Early Summer Bellydance Classes with Tahjia

Wednesday evenings  6-7:00pm
June 4 thru July 9, 2014

In this age, when many people are looking to the East for the ancient remedies for health and relaxation, belly dance is often overlooked.  It is an effective exercise, a fun hobby, a great relaxation tool and a path that many women find is an excellent way to reconnect with their sacred feminine nature.  Tahjia teaches an eclectic style of dance, including techniques and moves from Vintage Cabaret, Egyptian, Turkish Romany and others.

Classes will be held at Radiance, 9 W Grant St. in the heart of downtown Lancaster, across from Central Market.

Wednesdays, June 4 through July 9

6:00pm Mixed Beginner & Intermediate class

$75 for a six-week session, $15 per class.  While we encourage you to sign up for the entire session, drop-ins are welcome! 

Please wear loose fitting clothing and bring a long scarf to tie around your hips.

Tahjia has been professionally bellydancing since 1997. Her first dance teacher was Carolyn Weinand of Lancaster PA.  She has danced with troupes: Desert Wind; Jewels of the Nile; Troupe Hipnotique and also solo. She has studied with many teachers such as Fahteim of California; Rhea; Susanna Del Vechio; and currently with Artemis Mourat and Samira Shuruk.

Tahjia began teaching in 2006 in Lancaster. Her specialty style of dance is Vintage Cabaret which was danced in the 1970’s Arabic clubs in New York and California.

The Goddess Ripens: Dances of Universal Peace for Lammas

The Goddess Ripens

Lammas Gathering with

Dances of Universal Peace

On Saturday, August 9 at 7:30pm, let's join together at Radiance to celebrate the abundance of late summer, the time of Great Ripening Gathering Harvest! Sarah will lead us in creating sacred space & building an altar together, and Yasmin will lead us in some Dances of Universal Peace from a series of goddess dances.

Bring items that represent the great mother, ripening & harvest for the altar we will co-create as an expression of our gratitude for the abundance of this season.

Suggested donation is $5-10 per person.  Call Radiance to let us know you plan to attend. 717-290-1517, or stop in to register.  Radiance is located at 9 W Grant St., across the cobblestones from Central Market in downtown Lancaster, PA.

Yasmin is a student of world religions as a vehicle for the cultivation of compassion between neighbors, culture and nature. She is a representative for the Sufi Ruhianiat and a leader for the Dances of Universal Peace.  

Sarah is a community herbalist, Reiki Master/Teacher and a priestess of the Goddess, initiated in the Reclaiming Tradition. She is owner of both Radiance and Herbs from the Labyrinth, LLC.

The Peace Dances are an experiment in sound, movement and community designed to "in form" us of the many mysterious ways we are ONE, united in a great web of compassion and diversity. In the Dance we use chants from many of the world's sacred traditions. We hold hands in a circle, moving with simple "folk dance" movement. There are no performers. All are participants. All are welcome.