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NY 2010 courses run July 5-Aug 7 | Aug 9-Sept 11 | Sept 13-Oct 17 | Oct 18-Nov 21 | Nov 22-Dec 19


Unlimited Passports: Take unlimited classes for 5 weeks August 9-Sept 11 $130
Take unlimited classes for 6 months July 5-Dec 19 $675
10 class card: $130 Valid for 4 months.

All dance classes are held at 440 Studios
Dumbek classes will resume on Sundays Sept 19, 3.30-4.30pm
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NIFTY NEW UPGRADE! Click on each brown header(of the class table below) to sort information by the column.
Dates Day Time Topic Instructor Studio Cost Register
07Starts July 5
July 5, 12, 19, 26
Aug 2
1Mon 6.30-7.30pm Adv Beg Bellydance
Latin Bellydance Technique & Combos to "Locked" by Beatbox Guitar

Kaeshi (7/5) Sandralis
(7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2)

4D $65 adv/$70
07Starts July 5
July 5, 12, 19, 26
Aug 2
1Mon 7.30-8.30pm Beginner Bellydance
Serpentine Technique & Combos
(Circles, undulations, figure 8s)

Kaeshi (7/5) Sandralis
(7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2)
4D $65 adv/$70
07Starts July 5
July 5, 12, 19, 26
Aug 2
1Mon 8.30-10.00pm PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment)
Community, peace and healing through dance and music. *Unlimited passport does not apply to PURE.
Kaeshi 4D $20 adv
$5 drop-in
07Starts July 6
July 6, 13, 20, 27
Aug 3
2Tue 6.30-7.30pm Beginner Bellydance
Cabaret Technique & Choreography to "Ana Ayesh"
Kaeshi 4A $65 adv/$70
07Starts July 6
July 6, 13, 20, 27
Aug 3
2Tue 7.30-8.30pm Int/Adv Bellydance
Technique & Combos
Kaeshi 4A $65 adv/$70
07Starts July 6
July 6, 13, 20, 27
Aug 3
2Tue 8.30-10.00pm Bellyqueen Company Rehearsal
Professional Troupe (Invitation Only)
Kaeshi 4A    
07Starts July 7
July 7, 14, 21, 28
Aug 4
3Wed 6.30-7.30pm Adv Beg Bellydance
Latin Bellydance Technique & Combos to "Locked" by Beatbox Guitar
Sandralis 4E $65 adv/$70
07Starts July 7
July 7, 14, 21, 28
Aug 4
3Wed 7.30-8.30pm Fire Blossoms Rehearsal
New Adv Beginner Troupe (Invitation Only)
Sandralis 4E $65 adv/$70

07Starts July 8
July 8, 15, 22, 29
Aug 5

4Thu 6.30-7.30pm Adv Beg Bellydance
Cabaret Technique & Choreography to "Ana Ayesh"

Kaeshi (7/8, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5)
Sandralis
(7/15)

4D

 

$65 adv/$70
07Starts July 8
July 8, 15, 22, 29
Aug 5
4Thu 7.30-8.30pm Int/Adv Bellydance
Technique & Combos
Kaeshi
(7/8, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5)
Dalia
(7/15)
4D $65 adv/$70
07Starts July 8
July 8, 15, 22, 29
Aug 5
4Thu 8.30-8.45pm Critical Response Feedback Session
Different students showcase their work-in-progress choreographies each week for group feedback
Kaeshi 4D Free  
07Starts July 8
July 8, 15, 22, 29
Aug 5
4Thu 8.45-10.00pm Rising Sirens Rehearsal
Int/Adv Student Troupe (Invitation Only)
Kaeshi 4D $52 adv/$56

07Starts July 10
July 10, 17, 24, 31
Aug 7

6Sat 11.00-12.00pm Beginner Bellydance
Serpentine Technique & Combos
(Circles, undulations, figure 8s)

Sandralis(7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 8/7) Kaeshi 7/31)

4E $65 adv/$70
07Starts July 10
July 10, 17, 24, 31
Aug 7
6Sat 12.00-1.00pm Adv Beg Bellydance
Latin Bellydance Technique & Combos to "Locked" by Beatbox Guitar

