3 Week Workshop Series: BollyBelly with Shilpa (Seattle)
Class Description
Join Shilpa Sreekrishnan (@shilpa.dances) for a 3 week dance BollyBelly workshop series! Follow us on Instagram (@rangeeladancecompany) to see the song reveal!
Workshop Schedule:
Class 1: February 10 – Dance Underground @7:30p-9:30p
Class 2: February 17 – Whim W’Him Contemporary Dance Center @7:30p-9:30p
Class 3: February 24th – Dance Underground @7:30p-9:30p
In-Studio Class
For indoor training, we have a capacity limit. We ask that all participants arrive 5 MINUTES prior to class.
About this Series
Beginner Belly dance series across 3 weeks. Each week, the 2 hour class will focus 1 hour on technique and 1 hour on choreo. We’ll work on beginner basics like isolations, shape explorations, basic shimmies & arm/body waves. We’ll work on the same choreo throughout the three weeks to progressively build, drill, and feel comfortable in the style. We’ll film a fun group video in the final class!
I’m nerdy about dance and will share class notes, playlists, inspo artists etc. after each class for the best learning experience and retention!
Series vs drop-ins – Folks can sign up as a series or even drop-in to classes. Strongly recommend the whole series for a progressive learning experience in a new style so we can build on learnings each week. But I’ll be revisiting the full choreo every week (slightly faster) and technique will be new each week, so it’s drop-in friendly.
Meet Shilpa
An instructor, performer, and choreographer based in Seattle whose dance journey spans continents and styles. Trained early at the Shiamak Davar Institute under Shahid Kapoor, Shilpa rose to prominence after winning regional rounds of Boogie Woogie, leading her to train in hip-hop with Rohan & Group. She later pursued professional contemporary and modern training under Sumeet Nagdev in Mumbai, performing with his Student Dance Company for six years while also teaching underprivileged children through Teach For India. After moving to Seattle, she choreographed and performed in theater productions with Pratidhwani and Cutting Chai Productions, and continued her training in Cuban styles at La Clave Cubana, where she has been a principal performer for five years. During the pandemic, Shilpa expanded into Tribal Fusion Belly Dance under mentors Tishya Kaul, Dipika Vijay, Zoe Jakes, and Sara Lyn, and performed in Jillina Carlano’s Belly Dance Evolution production of The Wizard of Oz in 2022. Now exploring Afro and continuing to evolve, Shilpa embraces the diversity of her training as the foundation of her creativity, artistry, and passion for sharing dance with every community she touches.
