Book Club!
Jui 6, 2025 - Jui 6, 2025
Book Club: Grandmother's Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing
w/Hip Expressions
Delve into the history, philosophy, and perspective from a
dancer who grew up in the Arab world. Part memoir, part dance
history and part instruction guide...Al-Rawi offers women of all
ages a window into another culture and into themselves. This is one
of the books on our must-read list for anyone who has been inspired
by the Art of Belly Dance!
Join us as we gather at the Studio for a Zoom discussion with the book's author, Dr. Rosina-Fawzia Al-Rawi, in this unique and rare opportunity! Dr. Al-Rawi holds a PhD in Islamic Studies, and has been teaching Sufism for over 25 years. Her workshops, classes and training courses are based on knowledge drawn from psychology, spirituality, cultural anthropology and medicine. They are underpinned in particular by a body of knowledge known as Sufism, which has been collected and passed down over centuries, especially in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. She will join us from Vienna where she lives.
This Book Club opportunity is organized by a fellow belly
dancer, author, and keynote speaker Allison Kenny, YACEP®, CSME,
who teaches in the Villages. Her community will gather in their
space for the discussion and on the Zoom, and we will gather at Hip
Expressions as a sister studio, and Zoom from there. Then should we
choose to continue the conversation, we can chat or grab lunch
together.
There
is also an option to join the Zoom from your home; the link will be
provided upon registration.
We are
collecting donations to cover the costs at Hip Expressions, and to
send money to support her House of Peace - the place Dr. Al-Rawi
has created in Vienna. This began as a place of stability,
for people - especially women - who long to foster inner and
outer peace with themselves and their surroundings, who are walking
the path to self-knowledge and who need a place where they can
retreat as well as meet others.
You can
learn more about Dr. Al-Rawi and her work at
https://www.fawzia-al-rawi.<wbr />com, and you can order the
book here:
https://a.co/d/eZltpaV
Donate what you can, no one will be turned away for financial
constraints.
The Zoom link will be provided upon registration.
If you are coming in person, please arrive 15 minutes early so
we can be respectful of Dr Al-Rawi's time. Any questions please let
us know!
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Studio Open House
Jui 20, 2025 - Jui 20, 2025
Curious? Open House Meet n Greet
What’s the vibe at Hip Ex? What’s so powerful about
us that we’ve been around and going strong 21 years in St Pete? Is
it that we’re a safe community, friendly & open to everyone,
with award-winning instructors knowledgeable and willing to share
what inspires them? Or that we encourage you to express yourself
& feel more comfortable and confident in your own skin through
these movement traditions?
Come find out! Come get a taste of classes with
mini-sessions, sign up for discounts, win prizes, meet our
teachers, and everyone gets a free gift! Bring a friend & a
willingness to have fun - leave your shoes downstairs!
Schedule:
3:00-3:30 Meet and Greet! Meet the instructors!
Make new friends!
3:30-3:45 Mini Class- to be announced
3:45-4:00 Mini Class- to be announced
4:00-4:15 Mini Class- to be announced
4:15-4:30 Performance Demonstrations!
4:30-5:00 Ask questions, get signed up, have fun
with your new dance community!
Sat, May 17, 3-5pm
Sun, July 20, 2-4pm
Sun, Sept 28, 2-4pm
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Brunch Club 2025
Jui 26, 2025 - Jui 26, 2025
Join Hip Expressions at our monthly brunch gathering, come meet the community! See your friends from class or meet some new ones! Every month we'll pick a different restaurant to try out, there are so many great ones.
Register below so we can make reservations.
Remember to wear your red flower!
Schedule:
- Sat, Jan 18th, 12:00pm, Hollander Hotel Tap Room, St Pete
- Sat, Feb 8th, 11:00am, Whiskey Cake, Tampa
- Sun, March 16th, 10:00am, Buoy’s Waterfront, St Pete Beach
- Sat, April 5th, 12:00pm, Craft Kafe, St Pete
- Mon, May 26th, 11:00am, Bier Boutique, St Pete
- Sat, June 21st, 1:00pm, Rocco’s Tacos, Tampa
- Sat, July 26th, 12:30pm, Sauvignon Wine Locker, St Pete
- Sun, Aug 10th, 11:00am, Tiki Docks, St Pete
- Mon, Sep 1st, 10:00am, Uptown Eats, St Pete
- Sat, Oct 4th, 10:30am, The Attic Cafe, Tampa
- Sat, Nov 15th, 12:00pm, Datz, St Pete
- Sat, Dec 27th, 1:00pm, Grand Hacienda, St Pete
Please register HERE to ensure your reservation at
our table!
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Brunch Club 2025
Août 10, 2025 - Août 10, 2025
Join Hip Expressions at our monthly brunch gathering, come meet the community! See your friends from class or meet some new ones! Every month we'll pick a different restaurant to try out, there are so many great ones.
Register below so we can make reservations.
Remember to wear your red flower!
Schedule:
- Sat, Jan 18th, 12:00pm, Hollander Hotel Tap Room, St Pete
- Sat, Feb 8th, 11:00am, Whiskey Cake, Tampa
- Sun, March 16th, 10:00am, Buoy’s Waterfront, St Pete Beach
- Sat, April 5th, 12:00pm, Craft Kafe, St Pete
- Mon, May 26th, 11:00am, Bier Boutique, St Pete
- Sat, June 21st, 1:00pm, Rocco’s Tacos, Tampa
- Sat, July 26th, 12:30pm, Sauvignon Wine Locker, St Pete
- Sun, Aug 10th, 11:00am, Tiki Docks, St Pete
- Mon, Sep 1st, 10:00am, Uptown Eats, St Pete
- Sat, Oct 4th, 10:30am, The Attic Cafe, Tampa
- Sat, Nov 15th, 12:00pm, Datz, St Pete
- Sat, Dec 27th, 1:00pm, Grand Hacienda, St Pete
Please register HERE to ensure your reservation at
our table!
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Brunch Club 2025
Sep 1, 2025 - Sep 1, 2025
Join Hip Expressions at our monthly brunch gathering, come meet the community! See your friends from class or meet some new ones! Every month we'll pick a different restaurant to try out, there are so many great ones.
Register below so we can make reservations.
Remember to wear your red flower!
Schedule:
- Sat, Jan 18th, 12:00pm, Hollander Hotel Tap Room, St Pete
- Sat, Feb 8th, 11:00am, Whiskey Cake, Tampa
- Sun, March 16th, 10:00am, Buoy’s Waterfront, St Pete Beach
- Sat, April 5th, 12:00pm, Craft Kafe, St Pete
- Mon, May 26th, 11:00am, Bier Boutique, St Pete
- Sat, June 21st, 1:00pm, Rocco’s Tacos, Tampa
- Sat, July 26th, 12:30pm, Sauvignon Wine Locker, St Pete
- Sun, Aug 10th, 11:00am, Tiki Docks, St Pete
- Mon, Sep 1st, 10:00am, Uptown Eats, St Pete
- Sat, Oct 4th, 10:30am, The Attic Cafe, Tampa
- Sat, Nov 15th, 12:00pm, Datz, St Pete
- Sat, Dec 27th, 1:00pm, Grand Hacienda, St Pete
Please register HERE to ensure your reservation at
our table!
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