Angelique Bellydance
Salimpour School of New York
Angelique is a nationally renowned dancer, performer, and teacher with over two decades of immersive experience. Her mission is to bring the beauty and artistry of bellydance to a wider audience and help dancers explore their creative potential through movement and education.
Class Descriptions
Level 1/2
Build a strong foundation in bellydance technique while developing strength, confidence, and musicality. This class is based on the Salimpour format and is ideal for beginners as well as intermediate dancers looking to refine their skills and deepen their understanding of movement.
Each class begins with a strength and conditioning warm-up designed to improve stamina, posture, and body awareness. Using the Salimpour approach to movement, we break down steps to their core mechanics, drill them for precision and muscle memory, and finish by applying what we've learned in a dance combination. Students will develop a strong technical vocabulary rooted in the Salimpour format while learning how movements connect, layer, and flow within choreography.
Level 2/3
Designed for experienced dancers ready to challenge themselves, this class builds upon a strong foundation of bellydance vocabulary using the Salimpour format. Dancers are expected to be familiar with the basic movement language and prepared for a faster-paced learning environment.
Classes begin with a more intensive strength and conditioning warm-up, followed by drills that explore increased speed, layering, directional changes, and traveling movements. Combinations are longer and more intricate, encouraging dancers to refine technique, improve stamina, and develop greater artistry and performance quality.
Gentle Bellydance
Discover the joy of bellydance in a supportive, low-impact environment. Gentle Bellydance focuses on graceful movements, balance, coordination, posture, and musicality without strenuous exercise or intense conditioning. This class is perfect for beginners, active older adults, or anyone seeking a fun and accessible way to stay moving.
Props and Lines
Refine the details that make a dancer truly shine. Props & Lines focuses on the artistry of movement through drills that develop beautiful arm positions, strong leg lines, clean turns, posture, and graceful stage presence.
In addition to movement technique, dancers will explore the three classic bellydance props: finger cymbals, veil, and cane. Classes include technique, drills, and combinations designed to build confidence and versatility with each prop. Dancers should bring their own finger cymbals; veils and canes are available to borrow during class.
Meet Angelique
Angelique discovered bellydance in 1997, initially drawn to it as a creative outlet. What began as curiosity quickly deepened into a lifelong passion that has taken her into the studios of some of the most renowned teachers in the world.
With a commitment to honoring the cultural roots of this rich and expressive art form, Angelique continues to study with master source instructors, cultivating a nuanced understanding of the movement vocabulary, music, history, and cultural context of bellydance.
She is an authorized instructor in the prestigious Salimpour School of Dance and brings her depth of knowledge, training, and performance experience to both the classroom and the stage. Known for her thoughtful teaching style and respect for the dance’s origins, Angelique creates an environment where students can grow with intention, creativity, and cultural awareness.
Summer 2026 Class Schedule
Location: Kaleidoscope Arts Center, 2651 State Route 44/55, Gardiner, NY.
Price: $25 drop in / $200 class card of 10
To register, send an email.
