Bellydance Fusion 101

Bellydance Fusion 101

WHEN: Friday evenings 6pm-7pm

WHERE: Hoi Polloi Dance Studio - 5660 Main Ave. Orangevale, Ca

COST: $25 drop-in or $80 / 4 class pass

WHAT TO EXPECT: Come learn the beautiful craft of Bellydance Fusion, while getting fit and having fun! Join Anastasia every Friday evening for Bellydance Fusion 101 at Hoi Polloi Dance Studio in Orangevale. This class is geared toward beginners who have minimal to no past Bellydance experience.

Each week, we will break down the foundations of Bellydance Fusion and add onto our repertoire of moves and techniques. Classes begin with a structured warm up, followed by Bellydance drills designed to make you sweat. We will end with a short “8 counts of 8” sequence that students will have the chance to record and take home to practice.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Anastasia began her dance journey in 2005 at Hot Pot Studios in Sacramento, Ca. Her introduction to Bellydance Fusion was initially through Amy Sigil’s ITS format, later moving on to learn Egyptian Raqs Sharqi fundamentals at Sacramento studios and California festivals like Rakassah West.

Anastasia fell in love with the expressive and dynamic aspects of dance and movement arts, and spent several years exploring various dance styles and flow arts such as Hip Hop dance, Polynesian dance, West African dance, fire dance, hooping, aerial arts, and Krump. Anastasia graduated from Zoe Jakes’ DanceCraft: Key Of Diamonds program in 2017, and Kami Liddle’s Krysalis: Invocation program in 2020.

Anastasia directed Bellydance and fire troupe, Duende Dance Fusion, from 2015-2018, and formed Harmony Student Troupe, an intermediate level student troupe, in 2019. Anastasia has taught and performed at venues and events around the West Coast, most recently instructing at Temple Kukuri in Fair Oaks, Ca, Embodied Arts in Fair Oaks, Ca, and Hoi Polloi Dance Studio in Orangevale, Ca.

Anastasia is passionate about sharing her love of dance with students. Through teaching and studying dance, Anastasia has experienced the transformational power of dance & movement to boost confidence, instill personal empowerment, invoke joy, create connection, and improve overall health and wellbeing.

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