Essence of Bellydance

Essence of Bellydance international

Essence of Bellydance is a growing global comminty of excellent dance teachers. Find belly dancing classes near you or become a teacher and start your own classes!

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Coco Berlin Germany

The founder of Essence

Coco has traveled the world to entertain clients such as Hilton, L'Oréal and BMW with her belly dance shows – as well as the general public, with appereances on Indian and German national TV like The Bülent Ceylan Show and The Kurt Krömer Show. Her belly dance classes, workshops, DVDs and online classes have moved over 5 million women around the world. Coco's Book

In Essence of Bellydance we reconnect to our body on a deeper level and dance from the inside out.

Coco Berlin Karl-Marx-Allee 42 10178 Berlin Germany +49 30 370 00 270 service@essencebellydance.com

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Daya Nürnberg Germany

Official Essence Teacher Trainer

In her youth Daya began her education in belly dance with international stars. In addition to her Pedadgogy and Theatre Education studies she completed a further education in Therapeutic Dance (DGT). She loves to explore Contemporary Dance, Ballet, Yoga, Meditation and Bodywork. Since 2010 she inspires her audience through experimental and classical dance performances. In 2014 she obtained the Essence of Bellydance teacher certification and 2017 she got certified as the first official Essence of Bellydance Teacher Trainer. Interview Daya

I love the connection between body, mind and soul in Essence of Bellydance.

Daya D. Drechsler Amalienstraße 55 90763 Fürth Germany +49 176 70150915 daya@dayadance.de

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Sonja Berlin Germany

Living your inner fire

Sonja holds a Master of Education degree for High School teaching but has devoted her life to coaching and dancing. She obtained her Soulresponding Coach degree 2014-2016 and is now developing Soulresponding-Swiss as well as the Soulresponding Academy. In 2017 she became a certified Essence of Bellydance Teacher. In her work she likes to connect the old moves of Oriental dance with topics of femininity as well as body awareness and accompany women into their vitality. Interview Sonja

The Essence of Bellydance provides the best basis to flow into your own style of dance, because it unites several arts, methods and mindsets.

Sonja Alexandra Paschirbe 13467 Berlin Germany +49 157 5001 4275 sonja@paschirbe.de

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Kadriya Berlin Germany

A new body awareness

After experimenting with different belly dance styles since 2008 Kadriya decided to share her knowledge with other women. Her belly dance classes benefit from her professional experience with modern educational science and is perfectly supplemented with elements of autogenous training and relaxation techniques. In 2014 she completed her professional training and became a certified Essence of Bellydance teacher.

It is wonderful to see my students fan their inner flame and rise. They are enthusiastic about their new connection with their body. That is very special to me because I feel the same, in every single class.

Kadriya Guder 10178 Berlin Germany +49 01578 5616069 bellydancing.kadriya@gmail.com

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Eva Berlin Germany

Transformative Experience

Eva passionately danced all her life in addition to Asian martial arts, meditation and horse riding. She is a full-time film director. Focussing on a belly dancer as part of a film inspired her interest in belly dance. She instantly fell in love with the sensual movements and the amazing physical feeling. Since 2010 Eva has been learning from Coco, and began the teacher training in 2014 in order to pass the transformative experience of this dance onto other women.

In Essence of Bellydance we get to know our body in detail and are able to develop an expressive personal dance style.

Eva: TanzzwiEt Strausberger Pl. 19 10243 Berlin Germany +49 177 7269837 mail@evastotz.com

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Solli Neuruppin Germany

Fall in love with your femininity

Solli loves dancing to middle eastern and Latin American rhythms and losing herself in the music. At the age of 15 she moved to Ecuador where she discovered her passion for the Latin sensuousness. She brought it back when she moved to Germany in 2014 where she started to take classes with Coco. In 2017 she became a certified Essence of Bellydance Teacher. At the moment she teaches Bellydance courses at the Medical University Brandenburg. After her graduation in Psychology she plans to focus on bodywork therapy and connect it with Bellydance.

I invite you to a journey full of sensuous joy - a journey that leads directly to yourself!

Solli - Tanzschule Gaby Keller Fehrbellienr Str. 131 16816 Neuruppin Germany +49 172 2954 373 soisii@hotmail.de

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Afraa Stralsund Germany

Self confident and alive

Afraa Falak has been dancing since she can walk. Different dance styles over many years led her to discover oriental dance and its fascinating grace - especially on stage. Since her Essence of Bellydance teacher certification in 2015 her classes focus on healthy technique, paired with the joyous ease of dancing and womanhood.

