Absolutely! This challenge is designed to be accessible for everyone, regardless of your dance experience. Whether you're brand new or grew up belly dancing, this challenge can help you build lifelong habits that will improve flexibility, strength, and mobility.

Belly dance is a great way to rehabilitate your body. That's why I make sure to share modified movements in all of my courses! It played a major role in my recovery from gun violence, chronic pain, and child birth. I always encourage you to find movements that feel best to you. In this challenge, I teach from a standing, sitting, and lying down position, and it's important to go at whatever pace works best for your individual body.

*Note: Please make sure to check in with a specialist before you decide to join if you have concerns beyond minor aches and pains.

A lot of people imagine that you have to have your stomach showing, and that you have to wear some fancy outfit to belly dance. We usually just dance in whatever we're wearing! Our traditional dresses are my favorite. If you're looking for similar styles, you can find a couple of links to online sellers here. That being said, I encourage participants to wear whatever feels comfortable on your body! I'll be wearing stretch pants for the teaching aspects of the program, because students often request it. Looser clothing allows for more bounce when I'm shimmying or popping, so the constrictive clothing does change the aesthetics of the dance. Maybe you'll be able to notice the difference! I also love using a hip scarf to help with isolation. You can use any kind of scarf for that, but you don't need one in order to participate.

Then you're in the perfect place! My goal is to help you discover and enhance your natural rhythm, flow, and sensuality. The more music you listen to and the more you dance, the more comfortable you'll be with finding the rhythm to different kinds of music. You'll also get access to my Big Drum Energy playlist, so you can listen to it whenever you want and get familiar with the beats!

This challenge is hosted on an app called Kajabi, which you can download and access on any device. You can airplay all of my programs onto a TV from compatible web browsers like Google Chrome, including the mini-lessons in this challenge.

Sales close for the challenge on Saturday, October 4th at 11:59pm PST. You'll receive a confirmation email with all of the details as soon as you register. Make sure to add [email protected] to your contacts so you don't miss a message! You'll receive your first challenge email on Sunday, October 5th, but you'll gain access to the online community as soon as you register. The challenge officially begins on Monday, October 6th! You will have access to all course materials, including the live class recording until the following Sunday, October 1th.

This is a time-sensitive challenge, so you only have access to it from the beginning of the week until the following Sunday at midnight PST. Most of my programs are life-time access, but this one is limited because it's intended for all of us to do together.

I do! I have a free online class that you can access here. It doesn't come with the camaraderie, accountability, and momentum that you would get doing this challenge with people around the world, but it's still really fun! I try to make my programs as low cost as possible because I believe that belly dance should be for everyone. It can be so hard to justify investing time and money on yourself sometimes. I have to remind myself regularly that my emotional and physical health are worth it. I've found that when you take the step to invest in yourself, you're so much more likely to show up and get the most out of it. If there's something inside you that's calling you to sign up, take the leap if you can! Your life and well-being truly are worth it. Otherwise, I hope have fun with my free class and online content!