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New Mommy & Me Bellydance Session at Mahasti in Hamilton, Ontario

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New Mommy & Me session starts this Saturday 1/6 at Mahasti – The Bellydance Emporium. 1 class $10 for both child & caregiver or 4 classes for $30 (works out to $3.31 plus tax per dancer per class). There’s an option (never an obligation) to perform at Harem – Bellydance Show in Hamilton for interested dancers ^_^ Our goal with this program is to be affordable for familes.  Costumes are often things dancers already own like black tank tops & yoga pants. Recommended for ages 4-11. Dancers 12 & up can join our regular program with a student discount of 50%. hamiltonbellydance.com

Quilt of Belonging – Beginner Bellydance with Eshe at Cotton Factory, Hamilton

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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/

Bellydance Basics Workshops with Eshe in Hamilton

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Eshe will be teaching “Fear No Dance Bellydance Workshop” as part of Dusk Dances presented by HCA Dance Theatres at Bayfront Park in Hamilton on Friday July 28th from 6-6:45PM.  Free to attend.  Open to the public.  Everyone is welcome to join.  Come & shimmy in the sunshine with us.

Sunday July 30th 2-4PM – Quilt of Belonging – Dance Workshop with Eshe

Peace by Piece: Stitching Together Canadian Stories

A richly hued portrait of the human family, Quilt of Belonging is a 120 foot (36 metres) long collaborative textile art project. Its 263 blocks portray the rich cultural legacies of all the First Peoples in Canada and every nation of the world at the dawn of the new Millennium.

Quilt of Belonging is a collaborative work of art whose mission is to recognize Canada’s diversity, celebrate our common humanity and promote harmony and compassion among people.

This monumental artwork, Canada’s most comprehensive textile art project, is the work of volunteers from Victoria to Newfoundland to the Arctic Circle. From across Canada, participants were invited to contribute their talents and ideas, reflected through the prism of their cultural backgrounds. The range of materials is astonishing, from sealskin to African mud-cloth, from embroidered silk to gossamer wings of butterflies.

Hamilton Halton Brant region is proud to be one of only three stops on the 2017 Ontario tour of the Quilt of Belonging.

Exhibition Admission:

The Peace by Piece; Stitching Together Canadian Stories Exhibition and weekday programming is free of charge during visitation hours.

Exhibition Visitation Hours: 

Monday 10:00 a.m – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10:00 a.m – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday 10:00 a.m – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:00 a.m – 9:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 12:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m.

http://theheartofontario.com/canada-150/quilt-of-belonging

DANCE SERIES 3 of 5: Intro to Bellydance with Eshe at The Cotton Factory in Hamilton on Sunday July 30th 2-4PM
Learn the basics of bellydance with Eshe of Mahasti –The Bellydance 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. Travelling, 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. This workshop has a participation fee of $10.00. Click on the link below to secure your spot!

Time 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Location 270 Sherman Avenue North, Hamilton, L8L 6N4

Web https://www.bruha.com/event/1142

 

 

New Session & New Bellydance Classes at Mahasti in Hamilton, ON

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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.

 

 

Thursday Bellydance in June at Mahasti

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THURSDAYBELLYDANCE

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.

Harem vol 20 at The Casbah

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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

Hamilton Bellydance Summer Schedule

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Our next choreography sessions start May 25, June 23, July 23, Aug 21.  We recommend starting week 1 if you’re new to dance.

We also have on-going drop in classes so you can start learning bellydance anytime you like!

Monday 7PM Basics with Eshe

Tuesday 6:20PM Basics, 7:30 Drop in Lebanese, 8:40 Drop in (Pay What You Can) Egyptian with Peggy

Thursday 7PM Basics (Pay What You Can) with Eshe

Saturday 10:45AM Basics with Eshe

Full-time students in highschool, college or university always enjoy 50% off discount.

If it’s your first class you can also enjoy up to a 50% off discount.  4 classes ($39 + tax) $44 or 8 classes ($55 + tax) $62.

No questions are silly! Let us know if you have any.  Contact eshebellydancer@hotmail.com