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Damiana Dance Company is available for workshops and events. We
specialize in American Tribal Style (ATS) belly dance and our own
ATS Sword vocabulary. Choose from our available workshops or we’ll
create a specialized workshop for your group! Feel free to contact
us for more information or to book us for your upcoming event!
Our classes start promptly.
Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to class start. Studio opens 15-30
minutes before each class. Come on in and get ready to dance!
Studio capacity is 30 people per session, we close the class when
there are 30 students in the studio. So…please arrive on time to
secure a space!
Observe a class! We have regularly scheduled classes in Tacoma,
WA on Wednesday evenings and private sessions available upon
request across Washington. You are always welcome to observe a
class! If you’ve never taken a belly dance class and want to see
what we’re about, check out ATS® Dance Fundamentals (Level 1). If
you’ve completed 6 weeks of Level 1 and want to know about Level
2? Observe Tribal Combinations for ATS®. Wondering what happens
in Level 3? Ask your instructor for class times for ATS® Drills and
Improv.
Our classes are for adult women only (18 years and older.) We
occasionally make exceptions for serious dancers. Please contact
your instructor for more information. For insurance purposes,
children are not allowed in the studio or unattended in the waiting
area. We do not provide childcare.
ATS
®
Belly Dance with Damiana Dance Company!
Workshops & Events:
For more information, contact us using our “Contact Us” page!
Class Fees:
$15 drop-in 1 hour class
$18 drop-in 1.25 and 1.5 hour classes
$40 for *four* 1-hour class sessions (when paid in advance)**
$30 drop-in for 2-hour technique classes
$60 for two 2-hour blocks of technique classes (when pain in advance) - packages for technique classes available for purchase online.
Private lessons and workshops available upon request - please concact your instructor for rates and locations!
**Classes not used within the month are forfeit. Classes do NOT transfer to the following month.
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Classes:
Class Locations & Instructors
We have ongoing classes in two locations. Please see the class information below and contact the instructor listed with any questions.
Ongoing Classes in Bellingham, WA with Cara Cressell
We offer regularly scheduled technique classes available in Tacoa, WA with
Jen Cerdena! Classes are ongoing on every other Sunday morning beginning
at 11am!
Location:
Tacoma Dance Studios * 1127 Broadway, Suite 204 * Tacoma, WA
Classes:
Two-hour, bi-monthly technique workshop series, ongoing (6-week series)
***All skill levels welcome!***
Contact Jen Cerdena for more information and we hope to see you there!
**Level 2 class may include level 1 refresher course depending on student
demand. Contact instructor for session location address and start times.
We now have regularly scheduled classes available in Bellingham, WA with
Cara Cressell! Classes are ongoing on Monday evenings beginning at 6:30
pm.
Location:
La Vida Dance Studio
1417 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225
Classes:
ATS Dance Fundamentals (Beginner - Level 1): 6:30 pm
Tribal Combinations for ATS (Intermediate - Level 2): 7:30 pm
Contact Cara Cressell for more information and we hope to see you there!
New Classes in Tacoma, WA with Jen Cerdena
Class Descriptions
ATS® Technique Workshop Series
(Beginning, Level 1 through Advanced, Level 4):
Do you love American Tribal Style® (ATS®) belly dance? Do you want to refine your
movement? Improve your technique? Do you know which movements belong to which
vocabulary family and how to use them? Or do you want to start to learn the joy of ATS
and delve deeper? Then this is the intensive for you! In this technique intensive series,
you’ll learn ATS® vocabulary (not limited to levels 1 or 2) in relation to both slow and
fast ATS movements. Open to all dancers and skill levels, from beginner to seasoned
performers!
Twice each month, we’ll go over proper technique for the featured core movements to
build a stronger foundation in a 2-hour block class. Then you’ll learn to use the core
movement in continuing ways moving through ATS steps from level 2 and beyond! We’ll
use drills and ATS formations to explore the relationship between steps in each of the
movement families. We’ll explore formations and moving in and out of chorus, class
sizes permitting. Come dance and delve deeper into your love of ATS!