Joanna Belly Dance

Burlesque Showboat is back tomorrow 🛥️🥂💕 Catch a broad range of burly talent onboard, and me as the belly dance wildcard!

An LED wonderland 🌈🦄🎪🎉⚡️

I’m not usually one for faceless flicks but this one looks like magic.

Costume by Ioanna Pakou 💕

The blonde squad (and designated inside blondie Mapes hehe) are hitting Burlesque Showboat next Saturday!

🎟️ at www.burlesqueshowboat.com.au 💕

NEXT SATURDAY ON BURLESQUE SHOWBOAT! 🛥️🍸✨

What a star-studded show we have for you! We hope you brought protection, because leading the evening is the Hostess with the Mostest, our Feathery Emcee, the Big Boss Lady herself - Poppy Cherry!

Be joined by some of Melbourne's most ravishing acts - Maple Rose, Nellie Noble, Valerie 'Va Va' Valentine, and Joanna Belly Dance.

Have you booked your tickets yet for a night of fun and frivolity on the harbour?
Your ticket includes:
🥂 Welcome drink on arrival
🍤 Canapes served throughout the cruise
🌆 Stunning harbour cruise of Melbourne Docklands and surrounds
🪩 Dancefloor party led by DJ Chili-G..and of course,
💃 The fabulously entertaining Burlesque Show!

Group Discounts available!

Head to www.burlesqueshowboat.com.au for more information and bookings.

Hip droppin’, shimmyin’ & shinin’ with my main squeeze Elena at Bollywood Club’s ‘Habibi’ night 🔥⚜️🌟

📍 Level 3 Nightclubs at Crown Melbourne

Because why have one belly dancer when you can have two 🙊👯‍♀️

Representing Melbourne Belly dance with darling Carla for Saturday night vibes 🌟

I’m hosting WORKSHOPS 🔥 Level up your belly dance game with me in these challenging workshops, sure to help you discover new things about your technique and performance!

📅 Sunday 6th October
📍 Maison Burlesque, 308 St Georges Road, Thornbury VIC

🎟️ https://www.maisonburlesque.com.au/whatson/enhance-your-belly-dance-workshops2024

🌟 Level Up! Skills & Technique (Intermediate Level) 🌟
⏰ 2:45pm - 4:15pm
You’ve accomplished the basics - undulations, shimmies, isolations. But what more is there to learn beyond this? Prepare to take your belly dancing to the next level with this introductory intermediate-level workshop. We’ll be helping to deepen your skillset, widen your dance vocabulary and share tips on how to continuously refine your technique.

In this workshop, you will:
• Discover how to add complexity to your movements with new layering techniques, and using your entire body to convey emotion.
• Engage in balancing exercises that enhance your ability to isolate movements and maintain stillness.
• Learn and integrate fundamental Egyptian folkloric movements to enrich your repertoire, and why incorporating folkloric movements are crucial to modern day belly dance.
• Combine all the techniques learned in a Raqs Baladi styled combination, as an example on how to weave these various elements into a performance-based context.

👉 Book 'Level Up! Skills & Technique (Intermediate Level)' https://bookeo.com/maisonburlesque?type=234PCCA4P19120672DEC

🌟 Performance Mastery (Advanced Level) 🌟
⏰ 4:30pm - 6pm

For those looking to dip their toe into soloist stage performances - this one is for you! What's so beautiful about belly dance is that no two performer styles are alike. Individuality is a key aspect in performance, and exploring different facets can lead you to finding out what sets you apart from the rest.

Building on the skills from intermediate-level, the aim of this workshop is to prepare you for stage performance, and assist you in creating your own professional belly dance choreography. We will refine your technique and stage presence beyond the intermediate level, and into the realm of authentic performance. Not for the faint hearted, as you will be working with improvisation, quick thinking, physical endurance and musicality to explore your stage identity.

In this workshop, you will:
• Dive deeper into the artistry of belly dance by learning how to use tempos, musicality and dynamics to your advantage, and how to use emotion & storytelling to captivate your audience.
• Understand the advantage of using the entire stage to enhance your performance.
• Develop your improvisational skills with confidence - which are a staple in authentic MENAHT dancing styles.
• Integrate all techniques learned into a Raqs Sharqi combination, along with an improvisational section.

