BELLYDANCE TEACHER TRAINING INTENSIVE (Beginner Level)
by invitation only

What You’ll Learn:

• How to break down all beginner movements in various ways so absolute beginners understand
• Musicality made simple (how to help students hear and feel the music)
• How to structure a full, engaging beginner class
• Effective warm-ups, drills, and progressions
• Clear cueing: what to say, how to say it, when to say nothing
• How to teach regular progressive weekly classes as well as one-time party classes, workshops, etc.​

Real Teaching Practice:

• Teach movements multiple times in real time
• Practice correcting real bodies—not just theory
• Learn exactly what to look for and how to fix it fast
• Make your class fun as well as effective (find the balance)
• Rotate through teaching roles in pairs and small groups
• Guided correction drills (you’ll train your eye)
• Lots of live, specific personal feedback you can actually use
• Practice handling real-life class situations (confused students, different levels, low confidence, distractions, difficult personalities, etc.)
• Build comfort speaking, leading, and taking up space as a teacher

Beyond the Basics:

• Intro to simple, teachable choreography
• How to adapt for different bodies, abilities, and learning styles
• Injury prevention & safe teaching practices
• Creating a welcoming, inclusive class environment
• Teaching with presence, authority, and authenticity

Why This Training Is Different:

• Heavy focus on hands-on teaching (not just listening)
• You won’t just learn movements—you’ll learn how to teach them clearly and confidently
• Designed to make you feel ready to teach immediately, not “someday”
• Supportive, real feedback
• Leave with an actual class plan + having already taught multiple times

Perfect For:

• Dancers ready to start sharing their passion through teaching others
• New teachers who feel unsure or underprepared/want to deepen their teaching skills
• Anyone who wants to level up their communication and leadership skills and understand bellydance more!

Testing:

• 2 Written tests
• 2 Practical teaching exams
• Teach one full class to students at Mayada's Bellydance and get graded and lots of feedback to help you grow as a teacher

Requirements for this course (pre-registration):

• 1+ year bellydance experience 
• Questionnaire filled out (see below)
• Interview with bellydance technique check
• Time commitment to the course and studying

Extras:

• Promo photo & video clip of you teaching a class for promo or personal use
• Certificate of completion
• & more!!!

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1 weekend (Fri - Sun)  10+ hours total
Fri May 29: 6 - 9pm
Sat. May 30: 2 - 6pm
Sun. May 31: 5 - 8pm
$400 early bird (register before May 15 - pay $200 now, $200 before May 15th or all at once)
$550 regular price (after May 15, but must register before  May 25)
e-transfer or paypal [email protected]

Please send an e-mail to [email protected] with answers to these questions pre-registration:
1. Full Name/Dance Name (if applicable)
2. E-Mail/Phone Number
3. How long have you been bellydancing?
4. What do you think your biggest strength is as a potential bellydance instructor/ambassador of bellydance?
5. What do you think you need to improve on/learn more to be a great bellydance leader?
6. Why do you want to teach bellydance? (one paragraph minimum)
7. What teaching experience have you had in your life? (can be dance related and/or other)
8. What do you think is the most challenging part of teaching dance?
9. What do you hope to learn most from this intensive?
10. Can you wholeheartedly commit to the time this course will take including homework and extra after-work involved

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