We have increased our PWYC offerings at your request! Check out the new schedule! This session starts 9/20! Let’s dance together!
New September Bellydance Schedule
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Bellydance Show in Hamilton
Our monthly bellydance showcase is Sat 8/12 at The Casbah!
Raqs Mahasti with special guests
BellyFlow
Invoketress
Wild Orhid Belly Dance
Sarita of Ya Amar & Raqs Latinas
Show starts at 7PM. Doors open at 6:30PM. Tickets are $15 at the door. Kids under 18 are free.
306 King St W, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Quilt of Belonging – Beginner Bellydance with Eshe at Cotton Factory, Hamilton
Eshe will be sharing a 2 hour beginner bellydance workshop at the Cotton Factory on Sun July 30th from 2-4PM.
Only $10 for all that dancing!
Link to sign up in advance https://www.bruha.com/event/1142
You’ll also be able to sign up day of at Cotton Factory. They’ll accepting cash and credit/debit while on site at the Exhibit through the Gift Shop
Quilt of Belonging Exhibit is on now! They also have a lot of other great offerings you should check out!
Peace By Piece: Stitching Together Canadian Stories
Celebrate Canada’s 150th and share the stories that make Canada special with the Quilt of Belonging exhibit. In addition to the Quilt of Belonging this five week (July 10th to Aug 16th) exhibit will showcase interactive programs, talks, workshops, displays, concerts and much more. http://theheartofontario.com/
Sun July 30th 2-4PM Bellydance Basics with Eshe
Learn the basics of bellydance with Eshe of Mahasti – The Bellyance Emporium an award-winning professional artist. Bellydance is a celebratory, social dance performed at family functions. It’s a gentle and fun dance great for all ages. We’ll start with a brief warm up. We’ll learn and practice some basic movements before stringing them together in a combination. Roughly every 30 minutes we’ll begin work on a new combination. Traveling, shimmies, graceful hands and arms, powerful and playful hip articulations – this workshop will cover it all. At the end of our 2 hour workshop we will have a short cool down. We normally dance barefoot or in socks. We wear yoga or workout gear. There is no need to show your belly. We strongly recommend bringing water.
Everyone is welcome to attend. No experience necessary!
Location: Cotton Factory
270 Sherman Ave N, Hamilton, ON L8L 3Z4
http://cottonfactory.ca/
Show & Specialty Bellydance Workshops at Mahasti
Mommy & Me class is running at 10AM tomorrow but other classes are cancelled so we can host Iana of Ukraine/Toronto & Anya of Edmonton. Still spots left in both workshops if you feel like pushing yourself in a new direction in bellydance. These chances don’t happen often in Hamilton. It’s a real & rare treat!
Sat July 8th
10:45-12:45 Drum Solo Secrets with Iana
1-3PM Exploratory Movement in Middle Easter Dance with Anya
1 workshop $45 https://mahasti.ecwid.com/#!/1-Workshop-2-hours-total/p/64748412/category=18890056
2 workshops $75 https://mahasti.ecwid.com/#!/2-Workshops-4-hours-total/p/64748410/category=18890056
Etransfer to eshebellydancer@hotmail.com. Cash or credit card at the studio.
Drum Solo Secrets with Iana 10:45-12:45
Learn a new exciting drum solo choreography, plus get insights into the choreographing process. Iana will reveal not only her technique tricks, but also explain her choreographic choices and give some tips on structuring your own dance creations. These principles apply either if you are getting ready for a stage performance, or your next gig!
Exploratory Movement in Middle Eastern Dance with Anya 1-3PM
Ready to get a little weird? This class isn’t a “belly dance class” it’s all about movement/energy/intention/focus and how playing with these different aspects of movement can enhance your dance practice and ability. Prepare to get up to get down. We’ll explore various exercises to find comfort and familiarity within transitions.
That night we’ll have our monthly showcase Harem at The Casbah – 306 King St W, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Doors open at 6:30PM. Show is 7-8:30PM. Tickets are $15 at the door. Kids under 18 are free.
Raqs Mahasti with Anya, Iana, BellaDance & Helene Eden Kassar. Every month we change our line-up & offer a completely new show. You’ll never see the same line-up or same dance twice. Come & see some of our brightest stars!
