Belly Dance Goddess Hour by Karla Marie

What is the difference between the Pure Beginners Session and the Intro to Belly Dance? The Intro to Belly Dance Session will give you a taste of the different approaches to belly dance and will delve a little into Arabic rhythms, building on technique as well as the cultural appreciation of the dance. Intro to Belly Dance Session Details: Week 1: Technique (Basic 12) Week 2: Arabic Rhythms Week 3: Folklore (Baladi, Saidi, Khaliji) Week 4: Fusion (Tribal) Week 5: Fusion (Latin) Week 6: Improvisation  The Pure Beginners Session is a gentle way to be introduced to the Art of Belly Dance focusing on Basic Technique and the ideas of layering and isolation. Students are encouraged to take Intro to Belly Dance on Thursdays in conjunction with this session and/or enjoy the 6-Week Belly Dance Intensive following this session in February.     Pure Beginners Session Details: Week 1: Basic 12 Week 2: Isolations Week 3: Layering Purchase a 10 class car...

I wanted to invite you to join us in January for our new year sessions. We have a few options starting in January: 6-Week Intro to Belly Dance (starts January 10) Thursdays 7pm ( $75 or class card) 3-Week Pure Beginners Session (starts January 12) Saturdays 11:30am ( $50 or class card) Both of these are great for beginners and new students. If you have a class card, you can use your card to attend both. We also have a 6-week Zills and Drills Intensive on Saturdays at 10:30am (starts January 12) *zills required REGISTRATION FEE: $25 (includes your zills) This fee is waived if you already have zills  SESSION COST: $75 (or class card)  Don't forget, with a class card you can attend/drop-in to any class/session offered, class cards are as follows: 4 classes $60 6 classes $80 10 classes $100 20 classes $175 Hope to see you in January! love, light, and happy shimmies, karla marie Any questions email bellydanceneworleans@gmail.com

INTERESTED IN A CLASS THAT WILL CHALLENGE YOUR BODY, MIND, AND SOUL? Do you want to tap into the energy of an ancient art form and beautiful magic of different cultures AND learn to play an instrument? Our 6-week Belly Dance Intensive "Zills & Drills" may be just what you are looking for!!! REGISTRATION REQUIRED DEADLINE TO REGISTER January 6, 2019 To register, email: bellydanceneworleans@gmail.com Date/Time: SATURDAYS 10:30am-11:30am January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16 Location: Nola Spaces- 1719 Toledano St. (Studio 1) Session Details: During this session you will learn belly dance conditioning, basic zill patterns, and drill belly dance technique using zills. Each class is broken down into the following 3 parts: Warm up ~10 mins Technique Drills ~30 mins Cooldown ~10 mins Attire: Stretch pants, fitted tank top, yoga attire is ideal, anything that allows a full range of motion. You can bring your own scarf or borrow one from us. Recommended: Yoga Mat for cool down....

BELLY DANCE YOUR WAY INTO YOUR NEW YEAR! Intro to Belly Dance Session  Starts January 10, 2019 Date/Time:  THURSDAYS 7pm-8pm January 10, 17, 24 & February 7, 14, 21  Location: Nola Spaces- 1719 Toledano St.  (Studio 1) To register, email: bellydanceneworleans@gmail.com During this session, we will focus on different elements of Belly Dance as an introduction to this Art form including technique, rhythms, folklore, explore belly dance fusion, and even learn to improvise.  Each class is broken down into the following 4 parts: Warm up ~10 mins Technique ~20 mins Combos ~10 mins Cooldown ~10 minutes During our combos, we will learn a section of a choreography which will be broken down into 6 parts (one section per week). At the end of the session, you will have explored different elements of belly dance, learned about belly dance technique, and put together steps in combos for the full experience. Session Details: ...

NEW YEAR~NEW YOU! 3-Week Pure Beginners Belly Dance Session Session Details: Week 1: Basic 12 Week 2: Isolations Week 3: Layering This session is a gentle way to be introduced to the Art of Belly Dance. Students are encouraged to take Intro to Belly Dance on Thursdays in conjunction with this session and/or enjoy the 6-Week Belly Dance Intensive following this session in February. Class Breakdown: Warm up ~10 mins Technique ~20 mins Combos ~10 mins Cooldown ~10 minutes To register, email: bellydanceneworleans@gmail.com Date/Time: SATURDAYS 11:30AM-12:30PM Check-in begins at 11:30am and class instruction begins at 11:40am January 12,19, 26 Location: Nola Spaces- 1719 Toledano St. (Studio 1) Attire: Stretch pants, fitted tank top, yoga attire is ideal, anything that allows a full range of motion. You can bring your own scarf or borrow one from us. Recommended: Yoga Mat for cool down. We end class with a 10-minute cooldown, a yoga mat is highly recommended! 3-week Intro to...

