Learn Bellydance in Newcastle (Adamstown) NSW

Authentic Egyptian Oriental dance, taught by a highly trained teacher, with a focus on personal growth, musicality and cultural connection.

Term 2 Bellydance courses will begin in April.

Bookings are now open! Join us on Tuesdays evenings at a beautiful studio in Adamstown with purpose-built floors, mirrors, air conditioning and plenty of parking.

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Bellydance Fundamentals Plus | Baladi | Tues 7.30pm, Newcastle
Bellydance Fundamentals Plus | Baladi | Tues 7.30pm, Newcastle
A$195.00

with Tara Yasmin, Tuesdays 7.30pm (55 mins x 11 weeks), 21 April - 30 June 2026

Newcastle Studio

Bellydance Fundamentals Plus: Baladi

"Baladi” meaning ‘my country’ or ‘of the country’ is the earthy, traditional heart of the dance we’ve come to know as bellydance. Its rich, grounded movements are all about enjoying the feeling in the body. The classic ‘baladi progression’ music traverses moods from slow to fast, giving you the opportunity to play with everything from ooey-gooey pelvis-driven movements, to playful accents, and finally a fast crescendo.

This course will deepen and consolidate your technique, enhance your connection to the rhythms and moods of Egyptian music, and help you express yourself through dance.

LEVEL: Recommended for those with some bellydance experience already (at least one term), who want to progress further in their musical understanding, technique and expression. Makes a perfect pair with our 6.30pm class (and enjoy a big discount for taking both!)

Pricing: 11 classes $195 per person.

Bellydance Fundamentals | Choreography | Tues 6.30pm, Newcastle
Bellydance Fundamentals | Choreography | Tues 6.30pm, Newcastle
A$195.00

with Tara Yasmin, Tuesdays 6.30pm (55 mins x 11 weeks), 21 April - 30 June 2026

Newcastle Studio

Bellydance Fundamentals: Egyptian Pop Routine

We’ve chosen a delightful Saidi Pop song, and created a full choreography for you! From individual moves like hip lifts and shimmies, we’l build it piece by piece into combos, and eventually a whole routine, with optional group performance opportunities at the end of the course. The song is in Upper Egyptian style, so you’ll get extra cultural insights into the dance of this region.

Choreography helps you understand the dance better by seeing how movements fit to various kinds of music, how they connect together into phrases, and how we can use space. It builds your memory and consolidates your skills. We might even have a performance opportunity down the track. Plus, improve your fitness, co-ordination, elegance, core strength and more, alongside other women who often become good friends by dancing together.

For those with some bellydance experience, your teacher will challenge you to go deeper, to refine your movements and develop finer control and elegance.

LEVEL: All Welcome. Perfect for beginners. Dancers with more experience will be invited to consolidate, deepen and refine their skills - our teachers are experts at helping you continue to improve.

Pricing: $195 per person for the 11-wk course.

Join us online for more options:

  • Low impact World Dance (Zumba Gold)

  • Yoga for Dancers

  • More advanced bellydance classes

You get a big discount for taking multiple courses in the same term. Online classes, when booked together with face-to-face classes, are $45 off the listed price!

Tara Yasmin, bellydance teacher

About your teacher, Tara Yasmin

Beginning in Wollongong with Cinnamon Twist Belly Dance, Tara Yasmin has grown as a dancer through taking classes internationally, travelling around the world for intensive workshops; and through dedicated personal practice. Now an experienced professional, she has performed and taught in Sydney and Melbourne for several years.

As much as she has learned from her international teachers, Tara owes her gratitude to friends and colleagues with Middle Eastern backgrounds who have generously shared their knowledge and experience. Her personal style has evolved from this combination of formal and informal tuition. The masterful demonstration of belly dance technique is important, but time spent in relaxed social settings has shown her that it is the right tunes and attitude that make the party! Above all, honouring and paying homage to the cultures of origin of Middle Eastern dance is fundamental to her dance approach.

“My aim as a Middle Eastern Dance teacher is to facilitate connection, cultivate safe and expressive dance technique while supporting a kind, joyful, and most of all FUN class environment. My experience as a belly dance performer and teacher over the years has emphasised to me that connection to culture, ourselves, the dance community, and our audience is the heart of our art form. I'm looking forward to connecting, laughing and dancing with you!”