New Session & New Bellydance Classes at Mahasti in Hamilton, ON
If you’re looking to try a choreography class the next session will start Monday June 26th.
We always offer 50% off to students. We recommend regular classes for dancers 12 & up. And we offer up to 50% off your first class card.
We have some exciting drop in classes starting soon. Thursday night will switch over to 2 drop in classes from Thurs June 29th. If you have lots of vacation time, have a hectic schedule, suffer from an excessive amount of friends, try our drop in schedule. You can attend as much or as little as you like. As ever you have 3 months (from the day of purchase) to use up your class card. So if you purchase your class card on June 7th it’s good until September 7th.
We are performing at Aga Khan Museum in Toronto this week so there is no class Wed June 21st or Sat June 24th. We are open for the long weekend & all other days.
100 in 1 Day Hamilton – FREE Basic Bellydance Class
What if hundreds of people united, each putting in place the changes they wish to see in their city, all on the same day?
This is the goal of 100 In 1 Day, where no idea is too small to make your city or community a better place to live.
100 In 1 Day is an effort to invoke active citizenship through local engagement in creative small-scale acts or events known as urban interventions.
Join us Sat June 3rd for a FREE Basics class at 10:45AM. No strings. Just come (with water & wearing clothes you can move freely in, socks or dance shoes if you want but bare feet is great too)
We are in downtown Hamilton at 1 West Ave S, Suite 300 (3F), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. There is free parking at our building. Join us!
Bollywood with Faith in Hamilton
Bollywood with Faith at Mahasti
Sun June 11th
11:15AM-1:45PM
$30 (crazy deal!)
Bollywood is back! Suitable for beginners and up, this class presents the style of dance seen in Indian cinema. The dance is cardio-driven, joyful, and often silly, with an emphasis on the fun of dancing together and telling a story through song. Movements are presented from the ground up with modifications offered for all levels, from total beginners to advanced dancers alike! You’ll learn gestures, meaning, and lyrics as we learn a short choreography to pull all these elements together in an expressive dance. Warning: Laughter may ensue!
$30 in cash or credit at the studio, etransfer to eshebellydancer@hotmail.com or pay online at
Online payment: https://mahasti.ecwid.com/#!/2-5-Hour-Workshop/p/80134840/category=18890056
at Mahasti – The Bellydance Emporium
1 West Ave S, Suite 300, Hamilton, ON
Free parking at our building.
hamiltonbellydance.com
eshebellydancer@hotmail.com
Thursday Bellydance in June at Mahasti
7PM Pay What You Can / Drop In Bellydance
Drop in to this class anytime you are free. We’ll cover the building blocks of bellydance. Perfect for the total beginner or those dancers looking to refine their technique. This class also acts as a bridge class to our choreography offerings. We work a little slower & with more focus but you’re still doing the “real stuff.” Sometimes we do combinations, other times we pick a shape or a style to explore. We might pick a movement family like shimmies or traveling (just a fancy word for walking around the dance floor). If all of this means nothing to you – don’t fret! We’ll explain it all from the ground up.
8PM Performance Prep
We’ll be exploring improv skills, props and talking about elements that will take your performance to the next level. We’d recommend you get a few lessons under your hip scarf before diving into this class.
This schedule runs until Thurs 6/29.
The Hamilton Spectator – Thank you!
You might have seen us in The Spec yesterday! We were the entire cover page of the Go Section. Scott Gardner called our show “spectacular.” Come & see for yourself this Saturday! You can check out the online version here
Harem vol 20 at The Casbah
It’s almost that time! Our monthly showcase at The Casbah featuring Raqs Mahasti as well as guest artists.
Bellydance in The Casbah
2nd Saturday of every month
Harem vol 20
Sat. May 13th
Show 7-8:30PM
Tickets $15 at the door
Doors 6:30PM
All ages. Kids under 18 are free.
Raqs Mahasti (Eshe, Peggy Nuwayrah Bellydance & studio dancers) with special guests
Ishra & Invoketress Dance
Anuka Bellydance
Elysium Tribal – American Tribal Style Bellydance
& Athena McQueen (Drag Queen)
The Casbah
306 King W
Hamilton, ON
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