Fab Friday Workshops: Belly Dance Bliss with Joanna
✨ Welcome to FAB FRIDAY WORKSHOPS at MAISON BURLESQUE THORNBURY ✨
As we warm up from the cold, we want to break in the new studio in style!
Join us every Friday for a 90min fun and fabulous workshop, complete with a glass of bubbles! 🥂
Friday 22nd November 2024
6:15pm - 7:45pm
Belly Dance Bliss with Joanna
Are you ready to unleash your inner deity?
Belly dance is a ravishing art form that has touched hearts in all corners of the world. Whether you’re already experienced in the dance or have been intrigued in dipping your toe in, all genders, ages, body types and levels of experience are welcome to join.
In the beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll be guided through the importance of belly dance for your body, a variety of hypnotic drills and a memorable choreography to take home with you!
Come along to this one-of-a-kind workshop and relish in hearty MENAHT (Middle Eastern, North African, Hellenic, Turkish) music, tune into your divine feminine, and find a new way to empower your mind, body and spirit through the drumbeat.
What do bring: Please wear comfortable clothing that helps you clearly see your hip and chest movements, preferably tight fitting.
Optional: hip scarves (although we will also bring enough for everybody to wear if you don’t own one).
About your instructor:
Described as the equivalent to a firework on New Years Eve, Joanna is Australia’s own internationally acclaimed belly dance performer, instructor and powerhouse entertainer.
For over 25 years, Joanna’s experience in the performing arts has lead her to achieve proficiency in numerous dance forms outside of belly dance - including ballet, jazz, and musical theatre. She holds a Bachelor in Entertainment Business Management, as well as Certificates across music theory, performance and sound engineering.
Joanna’s love of MENAHT (Middle Eastern, North African, Hellenic & Turkish) dance has thrusted her into the international realm, where she has performed on festival stages across France, Spain and Greece. Her belly dance style is described as Oriental/American Cabaret, however she is known in Australia for her strong influences in musical theatre, queer culture and cabaret.
With her technique based, culturally accurate and history driven teaching style, Joanna aims to encourage her students to find their niche and distinctiveness in belly dance. Her priority is to advocate how welcoming this dance form is of all ages, sizes, experience levels, and gender identities.