Through the effective use of only the necessary power and the mindful movment of the pelvis and the spine our mind and body alike become flexible.

Afraa Falak Bellyance Bauchtanz vom Strelasund 18445 bei Stralsund Germany +49 179 5980 552 contact@afraa-bellydance.de

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Rada Dresden Germany

Pelvic Floor and Femininity

Rada teaches pelvic floor and vagina training seminars for women since 2010. She is an international certified fitness instructor and consultant for work with women in crisis situations. Through Essence of Rada has found a deeper connection to sensuous movement and Bellydance and yields it into her work. 2015 she became a certified Essence of Bellydance teacher.

Essence of Bellydance has a huge potential to make women healthy and happy with themselves and in their relationship.

Rada Ram 01069 Dresden Germany +49 175 8466161 info@pelvic-fitness-intim.com

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Joanne Hamburg Germany

Dancing in the here and now

From 2013 until 2015 Joanne took regular classes with Coco and the first Essence of Bellydance Teachers. When she moved to Hamburg she trained with the Essence Online course and joined the Teacher Training 2016 as a test student. She loved the atmosphere, the quality of education and the time with Coco so much that she decided to join the Teacher Training 2017 in order to bring Essence of Bellydance to Hamburg! Interview Joanne

When I dance I am in the here and now. My thoughts are 100% with myself and don't wander into the future or the past. It's a union of the body mind and soul. And it's a fantastic feeling!

Joanne Aldebarán, La Resaca Flamencostudio Eißendorfer Str. 39 21073 Hamburg Germany mail@joanne-danceart.de

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Madeleine Giessen Germany

Glowing Body Mind and Soul

Madeleine studies Russian, French and Brasilian Language. Since her childhood she admired Shakira and started her dancing career in belly dance 2014. 2016 she joined the Essence of Bellydance Teacher Training where she obtained her certification in 2017. Interview Madeleine

I love to see how a woman starts blossoming when she dances. Especially in life challenging times Bellydance helps us to reconnect with our soul essence. With my classes I intend to create a feeling of joy and lightness, like a blossoming flower in the sun.

Madeleine 35390 Giessen Germany maleopatra@gmail.com

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Camila Göttingen Germany

Dance frees the soul

Camila has discovered belly dancing in 2009 at the age of 15 and immediately fell in love with this art form. She has trained with renowned teachers in Ecuador and Germany and is actively seeking opportunities to expand her knowledge of Bellydance. She lives in Göttingen since 2013 where she also studies biology. Since 2015 she is a certified Essence of Bellydance teacher and teaches belly dance classes at Göttingen University.

Bellydance frees the soul, but teaching opens the doors to self development.

Camila Costa: Göttingen University Wilhelmsplatz 1 37073 Göttingen Germany +49 176 26159213 camilagcostac@gmail.com

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Biggi Aachen Germany

Dancing as wellness programme for body, mind and soul

Biggi has been dancing since her early childhood. She has gathered experience in various dance styles: ballet, video clip dancing, hip hop, break dance, jazz and modern dance, ballroom dances, charleston, Irish and American tap dance. During her studies in Potsdam in 2014, she discovered Bellydance. She became so passionate about it, that she decided to make it her profession back in her home town Aachen. Thus, she enrolled in the Essence of Bellydance teacher training and became a certified teacher in 2018.

I wish women coming to my class to find a place that fills them with feelings of warmth and happiness, a place where they can feel completely at ease. They learn the belly dance technique slowly to melodious music that touches the soul. Thereby, they also learn to connect to their pelvic floor and to engage it while dancing and in their daily lives.

Biggi Thun 52156 Monschau und Aachen Germany +49 178 9167013 biggithun@gmail.com

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Wiebke Munich Germany

prenatal and postnatal dance

As a child Wiebke danced international folk dances and jazz dance. At the age of 16 she started with belly dancing and other dance styles. Through her pregnancies her interest in body work and dance has reawakened. 2012 she graduated as a dance educator for modern and creative dance at the Freies Musikzentrum in Munich and has built her own dance groups. Numerous further trainings followed with emphasis on in pre- and postnatal workouts and dance. Since 2017 Wiebke is a certified Essence of Bellydance teacher. Interview Wiebke

I love to witness how women discover new aspects of themselves in my classes. Aspects that get lost in our hectic lifestyle. I am grateful to guide them through this process.

Wiebke Würdig Hirschbergstraße 36 80634 Munich Germany +49 151 5791 8535 wiebke@wuerdig.de

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Sarina Landshut Germany

Living self-determined

Since she was a child, Sarina loved to dance. But only after a period of an intense work with the inner child she decided to integrate dancing in her daily life. That’s how Essence of Bellydance came into her life. Next to her full-time work at Munich Airport Sarina has become a certified Essence of Bellydance Teacher in 2018.

