Bellydance with Catherine
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Bellydance classes at Dance Alley: Tuesday 1pm-2pm: Beginner Friendly Daytime Course: 17th September - 15th October 2024 Teacher: Catherine Bartholomew
A welcoming bellydance class with Catherine Bartholomew suitable for complete beginners and those with previous experience. This is an entertaining but accessible class with a fun choreography to learn by the end of it.
Trial Offer: £15 for your first 3 classes. The rest of the course will be charged at the usual rate of £7 per class if you decide to continue. Book Trial Online Now
Standard Price: £35 for the 5 week course Existing students should contact me for bank details.
Venue: Dance Alley, 18 Manor Rd, Chatham ME4 6AG. Please note there are stairs to the studio and no lift.
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Bellydance classes at Woodlands Arts Centre: Wednesday 7:45pm-8:45pm: Beginners New Beginner Class: Continuing blocks of 5 weeks. Starting 3 April to 1 May. 8 May to 5 June. etc Teacher: Charlotte Burton
Come and join a friendly class with Charlotte Burton for fun and fitness bellydance. You will learn the fundamental basics to this beautiful dance, and build them up into short combinations, which then become a chorography for you to practice your new dance moves to. The class starts with a short warm up then covers technique and combinations, all of which are beginner friendly and can build up to push and inspire those who want to explore further. All of this creates a beautiful choreography which, if you would like to, there is a chance to perform at the end of term party, or local hafla. This is optional!!!
Price: £30 per 5 weeks Venue: Woodlands Arts Centre, Woodlands Rd, Gillingham ME7 2DU. This venue is fully accessible Booking: Bacs or cash on the night Contact: tribalbanshees@hotmail.co.uk for more information and booking details
Thursday 7:45pm-9pm: Improvers and beyond Improver+ Course: 5th September - 17th October 2024 Teacher: Catherine Bartholomew
A lively class for those with some previous experience of bellydance. We are currently exploring the different styles of Egyptian dance including Saidi, Baladi, Golden Age and more modern styles too. We alternate a term of technique and combinations with a term learning a new choreography in that style.
Price: £8 per class payable monthly or £10 per class drop in (increasing to £12 drop in from 1st November) Venue: Woodlands Arts Centre, Woodlands Rd, Gillingham ME7 2DU. This venue is fully accessible Booking: Email Catherine or WhatsApp 07840963036 to be added to the class list
Experience
Catherine Bartholomew is based in Rochester, Kent where she has been teaching since 2004. She teaches workshops around the UK and is a tutor for the JWAAD Bellydance Teacher Training courses; developing dancers’ knowledge of the history, culture and music of bellydance as well as how to teach it safely.
Catherine has been a soloist with Josephine Wise’s dance company Johara since it’s formation in 2007 and had fun cultivating her evil side playing the part of the jealous Queen Narcissa in their latest show “The Mirror”.
She has a background in Theatre Studies and loves to use her performance skills in creating energetic and entertaining dances. She has developed a love of fan veils which compliment her theatrical style of dance.
Catherine has also been organising bellydance events for over a decade. Hosting workshops with guest teachers, putting on teacher networking days and her Sevenveils showcase every year. She is now joining forces with Chloe Kenny to bring a brand new bellydance festival to Kent – Shimmy & Shine!
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Woodlands Arts Centre – Gillingham (Woodlands Rd, ME7 2DU)
Wednesday 7:45pm-8:45pm: Beginners
Teacher: Charlotte Burton A fun, fitness-focused beginner class covering bellydance basics, short combinations, and a full choreography. Optional performance opportunities available. Pricing: £30 for a 5-week block
Thursday 7:45pm-9pm: Improvers and Beyond
Teacher: Catherine Bartholomew For those with prior bellydance experience. The course explores various Egyptian styles and alternates between technique and choreography each term. Pricing: £8 per class (payable monthly) or £10 drop-in, increasing to £12 from 1st November
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Age Groups
Young adults 18 - 25
Adults 25 - 55
Seniors 55+
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In person
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Group sessions
Individuals
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