FALL 2025 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS & WEEKEND INTENSIVE
The studio is closed Thanksgiving Monday. No Classes.
Session Starts September 15th
Prices below have been calculated to include HST. Please use this amount if you are sending payment by e-transfer.
All e-transfers should be sent to info@bellyup.ca
Fall Egyptian Dance Intensive
Two Days. Two Styles. Once Incredible experience!
Nov. 15 & 16 Weekend (7 Hours Training):
11:30am.-3:00pm. both days
Special highlight:
Live Tabla Player on Sunday!
Join Jo for a powerful experience that isn't like your regular weekly class - it's 7 hours of immersive training designed to take you deeper into the soul of Egyptian dance.
On Saturday, we'll dive deep into the art of
Raqs Sharqi & Baladi, exploring the contrasts, connections, and layers of expression. You'll learn not just what to dance, but how to embody the music - whether it's the elegance of Sharqi or the earthy, playful spirit of Baladi.
On Sunday, the room will come alive with the pulse of a live Tablafor a powerful weekend of immersive training experience in a wide variety of topics related to Egyptian-style Raqs Sharqi & Raqs Baladi. Whether you're deepening your technique, exploring musicality, or sharpening your performance presence this intensive is designed to inspire, challenge and elevate your dance. Over 7 hours, we'll dive into the soulful essence of Egyptian dance - rich with rhythm, expression, and refined movement vocabulary.
Why attend?
You'll get tools and concepts we don't cover in depth in weekly classes
Perfect for all levels - you dance at your own pace, so whether you're newer to the dance form or more advanced and craving depth.
Experience the thrill of live music and how it transforms your dance.
Take away inspiration, new technique and confidence in both choreography and playful improvisation.
Advance registration required!
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to register.
Register through our website or by e-transfer to info@bellyup.ca Include HST amounts below with your etransfer please!
Full Weekend (3.5 hours each day) : $175.00 ($197.75 with HST)
Single Day Saturday or Sunday : $100.00 ($113.00 with HST)
Weekly Classes
Mondays 7:00-8:15pm. & Saturdays 11:00am.-12:15pm.
(75 Minute Classes)
Raqs Sharqi Fundamentals (Starts September 15 & 20)
Step into the soul of Egyptian-style Raqs Sharqi (aka Bellydance) with our 10-week Raqs Sharqi Fundamentals course, designed to build strength, grace, and confidence from the ground up. Whether you're new to Bellydance or looking to solidify your technique, this course offers a strong foundation in one of the world's most expressive and beautiful dance forms. Each week we'll explore the essential elements of Raqs Sharqi through: Technique drills and muscle isolation * Posture, alignment and movement quality * Foundational movements and travelling steps * Musicality and connection to the essential Arabic rhythms *Self-expression & improvisation all in a supportive, uplifting environment with space to grow and shine! Expect juicy hip work, elegant arms, earthy rhythms, belly work and shimmies - all taught in a progressive, layered way that builds each week. You'll not only learn how to dance, but why we move the way we do in this art form. By the end of the course, you'll have a broad movement vocabulary from which to build on, stronger body awareness, and the confidence to move toward more challenging levels within the BellyUp training programs we offer.
Tuesdays : 7:00-8:30pm. (90 Minute Classes)
Technique Intensive & Mentorship Program with Jo (Starts September 16th)
Ideal for those between Advanced Beginner to Intermediate. Ready to deepen your dance and grow with guidance? This 10-week Technique Intensive & Mentorship program is designed for continuing dancers who are committed to developing their skills, refining technique and receiving personalized feedback and mentorship along the way. Each week, we'll dive into focused technique drills, movement refinement, musicality even choreography - designed to sharpen your foundation while building strength, grace, and confidence in your dancing. From posture and isolations to more complex layering of movements, travelling steps, transitions, expression and more, this program will push you to dance with greater precision and artistry. In addition to weekly in-class training, dancers will benefit from a built-in mentorship component - offering personalized support, targeted feedback, goal-setting, and opportunities to ask questions and reflect on your growth. This program is the perfect next step for dancers that want to level-up their technique and performance skills, gain more confidence and learn to dance and connect with music with more ease and grace. Ideal for Continuing Beginners, Advanced Beginners, or Intermediate dancers looking for accountability, challenge and personalized guidance.
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Wednesdays : 7:00-8:30pm. (90 Minute Classes)
Technique, Musicality & Choreography Intensive with Jo (Starts September 17th)
This dynamic 10 Week Multi-Level Intensive is designed to deepen your dance skills through focused training in three essential pillars of Raqs Sharqi: technique, musicality, and learning choreography. Whether you're a dedicated continuing beginner ready to level-up or a more experienced dancer looking to get more connected to your technique and develop a stronger sense of musicality, timing and depth, this course offers something for every level of dancer. Over the course of the intensive we'll work through: Technique drills that challenge your precision, strength and fluidity. Musicality work that helps you feel the music, understand its structure and dance within it - not just to it. Choreography sessions that bring it all together into an expressive, performance ready piece you can dance as a group or as a soloist. Dancers will be encouraged to work at their own level with layered options and feedback to help everyone grow. The goal is not just to dance-but to dance with clarity, confidence and connection. Click here to register.
Thursdays : 7:00-8:30pm. (90 Minute Classes)
Creating Choreography for Performance: From Studio to Stage with Jo (Starts September 18th)
Whether you're crafting your very first solo routine or looking to build something to a piece of music you've been dying to work on, this intensive is your guided journey from concept to performance. Over 10 weeks, dancers will develop the skills to create intentional, expressive, and stage-ready choreography. We'll explore technique, musicality, structure, storytelling, spatial design, dynamic transitions and how to bring your artistic vision to life. Through weekly assignments and in-class work choreography exercises, you'll be supported in building a complete solo piece that's all your own with plenty of opportunities to revise, rehearse and polish for a confident performance. This course is ideal for dancers ready to take on the creative challenge and deepen their creative voice with a goal of developing choreography that is both technically strong and emotionally resonant. By the end of the course you'll have choreographed a piece ready to dance at our Fall show if you are eager to debut your creation or just enjoy learning all the skills that will keep you creating long after the course ends.
Pre-requisite: Students should have a solid movement foundation and be comfortable with improvisation and/or have experience learning choreography.
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Raqs Sharqi Fundamentals Course (Choose Monday or Saturday) 75 minutes: $199.00 ($224.87 with HST)
All Multi-Level Courses (Choose from Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday) 90 Minutes : $275.00 ($310.75 with HST)
Take two 90 Minute Courses: $499.00 ($563.87 with HST)
Take three 90 Minute Courses: $699.00 ($789.87 with HST)
Take one Fundamentals Course & one 90 Minute Course: $489.00 ($552.57 with HST)
Take both Fundamentals Courses $339.00 ($383.07 with HST)