Empower your hips, unleash your wild side, and take your femininity to the max with the new, unique, and exciting Moroccan Dance Performance Series at SHEBA!
For the first time at SHEBA and in the United States(!), we are offering you a chance to learn a full traditional Moroccan dance piece from a dancer of the culture and perform it at our next show using the famous Moroccan belt- “Lmozon” that will exercise your waist and loosen up your hips in ways you couldn’t imagine possible!
Your instructor, Souhail from Morocco (read his incredible and brave story below!) will take you on an ecstatic 6-week journey through the culture, rhythms, and techniques of his heritage and with his unique knowledge and background give you an experience like no other!
At the end of the journey you will present the dance piece you created together alongside your instructor at our next big showcase.
The costume you’ll be wearing comes from Souhail’s personal collection brought from Morocco, and with the beautiful, striking belt you’ll have around your hips you will feel and look like a real “Shikha” (Moroccan professional dancer), ready to conquer the stage!
Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this legendary project! Sign up now before all spots are taken!! (and they will be)
About the Dance:
Chalha Ahidous is a powerful traditional Moroccan Amazigh dance originating from the Middle Atlas region, known for its deep connection to rhythm, community, and ancestral storytelling. Performed with strong grounding, synchronized footwork, and expressive upper-body movements, Ahidous reflects the richness and diversity of Moroccan culture-where each region, city, and village carries its own unique dance language.
About the Series:
This exclusive 6-week performance series, led by the iconic Moroccan Chaabi dancer, teacher, choreographer, and performer Souhail, widely known as Moul Lmozon. “Lmozon” refers to the traditional handmade Moroccan dance belt, an essential cultural element that will be used throughout the series, adding authenticity, grounding, and powerful movement dynamics to the dance.
The series runs every Wednesday from February 18th to March 25th , from 6:30PM to 8:00PM, culminating in a final performance on March 29th at the iconic NYC venue- Drom.
Each session is essential and carefully structured to complete the full choreography by the end of the program.
During the first part of the series, you will focus on Ahidous musical rhythms and beats, ensuring a strong understanding of timing and grounding. From there, you will learn a rich and demanding choreography involving precise footwork, arms, hips, shoulders, hair movement, and full-body coordination, engaging many muscle groups and building strength, stamina, and presence.
What You Get:
This performance series is progressive and cumulative- each week builds upon the previous one, making consistent attendance vital to fully embody the dance, complete the choreography, and perform it with joy and poise.
The entire process will be fully supported all along the way by your instructor and dance mates in and between sessions, with videos from each session, questions and answers, and progress reports shared in a private group chat to give you the best chance to fully learn and understand the style and perform with confidence on stage!
If needed, one-on-one make up sessions with the instructor will be available at an additional cost.
As an added bonus, you will form true friendships with your fellow dancers that will last after the series is over.
This is a rare and unique opportunity to experience an authentic Moroccan cultural dance performance series, one that has never been offered in this form in the United States!!!
Moroccan dance is incredibly rich, layered, and diverse, and now it is available in New York, guided by a renowned artist deeply rooted in the tradition.
Jump on the opportunity to be a powerful, expressive woman RIGHT NOW!
Feel alive & add a refreshing excitement to your life- join our Turkish Bellydance Performance Series with Pelin from Turkey!
Grandiose, surprising, high-energy, seductive at times, yet still glamorous, cultural, and elegant- That is what makes Turkish-style bellydance so exciting and unique, and just what you need to transport yourself into a magical realm that will help you destress and make you forget all your worries while you’re immersed in it.
Learn how to do cool, unexpected moves and tricks that you didn’t know your body can do! Backbends, hair flips, and floorwork will all taught with EXTREME CAUTION by a certified, experienced instructor with vast knowledge and understating of anatomy and injury prevention to ease you into new positions and movements so you can enjoy them safely!
*Modifications will be offered so you can work at your comfort level and get the most out of this experience.
All these will be put artistically together into a complete choreography that you will get to present proudly and confidently on stage for your friends, family, and a supportive audience in our next big showcase, while forming real friendships with your dance sisters along this 6-week long journey of bonding in and outside of class, with the added bonus of a designated group chat for sharing videos from class, questions and answers, and progress reports that will keep you on track and motivated up until the show, and even stay connected with your new friends after it’s done.
The music chosen for this one-of-a-kind course is one of Pelin’s, (read her touching story below), favorite pieces that moves her and connects her with her Turkish heritage she is proud to present and teach and will enchant you and make you feel like a Sultana (Turkish queen)!
As per true modern Turkish tradition- a veil will be used to create a dramatic entrance and add a colorful element to the dance you will enjoy challenging yourself with. You’ll learn intricate veil techniques, strengthen your arms, and become a fierce, confident dancer, eager to charge the stage!
The costume you’ll be wearing will complete the glam and poise of the style with its alluring elegance and sparkle, decorative and mesmerizing design to make you look on the outside like the queen you are on the inside.
This course gives you the unique opportunity of learning an authentic dance, deeply rooted in Turkey’s culture from an actual person of the region, while adding new skills to your toolbelt, finding your inner glam, and making new friends, for the complete transformative experience.
Surprise yourself and achieve heights beyond your imagination- join the Turkish Performance Series NOW (before all spots are taken!!)
Course Details:
Training: Saturdays, 2/21 – 3/28
1:00-2:30pm
Open Jar Studios
Show: Sunday, March 29th
From 4:00pm
Drom, NYC
Cost:
Training- $199
Costume- TBD
Craft and prepare your own, individual solo for the show with one-on-one coaching plus a an expert panel!
A panel of dancers (not just bellydancers) will offer helpful feedback and critique to improve your solo, plus a chance to practice performing in front of a small audience, in a safe space, as this will be shared with the rest of the participants in the program.
Highly valuable to those who want to push themselves out of their
comfort zone and into the next level!
You will recieve:
- Custom choreography (or refinement of your)
- Written feedback from the panel sent to your email
- Advise and feedback on:
- - Costume
- - Makeup
- - Performance skills
- - Music selection
Spots are very limited!! Don't wait!
Jump on the oppurtunity to step out of your comfort zone and take yourself to the next level!
Location:
One-on-one sessions: Studio in Inwood, Manhattan
Panel session: Open Jar studios
Dates & Times:
One-on-one sessions: at your convenience, between 2/21- 3/28
Panel session: Sunday, 3/22 3:00-5:00pm
Cost:
$385 (+studio and costume fee if applicable)
*Your piece must be a maximum of 3-minutes long. No exceptions