Don’t Wait Another Minute
To Fall In Love With Belly Dancing!
How It Works:
Dreamsbellydance Academy has created a unique belly dance certification program that has been proven by students to be “THE WAY” of learning the ancient art of belly dance. These programs are available to woman all of ages!
Students will Learn body awareness and proper technique offered in a safe and structured format. Students will Build on knowledge gained in previous levels, as each subsequent level is part of a carefully crafted and consistent continuum of knowledge.
Empower yourself by reaching goals in a structured and creative environment.
If this is your first time in our studio read below:
Sunday March 17th 5 pm - Free and Open to the Public!
Come Celebrate with us in our Open House Party! This month we are having our students and teachers perform plus tons of surprises!! Have fun, and join us for an amazing evening of dance, games, raffles, performances, mini free classes, and more! This party is FREE & open to the entire family! We hope to see you here!! Invite your friends and family!
Beginner Levels:
Level 1: At DreamsBellydance Academy students with no experience begin their course of study with level 1. This is an introductory 8-week course designed to teach students the basic skills necessary to develop their physical strength, muscle awareness, and mind-body connection to learn the basic art of Belly Dancing! In this course students will learn all the basic movements of belly dance such as posture, arm positions, hip work, foot work, veil work, shimmies, introduction to finger cymbals, and more! Students will receive a certification of completion signed by the instructor at the end of the course, plus two REVIEW CLASSES per week to continue the practice.
Upcoming Level 1 Program Start Dates:
- Tuesdays Starting March 19th at 6:30 pm with Annemarie
Level 2A: In this 8-week course students will learn to travel and layer movements learned in level 1, and will also be introduced to a more complex set of new movements to increase coordination and precision. In level 2A Belly dance layering concepts are introduced in the warm-up and foot work learned from this course are layered will all new belly dance movements.We will also enchase the veil use. Students will receive a certification of completion signed by the instructor at the end of the course, plus two REVIEW CLASSES per week to continue the practice.
- Wednesdays Starting March 6th at 7:30 pm with Nathalie
Level 2B: This 8-week program is the continuation of level 2A. Students will focus on continuing to practice traveling steps, and layering movements learned in previous levels. In this course students will focus in traveling steps and islations of the body. We continue teaching the use of veils and finger cymbals, new rhythms are introduced. Students will receive a certification of completion signed by the instructor at the end of the course, plus two REVIEW CLASSES per week to continue the practice.
Intermediate Levels
Level 3A: This is a 4-week course Students meet twice a week for this level. Students are exposed to more advanced dance combinations with the veil and finger cymbals. In level 3A we increase speed, precision and stamina while layering multiple movements with various timings, downbeats, foot patterns, arm positions and finger cymbals . We begin to combine several different elements together. Students will receive a certification of completion signed by the instructor at the end of the course, plus ONE REVIEW CLASS per week to continue the practice.
- Wednesdays starting March 20th at 8:30 pm with Annemarie
Level 3B: This is a 4-week course Students meet twice a week for this level Students meet twice a week to focus on continuing practicing a more advanced level dance combinations and footwork. We also focus on teaching the cultural and musical understanding of Middle Eastern dance. We focus on new finger cymbal rhytms and learn how to dance with them. Students will receive a certification of completion signed by the instructor at the end of the course, plus ONE REVIEW CLASS per week to continue the practice.
Advanced Levels
Level 4-A: This is a 4-week course Students meet twice a week for this level. We increase technical abilities while working on advanced skills in performance, emotion, creativity, history, culture, choreography, etc. We take proactive steps to move you forward in your dance development. We increase the use of veil, new rhythms of finger cymbals are introduced. Students will receive a certification of completion signed by the instructor at the end of the course, plus ONE REVIEW CLASS per week to continue the practice.
Level 4-B: This is a 4-week course Students meet twice a week for this level. We are focusing on practicing everything learned throughout all the belly dance levels. We introduce NEW prop use (cane- said dance) We will learn new Arabic rhythms and dance to them with your finger cymbals. Foot work and speed increases in our more intricate advanced combinations to all props used in class. Students will receive a certification of completion signed by the instructor at the end of the course, plus ONE REVIEW CLASS per week to continue the practice.
- Mondays and Thursdays starting March 28th at 8:30 pm with Annemarie
Level 5: This is the highest level in the Academy. These are 4-week courses meeting twice per week for an entire year. We continue to work on technique, Arabic Rhythms, dancing with props. Students learn choreography, improvisational and teaching skills. We offer five belly dance related projects throughout the year to teach students to demonstrate commitment to preserving the highest level of quality in this art. Students who successfully complete level 5 will achieve the prestigious title of DreamsBellydance Academy certification of completion, and will start training to optionally become one of our school dance instructor or continue to dance in become a part of our training team performance.
- Mondays at 6:30 pm with Nathalie
Open Ongoing Intermediate/ Advanced Classes:
New Belly Dance Classes - New Start Dates
Mondays at 7:30 pm - Members Review Level Class with Nathalie
Starts Monday March 4th at 10:30 am – Belly Dance Beginner’s Open Class with Annemarie
Mondays at 7:30 pm - Members Review Level Class with Nathalie
Starts Tuesday March 5th at 7:30 pm – Intermediate / Advanced Open Class with Nathalie
Starts Wednesday March 6th at 6:30 pm – Belly Dance Beginners Open Class with Annemarie
Starts Thursday March 7th at 10:30 am – Belly-Fit (Belly Dance Fitness Open Class)
Starts Saturday March 9th at 10:30 am – Open Class with Natalie
Saturdays 12:30 pm – Training with NathalieBelly Dance Classes for Kids
Thursdays 5:30 pm - Belly Dance Classes for Kids: Belly-Kids – Ages 4 to 8 with Nathalie
Saturdays 11:30 am - Belly Dance Classes for Kids: Belly-Kids – Ages 9 to 12 with Nathalie
Specialty Classes: Classes go for 90 mins. These classes will cover technique, stylization, choreographies, Arabic rhythms, drums, foot work, dancing with props, and many other challenging concepts!
- Friday March 22nd at 6:30 pm - Shake it, Pop it, Dream it! “Powerful Drum Solo with Nathalie & Annemarie”Oh yes we are about to do it ALL OVER AGAIN!! This is an amazing 90 minute class that combines all the shimmies, pops, and locks that you need to know to create a powerful drum solo! Nathalie & Annemarie will teach you all the secrets to a powerful and graceful shimmy. You will also learn an amazing drum solo choreography to take home and PRACTICE those SHIMMIES!! Let’s Shake it, Pop it, Dream it!! Bring your Diva attitude and the willingness to move those Hips!!
Workshops & Choreography Programs Available
Choreography Courses Open to ALL Levels! Choreography and Performance Opportunities are presented to Students of Beginner through Advanced levels. When a student is enrolled in a Choreography, students will learn a complete choreography during an 8-week period of time. This choreographies will be presented in the Annual Student Theater Show at the end of each year, plus our open house parties. Students are required to purchase a costume and/or props for the performance. Rehearsals will be required & mandatory for performance, and are FREE of charge!
