Our Tuesday night class at the HPL on Concession was totally full so they added a 2nd class this Thursday 6:30-7:30PM. Free! Please contact them to register.
Saturday as part of the Concession Street Uptown Bunny Hop & Seek we’ll be offering a free bellydance basics class at Mahasti! Join us 10:45-11:45AM for a beginner lesson. We’ll also have treats for the kids (chocolates, candy and non-food treats).
We’re now located at 422 Concession, Hamilton, Ontario.
From 3/26 we are moving to the mountain. Our new address will be 422 Concession Street, Hamilton.
To celebrate with everyone at the Bunny Hop & Seek we’ll be offering a free bellydance class Sat 3/31 10:45-11:45AM. No experience necessary. This will be a great class for beginners to come to with options given to experienced dancers to turn up the volume!
From the Concession BIA:
“Saturday March 31st, 2018 between 10am – 3pm.
”We invite families to come out with the kids for a chocolate Easter Egg Collection from our business storefronts (between Upper Wentworth and Poplar Street). The FIRST 100 children will receive FREE bunny ears!
“Stop by the BIA office at 534 Concession to pick yours up while they last! Then continue along Concession and visit our fabulous stores for more chocolate treats!
“We will also be hosting a HOP & SEEK game! Find the cute stuffed bunny (hidden within some of our storefronts), snap a pic and post on social media using the hashtag #UptownBunnyHop for a chance to win a gift basket (valued at $100)
donated by businesses along the street!
“Draws will take place on Monday April 9th when all the winners will be announced through social media.
”We will also be inviting local artisanal vendors to join us and we will host a live music performance just outside of Candi Werx’s at 554 Concession Street (between 11am and 2pm).
”A fun filled day for the entire family. Hope to have you join us!”
Monday with Eshe (open on the 19th)
7PM Basics
8:05PM Turkish Choreography
Tuesday with Peggy
6:20PM Basics
7:25PM PWYC Lebanese Bellydance for Beginners
Wednesday with Eshe
7:10PM Egyptian Choreography
8:15PM Modern Choreography
Thursday
7PM Fresh Fusion Choreography with Faith (Kpop+Bellydance)
8:05PM Drop in Drills & Combos with Jackie Pullar
Saturday
10AM Mommy & Me (new session from 2/24)
10:45AM Basics
11:50 Top 40 Choreography
12:55 Modern Choreography (same as Wednesday)
ONE TIME ONLY
Wed Feb 7th 7PM Drills with Angela Josephine (last drop in class of the session)
Thurs Feb 8th with Eshe 8:05PM
Black Panther Hamilton Challenge – Pay What You Can Hardcore Bellydance Drills
Wed Feb 14th with Peggy 7PM
Romantic Bellydance – Pay What You Can Choreography Class
Thurs Feb 15th with Leanna of Belladance 8:05PM
Straight Up Egyptian – drop in for $18 or buy a classcard & save
New Bellydance Session Starts 2/15
Monday with Eshe
7PM Pay What You Can Drop in Basics
8:05PM Turkish Bellydance
Tuesday with Peggy
6:20PM Drop in Basics
7:25PM Pay What You Can Lebanese Bellydance for Beginners
Wednesday with Eshe
7:10PM Egyptian Choreography
8:15PM Modern Choreography
Thursday
7PM Kpop & Bellydance Choreography with Faith
8:05PM guest teachers Leanna (15th), Jackie Pullar (22nd, 1st, 8th)
Saturday with Eshe
10AM Mommy & Me (new session 2/24)
10:45AM Drop in Pay What You Can Basics
11:50AM Top 40 Choreography
12:55 Modern Choreography
KIDS BELLYDANCE (Caregiver & Me) Saturdays 10-10:30AM
1 CLASS – 1 Adult & 1 Child $10 (including taxes)
1 CLASS – 1 Adult & 2 Siblings $15 (including taxes)
4 CLASSES – 1 Adult & 1 Child $30 (including taxes)
4 CLASSES – 1 Adult & 2 Siblings $45 (including taxes)
Open to any caregiver & child. Recommended for ages 4 & up. Optional performance opportunities. Dancers 11 & up (students attending school full-time) are welcome to attend our regular classes with a 50% discount.
FRESH FUSION CLASS with Faith Dance at Mahasti – The Bellydance Emporium.
Drop in on week 1 – Thursday Jan 18th. Use your class card or pay a drop in fee. If you’ve still got gas in the tank stay & play at 8:05 with Jackie Pullar while she leads a drilling class!
