Summer 2026 Class Schedule

Class Options: In Person and Online Only

16-week series: May 2 – August 22
8-week series: June 27 – August 22

Join a class series to strengthen your dance practice, get you moving, train with friends, and feel good in our bodies. Let’s learn something fun and dance together!

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Click on class Names for details, including requirements where applicable.

Name	Day	Time	Teacher(s)	Price	Class Type	Register	hf:att:pa_status	hf:att:pa_day-week	hf:att:pa_teachers	hf:att:pa_class-level	hf:att:pa_class-type
Advanced 1 - Turns and Traveling Steps	Thu	7:30-8:25 pm	Randa	$405.00 SOLD OUT	Technique	SOLD OUT	available	thu	randa	advanced	technique
Advanced 1 Performance - Raqqesat Naima	Thu	8:30-9:25 pm	Randa	$475.00 SOLD OUT	Performance	SOLD OUT	available	thu	randa		performance
Advanced 2 - Movement Quality Brush Up	Wed	7:30-8:25 pm	Omoladun	$140.00 Available	Technique	Advanced 2 - Movement Quality Brush Up quantity	available	wed	omoladun	advanced-2	technique
Advanced 2 Performance - Raqqesat Soheir	Wed	8:30-9:25 pm	Ziyaki	$475.00 SOLD OUT	Performance	SOLD OUT	available	wed	ziyaki	advanced-2	performance
Advanced 3 - Musicality Brush Up	Tue	7:00-7:55 pm	Florencia	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Advanced 3 - Musicality Brush Up quantity	available	tue	florencia	advanced-3	technique
Advanced 3 Performance - Raqs Caravan East	Tue	8:00-8:55 pm	Florencia	$475.00 SOLD OUT	Performance	SOLD OUT	available	tue	florencia	advanced-3	performance
Beginner 1 - Performance	Sat	11:30 am-12:25 pm	Florencia	$475.00 SOLD OUT	Performance	SOLD OUT	available	sat	florencia	beginner-i	performance
Beginner 1 - Zeina	Sun	10:00-10:55 am	Gretchen	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Beginner 1 - Zeina quantity	available	sun	gretchen	beginner-i	technique
Beginner 1 - Zeina	Mon	7:30-8:25 pm	Cynthia	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Beginner 1 - Zeina quantity	available	mon	cynthia	beginner-i	technique
Beginner 1 - Zeina	Sat	12:30-1:25 pm	Florencia	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Beginner 1 - Zeina quantity	available	sat	florencia	beginner-i	technique
Beginner 1 - Zeina	Wed	6:30-7:25 pm	Omoladun	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Beginner 1 - Zeina quantity	available	wed	omoladun	beginner-i	technique
Beginner 2 Brush Up	Sat	10:30-11:25 am	Florencia	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Beginner 2 Brush Up quantity		sat	florencia	beginner-ii	technique
Beginner 2 Brush Up	Tue	6:00-6:55 pm	Florencia	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Beginner 2 Brush Up quantity		tue	florencia	beginner-ii	technique
Beginner 3 Brush Up	Sat	11:30 am-12:25 pm	Jennifer Anya	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Beginner 3 Brush Up quantity		sat	jennifer-anya	beginner-3	technique
Beginner 3 Performance - Raqqesat Badia	Sat	12:30-1:25 pm	Jennifer Anya	$475.00 SOLD OUT	Performance	SOLD OUT	available	sat	jennifer-anya	beginner-3	performance
Developing Choreography	Mon	6:30-7:25 pm	Leilah Moon	$475.00 SOLD OUT	Performance	SOLD OUT	available	mon	leilah-moon		performance
Folkloric Technique Brush Up	Mon	7:30-8:25 pm	Leilah Moon	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Folkloric Technique Brush Up quantity	available	mon	leilah-moon		technique
Fusion Performance - Raqqesat Indigo	Wed	6:30-7:25 pm	Ami	$475.00 SOLD OUT	Performance	SOLD OUT	available	wed	ami	intermediate-1 intermediate-2 advanced	performance
Intermediate 1 Brush Up	Sun	11:00-11:55 am	Nicolette	Price range: $149.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Intermediate 1 Brush Up quantity	available	sun	nicolette	intermediate-1	technique
Intermediate 1 Brush Up	Wed	7:30-8:25 pm	Nicolette	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Intermediate 1 Brush Up quantity	available	wed	nicolette	intermediate-1	technique
Intermediate 1 Performance - Raqqesat Samia	Sun	12:00-12:55 pm	Nicolette	$475.00 SOLD OUT	Performance	SOLD OUT	available	sun	nicolette	intermediate-1	performance
Intermediate 2 - Intro to Veil and Balancing Props Brush Up	Thu	7:30-8:25 pm	Gretchen	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Intermediate 2 - Intro to Veil and Balancing Props Brush Up quantity	available	thu	gretchen	intermediate-1 intermediate-2 advanced	technique
Intermediate 2 Performance - Raqqesat Tahia	Thu	6:30-7:25 pm	Gretchen	$475.00 SOLD OUT	Performance	SOLD OUT	available	thu	gretchen	intermediate-2	performance
Intermediate 3 Brush Up	Thu	8:30-9:25 pm	Gretchen	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Intermediate 3 Brush Up quantity	available	thu	gretchen	intermediate-3	technique
Intermediate 3 Brush Up	Tue	7:30-8:25 pm	Leilah Moon	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Intermediate 3 Brush Up quantity	available	tue	leilah-moon	intermediate-3	technique
Intermediate 3 Performance - Raqqesat Kitty	Tue	8:30-9:25 pm	Leilah Moon	$475.00 SOLD OUT	Performance	SOLD OUT	available	tue	leilah-moon	intermediate-2	performance
Latin Belly Dance Fusion Performance - Raqqesat Latin	Mon	8:30-9:25 pm	Cynthia	$475.00 SOLD OUT	Performance	SOLD OUT	available	mon	cynthia	intermediate-3	performance
Romani & Tsifteteli Technique Brush Up	Sun	5:00-5:55 pm	Odiney, Sophianna	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Romani & Tsifteteli Technique Brush Up quantity	available	sun	odiney sophianna	intermediate-2	technique
Romani Performance - Raqqesat Romani	Sun	4:00-4:55 pm	Odiney, Sophianna	$475.00 SOLD OUT	Performance	SOLD OUT	available	sun	odiney sophianna	intermediate-1	performance
South Asian Belly Dance Fusion Performance	Thu	6:30-7:25 pm	Malina	$475.00 SOLD OUT	Performance	SOLD OUT	available	thu	malina	intermediate-1	performance
Tabla 2 Brush Up	Sun	11:00-11:55 am	Randy	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Tabla 2 Brush Up quantity	available	sun	randy	intermediate-2 advanced	technique
Tabla 3 Brush Up	Sun	10:00-10:55 am	Randy	Price range: $140.00 through $215.00 Available	Technique	Tabla 3 Brush Up quantity	available	sun	randy	intermediate-2 advanced	technique
Tabla I Brush Up	Sun	12:00-12:55 pm	Randy	Price range: $140.00 through $405.00 Available	Technique	Tabla I Brush Up quantity	available	sun	randy	beginner-i	technique