Due to my experiences in the business sector I know the problems with the continuous performance pressure and the competitive thinking. Because of that it’s so important not to loose sight of ourselves. That’s why I want to help women to encounter themselves open-hearted and honestly, to trust their body and to welcome their feelings and emotions.

Sarina Bretl 84174 Eching (Landshut) Germany +49 157 3038 6660 sarina.essence@gmail.com

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Ivonne Allgäu Germany

Inspiration For Women

In her childhood Ivonne competed in rhythmic sports gymnastics, until horseback riding became her great passion. She found her way back into dancing by Butoh in 2009 where she also started to learn various relaxation and bodywork techniques like Autogenous training and Feldenkrais. Since 2013 she has devoted herself to belly dancing and became a certified Essence of Bellydance teacher in 2016. Interview Ivonne

I love the holistic approach of the Essence of Bellydance method. It contains so much foundational bodywork, relaxation techniques, energy work combined with the creativity of dance and movement.

Ivonne Jendreck Wangen in Allgäu 88145 Hergatz Germany +49 160 9302 910 ivonne_jendreck@yahoo.de

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Inna Nürnberg Germany

Feeling, freedom and life

Her experiences in various dance styles of our world, her Yoga practice and the drawing of mandalas led Inna to Mandala Temple Dance. 2012 she bacame a certified Mandala Temple Dance teacher. In 2014 she obtained the Essence of Bellydance teacher certification.

Dance creates harmony inside of us. I discovered my passion for dance on my travels as I immersed myself in differnet cultures and ways of living..

Inna Andreyeva Temple Dance Mandala 91180 Nürnberg Deutschland +49 152 0858 7597 inna.andreyeva@gmx.de

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Sonja Zurich Switzerland

Living your inner fire

Sonja holds a Master of Education degree for High School teaching but has devoted her life to coaching and dancing. She obtained her Soulresponding Coach degree 2014-2016 and is now developing Soulresponding-Swiss as well as the Soulresponding Academy. In 2017 she became a certified Essence of Bellydance Teacher. In her work she likes to connect the old moves of Oriental dance with topics of femininity as well as body awareness and accompany women into their vitality.

The Essence of Bellydance provides the best basis to flow into your own style of dance, because it unites several arts, methods and mindsets.

Sonja Alexandra Paschirbe 8003 Zurich Switzerland +49 157 5001 4275 sonja@paschirbe.de

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Natalia Copenhagen Denmark

The Joy of Dancing

I loved music and dance since I was a child. I was moving my body to the beat and always wanted to join real dance classes with a teacher. Unfortunately there was no such possibility in the country side of northern Poland where I grew up. When I moved to Denmark I took a course in jazz dance. I was looking for something to express myself and gain self esteem. That's when belly dance came to me. I've read an article in a Polish holistic magazine "Wróżka" about belly dancing. How it changes life, brings freedom and joy. That was exactly something what I was looking for, so I found a class in Copenhagen. I went there for about 2 years and loved it until I had to stop because of my job. As I looked for online classes I found Coco and decided that I want to take the Essence of Bellydance teacher training and spread the joy of dancing. I'm a certified Essence of Bellydance Teacher since 2018.

Dancing and moving our bodies is so natural and organic. I admire the freedom of self-expression in belly dancing and love to see other woman smiles and satisfied happy faces while we dance together.

Natalia Brejska Damagervej 19 ST.TH. 2450 Copenhagen SV Denmark +45 5332 4135 brejska@gmail.com

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Ann-Marie Dublin Ireland

Traditional & Contemporary Dance

Ann-Marie Brennan is a professional Dance Instructor & Performer trained in Ballet, Jazz and Contemporary dance. In 2011 she travelled to Egypt where she became completely engrossed in Egyptian Dance, Music & Culture and performed with Vanessa Raqs & The Sphinx Company Dancers. In 2013, Ann-Marie returned to Dublin where she established her own classes and travelled throughout Europe to teach and to perform. 2016 she completed the Level 1 & 2 of the Mahmoud Reda Legacy Training and obtained the Essence of Bellydance teacher certification. Interview Ann-Marie

Essence of Bellydance focuses on a more holistic approach to belly dance and incorporates very interesting and beneficial contemporary dance methods.