Sandralis (7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 8/7) Kaeshi (7/31)

4E $65 adv/$70
08Starts August 9
Aug 9, 16, 23, 30
Sept 6
1Mon 6.30-7.30pm Adv Beg Bellydance
Technique & Combos

Sandralis

4D $65 adv/$70
08Starts August 9
Aug 9, 16, 23, 30
Sept 6
1Mon 7.30-8.30pm Beginner Bellydance
Technique & Combos
Sandralis
4D $65 adv/$70
08Starts August 9
Aug 9, 16, 23, 30
Sept 6
1Mon 8.30-10.00pm PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment)
Creating meaning with movement and mask play with Dixie Fernandez and Kazuma.
Kazuma (8/9)
Dixie (8/16, 8/30, 9/6) Kaeshi (8/23)
4D $5 drop-in Pay at the door.
08Starts August 10
Aug 10, 17, 24, 31
Sept 7
2Tue 6.30-7.30pm Beginner Bellydance
Technique & Combos
Elisheva 4A $65 adv/$70
08Starts August 10
Aug 10, 17, 24, 31
Sept 7
2Tue 7.30-8.30pm Int/Adv Bellydance
Technique & Combos
(Please bring a veil and finger cymbals)
Elena Lentini 4A $65 adv/$70
08Starts August 10
Aug 10, 17, 24, 31
Sept 7
2Tue 8.30-10.00pm Bellyqueen Company Rehearsal
Professional Troupe (Invitation Only)
New dance piece about the ghosts of the Taklamakan Desert on the Silk Road.
Elena Lentini 4A    
08Starts August 11
Aug 11, 18, 25
Sept 1, 8
3Wed 6.30-7.30pm Adv Beg Bellydance
Technique & Combos
Sandralis 4E $65 adv/$70
08Starts August 11
Aug 11, 18, 25
Sept 1, 8
3Wed 7.30-8.30pm Fire Blossoms Rehearsal
Adv Beginner Troupe (Invitation Only)
Sandralis 4E $65 adv/$70

08Starts August 12
Aug 12, 19, 26
Sept 2, 9

4Thu 6.30-7.30pm Adv Beg Bellydance
Technique & Combos

Sandralis
(8/12, 8/19, 8/26, 9/2)
Kaeshi (9/9)

4D

 

$65 adv/$70
08Starts August 12
Aug 12, 19, 26
Sept 2, 9
4Thu 7.30-8.30pm Int/Adv Bellydance
Technique & Combos
Dalia
(8/12, 8/19, 8/26, 9/2)
Kaeshi (9/9)
4D $65 adv/$70
08Starts September 9
Aug 12, 19, 26
Sept 2, Sept 9
4Thu 8.30-8.45pm Critical Response Feedback Session
Different students showcase their work-in-progress choreographies each week for group feedback. Resumes Sept 9.
Kaeshi 4D Free  
08Starts August 12
Aug 12, 19, 26
Sept 2, 9
4Thu 8.30-10.00pm Rising Sirens Rehearsal
Int/Adv Student Troupe (Invitation Only)
Egyptian veil choreography.
Dalia (8/12, 8/19, 8/26, 9/2)
Kaeshi (9/9)
4D then 4F $65 adv/$70

08Starts August 14
Aug 14, 21, 28
Sept 4, 11

6Sat 11.00-12.00pm Beginner Bellydance
Technique & Combos

Sandralis

4E $65 adv/$70
08Starts August 14
Aug 14, 21, 28
Sept 4, 11
6Sat 12.00-1.00pm Adv Beg Bellydance
Technique & Combos

Sandralis

4E $65 adv/$70
*Please note timetable changes.
Dance Studio Information
Name of Studio Address Nearest Subways Cost
440 Studios
www.440studios.com
440 Lafayette St, 4th Floor,
New York, NY 10003
(bet. Astor Pl and East 4th St.)
R-W to 8th Street
or 6 to Astor Place

5 Wk Course: $65 adv/ $70

10 Class card
:
$130 (valid for 4 months)

Unlimited Classes Passport for 5 Weeks (Aug 9-Sept 11): $130

Unlimited Classes Passport for 6 Months (July 5-Dec 19): $675

Summer Special Drop-in: $17 $15


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Registration for Classes:
You can register by paying through the PayPal system by clicking on the button "Add to Cart" (above right). It's fast, free and secure. If you want to send a check, please send it to Bellyqueen LLC, P.O. Box 4668 #14810, New York, NY 10163-4668


Make Up Classes:

If you sign up for a course and for any reason cannot make it to your designated class, you can make it up by dropping in to any other Bellyqueen class during the same time period of the course session you signed up for.


