Joharah of BellyUp BellyDance Studio
Joharah will be teaching in Cairo, Egypt at the Nile Group Dance Festival this November!
Watch this exclusive interview with Joharah of Bellyup as she talks about her vision for BellyUp, her classes and the power effects bellydance has on the women in her classes.
"A friend took me to a bellydancing class at a community centre many years ago and I was hooked from the very first class! Amazing to think that just one hour led to a lifetime passion that's the most fulfilling, rewarding part of my life." Joharah
Your Journey into Egyptian Bellydance Starts at BellyUp in Oakville!
At BellyUp BellyDance Studio, we pride ourselves on being a specialty belly dancing studio with a heart for all things relating to Egyptian style bellydance. Specializing in the art of Oriental dance aka Raks Sharqi (dance of the east) our studio ambiance is gorgeous and more than you could hope for in a dance studio. Our instructors are dedicated, passionate and inspirational and are ready to take you from beginner through advanced level and all things inbetween. Make no mistake...learning to belly dance is a challenge. It's a very specific way of moving your body, isolating muscles, intricate footwork and more. Not to scare you ... but we want you to be enthused about the journey of learning something new and extremely beautiful and know that it is a process rather than a crash course. Learning to bellydance is as much discovering about oneself, learning to express yourself through music, moving to a different type of music. In return you'll gain confidence and self-esteem, better posture, grace, stamina, learn about a different culture and art form that has been loved and danced for reportedly thousands of years. We always say that women come to BellyUp to learn how to bellydance but they leave with so much more than that! And that's a very good thing. There's no better way to learn more about the impact bellydancing can have on a person than by hearing from the source. So watch this clip of what our students have to say! Watch a clip of our classes.
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BellyUp is located at 2330 Lakeshore Rd. W., Unit 5, Oakville, Ontario L6L 1H3. We're in Bronte Village at the corner of Nelson & Lakeshore. Head south on Nelson and turn left into the first parking lot. Our main entrance faces the parking lot. Loads of FREE convenient parking. Studio phone # is 905 465 3100 and cell # is 416 414 1115. Our students come from Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga, Hamilton, Dundas, Guelph, Kitchener, Cambridge, Etobicoke and beyond.
Check out our Fall Schedule of Classes.
Level 1 - Beginner Level. Learn the foundation of bellydance so essential to developing strong technique.
Level 2 - Continuing Beginner to Advanced Beginner. Increased challenge. More moves and steps introduced as well as layering technique.
Level 3 - Intermediate.
Level 4 - Advanced.
Bellydance Term Class for the Serious Bellydance Student level 2 & level 3 - 90 minute class.
Saturday 90 minute Bellydance Class - Level 2-4
Bellydance Combinations - Level 2-4
Bellydance Du Jour - Level 2-4
Bellydance Bootcamp. Sharpen and refine your bellydance skills with this 1 hour bootcamp that drills movement, steps, isolations, shimmies and more.
Dancer Conditioning & Pilates with Ondyena
Zumba with Sahar (included in your class car (included in your class card)
Girls Bellydance Age 6-12. To introduce bellydance to young girls. They will be taught a short bellydance choreography.
American Tribal Style Bellydance with Valizan. 10 week program. Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels offered. 10 week specialty class.