Bellydancing

[jamiesquared.livejournal.com]

Anyone know of any classes in the area? Id prefer not to travel too far but Arlington and Cambridge would be ok. Thanks :)

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[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

There are several! The Goddess Dancing is in central square www.thegoddessdancing.com, also there are classes by Najmat at Green Street Studio (www.greenstreetstudio.org) in Central as well. Naraya teaches in Jamaica plain too, though that might be a bit far for you :)

Hope that helps, I am sure there might be more, but those are the I know off the top of my head!

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

http://www.nadirajamal.com/teaching.html#classes

Nadira is a classmate of mine, and a lovely dancer.

[twitch124.livejournal.com]

dancecomplex.org in central square, cambridge offers classes.

I do not recommend Carolisa's class. I took the first class in her 8-week beginner session and walked out in the middle because of her behavior.

[hermitgeecko.livejournal.com]

I take belly dance lessons with the Goddess Dancing (www.thegoddessdancing.com) in Cambridge, and I really recommend them if you are looking for a supportive environment. It is easy to criticize them as being too spiritual and insufficiently critical in their approach, but I was not a confident dancer when I started and the instructors completely sold me on becoming a belly dancer. They sincerely believe that every woman is special and every woman can achieve in this art form, and they are willing to adjust classes somewhat (especially the beginner classes) based on what works best for their students or what their students are interested in learning. And I can definitely do things with my body that I couldn't before.

With that said, if you are an experienced belly dancer, you might want to meet with one of the teachers and discuss your learning needs instead of signing up for a class, as private lessons might suit you better.