BELLY DANCE CLASSES
Brevard's Premier Belly Dance Academy
Join Brevard’s #1 Belly Dance Academy! Now offering classes across the Space Coast! Classes are designed to educate, inspire, and discover the richness of the Egyptian style dance, music, and culture. Our academy also offers students the opportunity to study many different styles of dancing as well as dancer stretch. Find a class that’s right for you.
At MBDSC we honor all body types, ages, cultures, races, and encourage and support everyone in their dance and fitness journey! We do not discriminate on any level. We have a very diverse group of students and instructors. Enter the wonderful and enchanted world of belly dance!
No registration fees! Register in person or online for classes.
Monday Classes
Dancer Stretch with Rya 7:15-8:15 pm
*Monday Classes will resume February 5, 2024
Class Location: Nicole Cote School of Dance, 5180 Minton Rd NW, Palm Bay, FL 32907
Wednesday Classes
6:30 – 7:30 pm All Level Belly Dance with Zaira
Recommended for dancers with at least 6 months of belly dance experience. *Wednesday Classes Resume on January 17, 2024
Class Location: West Melbourne Veteran’s Community Complex, 2285 Minton Rd, West Melbourne, FL
Saturday Classes
9:30 – 10:30 am Beginner Belly Dance with Zaira
10:30 – 11:30 am Advanced Beginner/Intro to Intermediate Belly Dance with Zaira
11:30 – 12:30 pm Intermediate/Advanced Belly Dance with Zaira
12:30 – 1:30 pm Performance with Zaira (Invitation Only)
*Saturday Classes will resume on January 6, 2024.
Class Location: Nicole Cote School of Dance, 5180 Minton Rd NW, Palm Bay, FL 32907
Class Rates:
Use our online portal below to sign up and pay tuition for classes and workshops. Click Register button, create an account, register and pay for classes online.
Note: All Wednesday classes can be paid through the City of West Melbourne or using the online tool below.
Monthly Rates (Must be within the same month)
1 class, $50/month
2 classes, $80/month
3 classes, $120/month
VIP access to all classes, $140/month
Drop-in Rates
1 class, $15
2 classes, $25
2024 Class Schedule
Classes are hosted weekly unless otherwise noted and resume January 6, 2024.
No Advanced Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced classes on January 13, 2024.
No classes Easter Weekend (March 30)
No classes Memorial Day Weekend (May 25-29)
No classes July 4th (July 3 and 4 only)
No classes Labor Day Weekend (August 30 – September 2)
No classes Thanksgiving Weekend (November 27-30)
Closed for the month of December (closed for Christmas)
Cancellation Policy
There are no refunds for bookings. If you miss a class, you may make it up by coming to another class within the same month you missed.
Contact your instructor to coordinate make-ups.
Class Descriptions
Beginner Belly Dance
New to belly dance or want to brush-up on your technique? Beginner Belly Dance is an on-going class for students new to belly dance and those wishing to refresh their technique. This class is designed with the absolute beginner in mind and no dance experience is required – even those with physical limitations.
Beginner Belly Dance introduces students to the basic movement vocabulary of belly dance and will give you the foundation for all types of belly dancing styles. The class will explore basic posture, basic hip work, core engagement, breathing, shimmies, traveling steps and beautiful arm work to Middle Eastern music in a fun, supportive and relaxed environment. Classes are the starting point for students to discover the vast richness of Egyptian dance, music and culture. The syllabus repeats every 3-4 months and students can join a session at any point. Enter the wonderful and enchanted world of belly dance!
Classes are open to beginner, intermediate, and advanced. This class will introduce students to the veil prop.
Join for fun and fitness! Women and men of every size and ability level will have fun while building confidence, strength, and grace!
Advanced Beginner / Introduction to Intermediate
This class is designed for dancers who already possess the fundamental beginner bellydance vocabulary and who wish to elevated their practice to the next level. In this class, you will expand your repertoire of dance steps, rhythm knowledge, and music vocabulary. While learning graceful transitions between moves and fun combinations, you will also learn the framework for building exciting choreography by enhancing your skills in layering movements, shimmies, turns, level changes, directional changes, and musicality. This class includes and introduction to the use of props such as veil, candle, and sword. You will need to master this class before moving into our Intermediate/Advanced class.
Classes are for those who have the basics and looking to level up!
Drills & Skills
Skills and Drills is a mixed level class that is offered to students once they move beyond the beginner class. This class will continue to focus on proper form, drilling fundamental movements, traveling moves, and layering. Movements and choreographies build on previous knowledge and encourage students to continue their studies and learning about Egyptian Dance roots and its culture. These are ongoing classes throughout the year that strive to improve your technique and expand your dance repertoire. Props may be used in the class and will be announced by the instructor.
All Level Technique Belly Dance
In this class, you will expand your repertoire of dance steps, rhythm knowledge, and music vocabulary. It is highly recommended that all students attending this class have at least 6 months of beginner belly dance instruction.
This is a mix technique and drills and skills.Students will learn proper technique, fun combinations, and the framework for building exciting choreographies. Dancers will enhance their layering skills, level and directional changes, and emphasizing and de-emphasizing movement to match the music.
Intermediate/Advanced Technique Belly Dance
In this class you will build on what you’ve learned in Intermediate to build your Advanced technique. You will deepen your understanding of movement, styles, all while continuing to study the Egyptian and Turkish culture. Like all of our classes, you will continue to build and learn about the cultural aspect of the dance and the regions each style is danced. The instructor will pick styles to study for the year. This is a highly specialized class and instructor permission is needed to attend.
Zaira's Troupe Choreography/Performance
This class is designed for Intermediate/Advanced level students and is open by invitation only. This class is for troupe members and Zaira’s students who wish to study at this level. Complex group and individual choreographies are covered. Zaira creates and stages our own dances here. This class is ongoing and cycles through choreographies every 3-4 months. This troupe performs professionally.
Private Classes
Private lessons are available for everyone. Private lessons are available in hour increments and are highly recommended to serve as a supplement to improve and further your overall dance technique. Privates can also be used for solos and professional training. Private lessons with Zaira and Apryl Grace are available. Private must be scheduled directly with the instructor who will create a detailed lesson plan to maximize your private instruction time.
Specialty Classes
ZILL DRILL
This unique zill drill class, which is included in both intermediate and advanced belly dance classes, will help you become proficient in playing various zill patterns (i.e., beledi, kashlimar, chiftetelli, bolero, and other variations of the 4/4, 9/8, 6/8, and 2/4 patterns).
CHOREOGRAPHY & MASTER
Be inspired! Every other month Zaira will host a master choreography class that will focus on learning a new choreography and performance. This is a very exciting choreography class that is sure to enhance your skills in layering movements, level changes, directional changes, and emphasizing and de-emphasizing movement to match the music. Zaira will also host guest belly dance instructors to teach a master class. Stay tuned for more excited news.
Class Attire
Proper dress for dance is extremely important as teachers need to be able to see a dancer’s body in order to give corrections. Please wear close fitting tops and workout pants that allow for belly dance movements. A close fitting tank top, workout pants or dance skirts/pants, and a hip scarf are preferred. You do not have to show your midriff.
Baggy T-shirts, dress clothes, and other restricting clothes/materials are not recommended and should be avoided. Baggy T-shirts should be worn to and from the studio as cover-ups.
Bare feet, dance slippers, or socks are appropriate. Happy feet only please!
NOTE: Please wear tennis shoes and bring a yoga mat or towel to our Belly Dance in the Park Series.
2023 Workshops & Master Classes
Melbourne Belly Dancing will be hosting private and public workshops this year. Visit our Workshop page for more information. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date!