Summer Drop In Classes and Guest Passes

Name	Day	Time	Teacher(s)	Price	Register	hf:att:pa_status	hf:att:pa_day-week	hf:att:pa_teachers
New Student Guest Pass				$30.00 Available	New Student Guest Pass quantity

Registration Details

Online: When you register for Online attendance, you will be able to participate in the class by joining the live-streamed class via Zoom.
In-Person: When you register for In-Person attendance, your physical spot is secured! Plus, the In-Person option also allows you to attend Online — in the event you cannot make it to the studio for any scheduled class — by joining the live-streamed class via Zoom.
Registration confirmation and Zoom link will be sent approximately one hour prior to class.
Personalized Feedback: All classes — whether attending In-Person or Online — include personalized feedback from the teacher.

All Classes are Recorded!

Miss a class? No problem! All of our classes are recorded. All enrollees — whether for In-Person or Online attendance — will have online access to the recorded class for a period of 30 days from the date of the class, or for the full length of the class series for performance classes.

Where Classes are Held

Classes are held at our studio in Tenleytown, (Tenleytown-AU Station, Metro Red Line):

Sahara Dance
4433 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
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Payment Methods

Online transactions are handled by PayPal, but you don’t need a PayPal account to register for class – any credit or debit card will work. Add the classes in which you plan to enroll to your cart by clicking the “Add to Cart” button for each and proceed to checkout by clicking on the “View your Cart” button. From the checkout screen you will be able to make changes to your registrations.

To dance is to be out of yourself, larger, more powerful, more beautiful.
This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking.
~ Agnes de Mille ~