Featuring dancers from all over the country, Shimmy Soul Hafla and Show will be a magical evening filled with dance, music, culture, and fun!  Click here  to view the performer line-up or visit our Facebook event page for complete details and event updates by clicking here , and check out more details below: Saturday, December 1 Drury Inn & Suites 820 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70112 (Valet and Off-Street Parking Available) Doors Open 7:30pm Show 8pm-10pm Cash Bar Individual $15 2 for $20 PayPal: BellyDanceNewOrleans@gmail.com Venmo: KarlaMarie-Cochran-1 VIP reserved seating available.  For VIP seating rate information,  email bellydanceneworleans@gmail.com

A couple of reminders for Shimmy Soul Registration... 1) If you registered and paid in full, you will be receiving details about the weekend events (belly dance related and non-belly dance related), in case you want to join in on the fun. As well as useful links via email for workshop schedule, performance details, etc. 2) If you paid the $50 Deposit (Belly Dancers Vote) in October, don't forget the final payment of $116 is due by November 6th. You can pay using the following link: www.paypal.me/karlamariebelly/118.95 3) If you want to take advantage of the Belly Dancers Vote special, the very last day to register using this All Weekend Pass Special is November 6th, election day. You can pay using the following link: www.paypal.me/karlamariebelly/169.95 4) If you will not be registering for All Weekend and you want to purchase your two individual workshops required for performance, you can select the workshops using the following link: http://bellydanceneworleans.blogspot.com/p/bl...

Regular Classes:  Thursday, November 1, 8, 15, 29 Troupe Classes: Saturday, October 27 (NOLA Spaces) Regular Class with Combo breakdown from 10:30am-11:30am Troupe Only 11:30am-12:30pm Saturday, November 3  ( City Park) 11:30am-12:30pm ONLY, no regular class on that day Saturday, November 17 Regular class only (10:30-11:30) but we will go over Zeyna the entire class Saturday, November 24 2-hour troupe-only class 10:30am-12:30pm No regular class on this day Thursday, November 29  Troupe-Only class 6:30pm-7:30pm

Thursday, November 29, 2018 7:45pm Dinner at Maple Street Cafe  (Reservations required)  Uptown  9:30pm til: Cocktails at Hot Tin  (No need to make reservations, just come!) Uptown  Friday, November 30, 2018 10:30 am Meet at Cafe Du Monde (no reservations required) $  French Quarter  11:30 am Carriage Ride (in front of Jackson Square) $$  French Quarter  1:30 pm Antoine's for lunch and museum tour (Reservations Required) $$$  French Quarter  7:30 pm Meet at the lobby of Drury Inn & Suites and/or head to Frenchmen Street for Live music and meet at The Spotted Cat    Frenchmen Street  Saturday, December 1, 2018 Shimmy Soul Workshops 9 am-3:30 pm at Drury Inn & Suites Shimmy Soul Show: 7:30pm-10pm at Drury Inn & Suites Shimmy Soul After Pary (Reservations Required) VIP Guest List at Foundation Room, New Orleans House of Blues   French Quarter  Sunday, December 2, 2018 ...

Share the post and you are eligible for the 35% Discount rate for the All-Weekend Pass. This means, by sharing the post you can get your All-Weekend Pass for only $166. You can make one payment of $166 today! Belly Dancers…. Unite and encourage voting on 11/6 At Shimmy Soul: A New Orleans Belly Dance Experience, we believe the right to vote freely and of our own choosing is one of the most incredible rights granted to us. By exercising it, you are doing your part in influencing how our entire country is run-because, as we increasingly see, often elections now come down to the slimmest of margins and every vote really does matter.   In order to help increase awareness and encourage our community to vote on 11/6, we are offering a “BELLY DANCERS VOTE” special! You can take advantage of the special by sharing the post and encouraging others to vote. Questions? Email bellydanceneworleans@gmail.com

Shimmy Soul... let me count the ways! Reason #1 Amazing Workshops by Yvonne Pereira-Dudley and Najmah Nour Reason #2 A Jamila Salimpour & Suhaila Salimpour Format workshop and Flamenco Fusion with a Fan, as well as Belly Dance for healing! Reason # 3 A magical Saturday evening Show Reason #4 The incredible people and culture Reason # 5 A historic venue in the heart of downtown at an incredibly discounted rate And now let's chat about the other reasons you should get down here... our awesome lil excursions during our Shimmy Soul weekend. Each day for the next week, we will be posting about the places we will be visiting: Reason #6 Bacchanal Wine Neighborhood: Bywater Bacchanal is a wine laboratory where food music and culture collide with Holy Vino to create the most unique evenings you will ever experience in New Orleans Ninth Ward. www.bacchanalwine.com For questions about our Shimmy Soul weekend, email us at bellydanceneworleans@gmail.com

