Instructors

The following Guild members offer classes and/or workshops. For more details, check their Guild member profile or contact them directly. Happy Dancing!!

 

Alana Mari

Style: Middle Eastern Dance, Raqs Sharqi, Belly Dance

Location: Richfield Community Center, registration opens Aug 21: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/.../activity/search...

Intro to Raqs Sharqi. Open to all levels, but geared to beginners.

  • Mondays, 11 am to noon (8 weeks beginning Oct 2)
  • Wednesdays, 6:30 to 7:30 pm (8 weeks beginning Sept 27)

Raqs Sharqi Dance Party. Go with the flow. All levels welcome.

  • Fridays, 10-11 am
  • (8 week series beginning Sept 8),
  • (5 class series beginning Nov 3)

 

Amina Beres

 

Dans Askina Turkish Dance Ensemble, Artistic Director
https://dansaskina.com
aminaberes@gmail.com
Facebook = Mary West-Amina Beres
Instagram = #dansaskinamnZoom or in person! Private lessons in Turkish Oryantal, AmCab, zills, Azerbaijani Women's Dance Basics, musicality, and body awareness/stage presence are available for individual dancers, small groups, or troupes.
Cassandra Shore

 

Conditioning, Isolations, and Body Awareness (ZOOM only) Tuesday 5:50pm - 7:05pm
I am teaching In-Person classes at Anda Flamenco:
Technique & Combinations Thursday 6pm -7:30pm (with live drumming! by Tim O'Keefe) and
Technique Intensive Saturday 10:30am to Noon
Facebook is https://www.facebook.com/TheCassandraSchool
Instagram is #cassandrasclasses
email slshore@msn.com
and cell 612-814-1845
Elianae Stone

 

Acceleration Dance and Fitness in Omaha, Nebraska and online!
Classes:
Monday - Baladi specialty class on ZOOM, 6-7pm
Tuesdays -Yoga 6-7pm, Intermediate Bellydance 7-8pm, and
Thursdays - Barre 6-7pm, Beginner Bellydance 7-8pm
Style of dance Egyptian Raqs Sharqi
Contact information
https://www.accelerationbellydancefitness.com, elianaethebellydancer@gmail.com Omaha, NE, or online on Zoom and Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/accelerationdanceandfitness
Emalee Morem

Blue Lotus Dancers, Artistic Director
www.emaleebellydance.com
Zoom or in person! Private lessons are available. Classes are on hold until winter 2023/2024. Join Emalee's newsletter via her website to determine when her classes will resume. emaleemorem@gmail.com
LaDonna von Stoetzel

Washburn, Wisconsin

https://www.facebook.com/AdaraDin
Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, and TikTok: @AdaraDin

Laila Sabouni

Jawaahir Dance Company Dancer
Style: Raqs Sharqi, Belly Dance, Middle Eastern Dance
Instagram: @lailasabounidance
laila.sabou@gmail.com
Zoom and in-person Beginner Classes
Mondays: 10-11 am and 6:30-7:30 pm by zoom
Wednesdays: 10-11 am and 6:30-7:30 pm by zoom
Available to schedule private or private group classes.
Location: NE Minneapolis
Laura Imholte

Wednesdays at 7pm in Mounds View, MN
Teaching absolute beginner through mixed-level choreography
lauramimholte@hotmail.com
Facebook: Muse-Bellydance Troupe
Louise Indritz

 

Mixed level belly dance class, suitable for beginners, dancers getting back into dance and those looking to cross train with more dancers.

Location: Robbinsdale MN. The registration for the Fall 2023 classes will be active as of August 2, 2023, on the Robbinsdale Community Ed's website: https://ced.rdale.org/adult/adult-enrichment-classes

Contact via email: louiseindritz@hotmail.com

www.Jawaahir.org

 

Mirah Ammal

Middle Eastern & Persian Dance Artist
Al-Bahira Dance Theater
http://www.facebook.com/MirahAmmalDancer
https://mirahammal.com
mirah@mirahammal.com
Patrice Hundstad

 

Swords & Silks
Style: Belly Dance
Easy-to-learn belly dance combos. Monday evenings. First class is free
Mankato: Menari Body Works, 121 E Cherry St, Mankato, MN 56001.  swordsandsilksmankato@gmail.comVolunteers needed for Aug 7 class: https://facebook.com/events/s/volunteers-needed-for-a-bellyd/304065102106704/
Renee Szudy

Jawaahir Dance Company
Style: Middle Eastern Dance, Raqs Sharqi, Belly Dance
www.Jawaahir.org
genmanager@jawaahir.org
Come dance with me Saturdays
Foundational Arabic Dance, 1:15-2:15 PM
Topics in Arabic Dance, 2:30-3:30 PM
Hothouse Studio, 2303 Kennedy Street NE  Suites 410 & 420  Minneapolis, MN 55413
Register at hothousempls.com
Rhoda Lichy

Rochester Community Ed, Rochester, MN
Monday nights, Beginning Belly Dance
Northgate Health Club, Rochester MN
Wednesday evenings
rlichy2@yahoo.com
Sonja Corcoran

Intermediate level bellydancing class starting in April
Thursdays 6:30-8pm
Minneapolis
https://www.dancebysonja.com
Vanessa of Cairo

 

Advanced: "Get a Leg Up on Your Dancing": Starting January 2023, Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00pm. $20. Taught by Vanessa.
By popular demand after Vanessa’s articles in Zameena magazine, Vanessa is sharing her tips, tricks, techniques, and combinations that take your dancing to the next level. We are putting these concepts into practice in a 7-week session to help dancers level up their practice! Give yourself the gift of dance as you move into 2023.
Classes can be taken separately or as a series. The only purchase option available for this whole series is Get a Leg Up. Otherwise, use Single Visit when you register.
Online & in-studio. Show up in person if you want to; Vanessa will be teaching on zoom. We'll have a large monitor set up in the studio so you can easily see her. 60 minutes.
The videos for those registered will be accessible until 2 weeks after the series has completed.
Register:  https://www.wellnessliving.com/rs/schedule/jawaahir_dance_company