Class Description

Whether you’re a complete beginner, or more seasoned dancer (of any style), in this 90-minute class, Rose will teach you the essentials of “belly dance,” aka Raqs Sharqi (رقص شرقي), meaning “Eastern Dance” in Arabic -- relying on her decades of training, extensive live music performance experience, Arabic language skills, and research in Egypt & her father's native Lebanon.  The class focuses primarily on classical Egyptian techniques, first drilling moves and then weaving them together into a choreography which we learn over the multi-week session, adding on a little more each week. Drop-in friendly.