South Island Dance Network

Belly dance is an exciting, exacting and fun dance form. It takes more than 8-weeks (10 hours) to learn to belly dance but Kashmir’s Introductory Belly Dance course gives a solid base to build on over years to come – no matter what style you decide to pursue.

In the eight 75-minute Introductory classes you will learn how to move your body is a typical belly dance way – with your hips and shoulders – and also some travelling steps and arm movements; you will be given an introduction to interpreting belly dance music; there will be simple combinations and opportunities to try your own hip at belly dancing as you think it should be done; you will also be given background information about where belly dance has come from and how it is changing with mini-lectures and videos.

Kashmir has been studying belly dance and Middle Eastern folk dance for over 20 years and has been teaching for 14 of those. Her areas of expertise are Egyptian dance and safe movement generation. The movements taught in the Introductory course are designed on safe posture and build in complexity as ability grows. 

When: Thursdays, 7:30-8:45pm starting 8 September 

Where: 8 Drake Street, South Brighton, Christchurch 

Cost: $80 paid by 7 September; $100 on 8 September; casual (if space allows) $15/classRegister: www.bellyraqs.co.nz 

Kashmir: Phone 03 382 0071 or 027 438 7277