DanceGardenLA was established in 2007 by Jenna and Zahra Zuhair with the mission to bring diverse dance forms to dancers of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds with an eye to community building, cultural education and personal development...
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Dance Studio Specializing in Bellydance for all levels and ages. Also featuring, Tribal & Tribal Fusion Bellydance, Yoga, Samba and more. Named "Best Place to Learn the Art of Bellydance" in LA Weekly's 2012 'Best Of LA'!!
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The #MondayBlues are impossible when you're dancing with Helena Vlahos! Join her for two back-to-back classes Monday evenings - Props in Oriental Dance at 6:30pm PST and Intermediate/Advanced Oriental Dance at 7:45pm PST. Register online at dancegardenla.com or through the MindBody app!
We can't get enough of the creativity and fun that Nasila brings to her classes! Have you danced with her yet? (Virtually counts π) She teaches on Thursdays at 5:15pm PST (Mixed-Level Combos & Choreography) and Sundays at 2pm PST (Shimmy Shaabi Shake). Register online at dancegardenla.com or through the MindBody app to join the fun!
Our #WomanCrushWednesday this week is another one of our dance βgodmothersβ - Nagwa Fouad! Nagwa began dancing in the early 1960s as a teenager in Cairo after a childhood in Jaffa and Alexandria drought with conflict. While working as a receptionist for the Orabi Agency (an entertainment agency for stars of Egyptian cinema) she was encouraged to rent a costume and dance at Sahara City and eventually met composer-conductor-producer Ahmed Fouad Hassan. He cast her in his stage shows and encouraged her to harness theatricality and showmanship to create her signature style. She was then spotted by directors of Egyptian cinema, acting in over 100 films and dancing in over 250. By the 1970s she was considered the best-known dancer in the Arab world and went on to dance for many heads of state across the globe. We love the primal energy Nagwa brings her dance, especially her drum solos - watching her hips is truly mesmerizing! We also love this quote from a 2010 interview after being asked if there is a difference between dancing for dignitaries and celebrities versus an ordinary nightclub audience: βNot at all. My dancing is the same whether I dance in front of important people or ordinary people.β [sources: http://www.shira.net/about/interview-nagwa-fouad-2010-09.htm and http://thebestofhabibi.com/vol-18-no-3-march-2001/nagwa-fouad/]
If you've been wanting to get your fusion on with Hannah Lily, now's the time! This Wednesday at 6:30pm PST is the last class in her series. Join us in the Zoom room for combos and technique that will exercise your body AND brain! Register online at dancegardenla.com or through the MindBody app.
Whatβs your personal approach to studying dance? Do you like to focus on one specific style, or do you dip your toes into whatever you can? Let us know in the comments!
Our #WomanCrushWednesday is Shrouk El-Attar! Shrouk, originally from Egypt and currently residing in the United Kingdom as a refugee, is an electronics design engineer, activist, and belly dancer in an act called βDancing Q***r.β Not only do we love how those shimmies travel all up and down Shroukβs body, we love the way she uses dance to embody her statements about gender, sexuality, beauty standards, and body liberation. She uses her platform to raise funds for legal defense fees for LGBT people in Egypt, and to help with relocation for those persecuted and at risk because of their gender or sexuality. Shrouk has traveled with this act all over the UK and even internationally to Europe and Asia. In 2018 she was chosen by the BBC as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in the World - more than well-deserved.
Bar Wotever! You were FABULOUS!!! β₯β₯β₯
Amazing vibe, amazing performers, amazing team of organisers!
And we raised a tonne if money in one night for Bedayaa supporting LGBT+ people in Egypt!
Β£238.42, β¬45.20, $3.50 Dollars, 2 Derhams, 25 Carribean Cents, and a Games Machine Token! ππ β₯β₯β₯ LOVE IT!
Thank you for everyone who came, performed, organised, and donated!!! To stay updated on Bedayaa's work in Egypt please go give them a like! www.facebook.com/Bedayaa1
Fabulous video credits to Bar Wotever & ORLANDO MYXX ! β₯β₯β₯
We all need to slow down and catch our breath sometimes! What is your favorite self-care ritual?
