Join us Monday, Aug 12 at Dance Fxbg for free classes with Amy “Kiyaana”
7:00 – 7:45 pm – current students (all levels welcome)
8:00 – 8:45 pm – NEW students (current students are welcome at this time too, but the class will focus on beginner material)
Sign up HERE for the free class on Aug 12
Mention that you “bellydance” and you’ll get all sorts of interesting reactions. There will be a few that hear “ballet dance”, so make sure you enunciate! Next, you may see a look of shock, nostalgia, fun, or puzzlement. To the shocked and puzzled, I sometimes try to explain how its origins are as a social…
Our 4th annual combined-levels bellydance class at Strictly Ballroom begins August 4th! Join us on Mondays in August to practice bellydance technique and learn important skills for group dancing. Learn a fun, basic choreography that is suitable for beginners, but appropriate for experienced dancers, too. (Add finger cymbals to increase the difficulty level!) There will…
I’ve been so lucky as a working dancer and dance teacher! And very fortunate as a dance student, too. For the past seven years, I have been able to gig consistently at Middle Eastern restaurants and for over six years, teach weekly classes in Fredericksburg, and attend classes and workshops with internationally known instructors. In…
Join us for a bellydance show, featuring Kiyaana’s students, on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the downtown Fredericksburg library at 1201 Caroline St, 22401. Doors open at 2:45 pm, show starts at 3:00 pm. Attendees must wear masks. Admission is free.
Taqsim, Taqasim, Taksim – however you spell it, the meaning is the same. It is a section of a song where an instrument plays an improvised solo. How do you dance to it? That depends on the setting (recorded or live music) and the instrument. Listen carefully to what the instrument is expressing. The musician will…
Ask five bellydancers what they wear on their feet for practice and performance and you will get five different answers. Barefoot, ballet slippers, jazz shoes, lyrical sandals, hermes sandals, ballroom heels, and the list goes on! Part of the decision is based on personal preference and part on what is recommended by dance instructors. What…