Cardio Bellydance

Tone your core and turn some heads as you learn to pop, undulate and shimmy muscles you never even knew you had. Cardio belly dance adds upbeat music and a modern twist to basic moves from the ancient Middle Eastern art form.

Join us for an ab-defining, low-impact workout. We’ll warm-up with isolations, stretches and a few movement breakdowns; then piece steps together to build a routine. While you’ll practice authentic belly dance moves, the focus is staying in motion rather than perfecting technique. You won’t get your heart rate quite as high as some of our other programs, but you will challenge both your mind and your muscle control in this hour-long experience.

As with almost all of our programs, no prior dance experience required – just a willingness to shake what you got!

Work on your balance and flexibility while burning calories in this sensual class. You’ll warm-up with isolations and movement breakdowns. By the end of class, you’ll have learned a short routine. All ages, shapes and sizes are welcome – no dance experience required. A limited quantity of coin belts provided for use during class.

Cardio Bellydance

• When: Group classes are currently on hiatus as the instructor is pregnant! Stay tuned for the re-addition of cardio bellydance in 2013.
• Where: Philly Dance Fitness studio, 1015 S. Dorrance St., Philadelphia, PA 19146
• Cost: $10 drop-in or one punch on a class card, or FREE for members.

Small group bellydance instructional parties also make a great activity for women’s events or even bachelorette parties. Call 215-465-2717 to schedule.

Recommended Scarves

Bargain Economy Hungry Hipscarves – These are great for beginners who want something inexpensive to use for practice. However, they are cheap because they are imperfect or overstock products and some coins will fall off almost every time you wear them. Prices range from $5 to $8 depending on the color, plus $2 to $5 shipping per piece. Purchasing more than one scarf sometimes results in lower shipping, but not always.

BellyQueen – Add some extra sparkle with these belts. Prices range from $13 to $20.

Finaday Dangling Coins – Slightly fancier with a double row of coins. Selling at a nice discount right now – $7 apiece – but shipping is almost as much as the scarf.

Belly Dance Resources

Philly Raqs - Information about Belly Dance classes in the area plus history, articles and more.

Sadie performance - A phenomenal belly dancer from Wisconsin.

Fatima Bassmah - Another local teacher who also performs in the area