The art of belly dance affirms a woman's femininity at any age, promoting acceptance of the body, regardless of shape or size. Belly dancing keeps you fit, keeps you centered, improves posture, and strengthens stomach muscles. More importantly, overall toning leads to weight loss, improves self-image, and improves self-confidence. Belly dancing often focuses on the isolation of different parts of the body that move independent of each other in sensuous patterns.
Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre is a premier professional dance company in the City of Asheville where its members live and perform. Founded in 1979, ACDT performs a diverse repertoire of traditional and contemporary forms of modern dance, and is known for the integration of theatre and dance in its performances.
Snug in an ornately furnished studio in the famed River Arts Disctrict of Asheville, a uniquely creative group is wresting truth from life, and making it into Art. Always the backbone of bellydance in Asheville, Baraka Mundi & friends are pushing the envelope of their art, building momentum in the unexplored genre of Bellydance Theater. They have turned a taste for world fusion into a unique multi-media experience, combining dance, theater, live music and ceremony, for kids of all ages.
Bliss Healing Arts Center is located in the historic Millyard section of downtown Manchester, NH, on the Merrimack River. Bliss is over 3,000 square feet of lush, color filled beautiful space. We offer classes in Belly Dance, Sensual Dance (pole dancing), Reiki and other healing modality certifications, psychic development, classes in a myriad of subjects. Bliss hosts regular Psychic~Holistic Fairs, so please check back for dates and times! We also host Kirtan, on a regular basis, with a variety of Kirtan leaders, among them Shubalananda, Kailash, David Newman and others. We honor both Neem Karoli Baba and Ammachi with altars at Bliss. Please feel free to bring your offerings of devotion to them when you visit! We are non-denominational and honor all paths. Everyone is welcome! We also offer healing sessions including Reiki, Integrated Energy Therapy, Magnified Healing, Intuitive healing, Psychic, Mediumship, Shamanic healing and more. We offer studio/workshop room rental and healing room rental for qualified teachers and practitioners.
CasaNia is a beautiful body/mind/spirit studio with a wide range of classes and workshops in Nia (neuro-muscular-integrative activity - one of the earliest fusion fitness forms - dance, martial, and healing arts. It is located on a quiet cul-de-sac just off Mass. Ave. in Porter Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ours is a spacious converted artists' loft with cathedral ceilings and skylights, 810 square feet of sprung wood floor, a changing room, bathroom with shower, in-studio temperature control (heat and air conditioning) and some on-site parking.
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Have you ever dreamed of learning the dance that has captivated women since the time of the Pyramids?
Professional performances, classes, workshops and shows by Chicago's incomparable, internationally-famous artist, Jasmin Jahal. The Jasmin Jahal School of Dance is a unique dance studio that was featured by Chicago Magazine to be the "Best of Chicago". It is a haven for those who love the arts of the Middle East, including classical belly dance, folkloric dances of the Middle East, Tribal Fusion belly dance, East Indian, and Yoga, and more!
KAREENA-Chicago-Rogers Pk--Evanston
Drummer, poet, and dancer who has previously worked with children and women's groups. Combines mental wellness with art in an attempt to reach individuals by stimulating their souls with creativity.
Lucy also specializes in ritual dances from North Africa and Italy: Shikhatt, Guedra, Zar, Tammuriata, Chaoui.
Magda is a perfromer, teacher and imported of fine Turkish costumes and all items belly dance. She also offers velvet evening wear, beaded handbags, and jewelry.
Authentic Movement is a structured form of movement with two roles, mover and witness. The mover simply follows whatever impulses for movement arise in his (her) body. The witness/facilitator watches (and then coaches) the mover, with compassionate attention. Authentic Movement provides access to the body's wisdom. It assists dancers and choreographers to deepen creative expression. With coaching, it is a powerful way to address issues and transform our internal critical judgment to compassionate observation.
Mizilca offers "Transformational Bellydance" experiences: performances, classes, workshops, ceremonies & rituals, poetic dance journeys, articles, and dance costuming. She draws upon Goddess mythos of ancient cultures, yogic practices and energy work to evoke sacred and scintilating sensations for all watching or participating! Her approach to dancing is as an entertaining and inspiring dance priestess, employing the power of movement as a catalyst for internal change, and utilizing the isolated muscle groups as supportive excercises to physically support development, nurturance and rebalancing of the chakras. For more information, see her full site at www.transformationalbellydance.com
Moving Body Resources offers creative programs in Continuum Movement and supports other practices that address the wellness, fitness, and self-healing appetites of the 21st-century human being.
My name is Patricia Durbin-Ruiz. I have been an accomplished dancer for the past 13 years in NYC and have been dancing since the age of four. Physical training and dance are fused together by their relationship to the human body, its well being and need for strength. This is what sparked my interest in the fitness industry. I have been working as a personal trainer since 1995. I have a BS in Dance and Pre-Physical therapy from Kansas State University. I am a certified Personal Trainer through the American Council of Exercise (ACE) as well as Pre/postnatal fitness through Healthy MomsŪ. I also hold certifications in Yoga, Pilates, and Resist-A-Ball.