Instructor Faith loves bellydance, but her ultimate bias is K-Pop… and she invites you explore the fusion of these two distinct worlds into one energetic, whimsical, and accessible dance form! From undulations to aegyo, you’ll learn choreography that draws heavily on bellydance technique to blend seamlessly with a wide range of K-Pop stylings and expression. All levels welcome, but some bellydance experience is advantageous. Come prepared to do your best and have fun! Hwaiting!
FAITH
Faith began teaching and performing bellydance and Bollywood style dance in 2009 & 2010 respectively, and also enjoyed many years as a member of various Ontario-based bellydance troupes (Karma, Bella Luna, the Bellydonnas). Her teaching experience also spans areas such as fitness and chair dance. From 2011-2014, she founded and directed the Bollywood dance troupe NACHEGI.
Faith has had the privilege of studying with many instructors in both Bollywood style dance and bellydance, as well as attending workshops with renowned dancers and choreographers such as Divya Kumar, Jaya Vaswani, Raqia Hassan and Sadie Marquadt. She continues to study both dance forms through weekly classes and regular workshops, and is dedicated to presenting a culturally authentic dance experience in each class she teaches—while also making sure there are plenty of smiles and laughs along the way. In early 2017, she began fusing her deep love of K-Pop music with bellydance, and seeks to present style this to her fusion students with her signature whimsical flavor.
Mahasti
1 West Ave S, Suite 300, Hamilton, ON
hamiltonbellydance.com
eshebellydancer@hotmail.com
Check us out on Groupon if you’re new to the studio.
Or try one of our drop in pay what you can classes!
Start today!
We are crazy excited & proud to be bringing this event to Hamilton, our hometown. We absolutely need your support for it to lift up & off the ground. We’d love to see you at the competition, gala show and/or workshops.
HIBC 2017 Schedule
Sat Sept 9th
3-5PM Competition at The Casbah – 306 King St W, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ($20 at the door, or combine your ticket with Gala Show $25)
7-8:30PM Gala Show at The Casbah ($20 at the door or combine your ticket with the competition $25)
Advance etransfer to eshebellydancer@hotmail.com or cash or credit card at the studio.
https://mahasti.ecwid.com/#!/HIBC-Ticket-Competition-&-Gala-Show/p/86716625/category=21437093
8:30PM After Party at The Casbah Lounge (FREE!)
Sun Sept 10th workshops with Henna at Mahasti – The Bellydance Emporium
Veil Poetics 10AM – NOON
Express the music through silk veil for bellydance in this workshop focusing on phrasing, nuance, punctuation and fluidity. Henna shares her technique for easeful yet exciting veil performance. Our focus will be on clarifying shapes that fit the mood and and sound of the music, upon which your own embellishments can emerge.
Pure Romance 12:30-2:30
Love, romance, and desire fuel the movements in this workshop full of juicy combinations. We’ll use precise pathways and relaxed carriage to achieve an aesthetic that makes you and your audiences swoon.
Oum Kalthoum Choreography 3-6
Drop into the soul of Egyptian music in this choreography to the Oum Kalthoum classic, “Lessa Faker (Do you remember?)”. While learning a choreography to one of the most loved Egyptian songs, Henna will illustrate and explain her method of dancing to some of the most beautiful yet challenging pieces of music for bellydancers.
10-NOON – Veil
12:30-2:30PM – Technique & Combinations
3-6PM Choreography
2 hour workshop ($53.10 + tax) $60CDN
https://mahasti.ecwid.com/#!/2-Hour-Workshop-HIBC/p/80583484/category=21437093
3 hour workshop ($75.22 + tax) $85CDN
https://mahasti.ecwid.com/#!/3-Hour-Workshop/p/80583494/category=21437093
4 hours (2 x 2 hour workshop) ($97.35 + tax) $110CDN
https://mahasti.ecwid.com/#!/2-x-2-Hour-Workshop-at-HIBC/p/80583505/category=21437093
All Day Pass (7 hours) ($141.59 + tax) $160CDN
https://mahasti.ecwid.com/#!/All-Day-Workshop-Pass/p/80583477/category=21437093
Etransfer to eshebellydancer@hotmail.com, cash or credit card at the studio is also available.
HIBC FINALISTS COUPON: HIBC2017 to save 15%
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.
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
Mahasti - The Bellydance Emporium - Dance on Concession Street in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 