Take your dancing to the next level in this welcoming advanced beginner belly dance class, where you'll deepen your understanding of musicality while refining the essential movements that create beautiful, expressive dance.

Designed for students who have completed a beginner course, this class focuses on developing confidence, coordination, musical interpretation, elegant posture, graceful transitions, and expressive arm pathways. You'll learn how to move with greater intention, fluidity, and artistry while strengthening your technical foundation.

In this class, you'll explore:

  • Musical interpretation and phrasing

  • Refinement of foundational belly dance technique

  • Graceful footwork and seamless transitions

  • Elegant arm carriage and expressive port de bras

  • Balance, posture, coordination, and stage presence

  • Combinations that bring technique and artistry together

Whether your goal is to perform or simply feel more confident on the dance floor, this class will help you dance with greater precision, musicality, and joy.

Perfect for students who have completed a beginner course and are ready for the next step.

Join us and discover the artistry behind every movement!

WHEN:
5 Wk Course: Tuesdays July 28 to August 25

WHERE:
Course: Bellyqueen School @Playwrights
440 Lafayette St, 4th Floor, Studio 4D, New York, NY 10003
Press "Playwrights" on the intercom to be let into the building and to activate the elevator

INVESTMENT:
$100, $90 unlimited pass holders

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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.