This weekβs #WomanCrushWednesday is Gigi Dilsah! She was born in Istanbul and currently resides there, but she has also lived in Seattle for twelve years. She specializes in Turkish bellydance and Turkish Romany dance. We canβt get over the vivacious energy Gigi brings to the stage in the first part of this full Turkish Romany set and how tight her pelvic tucks are! Romany folk dances are the foundation of a lot of the moves found in Turkish bellydance, and we love how Gigi is working to keep those traditions alive in their original form!
Turkish bellydancer Gigi Dilsah performs in Vancouver at Kozmik Zoo. Gigi was hosted for a weekend of workshops by Raqasa Studios and performed a full Turkis...
Great news! We have Hannah Lily with us for a few more weeks! Hop in to our fusion series for fun technique and brain-expanding combos Wednesday nights at 6:30pm PST or any time on-demand. Register online at dancegardenla.com or through the MindBody app!
What's your favorite era and style of dance to watch? Do you live for the over-the-top antics of 20s Jazz dancers? Or maybe you're more into the deep emotions that can be found in modern contemporary? Let us know!
This week our #WomanCrushWednesday is Basinah! Basinah is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and fell in love with belly dance after receiving a lesson as a birthday gift. We love how ooey-gooey her hipwork is and how her love of this art is just oozing from her entire aura. Recently Basinah has been all over the online haflas that have popped up - sheβs been featured in Kami Liddleβs Lockdown Dance Party, Navah, Liz Wray and Lisa Warnerβs Midnight Frolic, and the Baladi Babesβ Visions of Vintage. This year she will be featured at Kan Zaman in March, and she will also be a guest instructor at Hot Raqs in June. Be sure to catch her performances and workshops to soak up that sunny energy!
Basinah performing "Ya Habibi" for "Midnight Frolic", a New Years Eve Soiree hosted by Liz Wray and Lisa Warner.
This year, weβre trying to expand our horizons and learn more, and not just when it comes to dance! What have you read lately that youβve enjoyed?
We are so excited to have Aubre Hill guide us through the history of Egyptian dance in this dynamic course! Each class will have both a contextual lecture AND a movement component so that dancers can literally dance their way through history. Take your dance to the next level with a deep understanding of our art's evolution and influences! Course starts live this Wednesday, February 3 at 7:30pm PST or catch up on-demand on your own schedule. You have access to the course for the whole of 2021! π² Register online at dancegardenla.com/courses
We are just a few weeks away from launching our latest course: Advanced Dance Concepts with Sabah Saeed! Register for this and our other courses (Including Dance through our History~ The Egyptian Chapter with Aubre Hill) at www.DanceGardenLA.com/course
Join us this afternoon! Starting today - Laura's 6 week Learn to Bellydance Course! only $40 for the 6 weeks - register at www.dancegardenla.com/courses
Mini Tutorial: Downward Eights! Register for my 6-week Beginner Bellydance Course, starting tomorrow (Saturday, Jan 23)! Streaming live online, sign up at https://dancegardenla.mykajabi.com/store Only at DanceGardenLA πππ #beginnerbellydance #mayas #learntobellydance #menath #musicandculture #danzaoriental #dancegardenla #lauraleylbellydance #artofbellydance #onlinedanceclasses #bellydancelove #dancetutorial #shakiramoves
It is the final week to save 30% on our class cards! 5 class cards last for 2 months, 10 class cards last for 3. Use code "2021" to save 30% at www.DanceGardenla.com
Learn to Bellydance with Laura Leyl starts this weekend! Be sure to register at www.DanceGardenLA.com/courses
Only $40 for the 6-week course
#DGLATeacherFeature We love each of our teachers here at DGLA this week we give a special shout out to Devilla Raks and her generous spirit
"I canβt give you just one reason WHY I run my business but I can tell you that if I can help one woman feel stronger, walk taller, dance more freely, put on her make up more confidently and feel more confident in her own skin then I am doing my job. This means everything to me!"