TO REGISTER FOR CLASS:  1. Choose a Class Card (below) 2. Email  bellydanceneworleans@gmail.com  to confirm the class card and your start date 3. Payment can be sent via  PayPal , VENMO, or bring Cash/Check to first class! Class Card Options:  20 classes  $175 10 classes  $100 6 classes  $80 4 classes  $60 Class Cards NEVER EXPIRE and can be used for any  Karla Marie, Belly Dance Goddess Hour class.  Drop ins welcome to  Basic Elements Classes (Thursdays 7pm)  $20 Click here for Calendar of Events

Mini Habibi Class Kids Belly Dance Session (Ages 6-9) @Nola Spaces 1719 Toledano St. New Orleans, LA 70115 $20 Registration $55 Kids Belly Dance Session (4 classes) > Registration includes your coin scarf Deadline to Register: August 1 Limited Space Available- Registration will close when class is full. Class Schedule: August to November 3rd Saturday of every month August 18 September 15 October 20 November 17 Class Time: 11:45am-12:30pm (Check in begins 5 minutes before class)

The summer is for fun!  No need to think about it, to register, or purchase a class card-  just stop by and dance with us! Thursdays 7pm-8pm Saturdays 10:30am-11:30am (1719 Toledano St. New Orleans 70115) questions? bellydanceneworleans@gmail.com join our facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/bellydanceneworleans/ It's time to kick back, relax, and just have fun! What will we do in class? Arrive in the Space (5) We begin each class by creating space for our dance, in a circle, with a brief moment to center ourselves, connect, and release any tension before we begin! Warm Up (10) & Basic 12 Belly Dance Foundation Steps (20) Our warm up will include exercises and movements that will help us increase flexibility, practice balance, tons, and condition. We will ease into Belly Dance technique using the Basic 12 steps that I teach. The beginning of each class will be in the same format to create a comfort level for new students and...

Kick Off Special (June 1-June 15) All Weekend Workshop Pass $175 Workshop Registration (Early Registration Begins June 16, 2018) Performance Application (Deadline October 31, 2018) Details to come Hotel Discounts available at Drury Inn & Suites ( Click here to make a reservation) Traveling to New Orleans: Interested in New Orleans Excursions Friday and Sunday? Email us , we have so much to share with you! No exchanges | No refunds  

April-May Schedule (For full year schedule, click here ) New Sessions start April 10th Choose one day or come to all Class Cards available for 4, 6, 10, 20 classes 3 week Sunset Shimmies at the Park April 10, 17, 24 Tuesdays 6pm-7pm 6 week Spring Belly Dance Session April 12, 19 | May 10, 17, 24, 31 Thursdays 7pm-8pm 4 week Saturday Belly Dance Intensive April 14, 21 | May 5, 19 Saturdays 10:30am-11:30am Facebook Event pages Calendar of events Register Join our Facebook group for updates Sunset Shimmies at the Park (Tuesdays at 6pm) take place at the Paddle Boat Deck To map/GPS it, click here Thursday Classes focus on Technique, isolations, and layering! No Dance Experience required Wear clothes that allow a full range of motion and come shake off the mid-week funk!

Join us, this spring! Sunset Shimmies at the Park Tuesdays at 6pm Class at NOLA Spaces on Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 10:30am Belly Dance For Survivors at the New Orleans Family Justice Center

So excited to begin our 2018 classes and Belly Dance Boot Camp this week. I have the following lovelies registered for this session: Shannon Ana Tanja Heather S Andrea Kylwanna Crystal Adelle Scynder Myrtle-Rose Irene Jess Also, I have automatically registered all 2017 students and troupe members with 4 or more class credits on their class card for the upcoming session. This includes: Diana Mateo Hernandez Kate Lyn Ann Emily Broussard Lara Crigger Jennifer Young-Charbonnet Olive Henzel Catherine Golden Mia Christy  Monica If you emailed to register/sent paypal and you don't see your name, don't panic- just shoot me an email and I'll double check. Remember registration is required. To register, email bellydanceneworleans@gmail.com to confirm participation. Belly Dance Boot Camp will be made up of two sessions - 4-week session will run from January 11-February 3rd - 2 Special POST-MARDI GRAS Drop in Classes on February 22 and 24 - 6 week session r...

Wondering what to expect in our New Year Belly Dance Boot Camp classes? If you're like me, I like to be prepared (at least mentally) for what's coming so I can feel more confident with my participation. I thought I would share for those of you who are like me :) Here's a brief description of what you can expect this boot camp Check in: I recommend arriving 5 minutes before class to check in Arrive  ( 2 minutes ) : We start class with a brief moment to pause from the day and "arrive" in the space, as well as set an intention for class. Warm Up/Conditioning ( 10 minutes ):  For our belly dance boot camp, we expand our warm up to include a more intense core workout. We will invite movement into our body, increase circulation and flexibility through stretching exercises, tone and condition incorporating elements of yoga and pilates as well as dance strengthening exercises ( Thursdays we will focus on abdominals, lower back muscles, pelvic floor, inner an...