BellyUp
The Leading Edge of Egyptian Dance Training!
Joharah of BellyUpBellyDance Studio has created a haven for bellydance students of all levels. BellyUp is known for offering nothing less than excellence in Egyptian dance training. BellyUp students benefit from the fact that Joharah is a well trained and experienced Egyptian dance artist and performer that is constanting learning, growing and further educating herself, which keeps her classes fresh, exciting and her students continually inspired and coming back for more ! Not only does she attend Egyptian dance conferences, workshops and training programs with Master instructors throughout each year, BellyUp hosts Master teachers at her studio where students can attend these educational intensives on a regular basis in an up close and personal learning environment. BellyUp's students have trained with Egyptian dance artists Fifi Abdo, Khaled Mahmoud, Mohamed El Hosseny, Faten Salama, Ahmed Hussien along with Nourhan Sharif, Ranya Renee, Aziza, Carolena Nericcio and Mira Betz plus other local area teaching talent. Joharah also took a large group of students to Cairo, Egypt for the week long Nile Group Dance Festival where Joharah was also a Master Instructor. Joharah has studied intensively with every major Egyptian dancer available.
No other studio brings Egyptian dance education to the forefront of the Ontario dance community like BellyUp and our student's technique level is testament to the leading edge quality of education that BellyUp has become known for. Our curriculum offers both depth and diversity and includes a wide range of specialty programs. In addition to the essential beginner to advanced level classes necessary for progressive learning, students also have a continually changing array of specialty classes to choose from such as mastering finger cymbals, Arabic rhythms, Assaya, Veil, musicality, performance skills, choreography to name a few. Where some studios focus on a single choreography for the duration of a program, BellyUp is focused on developing real bellydancers with a high level of technique, musicality and an understanding of the culture of the dance form. Students, performers and bellydance teachers travel to BellyUp for Joharah's Classes, Workshops and Intensives along with Master weekends with the finest visiting instructors. BellyUp was the first Canadian studio to be featured in Bellydance An International Magazine and Joharah is a frequent contributing writer for Shimmy Magazine. International Bellydance superstars Nourhan Sharif and Faten Salama are both Faculty members of BellyUp. BellyUp is now in its sixth year and continues to evolve as a leader in Egyptian dance training!
At BellyUp, Joharah trains hundreds of students from all points throughout Ontario, Canada and beyond. BellyUp is considered an oasis for bellydance artists of all levels. She teaches over ten classes each week from beginner through advanced, in addition to choreography workshops, event hosting and performing. BellyUp is Joharah’s full time focus including all aspects of the studio’s day-to-day operation along with the artistic direction and management of several performance troupes under the BellyUp name, one of which now performs on a professional basis. Joharah and her dance ensembles also volunteer their time to perform regularly at a wide range of charitable fundraisers throughout the GTA and Halton region and they also work to support and fundraise for International causes such as the Egyptian Society of Mercy to Animals and WelNepal (an organization dedicated to the literacy education for girls and women of Nepal). BellyUp plays a pivotal role in our community and has donated hundreds of hours of performance time to fundraising events such as the Charity of Hope, Hope and the City, Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation, World Breast Cancer Conference, SAVIS (Sexual Abuse and Violence Intervention Services), Halton Women’s Place, Brooklyn Mills Fundraiser and other local fundraisers for children in need, Danielle’s Place for Eating Disorders along with ESMA, WelNepal to name just a few.
BellyUp is located at 2330 Lakeshore Rd. W., Unit 5, Oakville, Ontario L6L 1H3 in the heart of Bronte Village. Head south on Nelson off Lakeshore Rd. W., and make your first left into the parking lot. The studio's main entrance faces the parking lot. We have loads of FREE, convenient parking. 905 465 3100 studio or 416 414 1115 cell. Email info@bellyup.ca