Text Box: Women’s Bellydance Center

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Text Box:  Women’s Bellydance Center The WBC is a place where women can go to have fun and learn something new while exercising their bodies and forming new friendships as well as enjoying the company of other women in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. We are also committed to bringing you the very best of oriental dance and all of its various styles.  From Introducing new teachers to providing new dances for you to learn and or perform. Our goal is to bring to the Public the very best of Oriental Dance and introduce the beauty and elegance of this form of  Performance Art. So we have attached a special Coupon for you to use to try us out in January!  

Text Box: About our studio

Text Box: Volume 1, Issue 1, Date January 1, 2010 pg 2

Text Box: New Teacher—Rupy Dyal—Bollywood

Text Box: Rupy grew up in the Punjabi Region of Northern India and danced the Bangra style of Indian dance since a child. So as a native she brings to us not only this wonderful dance form with all its complexities but a greater understanding of the culture and its people. She also has a background in classical Indian dance and is a Certified Aerobics and Zumba Instructor!  

Text Box:     Shannon a.k.a. Nadira was born and raised in Miami, FL.  She has always had a passion for dance and has studied ballet, jazz, and modern styles.  In 2004, while attending the University of Florida, she had her first encounter with Middle Eastern dance at a community show and immediately fell in love.  She studied under Zarifa Sa’id in Gainesville for two years as a member of the Sultan’s Stars before moving to Atlanta. Once in Atlanta, she studied belly dance at Nazeem Allayl Atlanta Belly Dance studios and became a member of the professional troupe, Nazeem Almassah. Shannon has taken classes and workshops with Morocco, Tarik, Hadia, Virginia of Miami, and Ansuya of the Belly Dance Superstars. She has also studied the more avant-garde styles of Tribal Fusion, Gothic Fusion & Belly-Burlesque through workshops with Zoe Jakes & Moria Chapelle of the Belly Dance Superstars, Ariella, Urban Fusion, and The Indigo (Zoe Jakes, Mardi Love & Rachel Brice).  

Text Box: New Teacher— Nadira—Tribal Fusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: New Teacher—Mena Jajel—Intermediate Belly dance

Text Box: Megan a.k.a. Mena likes to say she started dancing before she was born. Her mother danced throughout her pregnancies. Her actual belly dance education started at 11 when she started taking classes from her mother, Talea Jajel of Fargo, ND.  She started out studying the folkloric dances of several Middle Eastern countries before moving on to Turkish dance style.  She also studied Lebanese style dance with Margo Abdo-O'Dell in Minneapolis.  Recently she studied classical Egyptian style dance with Jasmin Jahal in Chicago.  She now lives in Tallahassee and takes class with Julianna.  She taught belly dance classes for several years in Fargo, ND and has taught girls under ten and women in their seventies.  She would love to continue the tradition taught to her by her mother by sharing it with her own daughters someday.

Text Box: Questions or comments? E-mail us at thewbctr@gmail.com