Ann-Marie Brennan: Dance Theatre of Ireland George's Street Lower Dun Laoghaire Co Co. Dublin Ireland + 35 31 280 3455 loveegyptiandance@gmail.com

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Anna Madrid Spain

Incredible Tool for Expression

When I was a kid, I saw an old film where a woman was belly dancing and I was so fascinated of this mystery and beauty. I am dancing since I can remember. At the age of 13, as a shy and introverted girl, belly dancing was my life savior and I started discovering how powerful is to move my body when hard emotions arise. Since then, I have become a professional dancer and have explored Contemporary Dance, Traditional African Dances, Tribal-Fussion, Dance-Theater, Hula Hoop, Art Therapy and more. I have studied the power of the dancing body in different cultures. Since 2018 I am a certified Essence of Bellydance Teacher.

When I found Coco through YouTube and saw her authenticity and her special approach to dance, I fell in love with belly dancing again. The Essence method has a very "well nourished" foundation. It combines the best of ancient and modern bodywork techniques. The result is a free, strong and playful dancing body!

Anna Puchades Romano Madrid Spain +34 685 543832 anna.pr.786@gmail.com

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Olga Málaga Spain

Dance is my life

Olga is a professional dancer and teacher in Ronda, Spain. She began to study Flamenco and Classical Spanish Dance at the age of four at the Pilar Becerra Academy of Dance. In 1999 she began touring Europe as a soloist and with dance companies such as Pura Pasion. In 2005 she became a dance teacher and personal trainer and since 2013 she has been a certified Essence of Bellydance teacher.

Essence of Bellydance has woken up something new deep inside of me.

Olga Sánchez Ruiz: SSwing Dance School C/ Churruca s/n.Edif. Parque Doña Sofia 7 729640 Fuengirola, Málaga Spain +34 616 947565 sanchezruizolga@gmail.com

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Liene Riga Latvia

Waking up the woman

Liene is a designer and assistant to Rada Ram in teaching pelvic floor and vagina seminars for women. 2015 she became a certified Essence of Bellydance teacher and started to lead Bellydance workshops and classes.

Belly dance is now part of my everyday life. It gives me a greater understanding of what happens in my body with every move.

Liene Liepina Rīga LV-1004 Latvia +371 2865 2389 liene_liepina83@inbox.lv

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Rada Riga Latvia

Pelvic Floor and Femininity

Rada teaches pelvic floor and vagina training seminars for women since 2010. She is an international certified fitness instructor and consultant for work with women in crisis situations. Through Essence Rada has found a deeper connection to sensuous movement and Bellydance and yields it into her work. 2015 she became a certified Essence of Bellydance teacher.

Essence of Bellydance has a huge potential to make women healthy and happy with themselves and in their relationship.

Rada Ram Mūkusalas 51 Rīga LV-1004 Latvia +371 2200 8861 info@pelvic-fitness-intim.com

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Sonja Pamphilosa Portugal

Living your inner fire

Sonja holds a Master of Education degree for High School teaching but has devoted her life to coaching and dancing. She obtained her Soulresponding Coach degree 2014-2016 and is now developing Soulresponding-Swiss as well as the Soulresponding Academy. In 2017 she became a certified Essence of Bellydance Teacher. In her work she likes to connect the old moves of Oriental dance with topics of femininity as well as body awareness and accompany women into their vitality.

The Essence of Bellydance provides the best basis to flow into your own style of dance, because it unites several arts, methods and mindsets.

Sonja Alexandra Paschirbe 3320 Pamphilosa da Serra Portugal +49 157 5001 4275 sonja@paschirbe.de

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Natalia Skórcz Poland

The Joy of Dancing

I loved music and dance since I was a child. I was moving my body to the beat and always wanted to go to a real dance class with a teacher. Unfortunately there was no such possibility in the country side of northern Poland where I grew up. When I moved to Denmark I took a course in jazz dance. I was looking for something to express myself and gain self esteem. That's when belly dance came to me. I've read an article in a Polish holistic magazine "Wróżka" about belly dancing. How it changes life, brings freedom and joy. That was exactly something what I was looking for, so I found a class in Copenhagen. I went there for about 2 years and loved it. Then I had to stop because of my job. As I looked for online classes I found Coco and decided that I want to take the Essence of Bellydance teacher training and spread the joy of dancing. I'm a certified Essence of Bellydance Teacher since 2018.

Dancing and moving our bodies is so natural and organic .I admire the freedom of self-expression in belly dancing and love to see other woman smiles and satisfied happy faces while we dance together.

