Suhaila Salimpour Belly Dance — Local services in Berkeley

I have been attending this studio for a decade now, and it is, hands down, the best belly dance instruction around. The longer I train here, the more I fall in love with Middle Eastern music and arts. All the teachers are super knowledgable and highly trained about the body, belly dance, and other multiple dance forms. Classes and workshops are offered for all levels, from beginner to advanced, and available online too, if it's too difficult to make it in person. If you try a class and find you love it here as well, it is well worth the time and money to learn belly dance in Suhaila's well-rounded, structured certification program. It is truly a unique and much appreciated offering that people travel all over the world to participate in. I feel so lucky to...

Suhaila is incredible instructor, a master in her field. Each time I’m taking from her I am astonished by her wealth of knowledge. And when you think you've mastered something she is the only teacher in this dance form that can give you more tools to grow even more. I have been studying with the school for 12 years and now I feel even greater passion for belly dance then when I started the program. I believe it always comes down to the knowledge, pedagogy as well as personality of the instructor and Suhaila is incomparable when it comes to all that. She is inspirational, compassionate, here to motivate you and push you forward. We are truly happy to have such a master in the belly...

Suhaila Salimpour is the person to study with if you want to learn Belly Dance. With her in person classes, she is warm and compassionate to students of all levels and abilities, and really cares about people learning. She supports everyone to grow, from beginners to professionals. I have grown incredibly as a dancer by studying with her. She also created an online institute with an incredible pedagogy that will walk you from the beginning of your dance journey, all the way to dancing professionally, if you desire (and want to put in the work). People come from all over the world to study with her in person... we are really fortunate to have her in the Bay Area,...