spiritdancer

I am passionate about this dance, which I teach and perform, and I am also a professional therapist, Tarot reader and teacher, Elemental palmist (Chirologist), teacher of Palmistry, and Reiki healer and teacher.

Bellydance class with Shamira at Preston School Drama Studio, Monks Dale in Yeovil, Somerset every Tuesday 7.30 to 8.30pm. At the moment the first half of the class will be working on technique, and suitable for improvers upwards, the second half we will be going over drum solo and Egyptian Saiidi Stick dance choroegraphies. Drop In Class Email me for details! Classes focus on mainly Egyptian styles of Beledi, Classical Sharqi and Sha'abi (Folk). Due to the increasing ability of the students in the class, this class is now most suitable for improvers and intermediate dancers with some experience who will be challenged with honing technique, layering, shimmies and combinations. Beginners are welcome but may feel rahter thrown in at the deep end. The class costs £6 or £3 if you just want to do the first half hour technique part.

Introduction To Palmistry weekend course with me in Yeovil being planned for New year, to be held in Yeovil. This course will enable you to learn how to take prints, and how to read hands, including the fingers, lines and markings so that you will be able to do a basic reading by the end. Handouts will be provided and books recommended so that participants can keep learning after the course has finished. Email me for details!

Bellydance Trips to Luxor And Weekenders to Cairo 2011. With Penny Walters of Everything Egyptian bazaar. Lessons with professional bellydancers including Kharriya Mazin the sole remaining Nawari Ghawazee dance performer.see the local sites, take a fellucca trip, ride a camel, visit the bellydance warehouse, see a show at a hotel, and enjoy a hafla on the last night! Most food, drinks and excursions included! Deposits need to be received asap if you want to book a place. You will be met at Luxor Airport when you arrive. Click here! for details of the next holiday dates available including weekenders to Cairo!

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Last thursday of every month in London, Anne White with Planet Egypt hosts a wonderful evening of dance performances from both professional and amateur bellydancers, including some very big names! The venue is Darbuka in London, and these events are very popular, so best to book well in advance. Click here for details.

You Tube videos Click here for one example or subscribe to shamiraspiritdancer on You Tube. You can also find videos of my performances at The Arab Quarterly in London in September 2011 on You Tube on Phillip Chohan's channel..

Reiki One Weekend course with me in Yeovil. This course will cover history of Usui Reiki, Reiki hand positions, the Reiki healing session, meditations, and certificate and Reiki manual covering all aspects of the weekend and more. Email me for details!

Performance group Mirage. My troupe focuses mainly on Egyptian styles and fusion to pop music. I have decided to offer troupe membership for people who come to my classes or workshops only. Both men and women are welcome. There are several choreographies that we are working on including Ghawazee, Saaidi stick dance, drum solo and Nancy Ajram pop song. Troupe members are encouraged to also focus on solo and duet choroegraphies if they wish to.

Online Tarot Course I am busy at the moment making the finishing touches to my new online course on reading and understanding Tarot cards.. The course will include a journal and a lot of exercises to complete which I will give feedback on. The exercises include writing, giving Tarot readings to self and others, learning and using spreads, meditations, and creative exercises. There will be several modules so that you will end up with an understanding of the Major Arcana, Minor Arcana, spreads, responsibility and professionalism, basic counselling skills and lastly Tarot counselling. Once each module's exercises are satisfactorily completed and the minimum number of Tarot readings with good feedback from clients finished then you will move onto the next module. Watch this space for the details!

I am now doing the finishing touches on my new online Tarot course, which will be out soon. Details to follow of the course. I am looking for some testers to try the course out for half price before it goes live. If you are interested in this, the course would be half price at £45 and all I ask in return is some feedback from you. Email me for details if you would like to be one of the course testers or if you would like to be contacted when the course is live.

Afternoon Workshops With Galit Mersand! Two fabulous workshops with this world famous teacher on Saturday 21st April 2012, in Yeovil, at The Abbey Manor Community Hall, The Forum, Abbey Manor Park, Yeovil BA21 3TL. 1pm to 3pm Funky Step Combinations which includes some modern Cairo style footwork which is becoming increasingly popular. 3.45pm to 5.45pm The Art Of Layering, if anyone is the Queen of layering, then Galit is! The two workshops cost £35, or £20 for one workshop. Email me to guarantee your place, as there is a lot of interest already in this. Galit Mersand is a very popular and highly skilled teacher who teaches in Brighton and also performs the one-woman show Bellylicious and Bellylicious The Sequel. She has incredible stage presence, impeccable technique and a very warm and engaging personality.

Bellydance Workshop For Beginners And Improvers A 3 hour workshop on February 4th at Nine Springs Natural Health Centre, 70 Hendford, Yeovil, BA20 1UR. 10am to 1pm.A nice long gentle warm up on yoga mats, then we will work on basic techniques from bellydance, and learn a fun choroegraphy to a Nancy Ajram song, with a nice cool down at the end and a tea/biscuit break in the middle. Suitable for anyone over 16 years old in good health who have done no or not much bellydance or want to just learn a new choreography in a friendly relaxed class! More experienced dancers will be given encouragement to look more polished and given slightly more difficult moves. Cost £10, please send cheque to C Taylor, 37 Larkhill Road, Yeovil, BA21 3HE or email me to book.

Winter Hafla In Yeovil! February 4th 2012, 7pm to 10pm at the RAOB Club, Southville, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4JA. Performers of all bellydance styles welcome, Men, women and children welcome. £4 entry plus please bring food to share for the buffet. No need to bring your own drinks as there is a bar with drinks at reasonable club prices. Bazaar and charity raffle. Please bring a raffle prize if you have one. Perfect place to bring your unwanted Christmas presssies! Email me if you would like to perform.