Moonlight Bellydance
Where Every Woman
Is Beautiful
Is Beautiful
Be happy. Be healthy. Dance.
Why Bellydance?
Many women find belly dancing a great way to get in shape while getting in touch with their bodies and deeping their spiritual connection with the universe. Belly dance is a low impact aerobic workout with fluid movements that are easy on the joints. With bellydance, you increase range of motion of your spine, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and hips using graceful, beautiful moves. With proper dance posture and form, you gain core strength without situps. Shimmies and traveling moves increase your energy and stamina without the jarring of jumping.
All of this combined improves your balance and grace which leads to improved self-image and body acceptance.
Learning the dance combinations and choreography improves your cognitive functions as you are learning new things and have to remember the combinations but in a fun way. When breathing in sync with the movements, you develop a mindful movement flow that can lead to reduced stress and depression.
Belly dance classes can promote social connection in a supportive environment to provide a fitness alternative that can be as fulfilling as yoga.
For those on a weightloss program, bellydance is a fun way to introduce movement into that program and because it is fun you are more likely to stick with it.
All of this combined improves your balance and grace which leads to improved self-image and body acceptance.
Learning the dance combinations and choreography improves your cognitive functions as you are learning new things and have to remember the combinations but in a fun way. When breathing in sync with the movements, you develop a mindful movement flow that can lead to reduced stress and depression.
Belly dance classes can promote social connection in a supportive environment to provide a fitness alternative that can be as fulfilling as yoga.
For those on a weightloss program, bellydance is a fun way to introduce movement into that program and because it is fun you are more likely to stick with it.
Why Moonlight Bellydance?
Moonlight Bellydance has been in the Charlotte area for over 10 years now. We have taught classes at various locations in Indian Trail, Monroe, and Waxhaw, North Carolina. We have taught classes at CPCC Levine and Center City campuses. We are an American Cabaret Oriental dance group with heavy influence from Egyptian Cabaret and folkloric dances (Raks Sharqi and Raks Assaya in particular). We have performed with many of the other Charlotte, NC and Fort Mill, SC bellydance groups both with various troupes and at many local and regional haflas and shows. We have hosted local events and pictures from these events can be seen in the Events section of this site. We also organized and hosted Charlotte Bellydance Meetup from 2010-2011.
The biggest reason to take classes with Moonlight Bellydance is our dance teaching philosophy that every woman is beautiful and every woman can learn this wonder, ancient dance form. We make class accessible for all ages, shapes and sizes. We want every woman to know how beautiful she is. Every woman needs celebrate in her curves and have her spirit shine through. Leave the self-judging at the door and have fun moving again.
The biggest reason to take classes with Moonlight Bellydance is our dance teaching philosophy that every woman is beautiful and every woman can learn this wonder, ancient dance form. We make class accessible for all ages, shapes and sizes. We want every woman to know how beautiful she is. Every woman needs celebrate in her curves and have her spirit shine through. Leave the self-judging at the door and have fun moving again.
Classes
You loved dance class as a kid and you miss it. Or, you are new to dance and want a style that is approachable in a studio that is supportive of beginners. You have secretly wanted to try bellydance. Now is the time to get back to the dance studio. Whether you are from Waxhaw, Weddington, Wesley Chapel, Marvin, Blakeney, Matthews, Sun Valley or Charlotte, even Indian Land and Fort Mill South Carolina, it is an easy drive to take lessons again.
This is your place, your "Red Tent". Dance with us. Embrace being a woman.
This is your place, your "Red Tent". Dance with us. Embrace being a woman.