So grateful to have another Legend of bellydance on our weekly schedule - Fahtiem teaches on Tuesdays (Int/Adv) and Thursday (Beginners) Evenings LIVE Via zoom. Her classes are fun, sweaty and inspired!! We hope you can join us as we dance our hearts out! register at www.DanceGardenLA.com
Our #WomanCrushWednesday this week takes us back in time - itβs Samia Gamal! We know Samia Gamal as one of the hallmarks of the Golden Age of raqs sharqi, but the beginning of her career was actually quite humble. After a tumultuous childhood jumping from home to home following her parentsβ deaths, Samia met Moustafa Gamal, who introduced her to Badia Masabni, who hired her to dance at her nightclub. However, on the day Samia was to make her solo debut, she found herself overcome with nerves and froze. The audienceβs negative reaction lit a fire under Samia, and she vowed to become a great dancer and devoted her time to training.
Her hard work paid off - she soon became one of the highest-paid dancers at the Cairo nightclubs and broke into the world of Egyptian cinema, acting in over 50 films over the course of her life. We love the dainty flirty energy that Samia Gamal brings to her dancing, and our art form wouldnβt be where it is today without her influence! [References: http://shira.net/about/samia-gamal-dahsha.htm]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouCtyxwhPRk
Its Monday and tonight we Dance with the legendary Helena Vlahos! Join us at 6:30 and 7:45 LIVE via ZOOM register at www.DanceGardenLA.com
We cannot wait until January 23 when we start our first ONLINE COURSE! Join us for a 6-Week Learn to Bellydance course with the lovely Laura Leyl. Only $40! Register at www.dancegardenla.com/courses
https://youtu.be/x7QoMrkQb6g
Todayβs #WomanCrushWednesday is Arielle Juliette (@ariellejuliette), owner of Dance Life (@madisondancelife) in Madison, WI! We are OBSESSED with Arielleβs juicy shimmies and mind-boggling belly rolls. We also love the message of body liberation she and her studio promote - Dance Lifeβs bio assures us that βAll bodies deserve respect and love exactly as they are right now, and all bodies have the right to pursue health behaviors like dance and aerobics if they so desire!β We couldnβt agree more! In addition to raqs sharqi, Arielle also dances burlesque and is the creator of the quarterly Inappropriate Song Night at Dance Life, an event for all woman-identified folks and nonbinary individuals that has gained the reputation as βPart dance, part comedy, and part (optional) audience participation, you'll laugh so hard you'll need to grab a second pair of underwear.β Consider us sold! Sending lots of LA dance love to the Midwest!
https://www.facebook.com/madisondancelife/videos/397214731324460
Check out what we're learning this week in the Monday and Wednesday 6pm belly dance classes! Come and join us sometime π
Sign up for online classes at www.vagaro.com/dancelife/classes
The great thing about bellydance is how much weβre encouraged to learn from other dancers! If you could attend a workshop with ANY dancer, living or dead, who would it be? Frankly, we would be over the moon if we could get just two minutes with Soheir Zaki!
Have you ever wanted to learn the art of belly dance? Join Laura Leyl Bellydance in this 6 week course! starting Saturday, January 23 from 2-3pm or join us on deman. The 6 week course is only $40! Register here: www.dancegardenla.com/courses
TGIF Everyone!
Please check out schedule for NEW Class TIMES on Saturday! We start the day at 9:30 with Devilla - Technique, Drills & Strength Training AND Combinations and Chore at 10:45. Join Laura at 12:45 for Turkish! sign up at www.DanceGardenla.com
Todayβs #WomanCrushWednesday is the one, the only Fifi Abdou (@fifiabdouofficial) of Cairo, Egypt! We love the way Fifi commands an audience and the grounded way she moves across a stage. Fifi Abdou has been dancing since the age of 12, had begun to make a name for herself while working at The Arizona in the 1970s, and took the world of raqs sharqi by storm in the 1980s and 1990s. Her style is characterized as βthe typical Bint al-Baladβ (βdaughter of the countryβ) and her passionately powerful energy can be felt the minute she steps on stage. Many dancers cite Fifi as a main artistic inspiration, and for good reason!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La6Q-aHrhp4
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We can hardly believe 2021 is finally here! What are your dance goals for the new year? Do you want to smooth out your layering skills? Get your improv up to par? Learn a new style? Let us know in the comments!
