Serpentine Dance Studio

SERPENTINE DANCE STUDIOS offers a variety of World and Restorative Dance classes for women of all ages and fitness levels. If you are new to the studio we request that you register in person to insure you sign up for the right class for you. We also ask that you sign a liability waiver. Returning students, we are working on automated online registration but are not there yet ... Please come early to class to register and pay at the studio for the moment.

SERPENTINE DANCE STUDIOS offers a variety of World and Restorative Dance classes for women of all ages and fitness levels. If you are new to the studio we request that you register in person to insure you sign up for the right class for you. We also ask that you sign a liability waiver. Returning students, we are working on automated online registration but are not there yet ... Please come early to class to register and pay at the studio for the moment.

African and Middle Eastern women have turned to trance dancing to cure physical and mental ailments whenever traditional medicine fails them. They enter trance using special music and movements to discover what ails them. These sessions, based on the instructor’s book "Trance Dancing with the Jinn," use traditional Middle Eastern trance dance music and movements (based on Islamic zikr, Sufi whirling and the zar) to enter a meditative state. Come learn Middle Eastern trance dancing from a dancer with over 45 years of performance and teaching experience!

This gentle low-impact movement class is geared towards those able to stand and walk without difficulty.

For those with balance or stamina issues, this class is for you - seated on a stool. There are many fun ways to interpret music and increase heart beat without standing! Designed to get the blood flowing and put a smile on your face.

No matter where you are on the road to recovery, these classes will help get you moving again. Through low impact movements taken from Middle Eastern dance, these unique body isolations gently help survivors regain mobility, flexibility and muscle tone. Private coaching available. Please contact us for class times as they are not all listed on our regular schedule. 1 hour.

Dance away your aches and pains. Invigorate your joints, ligaments and muscles through fluid, relaxing movements to music. Exercise has been proven to decrease symptoms caused by a multitude of conditions; from high blood pressure to arthritis, joint stiffness, muscle pain and chronic stress. Classes will focus on participants' specific issues as well as general well-being. No prior dance experience necessary. 1 hour.

Zumba Fitness is perfect for everybody and every body! Each Zumba® class is designed to bring people together to sweat it on. Zumba takes the "work" out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party.

Using movie and video footage, these 2 hour classes explore the styles of Egypt's famous dancers - from the late 1800s ghawazee and coffee house sensations to today’s newest stars. We also study the history and variations of the dance's techniques.

Raise your heart beat and dance away the blues. An hour of low impact, high-energy, kind-to-your-joints dancing guaranteed to make you smile and forget about the outside world. 60 minute class.

This class focuses on performance skills and the techniques used in a traditional 6 part Egyptian belly dance performance. We cover mergenci, taqsim, beledi, finger cymbals, audience participation, tarab songs, drum solos, cane dance, khalegee, and finale. Open to those who have successfully completed the intermediate course or by instructor permission. If you've been dancing a number of years and would like to perform as an improvisational soloist, or would like to improve your dance skills this class is for you. 1.5 hour class.

Once you've mastered body-part isolation it's time to put it all together with traveling steps and improvisation. Egyptian style belly dance. Open to those who have successfully completed the beginners course or by instructor permission. If you've been dancing a couple of years or more, this may be the place for you. 60 minute class.

The basics of Egyptian style belly dance - Open to all. If you've never taken a belly dance class or are rusty, this is the place to start. 60 minute class.

The basics of Egyptian style belly dance - Open to all. If you've never taken a belly dance class or are rusty, this is the place to start.

The basics of Egyptian style belly dance - Open to all. If you've never taken a belly dance class or are rusty, this is the place to start. Basic techniques, Arabic music theory, history of belly dance, cultural context and finger cymbals

Shaabi choreography to the latest hit in Cairo's club scene.

Classic combinations suitable for many entrance songs, easily adaptable to your own unique style.

Once you've mastered body-part isolation it's time to put it all together with traveling steps and improvisation. Egyptian style belly dance. Open to those who have successfully completed the beginners course or by instructor permission. If you've been dancing a couple of years or more, this is probably the place for you.

Once you've mastered body-part isolation it's time to put it all together with traveling steps and improvisation. Egyptian style belly dance. Open to those who have successfully completed the beginners course or with instructor permission. If you've been dancing a couple of years or more, this is probably the place for you.

ZUMBA is one level.

Zumba is one level

Once you've mastered body-part isolation it's time to put it all together with traveling steps and improvisation. Egyptian style belly dance. Open to those who have successfully completed the beginners course or by instructor permission. If you've been dancing a couple of years or more, this is probably the place for you.

Once you've mastered body-part isolation it's time to put it all together with traveling steps and improvisation. Egyptian style belly dance. Open to those who have successfully completed the beginners course or with instructor permission. If you've been dancing a couple of years or more, this is probably the place for you.

This class focuses on performance skills and the techniques used in a traditional 6 part Egyptian belly dance performance. We will cover opening numbers, taqsims, beledis, finger cymbals, audience participation, tarab songs, drum solos, cane dances, khalegee, and finales as well as culture, history, song translations and how to turn professional. Open to those who have successfully completed the intermediate course or by instructor permission. If you've been dancing a number of years and would like to perform as an improvisational soloist, or would like to improve your dance skills this class is for you. 90 min. class.

This class focuses on performance skills and the techniques used in a traditional 6 part Egyptian belly dance performance. We will cover opening numbers, taqsims, beledis, finger cymbals, audience participation, tarab songs, drum solos, cane dances, khalegee, and finales as well as culture, history, song translations and how to turn professional. Open to those who have successfully completed the intermediate course or by instructor permission. If you've been dancing a number of years and would like to perform as an improvisational soloist, or would like to improve your dance skills this class is for you. 90 min. class.

This class focuses on performance skills and the techniques used in a traditional 6 part Egyptian belly dance performance. We will cover opening numbers, taqsims, beledis, finger cymbals, audience participation, tarab songs, drum solos, cane dances, khalegee, and finales as well as culture, history, song translations and how to turn professional. Open to those who have successfully completed the intermediate course or by instructor permission. If you've been dancing a number of years and would like to perform as an improvisational soloist, or would like to improve your dance skills this class is for you. 90 min. class.