Merrybellies Belly Dance
Belly Dance Classes with Jillanna
Class Schedule (updated 4/17/08)
Locations and directions follow; keep scrolling down.
Mondays 6:30pm April 7 to May 19 Beginner Technique & Choreography (OGE, Ringgold) [next session June 2 to July 14]
Tuesdays
5 pm April
8 to May 20 Mermaids
(ages 3 to 6): Technique, Games, & Choreography (OGE) 6 weeks/$45
[Next session June 10 to July 22]
Tuesdays 6 pm April
8 to May 20 All
Levels Technique (OGE,
Ringgold) Class
Full [Next
session June 10 to July 22]
Tuesdays 7:30
pm April 22 to May 27 Graveyard Dollies
(Serve Me/Under Ashes) (OGE,
Ringgold) 6 weeks/$60
Wednesdays 10:30 am On-Going Beginner Technique & Choreography (JCC)
$5/Class!
Wednesdays 6 pm April 23 to June 4 All Levels Technique & Choreography (OGE) Special: 7 weeks/$45 [next session June 18 to July 30]
Wednesdays
7 pm April 30 to June 11 Beginner Technique &
Choreography (OGE) 7 weeks/$65 [next session June 25 to August 6]
Thursdays 9:30 am May 15 to June 26 All Levels Technique & Choreography (OGE)
7 weeks/$65
Thursdays
6 pm June 12 to July 24 Beginner Technique &
Choreography (OGE) 7 weeks/$65
Thursdays
7 pm June 12 to July 24 Graveyard
Dollies: Advanced Choreography (OGE) 7
weeks/$65
Fridays 6 pm June 6 to July 18 All Levels Technique + Choreography (Fit One/Ooltewah) 7 weeks/$65
Saturdays
10 am Starting in June Mermaids
2 (ages 6 to 11): Technique & Choreography
(OGE) 7 weeks/$45
Saturdays 11 am
June 7 to July 26 All
Levels Technique & Choreography (OGE) 7
weeks/$65
If you are interested in a specific class location, choreography, technique, prenatal, or other type of class not listed, please let me know. Contact Jillanna with any questions!
What to Wear: Comfortable clothing. Layers may be helpful in cooler weather. Its helpful but not necessary to wear something that shows your belly or fits snugly, to help you to see the movements more clearly. Barefoot, socks, or dance shoes are fine. Feel free to dress up, or be as casual as you like!
We do not stop moving for the entire class; be prepared to exercise!
What to Bring: WATER, and something to tie around your hips! I have some jingly hip scarves and veils for use during classes.
Belly Dance Class Locations
AbsoluteFIT ~ 3012 Lafayette Rd. (Hwy 27), Fort Oglethorpe, GA (no current classes at this location)
Fit One ~ 6857 Mountain View Rd., Ooltewah, TN
Jewish Federation of Chattanooga ~ 5641 North Terrace Road, across the freeway from Rave movie theater, East Ridge, TN. 423.493.0270
Madia's Studio ~ 3085 S. Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 423.267.0007 (no current classes at this location)
Old Green Eyes ~ 7638 Nashville Street (Hwy 41), downtown Ringgold, GA 30736
Directions to Old Green Eyes
Photo by Bob Edens
Can't make it to any of these? If you'd like to schedule your own party, workshop, or getting a group of women together for a regular class, don't wait! Semi-private and private lessons also an option. Please allow plenty of advance notice in order to fit into the busy calendar...
If you are unsure which class to take, please contact Jillanna for guidance!
About the Instructor:
Jillanna teaches each class, relying on more than 9 years belly dance experience as well as expertise as an artist, art historian, and teacher (of art, art history, writing, and dance).
Her training includes Egyptian & Turkish styles, folk dances of the Middle East and North Africa, and fusion styles. She has a University of Massachusetts Masters degree in art history, majoring in Modern & Contemporary European and American art, with studies in Islamic and African art. She was awarded a graduate fellowship in the study of African art in 2000.
Jillanna's undergraduate degree is in fine arts (Amherst College, summa cum laude), with honors in painting (theme: "Visceral Reality").
Jillanna has studied with many wonderful professional dancers, including Rose Champagne, Attar Mellea (Whitney Hull), Emuna (Faith Kaufmann), Leyla Jouvana, Elizabeth Artemis Mourat, Eva Cernik, Morocco, Liora, Jillina, & Gina. An avid student as well as teacher, she continues to learn & grow by attending workshops, performances, and studying dance and art daily. She enjoys teaching, creating choreography, organizing events, and directing her troupes, Desert Sirens, Gems of the Oasis, and Graveyard Dollies. She also performs solo and with her professional troupes, Necrotica, Ballista Bellies and Desert Sirens. She began teaching belly dance in 2001, and is very devoted to the ladies in her classes and to her passion for dance.
Jillanna taught at UTC Chattanooga and was proud to be an official professor of belly dance. ECHO Article about the UTC class!
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