About us
Want to Learn how to shimmy? Connect to your feminine creativity? Move in new healthy ways? Develop your spiritual side? Enjoy different cultures? We do all of this whilst making new friends & boosting confidence in a fun and supportive sisterhood!
...If you like the sound of regular bellydance lessons, workshops & parties organised by Edinburgh's full time professional bellydancer with almost 2 decades of experience, the “Edinburgh Belly Dance Lessons Meetup” might just be for you!
Women of all ages, shapes and sizes are encouraged to join us in this gorgeous goddess engaging meet up group.
Oh, and we meet both ONLINE and at our own SAFE SACRED SPACE, the only Bellydance venue in the UK, SAHARA STUDIO in Edinburgh.
WE’RE MAKING HISTORY TOGETHER!
INCLUSIVITY: Whilst traditionally this is a women's group, in the interest of inclusion some meets will be mixed/non gender and clearly specified in advance.
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...WOW!!! We are over 900 Bellydancers!!! We’ve been having an INCREDIBLE SHIMMYING TIME TOGETHER!
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Secure your spaces in our classes & events directly via our venue website WWW.SAHARA.STUDIO
Join the movement!
Exciting times! See you soon...
Shimmies,
Lindsey Xx.
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BEGINNERS BELLYDANCING 💃 BellyBasics at Sahara Studio 🔆
Sahara Studio (Little Egypt Studio), 11C Murieston Lane, Edinburgh, GB🩷 BELLYBASICS MONDAYS with LINDSEY MARIE SILVER at the UK’s Only Bellydance Studio 🔆
This is a Hybrid Class - Join online or in-person ❣️ Booking is essential as classes are popular!
This COURSE of 4x BELLYBASICS CLASSES unfolds the fundamentals of many styles of bellydancing, from the starting point of breath work and grounding to building a strong foundation and more intricate & complex movement vocabulary, you'll be taught by Lindsey Marie Silver, of "Bellydancingbarbie" fame and Principal Teacher & Founder of Sahara Studio, Scotland's Official Home of Bellydance.
In Lindsey's 20+ years of captivating professional performance and gold standard teaching, she has by now taught and liberated thousands of women all over the world. Many regard Lindsey's unique combination of dance fitness and wellness offerings and natural intuitive & transformative approach as life affirming and speak of a life changing experience. As a result, BellyBasics with Lindsey is more than just a dance class!
WARNING: This class will change the way you dance, forever! This has been scientifically proven in Lindsey's published 2009 research paper "Can Bellydance Improve Motor Function in Adult Women?" Copies of this paper are available to read.
• The first class begins with a sisterhood circle and tailoring the course to your aims
• Week 2 we begin by sharing complimentary Arabian tea
• each week we learn one of the underpinning movement elements of bellydance, exploring correct, safe, health giving and truly beautiful technique. We then dance this movement element up to speed, using specific methods to strengthen the neurological pathways in the brain and sinking the pattern of movement into your memory.
• We gradually build on this week-by-week throughout the course with new movement elements added from the syllabus into your repertoire.
• You'll have improved posture and be shimmying from week one!
• We also have a huge amount of fun, giggles and laughter in classes together!• And you’ll instantly have a great group of like minded new friends!
• you’re joining a rare and special community. As those who've experienced Lindsey's teaching will tell you!BOOK NOW as we can only offer this whilst spaces remain! SHIMMY this SPRING for FUN, FITNESS & FRIENDSHIP!
Light yourself up this spring, Add some sparkle to your life!
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As reported by the Edinburgh Evening News and The Scotsman, BellyBasics is scientifically proven to burn fat, maintain and increase core strength, muscle tone, flexibility and coordination. Through regular BellyBasics classes you will also benefit from the vast health and fitness benefits of general belly dancing with proper technique. Expect to burn around 300 to 400kcal per class.
~~~~~❣️ BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL AS CLASSES ARE POPULAR ❣️ Secure your spaces at WWW.SAHARA.STUDIO 🔆 Sahara Studio
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INTERMEDIATE BELLYDANCING 💃 NextLevel at Sahara Studio 🔆
Sahara Studio (Little Egypt Studio), 11C Murieston Lane, Edinburgh, GBThis class is Hybrid- attend online and/or in-person in Edinburgh 🔆 Booking is essential as classes are popular ❣️ www . sahara . studio
Next Level BellyDance 4 class course! This class is for you if you want to expand into deeper learning of the bellydance art-form. 💃
Join us online and/or in-person at Sahara Studio, Scotland’s Centre For Bellydancing with Principle Teacher, Founder and Priestess of Feminine Arts, Lindsey Marie Silver.
Each week we'll explore a new facet of the dance, building your skills, confidence and sisterhood.
Enjoy live drumming and the art of the drum solo, layering shimmies, choreography sequences, finger cymbals, single & double veil dancing, Egyptian saidi stick dancing, Lebanese dynamism, Turkish Roma tradition and the principals of performance to name a few topics we’ll study in BellyDance Intermediates at Sahara Studio with Lindsey.
All of this gorgeous Middle Eastern Bellydance artistry is supported by our sisterhood community; a new group of friends for you who all share with you this empowering practice, together, uncovering the hidden depths and forgotten ritual knowledge of the maiden, the wild woman, the sovereign, warrior, magician and crone ~ meld into the sacred feminine energy archetypes within you. Find balance and true inner beauty. Come journey with us…
Do more of what makes you sparkle! ✨
HEALTH BENEFITS: Through regular attendance at these classes you will benefit from the vast health benefits of bellydance, improving mental health and self esteem and physically increasing predominantly coordination and muscle tone whilst refining large & finer motorskills. Expect to burn around 400-500kcal per class.
FUTHER OPPORTUNITIES: Progress into our Advanced Training (ask for details) For adventurous dancers optional performance opportunities exist though Sahara Studio - both amateur and professional. These range in audience size from 10 people to 35,000+ people. If this is of interest to you, do enquire at class)
Secure your space at WWW.SAHARA.STUDIO 💃
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