Sarah teaches weekly group classes, and is also available for private or semi-private classes and workshops. Please or at 646.234.9576 if you have any questions, if you would like to sign up for a class, or to join the mailing list. For info on workshops click here.

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Tuesday:
Open Level Yoga (5:00-6:15pm) at The Breathing Project
Intermediate Tribal Fusion Bellydance (6:45-8:00pm) at Panetta Movement Center
Advanced Beginner Tribal Fusion Bellydance (8:15-9:30pm) at Panetta Movement Center
Wednesday:
Beginner Tribal Fusion Bellydance (7:00-8:15pm) at Randy Warshaw Dance Studio
Thursday:
Open Level Yoga (1:00-2:15pm) at Alexandra Beller Studio
Intermediate/Advanced Tribal Fusion Bellydance (6:30-8:00pm) at 440 Studios, #4F

(Thanks for your inquiries -- Drills and Precision with Irina and Sarah will return soon!)


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Dance classes are taught in 6 week sessions (see below for more details). Students are welcome to take single classes but taking the whole series is strongly encouraged, as we will be working on different themes for each session and learning new moves and choreographies. Yoga classes are ongoing/drop-in.

If you are a new student, please contact Sarah to sign up for a class.


Yoga Classes

Open Level Yoga
:::These class are for students who are new to yoga as well as those with an ongoing practice. Sarah's teaching is informed by Anusara and Iyengar Yoga as well as the Embodied Anatomy principles of Body-Mind Centering. We will focus on a dynamic balance between alignment and flow, in order to develop more strength, flexibility, and integration...in your yoga and dance practice, your health, and your life:::

Tuesdays 5:00-6:15pm at The Breathing Project
Ongoing class starts May 20: click here for more info about the studio (class info will be up soon).

Thursdays 1:00-2:15pm at Alexandra Beller Studio
Ongoing class: click here for more info about the class and the studio.

See the Alchemy yoga page for more information about Sarah's yoga classes and training.


Dance Classes

Drills and Precision with Sarah and Irina
This class will resume soon; check back for details

Beginner Tribal Fusion Bellydance
:::This class introduces students to Tribal technique, posture, and basic moves. New students -- both beginning dancers and those new to tribal -- will enjoy this class as an introduction to the Tribal style:::
Wednesdays 7:00-8:15pm at Randy Warshaw Dance Studio
6 week session: May 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18

Advanced Beginner Tribal Fusion Bellydance
:::This class is for students who've already had at least 6 weeks of classes with me, or at least several months of previous bellydance experience. We will continue to build on the fundamentals of tribal and tribal fusion technique while learning new moves and combinations. We'll also focus on group work and improvisation:::
Tuesdays 8:15-9:30pm at Panetta Movement Center
6 week session: May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10, 17

Intermediate Tribal Fusion Bellydance
:::This class is for students who've been studying with me for a several months and are familiar with vocabulary and technique. We'll continue to develop these as well as working on improvisation and group work:::
Tuesdays 6:45-8:00pm at Panetta Movement Center
6 week session: May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10, 17

Advanced Tribal Fusion Bellydance
:::This class is for students with a strong foundation in tribal and tribal fusion bellydance who have been studying with me for an extended time. We will continue to develop improvisation skills in solo and group work, explore new choreographies, and focus on developing presence and body awareness:::
Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm at 440 Studios, Studio #4F on the 4th floor
6 week session: May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19


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Yoga Classes

The Breathing Project
15 West 26th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue, 10th floor (Manhattan)
Take the R/W or 1/9 to 28th Street, or the F, C/E, or 6 to 23rd Street

Alexandra Beller Studio
30 St. Felix Street, between Fulton and DeKalb, #1D (Fort Greene, Brooklyn)
Take the 2/3/4/5 to Nevins, the B/M/Q/R to DeKalb, the C to Lafayette, or the G to Fulton

Payment for yoga classes is accepted by cash or check at the studios. The cost is $16 per class at the Breathing Project, $15 per class at Alexandra Beller Studio. Both classes are ongoing -- there is no class session price.

Dance classes

440 Studios
440 Lafayette between Astor Place and 4th Street (Manhattan)
Drills is in room 3F on the 3rd floor, Intermediate/Advanced is in room 4F on the 4th floor
Take the 6 to Astor Place or the R/W to 8th Street. Also, the Q/N, 4/5 and L Union Square station and the B/D/F/V Broadway/Lafayette station are both a 5-7 minute walk away.

Panetta Movement Center
214 West 29th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, 10th floor (Manhattan)
Take the 2/3 or A/C/E to 34th Street or the 1/9 or R/W to 28th Street

Randy Warshaw Dance Studio
115 Wooster Street, between Prince and Spring, #2F (Manhattan)
Take the C/E to Spring St., the R/W to Prince Street, the 6 to Spring Street, the 1/9 to Canal Street

Payment for dance class sessions is accepted by cash, check, and via Paypal (with a $2.50 service charge). Payment for single classes is cash or check only. Classes are $78 for the whole 6 week session, $15 per class If you wish to pay via Paypal. Please email for more info (there have been problems using the "buy now" link).

Please contact Sarah to register for classes and for more information.


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Sarah is a supportive and thorough teacher who challenges her students while providing a playful and informal class environment. She has trained extensively in several styles of dance and movement including modern, yoga, pilates, and physical theater. She has been dancing, performing, and teaching Tribal and Tribal Fusion bellydance nationally and internationally since 1994, and in NYC since 2001. Her training in ethnic dance includes work in Turkish Gypsy/Rom, North Indian Khatak, Flamenco and Zambra Gypsy, North African, Russian Gypsy and Central Asian, Dunyavi Gypsy and El Mundo, and West African. She brings this diversity of experience together to create a thoughtful and well-informed teaching style.

People come to Tribal Fusion bellydance classes for many reasons: to feel good, to develop their bodies to be both strong and graceful, to learn intricate choreographies as well as a structured language of improvisation, to dance in a supportive group, to celebrate life, and to explore their interest in the traditions of other cultures. The freedom and enjoyable atmosphere created by dancing together is grounded in a rigorous attention to basic dance technique (posture, balance, stretching) that provides a strong foundation for this dance's extensive language of movements.

Beginner classes introduce students to the basic movements and formations of the Tribal style while establishing a firm foundation in technique, body awareness and alignment, and the toning of important muscle groups. In Intermediate classes, students move on to more complicated movements, combinations, and improvisation variations. They also practice group work and partnering, both choreographed and improvised, and further develop their focus on body awareness and stage presence.

At any level, an important aspect of Sarah's teaching is sharing her extensive experience of the background and history of Tribal and Tribal Fusion bellydance, as well as her information about the adornment, music, and other traditions of the various cultures by which these dances are inspired. The costuming and music specific to Tribal and Tribal Fusion are also discussed. These ideas can also be investigated more thoroughly in workshops that focus on a specific topic.