Join the talented Lorena Ayub for beginner belly dance and a special “Ignite Your Flow” candle tray 6 week performance project.
Photography by Hideki Aono.
Thursdays September 10 to October 15
6.30-7.30pm Beginner Belly Dance
Build a strong foundation in belly dance with Lorena Ayub’s fun and supportive beginner class at the Bellyqueen School. Through focused drills and repetition, students will develop essential technique, coordination, posture, musicality, and confidence while learning the core movements of this beautiful dance form. Perfect for brand new dancers or anyone wanting to refine their fundamentals.
$25 drop-in, class packages and unlimited passes apply
7.30-8.45pm Open Level Ignite Your Flow Candle Tray 6 Week Performance Project
Illuminate your dance and elevate your candle tray skills with balance, grace, flow, and floorwork.
In this performance project, Lorena Ayub will guide you through the art of dancing with a candle tray—developing poise, control, fluid transitions, elegant floorwork, and a commanding stage presence while keeping your tray beautifully balanced.
Explore how stillness and movement, light and shadow, strength and softness can transform this traditional prop into a mesmerizing extension of your dance.
Build confidence, refine your technique, and learn a captivating choreography designed to make you—and your candlelight—shine onstage.
$185, $175 unlimited pass members
WHO: Guest instructor Lorena Ayub is a New York–based dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist from Barranquilla, Colombia, with Arab heritage. She began her dance training at age four and, at 17, earned a scholarship to study at Steps on Broadway — an opportunity that brought her to New York City and marked the beginning of her professional journey in the U.S. She later continued her training at the pre-professional Ballet Hispánico School in NYC.
Her performance career includes appearances at Bogotá’s Teatro Colón, the INT Theater Festival in South Korea, and three seasons of Añoranzas de Colombia at Thalia Spanish Theatre. Lorena has also performed with Ishtar (Alabina) and Los Niños de Sara at the Apollo Theater in NYC. She has trained with internationally recognized instructors including Raqia Hassan and Mohamed Shahin, while continuing her artistic growth through international festivals and workshops with guest artists from around the world. She has also collaborated on projects connected to artists such as Jennifer Lopez and Maluma.
A Congo de Oro winner at Barranquilla Carnival and semifinalist on TTMT (Tengo Mucho Talento, Estrella TV, LA), Lorena is currently developing her own creative projects in New York while serving as a teaching artist with Ballet Hispánico Community Arts Partnerships. Her work blends classical technique with contemporary artistry, bringing passion, precision, and vibrant energy to every performance.