superstar Azis.

Text: ipekag says “is this a male body? You need a proper waist for belly dancing. This looks like and not an ”
I reply: Is this an unsolicited opinion? You need to a proper 4 inch taint for commenting, though 🥲 This looks like and not a .
👀 but also-
Dude, yes 😍
Bro saw he/him she/her in my caption and just wanted to be an ally 🥹🫶🏻
UNMISGENDERABLE MWAHHAHAH

04/28/2026

That feeling of release when the stick falls out tho 😮‍💨👌🏻✨ top tier.

I talk about bhole in public so often. Like, if the word “bhole” was a song, I’d be in the top 1% of streamers. I think my students would back me up on this 🤣 I can’t help that it’s a really relevant or***ce!

Anyway, get in on the sphinctral action for $15/mo on Teachable! Keep me in your pocket any time, anywhere around the world. Comment UNTAMED to get a DM with more info.

Description: Arielle (he/him and she/her) dances to "Henna Flower" off a Yousry Sharif album, Wash Ya Wash.

Text:
Denise says- should not be doing this. Too big. I reply,- I get it, Denise. You're mad that I refused the deal you accepted, the deal that said joy is only found in idealized bodies. Here's the truth, Denise: you can refuse this deal at any point, just like I did. You may find when you do, that stick just naturally falls right out of your bhole 🤗 Hope this helps!

04/21/2026

Choosing joy in a body that society says doesn’t deserve it is a radical choice ❤️

Description: Arielle (he/him and she/her) performs a jazzy cane dance with his class to "Roll The Dice" by Ego Plum. He saw this outfit of black pants, black mesh corset and a pirate shirt in an ad and had to immediately recreate it 😂

Text reads: Does happiness ask for our measurements, or were we trained to gatekeep ourselves? We took up space anyway, and nothing fell apart. This can be yours the moment you choose it, too

04/20/2026

Join us on Wednesdays at 6p and floof skirt with us!

Description: Arielle (he/him and she/her) dances with his Belly Dance Level Up class in 32 yard skirts. Text reads: literally never too old to floof skirt 😍

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6725 Seybold Road
Madison, WI
53719

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Monday 5:30pm - 8pm
Tuesday 5:30pm - 8pm
Wednesday 5:30pm - 8pm
Thursday 5:30pm - 8pm
Saturday 8:30am - 11am
Sunday 9:30am - 12pm

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