Dance & Music Courses
The resources and support you need to find confidence, creativity and health through Belly Dance!
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The Belly Dance Journey Membership
A game-changing membership experience! Find acceptance and success in your belly dance journey with 500+ hours of online belly dance and finger cymbal courses, live Zoom classes, personal interaction, and an amazing community.
The Finger Cymbal Revolution Membership
Banish zill confusion and overwhelm and find joy and creativity in your finger cymbal playing! Welcome to The Finger Cymbal Revolution — the most comprehensive, game-changing online finger cymbal learning experience in the world.
Featured Courses
BEGINNER BELLY DANCE
The Belly Dance Technique Toolkit
From newbie to natural in just 8 weeks! This course is the ultimate start to an incredible belly dance journey. Add movement and health into your life, grow your confidence, express your creativity, and reconnect with your body.
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RHYTHM & TECHNIQUE
Fabulous Finger Cymbal Essentials
Learn exactly how to use finger cymbals, understand their rhythms, and play while dancing with confidence and joy. Build the skills to make your zills a natural part of your dance.
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BELLY DANCE TECHNIQUE
Sensational Shimmy Intensive
Your one-stop shop to learn, drill, perfect, and have fun with 22 different shimmies and variations that are quintessential in the belly dance world.
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From technique and musicality to artistry and choreography, discover new ways to grow, express yourself, and fall in love with your dance journey all over again.
Artistry & Musicality
FINGER CYMBALS
Acapella Finger Cymbal Foundations
Use your cymbals as the musical instrument they are and play more confidently, creatively, and joyfully with or without music!
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ARTISTRY FOCUS
Elegant and Powerful Arms and Hands
Your complete guide to dancing with stronger, more graceful, and more intentional arms and hands.
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ARTISTRY FOCUS
Positively Powerful Emotion and Expression
Unlock the expression in your dance with three key ways to create more theatrical performance: movement texture, facial expression, and the eyes.
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IMPROVISATION
Improvisational Belly Dance Technique, Combinations & Zills
Explore over a dozen slow and fast group-synchronized improvisation vocabularies collected from Urban Hipsy's journeys over the last 20 years. Includes a bonus section all about finger cymbals!
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DRILLS
Killer Driller
Sweat, move, and improve your mood while leveling up your belly dance technique with this energetic course designed to make practice fun.
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BEYOND BASIC
The Beyond Basics — Next Level Belly Dance
You've laid the groundwork, learned the essential isolations, and felt the thrill of moving with rhythm and grace. Now add depth, artistry, and confidence to your dancing.
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TRIBAL FUSION
Arabian Spices | Tribal Fusion Choreography
A beginner-to-intermediate slow, snaky choreography that teaches moves and techniques every dancer can use to spice up their style.
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FUSION
Ali | Tribal Fusion Choreography
A fast-paced, upbeat fusion choreography combining Bhangra, West African, Spanish, and Tribal Fusion dance. Get your heart thumping and your audience clapping!
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SPANISH SKIRT
Spanish Skirt Passion | Spanish Skirt Choreography
A fiery skirt dance full of the passion and flair of Spanish dance, taught for a solo or duet by Sahira and Silvia Salamanca.
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MODERN EGYPTIAN
BellaDonna Ya Helwa | Modern Egyptian Choreography
An elegant, intermediate-level modern Egyptian choreography featuring veil and finger cymbals.
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MUSIC & EDITING
Audio Editing Basics for Dancers
Become your own audio editor with this practical, hands-on introduction to the basics of audio editing using Audacity.
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