NEW CLASS Announcement! Belly Dance at Better Together Dance Theatre!

April 12, 2021

I have such exciting news to share today it couldn’t wait! I am overjoyed to be joining the Better Together Dance Theatre family with a new belly dance class in Belmont, CA on Monday nights!

Better Together Dance Theatre is a new dance and theater education endeavor opening in a beautiful space at 617 Mountain View Ave, Suite 5 in Belmont. Their focus is to inspire and empower people to grow and connect through the performing arts and I’m so honored that I get to be part of this!!

I will be teaching a class in fundamental belly dance technique for adults and teens 14+ on Monday nights, June 21st - July 26th at 6PM. You can register online here right now!

As always, let me know if you have any questions. Please know that my South San Francisco classes and other offerings are not changing, this just gives us an additional opportunity to dance together in a beautiful new space devoted to arts enrichment for all.

Happy Dancing xoxo

Fall 2020 Virtual Classes

September 2, 2020

Hello Dancers,

Well, we’re still sheltering in place here in California, so let’s keep belly dancing from our homes.

My Fall teaching schedule is up now on my Classes page. Registration for the classes through the SSF Parks and Rec starts on 9/4 for SSF Residents and 9/8 for everyone else. And the one bright side of virtual classes is that you can take them from anywhere, so please feel free to join us.

You can register for the Parks and Rec classes directly on their website. I hope to see you in class.

In addition to teaching, have also been using this shelter in place time to go through years of performance footage. I have always lacked the confidence to share my dancing on social media and so I neglected this part of being a dancer. It’s been nice to go through them all now and I will start sharing some here. I am working on my YouTube channel and I hope you will consider subscribing.

Here is one of the performances I posted there. It’s a lovely American Cabaret style performance from 2014 featuring live music by local belly dance favorites Meridian Band. I hope you enjoy it.

Thank you all for reading and I will look forward to seeing you in class.

Free Virtual Belly Dance Classes!

July 3, 2020

In celebration of National Parks & Recreation Month, the South San Francisco Parks and Rec is offering three of my Intro to Belly Dance classes for free!

*Free Virtual Belly Dance Classes from Alisa Greer Belly Dance through the SSF Parks and Rec!*

These are live classes via Zoom, and they’re perfect if you are new to belly dance or returning after not dancing for a while. I’m teaching each class as an individual capsule, so you can take one, two or all three.

There is no charge for the classes but you do need to register via the SSF Parks & Rec online catalog. Once there, click on the green ‘Free in July’ tab and then click ‘Belly Dancing- Beginners’ and follow the instructions to register.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions!

Happy Dancing xo

Autumn 2019 Bay Area Belly Dance Festivals!

July 31, 2019

This week I wanted to highlight three upcoming Bay Area Belly Dance Festivals for Autumn 2019. I am still so happy and inspired from my memories of Carnival of Stars the weekend before last, and I can’t help looking forward to more ways to immerse myself in belly dance for a day or two! I hope this helps students plan ahead if you’d like to go.

BABDAMA’s Fabulous Fall Belly Dance Festival on Nov. 9, 2019

First up, the 2019 Fabulous Fall Belly Dance Festival put on by the Bay Area Belly Dance and Music Association (BABDAMA). This happens annually in Los Altos and it is always a wonderful afternoon of dance, music and of course belly dance related shopping.

This festival takes place on November 9, 2019 this year. But it’s the closest on to us on the Peninsula so that’s why I am putting it first.

*BABDAMA’s Fabulous Fall Belly Dance Festival 2019 in Los Altos*

Coastal Belly Fest on Sep 21, 2019

Just a little under 2 months away is Coastal Belly Fest in Santa Cruz on September 21, 2019. I have never been to this one because it always falls on the birthday weekend of one of my children, but I wish I could go!! I have known the dancer who produces it, Setareh, for many years and she is a beautiful dancer, amazing artist and a nice person too and I am sure this will be a great day celebrating belly dance!

*Coastal Belly Fest in Santa Cruz on Sep 21, 2019*

Sirens Fest Oct 3 -6, 2019 in Sebastopol, CA

Sirens Fest is a bit further away for us to drive to, but I felt it was SO WORTH IT when I went! If there is any way that you can make a day or a weekend of it, you will not regret it. This festival is produced by TerryAnne Guitierez who is am amazing dancer, choreographer and percussionist, and she also really knows how to throw a belly dance party!

It looks like Oct 3rd and 4th are workshops and one of the teachers is Leila Farid, whose Saidi clip we looked at last week. I’ve been lucky enough to take a class with her and she is an amazing, fun teacher, and really kind and down-to-earth despite her star status. My teacher Amina is teaching as well and she is also an incredible instructor with such a wealth of information to share. So I recommend that if you’re interested and can get up there during the week!

*SirensFest Belly Dance Festival in Sebastopol, CA October 3 - 6, 2019*

I hope that’s helpful for any of my students interested in attending a belly dance festival. I will share information about upcoming live music belly dance events in a future posts, because that is another great way to experience belly dance!

Happy Dancing,

Alisa