Weekly Belly Dance Classes with Ishtar
'Sensual dance to nourish mind, body and soul'
Belly dance for all ages ,nationalities,body types,social classes and ethnicities.
Merseyside Belly Dance Classes for 2010
BOOKING by post or online: a £5 deposit secures your place.
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Next blocks of ten week courses start week commensing September 20th 2010 for Liverpool,Wirral and Runcorn. Due to writing and filming projects, Liverpool classes will commence September 2010
Belly dance classes 2010 held in in Liverpool , Wirral and Runcorn booking now. Scroll down for details, prices and how to book. (online bookings use secure paypal payments-you do not have to have a paypal account.)
Drum course - Click for details View class information Private Lessons- Individuals/small groups/ Learn ,technique, creative application, performance, 
confidence,body shaping, fitness, spiritual belly dance. Develope your own unique choreography. For total beginers to advanced. Held in my new pink mirrored studio in New Brighton. Click for more details and booking
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Classes are held in Merseyside and all run in high quality venues. They are both dance and fitness based. Groups are very friendly and are of varied ability.
All classes are for ten weeks. (No weekly paying class.) Book a £5 taster to check that Ishtar's classes are for you.You can then pay the difference on week two. (credit card through paypal if required)
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Is belly dance for me? read short article about the health, and beauty Benefits of belly dance
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by post or online: a £5 deposit secures your place. You can pay for the full course online with paypal.
BOOKING NOW FOR SEPTEMBER.
Liverpool belly dance classes
NOW AT MODO : 23-25, Fleet St, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 4AR Stunning mirrored venue. Tuesday. 6.30pm -7.30pm .Beginners Intermediates .7.35pm -8.35pm Starts September 21st .
Wirral classes.
Monday-Held at Harrison hall,Harrison drive, (By Windsors garage) Wallasey Village - a beautiful, spacious, Art Deco venue offering plenty of parking on-site too!
Beginers/intermediate 7.30pm -8.30pm
Wednesday Beginers Harrison Hall Brighton Beginners 7.00-8.00pm Intermediates 8.00-9.00pm
Runcorn belly dance classes.Thursday starts September 2010 Beginners 7.30-8.30pm Intermediates 8.30-9.30pm The Brindley arts centre, book through Laura Donegan Dance Development Officer 0151 906 3735 
07748321681 ext:4099 laura.donegan@halton.gov.uk www.thebrindley.org.uk
A variety of syles taught, -Egyptian and Turkish cabaret,Khalligy, Bollywood and burlesque fusions, gothic,gypsy,Saiidi Props-Zills, veils, wings, sword,fans. Performance skills. Chances for budding/experienced showgirls to perform!
Click here to view video gallery. Watch Ishtar and students who attend the Ishtar school perform.
All Bellydance courses are for ten weeks . Bellydance classes focus on dance moves, combinations and choreography. Also taught are methods to work with props including stick,zills ,veil, and sword., Some classes instruct on stage /performance skills and tasters of other related forms of eastern dance.
Please note: These dates may sell out- book early to avoid disappointment! £5 deposit secures your place.
View clips from DVD .Start your taster in belly dance now!
07748321681 ext:4099 laura.donegan@halton.gov.uk www.thebrindley.org.uk
All Bellydance courses are for ten weeks . Bellydance classes focus on dance moves, combinations and choreography. Also taught are methods to work with props including stick,zills ,veil, and sword., Some classes instruct on stage /performance skills and tasters of other related forms of eastern dance.
Please note: These dates may sell out- book early to avoid disappointment! £5 deposit secures your place.
View clips from DVD .Start your taster in belly dance now!
TO BOOK CLICKby post or online: a £5 deposit secures your place.
Bookings are for £5 tasters or pay full amount .
Read article about the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of belly dance
Click To hire Ishtar to teach for your group /venue.
Ishtar's Arabesque Belly dance instruction Available to buy online as DVD
Course Prices (deduct £5 taster fee) NOTE-If you can not attend a class,you may make up your lesson by attending any of the other classes within the ten week period. So if you pay for ten weeks we will try our best for you to attend ten sessions.
Family Credit - £40
Unwaged - £35 Under 16 - £30
Unwaged - £35 Waged - £50
All Bellydance courses are for ten weeks. SAVER... If you take two different belly dance classes deduct £10! Book by phone, post or online: a £5 deposit secures your place.You may attend another class if you have to miss you lesson. So if you pay for ten lessons, you can take them in any of then venues.(even if you have three in one week , for example) Payment - cash/cheque in class.Paypal , you do not need an account and can pay with a credit card contact if you need an invoice for amount.
