What the heck is Shimmy Jam? Shimmy Jam is a 4-week class series that uses Egyptian belly dance as a platform for whole-body fitness and wellness in a fun, informal body-positive environment! We combine elements of yoga, Pilates, jazz, hip-hop, modern dance, & targeted low-impact stretching exercises with the basics of Egyptian belly dance to tone and strengthen the body, and help women rediscover their inner sensual diva. The purpose of Shimmy Jam! is not to turn women into professional belly d …

The purpose of this group is to help promote belly dancing and belly dancers in the Greater Chicagoland area. This provides a cohesive effort to let other bellydancers know of great workshops in the area, dance benefits, dance performances, and cool cultural events that may benefit for the greater good and interest of this dance and the cultures of the countries from whence it comes.

This is a group for anyone interested in learning tribal style belly dance. Tribal style belly dance is a beautiful form of dance combing Indian kathak, Oriental belly dance, and Spanish Flamenco movement. Dancers learn movements and cues for those movements, and perform them improvisationally with lead dancer changes. No previous dance experience is necessary. Looking forward to meeting ladies 18 and older who want to learn the dance, and for those interested, the possibility of forming a triba …