Class Schedule
Bellydance Classes
Bellydancers are supple, feminine, earthly, mysterious, playful and strong. That dancer is you! Come learn among friends and awaken your inner fire.
Build community and self-knowledge while honoring the inner divine feminine.ry online can make all the difference.
MONDAY ~ 6 week sessions ~
Bellydance Toolbox
6pm - 7pm pst Bellydance Toolbox ( Open level)
- Alignment for dance posture
- Intro to history and music
- Building strong dance skills
- Isolations - straight lines, circles, figure 8 and undulations
- Shimmies
- Beautiful arms and hands gestures
- Intro to veil dancing
- Intro to structured group improv and finger cymbals
Perfect for new students or a great drill class for returning students. Experienced dancers can deepen their practice by working thoughtfully into the isolations and rhythms as your body and mind open and are prepared to learn more subtle nuances in these powerful foundational moves.
*New material is always being added to this course. We are currently exploring both solo cabaret and group improv fundamentals that are used for our bellydance street team.
Bellydance Workout
7:00pm - 8:00pm - Bellydance Workout - Mixed level
- Exercise class will invigorate your body, calm your mind and deepen your capacity for working with isolations, combinations and complex patterns. Challenging yet accessible for all fitness levels and dancers. Promise.
Moving together in community can fill our lives with creativity, beauty, connection and joy
"Regular exercise also remodels the physical structure of your brain to make you more receptive to joy and social connection. These neurological changes rival those observed in the most cutting-edge treatments for both depression and addiction. The mind-altering effects of exercise are even embedded in your musculature. During physical activity, muscles secrete hormones into your blood-stream that make your brain more resilient to stress. Scientists call them "hope molecules." "
~The Joy of Movement How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage
Sacred Geometry
8pm - 9pm Sirens of Serpentine & Bellydance Street Team
(Performance Troupe Practice ~ INVITATION ONLY)
- Rhythm Study: Finger cymbals & Frame Drum
-Technique: Isolation, layers, spins & prop work
-Combinations/Choreography
- Structured Group Improv - Formations, Leading/Following
-Fantastical creations and performance art adventure
All performances are 100% optional and open to all members of this class.
Please arrive ahead of your class time. Yaw Theater has a locked security door. We will have a greeter outside until 5 min past the start of your class time.
2024 Dates:
Winter: Jan 15, 22, 29 Feb 5, 12, 19
Spring: Mar 4, 11, 18, 25 Apr 1 (Apr 8 -12 Spring Break Week) Apr 15
There will be a (2) week break between these sessions. Leslie will be at Datura Level 3
Summer: May 6, 13, 20, 27 Jun 3, 10
Summer Break
Fall: Sep 16, 23, 30 Oct 7, 14, 21
Holiday: Nov 4, 11, 18 ( No Class Nov 25 Thanksgiving Break) Dec 2, 9, 16
$125 for one class series
$175 for (2) classes in the same session (MOST POPULAR OPTION)
$225 for (3) classes in the same session
Drop in NOW available! One class in an evening $25 ~ (2) classes in the same night $35 - Payments can be made in person or using Venmo when you show up.
*Preregistration for all classes and special events are non-refundable.
Adult Intermediate/Advanced Jazz/Lyrical
Weekly drop-in style class taught by Sean Calavan of Seattle’s Jerboa Dance.
Thursday nights from 7:00-8:30pm at YAW Theater.
$15 single class
$50 four class card ($10 savings)
$5 with active Seattle area university student ID
*New Students take their first class free of charge
Cash and Venmo accepted
The entrance to YAW will be locked during class for security purposes. Please try to arrive a few minutes early.
For questions, reach out to Sean on Facebook, instagram @sean.calavan or through email “seancalavan@gmail.com”
2024 Remaining Class Schedule:
November 7
November 14
December 5
December 12
December 19