Spring Dance Weekend in Arlington MA. Class: Belly Dance with Johara

DANCE FRIDAY/DNE WEEKEND March 27 and 28th 2026
74 Pleasant St. • Arlington 02476 www.dancefriday.org
come for the whole event or single dance or class.

Belly Dancing is for Everyone — Johara
Discover this earthy and sensual dance from the Middle East.
Learn slow serpentine snake-arms, body-waves, Belly-rolls, and figure eights along with fast and fiery hip-locks and shimmies.
Wear comfortable clothing (Optional: bring any variety of scarf for the hips).
Johara has been a leading performer,
instructor, choreographer, and percussionist since 1995. She is certified in Hatha & Vinyasa yoga and has trained in multiple dance styles.
As the director of Snake Dance Theater Company, she has performed her innovative blend of traditional (Egyptian, Turkish) and fusion belly dance in Turkey, Greece, Brazil and across the US. She’s produced over 15 theatrical shows. Currently, Johara teaches at the New England Movement Arts and the Dance Complex where she has been a faculty member since 1993.

CLASS at DANCE FRIDAY/FREEDOM WEEKEND March 27& 28th 2026
74 Pleasant St, Arlington 02476 •
To register click here … or for a printable registration form click here
The full weekend is only $100.00 by March 15th!
$110 walk-ins / day-of. See other attendance options in the chart belowschedule
## Friday March 27th and Saturday March 28th, 2026
Tentative 2026 Weekend Schedule
### FRIDAY, March 27th
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 74 Pleasant St, Arlington, MA (Lombard St entrance at back of building)
OPENING DANCE
7:20pm – 7:40pm Check in, Welcome, Opening Circle (Foyer)
7:30pm – 8:30 — Tuning Moving Meditations — Helena Froehlich
8:30pm – 10:30 — Live Music for Dancing with Stan Strickland with DJ’d interlude(s) by DJ das Mojo (Dave Sheppard)
### SATURDAY, March 28th
Full Day of Classes, Dinner & Performances, Evening Dance
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 74 Pleasant St. • Arlington, MA (Lombard St entrance at back of building)
1:30 Registration and Opening Circle
Class Period 1 — 2-2:50pm
Contact Improv Partnering — Olivier Besson (Parish Hall)
Class Period 2 — 3-3:50
***Movement, Rhythm & Voice in Community: A Transformative and Holistic ExperienceTime to Release & Connect **** with Live drumming **** —***Sophie Leurent (Parish Hall)
Embodying Stories From Our Lives — Christopher Ellinger (Parlor Room)
Class Period 3 — 4 – 4:50pm
The 5Rhythms®: The Shamanic Journey — Margaux Skalecki (Parish Hall)
Class Period 4 — 5pm – 5:50pm
Belly Dance to Bliss — Johara (Parish Hall)
Foot Reflexology — Bill Kennedy (Parlor Room)
SATURDAY Dinner & Evening Dance, March 28th:
6:pm – 8:30: Dinner and Bardic Circle (Time includes Set up)
8:30pm – 10:30: DANCE — DJ das Mojo (Dave Sheppard)
Then, closing circle