Please note: These dates may sell out- book early to avoid disappointment! Pay by credit/debit card with secure online payments with paypal. You can pay for your taster and full course fees like this.
Read endorsements Goddess Oracle-Free fortune telling
PRINT CLASS FORM Please print and fill in this form if you are coming to belly dance for the first time. Please bring in to class with pay pal receipt.
Ishtar's Belly Dance Class Information Bellydance classes are all one hour long. They consist of belly dance technique, Egyptian and Turkish cabaret ,flexibility and conditioning moves,drill combintions, khaligy , toning exercise, choreography, trance dance, floor work, dancing with props (Zills, veil and canes, swords, fans ).The classes include a variety of styles including Egyptian,Turkish ,Bollywood fusion,gothic.Cabaret and healing dance. Occasionally, there is meditation and visualisation. 
Thier is a really warm, inclusive, non-judgemental and friendly atmosphere in the classes. I believe people learn better in an encouraging and friendly environment. As I am also a psychology teacher, I understand how to use relevant teaching 
methods to create maximum absorption and retention of dance information. With twelve years experience as a professional bellydancer, I can help students to attain a very professional level.
My Nana ‘Little Supple' was a professional dancer with her own school. She made a lot of interesting and artistic developments in dance. I learnt my first dance moves from her."
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Private Lessons/Individual Choreographies
Contact Ishtar to enquire about Private Bellydance Lessons /Individual Choreographies:
Email
Ishtar, PO Box 184, Wallasey, CH45 9XR
07944 564 302 /0151 536 1770
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Bellydance Workshops -Ishtar also runs Bellydance and Goddess-themed Workshops and Events throughout the year. Visit the Workshops pages to find out more about Workshops, Residentials and Visits.
Goddess Oracle-Free fortune telling Read article about the amazing health psychological spiritual and beauty benefits of belly dance.
Give Bellydance as a gift!
Buy private lesson gift voucher Buy course gift voucher Buy taster gift voucher
Commonly Asked Questions What to wear? Please look at thepicture of the classes above. It really is up to you dress as up or down as you want! However it is best to wear Loose and comfortable clothes leggins ,dance pants any top, a scarf around the hips if possible.I too old/fat/thin to belly dance? NO! Belly Dancers are all shapes and sizes. Belly Dance is for women of all ages, nationalities and sexualities. I teach children from age 8.If it's not for me do I have to pay for the whole course? of course not, that is why we have a £5 taster option.
Will it help me lose weight? Like all aerobic exercise it can help you burn up to 500 calories an hour. My classes are designed to have aerobic benefits. Will it help me tone up? Yes ! If you keep at it ! My classes also include stretching, stamina and conditioning exercises. How long will it take me to learn? How long is a piece of string? It depends on how often you come to class, and how often you practise. If you use the Arabesque Video between classes this will greatly enhance your learning - I have seen people performing after only six months and looking lovely. Do I have to show my belly? Only if you want to,its fine to keep your belly covered if you want to.What will a typical course consist of?It will be a selection from the aspects mentioned earlier. I do hold workshopsand small group sessions to develope various strands of bellydance. Classes will give an intoduction, but may focus on one element per course.Each lesson will have a large element of stretching and conditioning moves as well as technique.I have health/mobility problem can I do belly dance? Please ask a health professional if you have any health concerns. Belly Dance can help alleviate a wide variety of mental and physical health problems. Is it you who teaches all the classes? Definatly most of them. If I can't then it will be some one fab who takes te class.
Can men join? Men are welcome at shows and certain workshops I want to come to a belly dance class but I feel shy and insecure. Please don’t worry, belly dance makes people feel much more confident. My classes are filled with nice, friendly women who will make you welcome.Ishtar what experience of bellydance have you got? Do you have any teaching or other qualifications? Please see my biog here!Please feel free Email Ishtar if you have any queries or call on 07944564302
Unwaged - £35 Under 16 - £30
Unwaged - £35 Waged - £50
All Bellydance courses are for ten weeks. SAVER... If you take two different belly dance classes deduct £10! Book by phone, post or online: a £5 deposit secures your place.You may attend another class if you have to miss you lesson. So if you pay for ten lessons, you can take them in any of then venues.(even if you have three in one week , for example) Payment - cash/cheque in class.Paypal , you do not need an account and can pay with a credit card contact if you need an invoice for amount.