👉 Book 'Performance Mastery (Advanced Level)' https://bookeo.com/maisonburlesque?type=2343J4NL31912060C511

❤️‍🔥 Book Both & Save 10% at https://bookeo.com/maisonburlesque?type=234XRR39N191206E2CD0

Thank you SLB Fight Night for having us as at Melbourne Pavilion for your half time show entertainment! 🙏🥁

Representing Strut Entertainment with NexGen Event Management 🇱🇧

Oh me? Just ahhhhh waitin’ for a mate

📸: Solitude & Co
👗& 👠: Aelita Snimchshikova
💎: Amalia Design

We 💛🩵 Bollywood Club!! ⚜️💠☀️💎🦋

Thank you to the immensely talented Elena for joining me for Bollywood Club’s ‘Habibi’ night - a beautiful celebration of Arabic & Bollywood music at Level 3 Nightclubs, Crown Melbourne 💕

📸: DC Tones

✨ 'Enhance Your Belly Dance' workshops with Joanna ✨

📅 Sunday 6th October
📍 Maison Burlesque, 308 St Georges Road, Thornbury VIC

🎟️ www.maisonburlesque.com.au/whatson/enhance-your-belly-dance-workshops2024

🌟 Level Up! Skills & Technique (Intermediate Level) 🌟
⏰ 2:45pm - 4:15pm
You’ve accomplished the basics - undulations, shimmies, isolations. But what more is there to learn beyond this? Prepare to take your belly dancing to the next level with this introductory intermediate-level workshop. We’ll be helping to deepen your skillset, widen your dance vocabulary and share tips on how to continuously refine your technique.

In this workshop, you will:
• Discover how to add complexity to your movements with new layering techniques, and using your entire body to convey emotion.
• Engage in balancing exercises that enhance your ability to isolate movements and maintain stillness.
• Learn and integrate fundamental Egyptian folkloric movements to enrich your repertoire, and why incorporating folkloric movements are crucial to modern day belly dance.
• Combine all the techniques learned in a Raqs Baladi styled combination, as an example on how to weave these various elements into a performance-based context.

👉 Book 'Level Up! Skills & Technique (Intermediate Level)' https://bookeo.com/maisonburlesque?type=234PCCA4P19120672DEC

🌟 Performance Mastery (Advanced Level) 🌟
⏰ 4:30pm - 6pm

For those looking to dip their toe into soloist stage performances - this one is for you! What's so beautiful about belly dance is that no two performer styles are alike. Individuality is a key aspect in performance, and exploring different facets can lead you to finding out what sets you apart from the rest.

Building on the skills from intermediate-level, the aim of this workshop is to prepare you for stage performance, and assist you in creating your own professional belly dance choreography. We will refine your technique and stage presence beyond the intermediate level, and into the realm of authentic performance. Not for the faint hearted, as you will be working with improvisation, quick thinking, physical endurance and musicality to explore your stage identity.

In this workshop, you will:
• Dive deeper into the artistry of belly dance by learning how to use tempos, musicality and dynamics to your advantage, and how to use emotion & storytelling to captivate your audience.
• Understand the advantage of using the entire stage to enhance your performance.
• Develop your improvisational skills with confidence - which are a staple in authentic MENAHT dancing styles.
• Integrate all techniques learned into a Raqs Sharqi combination, along with an improvisational section.

👉 Book 'Performance Mastery (Advanced Level)' https://bookeo.com/maisonburlesque?type=2343J4NL31912060C511

❤️‍🔥 Book Both & Save 10% at https://bookeo.com/maisonburlesque?type=234XRR39N191206E2CD0

Melbourne Belly dance celebrating culture and dance at RMIT University’s 2024 Open Day! 💕

👑 Term 3 Maison Burlesque ‘Belly Dance Deities’ Cherry Poppers Showcase 👑

The dust may have settled but I’m still in awe of each one of these performers. It’s a privilege and honour to share the joy of belly dance with both the usual suspects & fresh faces each term. Can you believe each of these performers learnt this in only 8 weeks?!

The theme for this choreography was ‘Cleopatra’. Starting off with a Raqs Sharqi dreamscape, incorporating a fusion of hieroglyphic silhouettes & shapes, leading into a fiery drum solo as a contrast to the ethereal state of the former.

Term 4’s Belly Dance Deities Showcase Course is already sold out, but you can join me for our technique drop-in classes with ‘Belly Dance Essentials’ to get your shimmy fix in. 12pm Tuesdays from August 20 at Maison Burlesque Thornbury!

Book at https://bookeo.com/maisonburlesque?type=234JKHUEP18503DDAC58 ❤️

📸 Stage shots by 3 Fates Media

I wrote a thing ❤️

Term 4 belly dance classes start back up on August 20th at Maison Burlesque Thornbury.
👉 'Belly Dance Essentials' casual / drop-in classes: 12pm every Tuesday
👉 'Belly Dance Deities' showcase course: 6:10pm every Tuesday (EDIT: NOW SOLD OUT)

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4 Things to Know Before Your First Belly Dance Class — Maison Burlesque Looking to dip your toe into your first belly dance class? You may think the usual notes to remember are “bring a water bottle”, “arrive to class early”, “wear comfortable clothing” etc etc etc. It’s the same for every day class! But what are you actually walking into with your first t...