Happy New Year Everyone! Join us for classes resuming Monday, January 4th with Helena Vlahos!! Check out the schedule and sign up at www.DanceGardenLA.com use promo code "2021" to save 30% on all class passes!
We are down to our final 3 days of 12 Days of Bellydance. Join us at 10am today for Natalie Nazario's Drum Solo workshop, then 10am NYD for Khadijah K.S. Smith's Persian Bandari and Finally, Saturday Jan 2 at 10am for Yasmina Ramzy Arts's Workshop. Register at www.Dancegardenla.com/12days
Join us over the holidays for an exclusive series of Belly Dance Workshops!
2020 is wrapping to a close. After such a challenging year, we are grateful to have been able to escape to the zoom room and dance with all of you. Thank you for making that possible. Good Bye 2020 and Hello 2021!!!
Regular classes resume on January 4 and we'll be announcing some new classes to the schedule very soon!! Happy New Year, Everyone!
We are thrilled to be hosting Devilla Raks's Sekhmet Dance Company's 10 year retrospective show on New Years Day at 4pm. Join us and tune in to be entertained and inspired!
DeVilla and Sekhmet Dance Company would like to invite you to celebrate their 10 year anniversary with this gorgeous retrospective show.
Plans for the Holidays? Join us for 12 Days of Bellydance December 21-January 2 or on demand until January 17! details and registaration: www.DanceGardenLA.com/12days Sabah Saeed @Ebony Qualls Ahava Dance Kaeshi Chai Kamala Almanzar Dahlena Genova Aisha Ali Khadijah K.S. Smith @Yasmina Ramzy Helena Vlahos Roxxanne Shelby Shelaby
Wednesday Night! Dance with Ahava as she guides you through her graceful arms and hands workshops.
register at www.DanceGardenLA.com/12days
This is a great workshop for students who arenβt sure about what to do with their upper body. The arms and hands are an important extension of the body and this workshop teaches students how to express themselves by creatively using their arms and hands. Weβll discuss posture, anatomy, framework, and how to create innovative pathways with beautiful arms and hands.
Tuesday Night! Join us for a Fun Fusion Workshop with the one and only Ebony!
Register at www.DanceGardenLA.com/12days
Explore a fun and unique spin on contemporary belly dance. Learn combinations which fuse modern urban styles found in hip hop, retro funk styles such as locking, and the timeless art of raqs sharqi. Build coordination, work on isolating movements, and expand your dance style with popping and liquid. This workshop will be high energy, prepare to sweat and have fun. Dance shoes recommended, but not required.
3191 Casitas Ave, Ste 112
Los Angeles, CA
90039
| Monday | 09:00 - 23:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 23:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 23:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 23:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 23:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 23:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 - 23:00 |
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Did you hear??? Jillina is teaching her Fusion Evolution workshop LIVE next Saturday at 5pm! Register to join us via zoom at www.dancegardenla.com/workshops
The rumors are true!!! The mesmerizing Sherri Wheatley is returning to DGLA starting this Wednesday!!! 7:30pm Beginning Tribal Fusion (Beg discount pricing) 8:30pm Int/Adv Tribal Fusion Register today before space fills up! https://www.dancegardenla.com/class-schedule
Only two more chances to take Tahitian Basics! Who is joining us tonight at 7:30pm (PDT)? https://www.dancegardenla.com/class-schedule
Join us tonight at 6:30, 7:30 & 8:30 pm (PDT) for our Fusion classes with Hannah Lily There are only 2 WEEKS LEFT in this series.
