Beginning Gothic Bellydance
In repsonse to the many inquiries I've gotten over the summer, I am offering a short-run *beginning* Bellydance class this fall. It will of course be taught in a darker, Gothic style.
This is a class for beginner dancers. However, I hope offer a multi-level workshop on Gothic Bellydance sometime very soon--either teaching it myself or hosting another teacher. Stay tuned!
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Intro to Raqs Gothique
Tuesdays, 9/19-10/24 (no class 10/3)
At the New Church (formerly the Swedenborgian Church) 320 Stevens Ave, Portland, ME
$60 for 6 weeks, $12 drop-ins
Become introduced to the elegant, sensual, and sacred art of Bellydance! Get in shape and increase your mystique while learning basic bellydance vocabulary to darker music. We will also touch upon the history, drama, and costuming of an emerging dance form, Gothic Bellydance.
No prior dance experience necessary. Open to ages 14+
www.aeprilschaile.com
Aepril Schaile, MFA is a Bellydancer of a more experimental, darker hue. She performs this dance as a ritual of the Dark Goddess, with all its snakey mystery and sacred eroticism. Her personal style is a fusion of fusions: Raqs Gothique; tribal fusion; dark cabaret. She brings a background of theater and performance art to her performances, making them more than a showcase of costuming and technique.
Aepril is a founding member and the Artistic Director of the dark fusion troupe Medusa Maidens, Portland ME’s dark fusion bellydance troupe. Medusa Maidens
This is a class for beginner dancers. However, I hope offer a multi-level workshop on Gothic Bellydance sometime very soon--either teaching it myself or hosting another teacher. Stay tuned!
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Intro to Raqs Gothique
Tuesdays, 9/19-10/24 (no class 10/3)
At the New Church (formerly the Swedenborgian Church) 320 Stevens Ave, Portland, ME
$60 for 6 weeks, $12 drop-ins
Become introduced to the elegant, sensual, and sacred art of Bellydance! Get in shape and increase your mystique while learning basic bellydance vocabulary to darker music. We will also touch upon the history, drama, and costuming of an emerging dance form, Gothic Bellydance.
No prior dance experience necessary. Open to ages 14+
www.aeprilschaile.com
Aepril Schaile, MFA is a Bellydancer of a more experimental, darker hue. She performs this dance as a ritual of the Dark Goddess, with all its snakey mystery and sacred eroticism. Her personal style is a fusion of fusions: Raqs Gothique; tribal fusion; dark cabaret. She brings a background of theater and performance art to her performances, making them more than a showcase of costuming and technique.
Aepril is a founding member and the Artistic Director of the dark fusion troupe Medusa Maidens, Portland ME’s dark fusion bellydance troupe. Medusa Maidens