Wrapped in the colour that sets my soul on fire, by the beautiful Frenchie Holiday🌹

Been a little forgetful with following up for testimonials, oops!

Here's some lovely words clients have recently detailed about the wonderful memories we created together.

Have a scroll through the wide range of service offerings I can offer you to help elevate your event at www.joannabellydance.com/book 💕

Catch the Belly Dance Deities this Sunday evening at the Maison Burlesque Cherry Poppers Showcase! 🏺🤍

🎟️ Tickets: https://maxwattstickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/96fe8d68-e7a7-4cfa-a05e-3c6094769f46

It’s been another great year around the sun 🤍

📸: Solitude & Co
👗: Ioanna Pakou

Thank you so much Maison Burlesque and my angel Whisky for the kind words 😭💖 I love my Maison fam more than words can express, and am grateful each and every day for you all!!

Happy Birthday to our Belly Dance head Deity, Joanna!
The ultimate vampire-emo-queen by day, and the sparkliest sword bearing cabaret dancer by night, Joanna has been the most gorgeous addition to the Maison family.

Not only does she bring her care, passion and knowledge of MENAHT to the studio, Jo also takes care of all our fabulous social media and marketing needs...
(except this one, Auntie Whisky is here for one post only!)

We adore you Joanna, your presence at Maison HQ is delicious, and your dedication to all things art and media have not gone unnoticed!

Go head over to Joanna's page, send her gifts and GIFs, and join Jo for Belly Dance Essentials THIS WEDNESDAY to wish her an in-person 'Happy Birthday'!

Raise ur spirit fingerz 🤗

📍 Burlesque Showboat
📸 Shannon J Shaw
👗 Aelita Snimchshikova
💍 Amalia Design

Always time for a lil Raqs al-Assaya 🪄

Finally have a folkloric costume photo, with the effervescent bubbly taste of 🥰

it’s been a selfie kind of weekend 🤳💕

My belly dancers in ‘Belly Dance Deities’ will be debuting their glam Cleopatra themed piece in the Evening show! 🌟

Tickets at https://maxwattstickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/96fe8d68-e7a7-4cfa-a05e-3c6094769f46 ❤️

🍒 TICKETS NOW LIVE 💋
Join us for a flurry of feathers and rhinestones as we present Melbourne’s freshest Burlesque talent at the Maison Burlesque Cherry Poppers Showcase!

Featuring fabulous group performances by the students of Maison Burlesque as they reveal their newest routines at Max Watt's House of Music!

*Please note: We will be running not one but two shows on Sunday 28th July. Please check which show you are buying tickets for as the cast is different for each show.
If you wish to attend both shows please ensure you have a ticket for each show.

🌟 Matinee Show: (2:45pm Doors for 3:15pm Show):
Cabaret Showgirls, Hot But Lazy Chair, Filthier Follies, Noughty Nineties, Le Jazz Hot, 1920s Burlesque, Vintage Varietease, Cabaret Chair, Big Boa Bombshells, Tease'o'rama, Filthy Follies, Bumps in the Bo***ir, Strip Hop, Int/Adv Fans (Thurs), Hot But Lazy

🌟 Evening Show: (7.45pm Doors for 8.15pm Show)
Inter Fans (Sun), Beginner Fans, Emo Scene Queens, Burlesque Fundamentals, Metalesque, Femme Do**es, Rock Sweat & Rears, Floor Show, Blues Burlesque, Silk Fans, Belly Dance Deities, Dirty Jazz, Boylesque, Comic St*****rs, Bump Grind & Tease

🎟 TICKETS:
https://maxwattstickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/96fe8d68-e7a7-4cfa-a05e-3c6094769f46?

Super 🍒🌹🧨🔥 vibes for Tridis Productions’ ‘Habibi Mou’!

Thank you Kiki & Carla for being a great crew to boogie oogie oogie with 🫶

Melbourne Belly dance X NexGen Event Management 🔥🥁

Still fresh off Firelight Festival, Docklands stage with our flashy crew!

Dream a lil dream of me 👼🏼☁️

It genuinely was a dream to finally work with Frenchie Holiday, a beautiful artist and beautiful soul!

📸: Frenchie Holiday
👗: Polina dcd
💍: Amalia Design