Learn the art of Ori Polynesia and Tahitian dance– get your hips rolling and swaying Ori Tahiti (Tahitian Dance) style.

No experience necessary!

Ori Polynesia is a class based on Tahitian Dance led by Melissa.

Learn about the warm, generous spirit, culture and joy this dance has to offer.

We will cover drum beats of Tahiti whilst learning Tahitian dance moves and techniques, drills, combinations and learn a Tahitian O’tea choreography.

Some elements involve fast and ferocious drums, which we learn how to dance to, and other elements which are slow, soft & flowy.

Ori Polynesia will give you a thoroughly therapeutic, graceful and rewarding workout.

The dance supports harmony, unity, balance, and meaning both within ourselves, our dance experience and our lives.

Tahitian Dance is not just connecting with ourselves, its about learning to live, dance, and be at one with everyone and everything around us.

 Learn hand gestures and movements, Ori Tahiti hip work including the famous “Fa’arapu“, build strength, develop technique and speed with drums, learn graceful elegant softer slower movements such as the “Varu” which is the Ori Tahiti figure of 8 and feel like a Polynesian dance Goddess of the Islands.

Melissa believes in having a loving and supportive family of students and dancers, a safe, supportive and encouraging atmosphere, a home in which all members can grow, share and learn.

When you join our classes you also become a member of our family.

Prepare to sweat, tone up, dance and have fun!

Drum Solo Belly Dance / Drum solo technique

In this 12 week course we explore the intricate and sexy allure of drum solo belly dance, how to use the fierce rhythmic patterns, manoeuvring through the changing tempos, learning to isolate with grace and precision whilst developing the ability to choose beautiful combinations to best express yourself. Dancing between darbuka accents and dum teks discover how to really use a drum solo whether soft and flowing or rapid sharp jaw dropping isolations.
Learn to better identify rhythms and rhythm names homing your improvisational skills. Put these great techniques and new inspiration to the test in Melissa’s drum solo combinations!

Learning “Drum Solo” is excellent and really compliments other belly dance courses.

Advanced and professional belly dancers after taking this course have said how superior Melissa’s drum solo ability is to other drum solo teachers and performers in the UK, along with her far superior ability to teach and communicate techniques, rhythms and transitions to students.

whether you are a beginner, advanced or professional level this course is for you.  Melissa is famous for her drum solo performance and equally as famous for how she teaches it to you!

Great for the complete beginner and those with experience who want to improve on their technique.

Level: Open to all levels including total beginners – Melissa provides options to cater for all levels.

Totally Turkish Oryantal Belly Dance

Totally Turkish Oryantal Belly Dance and Turkish Romani

Turkish belly dance techniques, floor work and turns in this fun and upbeat class.

Experience a beautiful variation to traditional belly dance with Totally Turkish Belly dance.

Add a variety of technical variations and interpretations to your belly dance ensemble.

Expect technical breakdowns, fiery passionate moves and mini combinations applied throughout the 12 weeks.

Level 2 +