Join us tomorrow morning for a super Saturday with Devilla Raks and Laura Botzong. Classes being at 10am details at www.dancegardenla.com or Via the mind body app
#tribalfusion girls are cool. And #shoop is the coolest of them all! Two #tribalbellydance classes at #dancegardenla tonight (ya know, #tribaltuesday ) at 630 and 730pm getting ready to #dance at #dglawinterfiesta this Sunday! #tribalstyle #heathershoopman @sisterhoodportal #zills #zil #zils #sagat #chickaching #playzils #fingercymbals #bellydance #groupimprov #improvdance #followtheleader #mizmar
#helenavlahos and her Monday night #bellydanceclass are killing it on their #dglafiesta2019 #bellydancechoreography - canβt wait to see it! @helenavlahos can #dancers still join in and learn the #dance?
If she doesnβt come to #sambaclass with #iranidasilva Thursdays at #dancegardenla well... #issoΓ©problemadela π€·π½ββοΈ 730pm #beginnersamba 830pm int/adv #samba #Γ©issoai #dorismonteiro #bossanova #sambapravida
#fahtiem looks on as #dancestudents practice one of her #creativecombos in her Tues night #bellydanceclass at #dancegardenla - check our online #danceclass schedule at DanceGardenLA.com for up-to-the-minute info and come #dance π#bellydance #orientaldance #raqssharqi #bellydanceclasses @fahtiem_fahtiem #lalegendofbellydance #dancingisfun
Pretty #silkveils on a Sunday morning at #dancegardenla #counttoten #semai #malaguenamoods #teneight #veilwork #bellydanceclass #jennajustjenna #bellydancers
This Sunday is the Sunday where #drumclass with #donavonlerman is at 5pm and is EXTRA welcoming to the #beginnerdrummer - so if youβve been wanting to #learndrums this is your week! Come to #DanceGardenLA and #learntabla in a pleasant environment! #saiidirhythm #rhythmvariation #learningdrums #learndarbuka #learntoplaydrums #drumlessons #tablalessons #arabicrhythms #arabicdrum #dumbek #drummingfordancers
#tsaghikner at #dancegardenla π·πΌπΉ #hannahlily teaches #tribalfusion on #tribaltuesday oβcourse. 6:30 #beginnertribalfusion and 7:30 still #tribalstyle but a little more advanced. Come join in! #freetrial offer for the #beginnerbellydance classes ends 10/5!
Name that #rhythm- GO!! One measure of the song #malagueΓ±a moods is all ya get ;) Come learn this #bellydancechoreography Sundays 10am with #bellydanceteacher #jennajustjenna in preparation for her last winter fiesta as #ladyboss of #dancegardenla π―ββοΈππ―ββοΈ #namethatrhythm #arabicmusic #spanisharabicfusion #spanishinspiration #silkveils #veilsinmotion #flyingveil #tiedyesilk #losangelesbellydance
πΌ #ganalhawa gaaaaAAAn... Thank you @fahtiem_fahtiem and everyone who came out to support this fine production - #oasisdancemagic really is magical because of the time, effort, expertise, and passion poured into it by #fahtiem and the #centerstagetheater crew and all the #performers. Thank you #royarslan for creating the #music ! β£οΈβ£οΈβ£οΈππΏ #jennajustjenna #bellydance @fahtiem_fahtiem
3rd Sunday of each month is when #drumclass caters to the #beginnerdrummer π#iqaat #donavonlerman #learndrum #drumclasses #drumforbeginners #tabla #dumbek #darbuka #dumdum #drumlessons #handdrum @iqaat #arabicdrum
Donia Bellydance we will miss you!!! πππ #bellydancer #mounoftunis #getupanddance #professionalbellydancer #whitecostume
Entrances and exits were the topic of the last #bellydanceworkshop of LA Legends this year at #dancegardenla πππ #amcab expert Cory Zamora was our fearless leader, and so of COURSE we donned #veils and played our #zills ! #bellydance #bellydanceclass #americancabaret #americancabaretbellydance #amcabbellydance #veilandzills #baladyprogression #beledyprogression
#baedannak was the song that our #bellydancestudents at #dancegardenla learned during #zahrazuhair βs last workshop of #lalegendsofbellydance .... and her last #bellydanceworkshop in #losangeles before she moves away! πππππππ Cherish this time #labellydancers .....
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