Suzi Raqs

Term Two has just finished and what a fantastic term it was. We revived the Ranet Kholkhaly choreography by Sara Shrapnell, and worked hard on Moonlight Sonata with our new prop, LED wings. Then we performed those two dances at Renaissance Retirement Village, Victoria Point. Photos as you can see are under wraps at the moment, 😉 we hope to share some official photos soon.

Now we will take a well earned two-week break and start Term Three on Monday 13th July.

Term Three is a ten week term, and it’ll be me teaching the first five weeks, and we will be building a choreography as a collective to the classic, Miserlou. Then I’m going to be away for family stuff, so for the next five weeks the fabulous Xaeda will teach a beautiful fan-veil choreography. 😀

Chart is accurate, plus I teach!

Last call for new day-time classes starting next week. There’s room for one or possibly two more.

If you are interested in Raqs Sharqi, or you’ve got experience but would like to revisit the basics, we can start from wherever you are now in my day-time classes. These classes are small and focused with only two or three dancers per class. The foundation moves will be taught over eight weeks and my best day for availability is Tuesdays. Let me know if you are keen!

A big thank you to those that came along to Belly Dance in the Bush a couple of weeks ago. We had fun learning some foundation moves, and then added the moves to a song to tell a story. There was a bit of time left over to have a bit of fun with veils before we did our cool down. :)

It’s that time of year again. This weekend I’ll be dancing at Renaissance Retirement Living with my Monday night students, and Ruby Phoenix Fusion Belly Dance. This year it’s five dances and five costumes. It’s going to be a great afternoon!

It was a big day today at Renaissance Retirement Living’s Midday at the Oasis concert.

What a fantastic event! I was thrilled to bring some of my Monday night dancers with me, and dance with Ruby Phoenix Fusion Belly Dance as well.

I did five dances on stage, and had only four costumes, so I did manage to get away from backstage to see some of the other wonderful performers. 😉

At the end we also had some of the audience get up and dance with us too. What a joy that was!

See you next year. ❤

The rain finally stopped, the sun shone, and we had perfect conditions for dancing in the beautiful Venman Bushland National Park.

To the gorgeous dancers that joined me, you were all such fun, and made the hour fly by.

Thanks for having me NPAQ, I enjoyed every minute!

There are still a few tickets left for Belly Dance in the Bush on Saturday 30 May. The event is free but you’ll need to reserve a spot - bit.ly/May2026PoTM

There are lots of fun things to experience on Saturday 30 May at Venman Bushland National Park.

And one of those things is not like the others. 😃

Come and give ‘belly dance’ a go at 11AM. Dance is for everybody, all ages, and all abilities. This will be a fun introduction to some of the foundation moves of Raqs Sharqi, presented in a fun, kid-friendly way.

Free activities, but bookings required. bit.ly/May2026PoTM