The Maya Company

The Maya Company

A supportive community for women focusing on Middle Eastern dance education (for all levels), performances & tours to Egypt
Founder | Senta Duffield

29/04/2024

Whether itโ€™s practicing in a dance studio, performing on a stage, rocking out to your favourite live band, or swaying alone in your kitchenโ€ฆ may you always find a reason to dance ๐Ÿ’™

Happy international dance day! ๐Ÿ’™

31/01/2024

New Egyptian belly dancing classes with all the benefits starting in Sunningdale next week!

Email [email protected] for details and to join us!

15/01/2024

I am excited to offer more Barre classes this year!

Iโ€™m a qualified BarreConcept instructor, and have been teaching classes for 6 years. I have found BarreConcept to be one of the best exercises for better strength, toning and flexibility - and we have so much fun!

๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™š๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ฉ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™—๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‹๐™ž๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ, ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฃ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™œ๐™– ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ. ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™—๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™™ ๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™™๐™ž๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™™๐™จ ๐™›๐™ช๐™จ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข ๐™– ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™š๐™ญ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ, ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฉ๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™จ๐™˜๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฅ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ข๐™ช๐™จ๐™˜๐™ก๐™š๐™จ, ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™–๐™ฉ.

Classes are in Sunningdale or online.
See you at the Barre soon! ๐Ÿฉท
Email [email protected] for more info!

12/12/2023

Maya dancers Senta, Kirsten and Sumeshnee had the huge privilege of dancing at Carmen Rodriguesโ€™s vocal student showcase ๐Ÿฉท

We performed this fan veil number to Carmen singing her own song โ€œLove Comes Easyโ€ live.

12/12/2023

The Maya Company is now closed for the year.
Thank you to all my beautiful dancers who danced with me this year ๐Ÿฉท

I have loved sharing my passion for Egyptian dance with you all both online and in person.

I look forward to lots of exciting dancing in 2024 with you all ๐Ÿฉท

05/12/2023

Start belly dancing in FEBRUARY 2024!

Registration for my The Maya Company new beginners class in Sunningdale is now open!

Senta has been teaching Egyptian belly dance for 18 years & is internationally trained to give you the safest & most enjoyable dance experience.

Spaces are filling up quickly, so please reserve your spot early.

Email [email protected] for more information.

13/05/2023

Happy World Belly Dance Day โ™ฅ๏ธ

I have so much love and gratitude for our dance, our teachers, our students, our friends โ™ฅ๏ธ

And mostly for the Middle Eastern people who generously share their dance with us, we will always dance with respect and love for you and your culture โ™ฅ๏ธ

09/05/2023

Start belly dancing in JUNE!

Registration for our new beginners class in Sunningdale is now open!

Senta has been teaching Egyptian belly dance for 18 years & is internationally trained to give you the safest & most enjoyable dance experience.

Spaces are filling up quickly, so please reserve your spot early.

Email [email protected] for more information.

11/01/2023

Start belly dancing in February!

Registration for our SUNNINGDALE beginners class is now open!

Senta has been teaching Egyptian belly dance for 18 years & is internationally trained to give you the safest & most enjoyable dance experience.

Spaces are filling up quickly, so please reserve your spot early.

Email [email protected] for more information.

07/12/2022

The Maya Company is now closed for the year.
Thank you to all my beautiful dancers who danced with me this year โ™ฅ๏ธ

It has been a gentle year, together we chose not to do any big shows or competitions, but we shared a special safe space of connection, support, learning, dancing and a lot of fun!

I have loved sharing my passion for Egyptian dance with you all - itโ€™s been amazing to be back in the studio with in person classes after the pandemic, but also to continue with my international advanced class online.

Thank you ladies! I look forward to lots of exciting dancing in 2023 with you all โ™ฅ๏ธ

24/11/2022

17 happy years of sharing my love and passion for Egyptian dance with my beautiful students and friends ๐Ÿ’“
Thank you!

09/08/2022

Happy womenโ€™s day!
If you are able to glow brightlyโ€ฆ or are not quite able to yetโ€ฆ know that you are beautiful, loved & celebrated for all that you are, today & always โ™ฅ๏ธ

04/07/2022

STARTING TOMORROW
*last chance to bookโ€ฆ only 2 spaces left *

Our mid year SUNNINGDALE beginners class starts in July!

Senta has been teaching Egyptian belly dance for 17 years & is internationally trained to give you the safest & most enjoyable dance experience.

Email [email protected] for more information.

22/06/2022

I am so looking forward to sharing belly dance at this special retreat with Kim Griffith Jones Connective Consulting!
Have a lookโ€ฆitโ€™s going to be amazing!

