 Bellydance Restaurant Style! Diners enjoy your delicious meal while different dancers perform throughout the evening in enchanting costumes to delightful music. Chefs may choose between offering the regular menu or specialty items. Jeylan and friends are available for special events or or recurring regular ones designed to build clientèle and community!
Please e-mail Jeylan or view her promo kit at GigSalad to set up a night of family friendly entertainment!Click here to see a VIDEO link on Facebook of Jeylan and a happy patron dancing at a Halloween restaurant show. Clip by B. Tanner
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 Bellydance CLASSES at Two Left Feet Dance Studio Due to health and safety concerns all in-person classes and events are canceled. Jeylan is still available virtually! :-) Weekly Class Sessions Sweet Class: An easier paced class for beginners through intermediates, those with chronic pain, and those who want to focus on correct body alignment as they move through both traditional and modified isolations and movements. Sundays at 6 pm or Thursdays at 11 am
Spicy Class: A faster paced class for those with dance experience who are looking for exercise, camaraderie, accountability, and/or practice in traveling, combinations, improvisation and choreography. Contact for details.
Session Dates: Due to the current conditions caused by the pandemic, classes are on hold until further notice. Jeylan is working on ways to bring dance to you safely once again! Sweet Sundays: 6 pm
Sweet Thursdays: 11 am Spicy Sundays: (Spicy minimum registration not yet met - contact for more info)
Class Fees and Registration:
REGISTER HERE for classes online (preferred), complete a printable paper form, or contact Jeylan to receive printable or printed forms. $15 Drop In (One class)
$60 Session (Six classes)
Paypal preferred, cash and check also accepted.
Two Left Feet Dance Studio
1405-N Kiln Creek Parkway, Newport News, VA 23602
(757) 813-4371 Click for printable Class Flyer to share
What to Wear: Wear something comfortable in which you can most easily move, preferably which allow the instructor to see your hip and knee alignment (so not big, billowing skirts). This could include exercise wear, leggings, tee-shirts, or running/bike shirts/bottoms. You may dance in socks, ballet slippers, dance sneakers, or other shoes which allow easy movement and provide support. Hip scarves are encouraged but not necessary; the instructor will often have a few to lend during class. If you are unsure about something, please do ask - we want you to be comfortable!
History
Jeylan comes from a performance family and has a background in jazz, ballet, and tap dance. In 1994 she began her study of Middle Eastern
dance and fell in love with the rich
cultural motivations behind the dance. As a chronic pain patient, she
found that the required isolated movements of the dance are both easy on the joints as well as strength building. After a wonderful seven years as a member of Caravan East Middle Eastern Dance Troupe she moved on to become the founder and Artistic Director of Treasures in the Sand Mid-Eastern Dance Troupe which has been performing since 2005. As a supporter of continual education Jeylan strives to learn about dance from many resources. She received her Master of Teaching degree from the University of Virginia in 1994. With more than a decade of experience dancing in restaurants and teaching children through adults she finds that she continues to enjoy sharing the health benefits, history, and delight of Mid-Eastern dance. | Treasures in the Sand Middle Eastern Dance TroupeDirected by Jeylan,
Treasures in the Sand is a family-oriented troupe which performs a
variety of styles including traditional bellydance as well as Middle
Eastern folk dances. We love to get the audience up and dancing with us
and will happily teach you how to cheer your favorite dances with a
"zaghareet"! We are available on
weekends
as well as some times during the week, and enjoy visiting festivals,
retirement communities, schools, and special events. We always wear
colorful and appropriate costumes. Consider us when looking for
animated entertainment!
 Keep
in touch with the troupe for information about our annual BELLYDANCE
BARGAIN BAZAAR & HAFLA as well as The Evening of Treasures and
Casbah DINNER SHOWS held in Newport News. To request a booking or more information please go to our Treasures in the Sand website. To see up to date info about performances and fun discussions about dance don't forget to "Like" Treasures in the Sand on Facebook!
(on hold due to pandemic) Monday Evenings
6:30 pm Sweet Rehearsal
Members
will learn, memorize, and practice an easier paced routine, usually a
simple choreography. It may include props such as veil or cane.
7:30 pm Spicy Rehearsal
Members
will learn, memorize, and practice a more challenging routine, usually a
more complex choreography which may include some improvisation. It may
include props such as zils, veil, cane, or sword.
Participation
in troupe rehearsals is by invitation only and includes participation
in quarterly dues and a minimum of 4 performances per year. Schedule an
audition or join one of Jeylan's classes now!
SCHEDULING AUDITIONS NOW
We
are looking for new troupe members to join us in our love of presenting
theatricalized Mid-Eastern folk dance and bellydance through community
outreach. We
particularly enjoy performing at assisted living and rehab venues and
embrace the idea of bringing smiles to those in need.
Members
are expected to perform at an intermediate level or higher, present
themselves professionally, and be available for Monday evening
rehearsals and weekend performances. Auditions are by appointment and
require preparing and performing for the troupe a 3-5 minute Mid-Eastern
dance. For more information about auditions, troupe membership, or to
request our troupe guidelines or mission statement, please e-mail Treasures in the Sand.
GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLENeed a teacher gift or holiday present? Don't just give more stuff, GIVE AN EXPERIENCE! Classes and workshops available in gift certificates! Contact for details. ContactEmail and texting are the best ways to get in touch! (757) 912-5591 (text or call) Based in Newport News, Virginia and available throughout the Hampton Roads Peninsula.
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