Belly dance with Roxanne

Classes and workshops.

Regular classes (Desford Leicestershire) are a mix of different styles of Belly Dance, including, Baladi, Raqs Sharqi, Veil dance , Stick Dance (Saiidi) modern Cairo street dance (Shaabi) Flamenco and Salsa fusion.
The emphasis is on getting you dancing and having fun!

Workshops

These can be individually tailored to your requirements. The basic framework begins with an introduction on safety and posture, we continue into a warm up, after which individual moves are taught then put together into combinations, which build into a final dance.

Props can be used such as Saiidi sticks, veils and finger cymbals all of which will be provided for you to borrow on the day, including hip scarves.

Finally there's a cool down and then you get to go home and show your friends and family what you've learned!

Societies and groups

Groups and societies

1) The myths of Middle Eastern dance.
For this I unveil the truth behind the myths associated with Belly Dancing and discuss where the myths originated. This talk includes a demonstration of Middle Eastern dance plus a rummage through costumes throughout the ages and how they have developed and what styles they are used for.
A look at different props used during folkloric dances and lots of interesting information about both the origins and future of belly dance.
There is no audience dance participation during this talk.

2) My life……stories of professional snake charmer and fire-eater. (please note there is no fire lit during this talk and no snake, pictures used to illustrate how I work with the snake)

The talk starts with a demonstration of Egyptian Shaabi

dance and continues with funny anecdotes about how I got into

Belly Dancing, fire eating and training/working with a snake!!

Finally I relate all the hilarious and sometimes scary incidents and accidents I’ve had over the years.

3)…. An interactive Egyptian themed dance workshop with instruments, veils, fans, songs, fun and laughter for all abilities. Whether you are dancing, standing or seated. Ladies ( and gentlemen) will get an idea of what it’s like to be immersed in the world of Belly Dance, there’s also some Egyptian themed vaudeville silliness thrown in!

booking for 2024/25

All events are £60 for the hour +45p per mile travel.

What people say about my talks…

What a fantastic afternoon we all had. The dancing and costumes were absolutely amazing and the myths of middle Eastern dance presentation was very interesting. I think we were all amazed at her figure !!

We enjoyed your recent visit so much our members have insisted you return for another evening.Wing W.I.

Best speaker we've ever had at our W.I.

Iv'e learned so much and she made it very humorous too. (U3A)

Very entertaining. (Ladies circle)

Fascinating. (Heart Link)

A delight, when are you coming again? (Inner Wheel)

Who am I ?

I’ve been a professional Middle Eastern dancer, fire ~eater, snake charmer and choreographer since 1985. I'm based in Leicestershire but have performed all around Britain and abroad.

I’ve appeared in over 60 tv programmes between 1985 and 2010 and been written about in many national newspapers and magazines.

I started teaching in 2003 and have a certificate in safe teaching practices from JWAAD.

I’m also a member of Actors' Equity