Please note: These dates may sell out- book early to avoid disappointment! Pay by credit/debit card with secure online payments with paypal. You can pay for your taster and full course fees like this.
Read endorsements Goddess Oracle-Free fortune telling
PRINT CLASS FORM Please print and fill in this form if you are coming to belly dance for the first time. Please bring in to class with pay pal receipt.
Ishtar's Belly Dance Class Information Bellydance classes are all one hour long. They consist of belly dance technique, Egyptian and Turkish cabaret ,flexibility and conditioning moves,drill combintions, khaligy , toning exercise, choreography, trance dance, floor work, dancing with props (Zills, veil and canes, swords, fans ).The classes include a variety of styles including Egyptian,Turkish ,Bollywood fusion,gothic.Cabaret and healing dance. Occasionally, there is meditation and visualisation. Thier is a really warm, inclusive, non-judgemental and friendly atmosphere in the classes. I believe people learn better in an encouraging and friendly environment. As I am also a psychology teacher, I understand how to use relevant teaching methods to create maximum absorption and retention of dance information. With twelve years experience as a professional bellydancer, I can help students to attain a very professional level.
My Nana ‘Little Supple' was a professional dancer with her own school. She made a lot of interesting and artistic developments in dance. I learnt my first dance moves from her."
Back to top
Private Lessons/Individual Choreographies
Contact Ishtar to enquire about Private Bellydance Lessons /Individual Choreographies:
Email
Ishtar, PO Box 184, Wallasey, CH45 9XR
07944 564 302 /0151 536 1770
Back to top
Bellydance Workshops -Ishtar also runs Bellydance and Goddess-themed Workshops and Events throughout the year. Visit the Workshops pages to find out more about Workshops, Residentials and Visits.
Goddess Oracle-Free fortune telling Read article about the amazing health psychological spiritual and beauty benefits of belly dance.
Give Bellydance as a gift!
Buy private lesson gift voucher Buy course gift voucher Buy taster gift voucher
Commonly Asked Questions What to wear? Please look at thepicture of the classes above. It really is up to you dress as up or down as you want! However it is best to wear Loose and comfortable clothes leggins ,dance pants any top, a scarf around the hips if possible.I too old/fat/thin to belly dance? NO! Belly Dancers are all shapes and sizes. Belly Dance is for women of all ages, nationalities and sexualities. I teach children from age 8.If it's not for me do I have to pay for the whole course? of course not, that is why we have a £5 taster option.
Will it help me lose weight? Like all aerobic exercise it can help you burn up to 500 calories an hour. My classes are designed to have aerobic benefits. Will it help me tone up? Yes ! If you keep at it ! My classes also include stretching, stamina and conditioning exercises. How long will it take me to learn? How long is a piece of string? It depends on how often you come to class, and how often you practise. If you use the Arabesque Video between classes this will greatly enhance your learning - I have seen people performing after only six months and looking lovely. Do I have to show my belly? Only if you want to,its fine to keep your belly covered if you want to.What will a typical course consist of?It will be a selection from the aspects mentioned earlier. I do hold workshopsand small group sessions to develope various strands of bellydance. Classes will give an intoduction, but may focus on one element per course.Each lesson will have a large element of stretching and conditioning moves as well as technique.I have health/mobility problem can I do belly dance? Please ask a health professional if you have any health concerns. Belly Dance can help alleviate a wide variety of mental and physical health problems. Is it you who teaches all the classes? Definatly most of them. If I can't then it will be some one fab who takes te class.
Can men join? Men are welcome at shows and certain workshops I want to come to a belly dance class but I feel shy and insecure. Please don’t worry, belly dance makes people feel much more confident. My classes are filled with nice, friendly women who will make you welcome.Ishtar what experience of bellydance have you got? Do you have any teaching or other qualifications? Please see my biog here!Please feel free Email Ishtar if you have any queries or call on 07944564302
Thier is a really warm, inclusive, non-judgemental and friendly atmosphere in the classes. I believe people learn better in an encouraging and friendly environment. As I am also a psychology teacher, I understand how to use relevant teaching methods to create maximum absorption and retention of dance information. With twelve years experience as a professional bellydancer, I can help students to attain a very professional level. Private Lessons/Individual Choreographies