Tarik Sultan offers a range of engaging classes at the Bellyqueen School, catering to multiple levels.

For those who are brand new, or would like to polish their technique, check out his Saturday 11am-12pm Basic Belly Dance class.

For those who are ready to elevate their skills, the Intermediate Shimmy, Layer, and Travel class takes place on Tuesdays 6.30-7.30pm AND Saturdays from 12-1pm.

Embark on a 5-week beginner-level finger cymbal performance project with Tarik Sultan offers students a strong foundation in movement vocabulary while introducing essential finger cymbal patterns. Through focused practice and integration of rhythm with movement, students will develop coordination and musicality. These skills will be applied and refined in a choreography set to Enta by Mohamed Ramadan.

WHEN:
5 Week Course:
Tuesdays 7:30 to 9pm
July 15 - August 12

Sun August 17
4-6.30pm: Tech Rehearsal
6.30-7pm: Doors Open
7-9.30pm: Show

The course will be conducted through five 1.5 hour sessions, over a 5 week period and students will have an opportunity to perform on Sunday August 17th in midtown Manhattan at the Djam NYC at the Secret Room NYC. Attendance of all sessions is mandatory for performance participation, unless special arrangements are made in advance.

INVESTMENT: $175, $155 unlimited pass members

* Includes a video and photos of the performance.
* Participants are expected to invite at least two paying audience members
* Costume is an extra cost

WHERE:
5 Week Course: Bellyqueen School @Playwrights Downtown
440 Lafayette St, 4th Floor, Studio 4D, New York, NY 10003

Show: Secret Room NYC, 707 8th Ave, between W 44th and W 45th St, New York, NY 10036

Tarik Sultan is one of the world’s best-known pioneers of male Oriental Dance (Belly Dancing). He began his formal training in 1985. In addition to classes, he spent countless hours in the Dance Research Library at Lincoln Center, striving to learn as much as he could about the dance, its history, and the culture from which it originated. In 1988, he traveled to Egypt for the first time, observing the dance in its native homeland. This experience allowed him to distinguish the truth about the dance from the many popular myths created by the media.

Inspired by his travels, Tarik began teaching his first class in the early '90s, eager to share all he had learned and observed. Over the years, his talent and dedication to the art have earned him a reputation as a dynamic performer and a gifted, inspiring teacher and choreographer. He has taught many successful seminars across the nation as well as internationally in the UK, Japan, Australia, Trinidad, and Argentina. Some of Tarik’s international performance credits include the Jerusalem Festival, the Dar America Association in Marrakech, Morocco, and Alexandria, Egypt. In 2003, he became one of the first male dancers to perform at the Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival in Cairo, Egypt. Other credits include performances at the United Nations, Lincoln Center, and The Museum of Natural History.

Tarik holds the distinction of being the only male dancer to be featured in the top venues in New York City, such as Casbah Rouge, Mehenata Bulgarian Bar, Babylon, Horus, The Habibi Lounge, and Feluca and 1001 Nights in Brooklyn, NY. From 2003 to 2014, he was the premier dancer at Le Souk in NYC. Until recently, he taught regular weekly classes in NYC, The Bronx, and Jersey City. He is available for private lessons, Zoom classes, private parties, and workshops upon request.