Kirsty, a long-term professional belly dancer is set to reinvigorate belly dance in Canberra presenting a beginner belly dance course open and accessible to all bodies! In partnership with Flazeda Alternate Dance Hub, Kirsty is giving away 5 free spots to attend two five week courses (x10 classes total).  

Starting in mid July this beginner belly dance class is jammed packed with drills and exercises to form a solid foundation in belly dance technique while learning about the cultural legacy and music of Middle-Eastern belly dance.

The free classes, given to x5 lucky people, would take place on Wednesdays 6:00pm - 7:15pm at Flazeda in Belconnen (Unit 4, 68 Emu Bank) between 22 August - 25 Sept.

Bellydance has many known benefits (exercise, fitness, wellbeing - see https://www.worldbellydance.com/health-benefits-belly-dance/). And Kirsty is the perfect person to learn from,  as Kirsty has over 15 years teaching and performing experience in belly dance with a background in cultural studies and anthropology allowing her to guide and mentor anyone through this culturally rich and diverse dance form.  

Having recently returned from a one-month immersion in belly dance in its homeland; Egypt, Kirsty was lucky enough to study with master Egyptian male belly dance instructor Tito Seif, and will be sharing that knowledge with her new students. “Tito is incredible! His dynamism, mastery and energy is hard to keep up with. Learning with him enriched me as a dancer but also prompted me to want to consciously expand who belly dance classes are made available to." - Kirsty

At Flazeda, our values are Diversity, Inclusivity, Equality and Respect. We believe in supporting individuals for their own personal and professional development and removing barriers that prevent people from accessing the benefits of performing arts. This is why we are creating x5 free spot, to remove barriers for people who would benefit, but might not be able to otherwise access it.

If you are interested in attending, but can afford to pay, you can book into the classes directly by going to:
Beginner Bellydance with Kirsty (5-week Mini Term 2, Term 3 2022) (flazedahub.com)

Bellydance is great for connection and forming friendship, and therefore, we are offering a bring a friend deal, with all applicants (successful and unsuccessful, a 50% discount to bring a friend with them)

Applications close on 18 August.