Retreat: "To accept who you are, let go of negative patterns & self-talk and embrace yourself and the flow of life through joy, finding a place of bliss, slowing down and mindful movement" A special Women's Month retreat coming up in August ๐Ÿฆ‹ Super excited to be collaborating with some incredible facilitators and cannot wait to head back down to Serendipity Beach House - Pennington, South Coast, KZN ๐Ÿ’™

9th & 10th August. Only 6 spots left!

Email [email protected] to book or for more info ๐ŸŒธ

21/06/2022

*only 3 spaces left *

Our mid year SUNNINGDALE beginners class starts in July!

Senta has been teaching Egyptian belly dance for 17 years & is internationally trained to give you the safest & most enjoyable dance experience.

Email [email protected] for more information.

13/06/2022

*only a few spaces left *

Our mid year SUNNINGDALE beginners class starts in July!

Senta has been teaching Egyptian belly dance for 17 years & is internationally trained to give you the safest & most enjoyable dance experience.

Space is limited due to COVID restrictions, so please reserve your spot early.

Email [email protected] for more information.

07/06/2022

Our mid year SUNNINGDALE beginners class starts in July!

Senta has been teaching Egyptian belly dance for 17 years & is internationally trained to give you the safest & most enjoyable dance experience.

Space is limited due to COVID restrictions, so please reserve your spot early.

Email [email protected] for more information

03/06/2022

Wishing our gorgeous Maya dancer Lauren Hepworth the happiest wedding weekend as she marries her Travis โ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿฅ‚

So much love our beautiful Lolly โ™ฅ๏ธ

Photo by Tilanie Grote Photography

14/05/2022

We celebrate World Belly Dance Day on the 2nd Saturday of May โ™ฅ๏ธ

With love and gratitude for our dance, our teachers, our students, our friends โ™ฅ๏ธ

And mostly for the Middle Eastern people who generously share their dance with us, we will always dance with respect and love for you and your culture โ™ฅ๏ธ

Photo by Yasmina of Cairo
Costume by Warren Robert Bridal & Evening Wear Boutique

03/05/2022

โ€ŽุนูŠุฏ ู…ุจุงุฑูƒ

Eid Mubarak and much love to all my friends celebrating โ™ฅ๏ธ

30/04/2022

Itโ€™s so exciting to be dancing and teaching at live gigs again โ™ฅ๏ธ

Thank you for booking me for your bridal shower ladies โ™ฅ๏ธ

30/04/2022

Happiness is having Eva back in the studio today for a live class! โ™ฅ๏ธ

Eva joins my online advanced class from Cape Town, but there is something so special about dancing a choreography together in person that makes my heart so happy โ™ฅ๏ธ

It was so lovely to see you and re-connect in person Eva โ™ฅ๏ธ thank you

29/04/2022

Happy international dance day โ™ฅ๏ธ

Photos from The Maya Company's post 21/04/2022

Yesterday Senta, Sumeshnee and Kirsten performed at the The Robin Hood Foundation South Africa mahala tea fundraiser.

The Robin Hood foundation is incredibly close to our hearts and are needing a lot of support and help right now as they distribute food and clothing to flood victims.

It was a joy to dance at their fundraiser โ™ฅ๏ธ

Photos by Tilanie Grote Photography

02/04/2022

Ramadan Kareem to all my Muslim friends in Egypt, South Africa and around the world โค๏ธ

Wishing you all a blessed time of love and peace โค๏ธ

08/03/2022

Happy International Womenโ€™s Day โ™ฅ๏ธ

Photos from The Maya Company's post 21/02/2022

There are only a couple of spaces left in our new beginners Egyptian belly dance classesโ€ฆ

Join us in WESTVILLE and SUNNINGDALE starting in March.
Please email [email protected] to register.

17/02/2022

Our new SUNNINGDALE beginners class was full before we could even advertise it!

And so we are offering a 2nd one starting in March!

Senta has been teaching Egyptian belly dance for 17 years & is internationally trained to give you the safest & most enjoyable dance experience.

Space is limited due to COVID restrictions, so please reserve your spot early.

Email [email protected] for more information.

15/02/2022

The Maya company is opening in WESTVILLE!

We have been inundated with enquiries for classes in the Westville & Upper Highway area, & are excited to offer our first beginners class there.

Senta Seele has been teaching Egyptian belly dance for 17 years & is internationally trained to give you the safest & most enjoyable dance experience.

We will be dancing at The Movement Space in Cedar Road. Space is limited due to COVID restrictions, so please reserve your spot early.

Email [email protected] for more information.

10/02/2022

One of the biggest gifts of this timeโ€ฆ my advanced international class on a Saturday morning warms my heart so much โค๏ธ

Sharing dance space with my students in Australia, Amsterdam and Switzerlandโ€ฆ and itโ€™s a lovely back up option for my Durban advanced students if they cannot make their usual class too. โค๏ธ

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