This course, taught by Tarik Sultan, introduces the fundamentals of Belly Dance (Raks Baladi)—a foundation that can be applied to any style, from American Cabaret (Am Cab) to Fusion to Oriental (Raks Sharqi).
You’ll not only build essential movement vocabulary, but also learn how to coordinate stylized hand and arm patterns to create a graceful frame around your body—bringing authenticity, fluidity, and artistry to your dance.
Join Tarik Sultan for an exhilarating high-energy performance project class to the vibrant Shaabi hit “Huss” by Egyptian singer Menam! Dive deep into the essence of the song with a full translation provided, and take your dance ability to the next level by incorporating dynamic finger cymbal patterns that will add sparkle and excitement to your dance. Don't miss this vibrant offering of rhythm and movement!
Flamenco Arms and Lines with Aldo
Ruiz
2-Hour Special Workshop •
Visiting Artist from San Francisco
Join us for an inspiring and dynamic flamenco workshop with Aldo Ruiz, a celebrated San Francisco–based dancer, educator, and creative producer with more than 30 years of experience in Spanish dance and flamenco.
In this two-hour intensive, Aldo will guide you through the fundamentals that give flamenco its unmistakable power and elegance. You’ll learn:
Signature flamenco arm pathways that create
drama, expressiveness, and fluidity
Posture and body
alignment to cultivate presence, strength, and clean
lines
Movement dynamics and
shaping to refine your technique and elevate your
stagecraft
Comparisons between
flamenco and Middle Eastern dance, highlighting shared
roots, distinct aesthetics, and how dancers can draw from both
traditions in fusion work
Whether you are a belly dancer, fusion artist, or flamenco-curious mover, this workshop offers tools to expand your expression, sharpen your technique, and deepen your cultural understanding.
Open-level. All styles welcome. Come ready to move, sweat, and be inspired by one of the West Coast’s brightest flamenco artists.
WHERE: Playwrights, 440
Lafayette St, 4th Floor, Studio 4D, New York, NY
Press “Playwrights” to open the front door and activate the
elevator.
INVESTMENT: $55, $50 unlimited pass holders
Flamenco Araby, pioneered by Dalia, is an electrifying fusion of Arabic dance, Flamenco, and Latin Caribbean skirt styles. Dalia's style incorporates seductive Afro-Cuban Rumba influences with fans (Abanico) and skirts. This lesson begins with a warm up and features a streamlined fan fingering technique that Dalia has developed over many decades, which allows dancers to quickly master the use of both fan and skirt work together into one sassy combolicious! The first hour Dalia will guide you through her unique fan technique and then we will proceed to the combination. Please bring a wide skirt and a small or large flamenco fan or a fan that opens and closes easily and will not break. (Please write to Dalia if you need assistance on what type of fan to use - info@daliacarella.com).
INVESTMENT: $60 adv, $70 at the door, $55 unlimited pass holders