Natalia Brejska Wybudowanie Wielbrandowskie 11 83-220, Skórcz Poland +48 5000 89505 brejska@gmail.com

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Lilly Madison USA

Being your self

Lilly Violet is a fusion belly dancer, yoga practitioner and alternative model. She started doing yoga at Madison Area Tech College and immediately felt a strong connection to the yogi lifestyle. Soon afterwards she started belly dancing with Ayperi Genneyya and realized that this was her true calling so she set out to learn as much as she could. On her trip to Germany 2014 she discovered Coco Berlin and The Essence of Bellydance method. In 2016 she completed Zoe Jakes Key of Diamonds intensive in Milwaukee Wisconsin. 2017 she returned to Germany to study with Coco and became a certified Essence of Bellydance Instructor.

Essence taught me to be comfortable in my own body. I saw that I can be vulnerable and just me in my own skin. Now I am sharing this with others.

Lilly Viloet Euphoria Movement Art Center Madison, Wisconsin USA lillynichole@gmail.com

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Sara Montréal Canada

Body and Soul Inspiration

Looking for a sport which she could do for herself but in a group, a sport in which she would feel comfortable, a sport that would nourish her body and her soul, Sara found Bellydance 2012. To deepen her understanding of bellydance she joined the Essence of Bellydance teacher training and where she obtained her certification in 2016.

Essence of Bellydance is a wonderful method to get to know yourself and your body and to discover your personal potential. And the Bellydance style you learn at Essence is a beautiful way to showcase this new experience.

Sara Schönwälder 16e avenue Montréal QC H1X 2T2 Montréal Canada sara.schoenwaelder@pgs-portal.de

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Wiebke San Luis Potosi Mexico

prenatal and postnatal dance

As a child Wiebke danced international folk dances and jazz dance. At the age of 16 she started with belly dancing and other dance styles. Through her pregnancies her interest in body work and dance has reawakened. 2012 she graduated as a dance educator for modern and creative dance at the Freies Musikzentrum in Munich and has built her own dance groups. Numerous further trainings followed with emphasis on in pre- and postnatal workouts and dance. Since 2017 Wiebke is a certified Essence of Bellydance teacher. Interview Wiebke

I love to witness how women discover new aspects of themselves in my classes. Aspects that get lost in our hectic lifestyle. I am grateful to guide them through this process.

Wiebke Würdig La Loma Club de Golf 78216 San Luis Potosi Mexico +52 144 4311 8230 wiebke@wuerdig.de

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Solli Buenos Aires Argentina

Fall in love with your femininity

Solli loves dancing to middle eastern and Latin American rhythms and losing herself in the music. At the age of 15 she moved to Ecuador where she discovered her passion for the Latin sensuousness. She brought it back when she moved to Germany in 2014 where she started to take classes with Coco. In 2017 she became a certified Essence of Bellydance Teacher. At the moment she teaches Bellydance courses at the Medical University Brandenburg. After her graduation in Psychology she plans to focus on bodywork therapy and connect it with Bellydance.

I invite you to a journey full of sensuous joy - a journey that leads directly to yourself!

Solli - Campus Gimnasio Maza 754 Buenos Aires Argentina soisii@hotmail.de

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Daphné Curepipe Mauritius

Connecting to yourself

Daphné is half Mauritian, half Spanish. She has been living in multicultural Mauritius, for 18 years where she had the chance to discover the richness of each culture through their music, dances and rituals. Daphné began dancing at a very young age. She started with ballet and quickly tried various dance styles such as jazz, belly dance, salsa, hip-hop, pole dancing and african dance. In each and every dance, she discovered a new part of herself. Since 2015, Daphné dove deeper into bellydancing. Through Essence of Bellydance she learned to feel her body and the movements in a completely different way, which allowed her to feel more connected with herself from the inside. In 2018 she became a certified Essence of Bellydance teacher. She is now looking forward to share this wonderful method in Mauritius and to continue her training in Dance and Movement Therapy.

With Essence of Bellydance, you learn to feel your body, feel the movements in a completely different way, which allows you to feel more connected with yourself from the inside.

Daphné Rouillard Urruchi Curepipe Mauritius +230 5983 2119 daphne.ru@hotmail.com

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Coco Penang Malaysia

The founder of Essence

Coco has traveled the world to entertain clients such as Hilton, L'Oréal and BMW with her belly dance shows – as well as the general public, with appereances on Indian and German national TV like The Bülent Ceylan Show and The Kurt Krömer Show. Her belly dance classes, workshops, DVDs and online classes have moved over 5 million women around the world. Coco's Book

In Essence of Bellydance we reconnect to our body on a deeper level and dance from the inside out.

Coco Berlin City Residence, 2B 25 3, Kampung Belachan 10470 Tanjung Tokong, Penang Malaysia +62 851 3908 3417 service@essencebellydance.com

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