Transferring Courses:

If you sign up for one course then decide to transfer to another for whatever reason, you will have the ability to do so free of charge if the course has not started yet. If you decide to transfer after a course has started, then you will be charged an extra $5 for the extra admin work to make the change.

Credits:
If you want to keep a course credit, the only way to do so is to transfer it to a 10 class card*, with the following formula, "$150 minus price of course" then pay the left over amount to your class instructor and she will mark off the no. of classes attended up until now. (The extra $20 for the 10 class card brings each class up to the price of a drop-in.)
*You have up to 4 weeks after the last class of your course to transfer to a class card. After this time, your credit expires.

10 Class Card:
If your 10 class card expires, then you have the option of paying an extra $20 to extend it for 4 months from the date of expiration. You must extend the card within 1 week of expiration. After this, the credit no longer applies.

Questions?
Please e-mail classes@bellyqueen.com or call 212-504-9551

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Massachusetts Class Schedule
NIFTY NEW UPGRADE! Click on each brown header(of the class table below) to sort information by the column.
Dates Day Time Topic Instructor Studio Cost
06June 16- July 7 4Wed 6.00-7.30pm 4 Wk Basic Beginner Course
Amar Gamal Maha Yoga
(See address above)
$48
0706June 16- July 7 4Thu 7.30-9.00pm 4 Wk Continuing Bellydance Course
*Zills required
Amar Gamal Maha Yoga
(See address above)
$
06July 14-August 4 4Wed 6.00-7.30pm 4 Wk Basic Beginner Course
Amar Gamal Maha Yoga
(See address above)
$
07July 14-August 18 4Wed 7.30-9.00pm 6 Wk Continuing Bellydance Course
*Zills required
Amar Gamal Maha Yoga
(See address above)
$
*Please note timetable changes.

What to Wear: Please wear comfortable clothing, leotards, t-shirts, crop-tops, long skirt, long pants or leggings. Bare feet, jazz shoes, soft ballet-type slippers, jazz sneakers, Capezio Hermes Sandals (see left poster with dancers, Amar Gamal, Kaeshi and Sonia) or half soles are fine. Contact a Capezio store for more information.

If you are an intermediate/advanced bellydancer and you are interested in wearing high heels, we thoroughly recommend the Capezio 825 Open-toe Footlight shoe. This shoe comes in silver and gold and features a sturdy 3" heel which makes it much easier to have strong, grounded shimmies.


Private lessons per hour (NYC):
1-4 People: Starts at $50 total
5 or more people: $13 per student
10 or more people: $11 per student

Studio Rental:
Students are responsible for covering the rental of the space.

Bellyqueen members, Amar Gamal, Sandralis, Anasma, Elisheva, Irina Akulenko, and Kaeshi are available for private lessons. Go to the company page to read their bios.
Contact them today to organize your first lesson!

Bellyqueen Instructor E-mail Telephone Location
Amar amar@bellyqueen.com   Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Sandralis sandralis@bellyqueen.com   Bronx & Manhattan
Irina irina@bellyqueen.com   Brooklyn & Manhattan
Elisheva elisheva@bellyqueen.com   Long Island & Manhattan
Kaeshi kaeshi@bellyqueen.com   Queens & Manhattan

Cancellation Policy:
Over 12 hours before scheduled lesson: No penalty fee.
6-12 hours before scheduled lesson: Student will be charged 1/2 price of instructor fee.
1-6 hours before scheduled lesson: Student will be charged full price of instructor fee.

Public Workshop rate: Please email us.
If you have any general questions about classes please e-mail classes@bellyqueen.com

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