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"Last night's show created a lot of questions. How does a woman generate silence among 300 people? How does she do it WITHOUT MOVING in a dance show? How does she attract the attention, the gaze, the energy toward her with ONE note and ONE movement? How does she hypnotize the place, attract everyone to her dance, wrap us up slowly giving us the movement and the music in digestible doses, creating tension until we burst into applause? An enormous lesson in stage presence, language, communication with the public, technique... Children, adults, dancers, technicians, photographers, the museum...all hypnotized by the magic of Ariellah."
--Marina CastaƱeda, MEXICO CITY 2009

EXCITING NEWS! Ariellah, Frederique and Christina of Black Lotus Clothing have come together and formed Silent Siren's Theatre - a touring production that presents a belly dance and theatre rendition of the 1922 German Film Nosferatu!

~We are kicking off our tour with a San Francisco performance on August 25 at the Brava Theatre, for tickets please go here: Silent Siren's Theatre

~We are also presenting a full of workshops revolving around dance expression, story telling and costuming at Ariellah's Oakland Studio on August 1! For registration go here: Silent Siren's Theatre

Welcome! You will find many resources here, not only regarding my belly dance classes, workshops and performances, but also online instruction and literature that gives you a hands on glimpse into the fascinating world of belly dance. Enjoy!

For information regarding Deshret Dance Company, please go to the website: Deshret Dance Company.

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Upcoming Performances

July 3, 2010
San Francisco, CA
Deshret Student Showcase
July 9, 2010
Barcelona, Spain
Rituals De Danza
July 16, 2010
Gothla UK
Leicester, England
Gothla UK
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Upcoming Workshops

July 10-11, 2010
Barcelona, Spain
Rituals De Danza
July 16-18, 2010
Gothla UK
Leicester, England
Gothla UK
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Upcoming Weekly Classes

Tuesdays 6:00pm-7:15p.m.
8 week session July 13-August 30
Oakland Studio, CA:
Belly Dance Basics
with Nayun(principal dancer of Deshret Dance Company)
Wednesdays 6:00pm-7:30p.m.
8 week session July 14-Sept 8
Oakland Studio, CA:
Belly Dance: The Fusion of Rhythm and Movement
with Lisa(principal dancer of Deshret Dance Company)
More Upcoming Classes