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CocoLas PalmasSpain
The founder of ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™
Coco has traveled the world to entertain clients such as Hilton,
L'Oréal and BMW with her belly dance shows. She is a regular guest on German national
TV and worked with artists like Natacha Atlas, Fady Maalouf, Bülent Ceylan and Kurt Krömer.
Her belly dance classes, teacher training and online courses have moved over 7
million women around the world.
Coco's Bestselling BookInterviews with Coco
In ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE we reconnect to our
body on a deeper level and dance from the inside out.
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 and 2020 she
became an official ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher trainer.
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.
I found Coco's Pussy Yoga book and the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ classes online when
I was looking for a way to heal my body and strengthen my pelvic floor after my
second daughter was born. What it gave me was so much more than a 'physical' repair.
A whole new approach to life with a deeper connection to my body, my feelings,
my sensuality, my everything.
This led me to train as an ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE teacher to improve my own
understanding and to help other women connect with their bodies, particularly after
difficult births. The deep sensuousness and full body training and alignment enabled
me to reconnect to my own body which then allowed me to access deeper feelings inside
me which had been suppressed for many years.
I gained my certification as an ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE teacher in 2022. Please
contact me below for a private online class or if you'd like to come to a real life
workshop and connect with other women.
I have always loved dancing and bellydance is a wonderful dance which can be done
any time at home, in a class or with friends to feel more deeply connected to your
physical self and to the beautiful world around you.
Katrina grew up dancing ballet, tap, and jazz since the age of 3. She carried
her love of movement into her career as a pediatric Occupational Therapist.
Through a self-promise of learning to take better care of herself following
a broken arm and feeling disconnected, Katrina discovered Coco’s book Pussy
Yoga. After loving the way the movements made her feel, she wanted to learn
more, and completed the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE training in 2022.
Katrina has become passionate about sharing her new knowledge and techniques
with as many women as possible, particularly around pelvic floor integration
and how to help women feel their best self. She also wants to help her
daughters’ generation grow up feeling confident and aware of their possibilities.
I love teaching as it allows me to share a safe place with my
students to forget the daily stress and find enjoyment through movement.
Katrina Gross36 Strawberry Farm RoadMarshfield, MA 02050USAkatrinagross@me.com
I am raising my two children with my spouse and work for the government of New York State
as a Human Resources manager at a hospital. I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree in
African American Studies, which included coursework in West African and Jazz dance.
During college I performed in multiple dance and spoken word showcases, as well as
co-choreographed an interpretive dance piece. I have taught swim lessons to young
children, outdoor education to adolescents, and English as a Second Language to adults.
I am a certified Zumba and Zumba Kids/Kids Jr. instructor and since 2022 a certifies ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE
teacher.
I am drawn to the intentional focus on the pelvic floor and somatic awareness. Pelvic
Floor Integration makes ESSENSE OF BELLYDANCE unique. It encourages us to unite the
the practical and the spiritual by increasing our awareness of anatomy and function
while connecting energetically to our sacred selves. As we tune into our bodies we
become a channel of our beautiful life force and we can use that practically to heal
ourselves as we show up to our daily lives with renewed presence.
As a teacher, I love that the method is
accessible to all levels. My favorite part about teaching is holding a space where
people can come together and play with the suggestion to dance and live from the
inside out. There is no pressure to "perform.
There is a magic to experiencing
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE with others. The synergy buzzes through and around us. We
practice plugging into our own personal source of power, creating a charge and an
outlet to express our authentic soul selves. That's what I love about the privilege
of teaching, is guiding a process amongst students to their own sources of joy and
how to live from the heart.
It is never too late to learn. A secret dream of little girl Debra was to dance,
but she kept this so tight inside that she never even twirled around like a typical
little girl. She did immensely enjoy country life, climbing trees and running barefoot
among many other things. However, the restriction of a dream and other restrictions
of movement (i.e. hips) she intentionally placed upon her young body, albeit without
knowledge of the harm, led to a longing to simply be able to walk gracefully.
After years of searching, Coco Berlin and the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE to the rescue!
Multiple dreams come true for Debra and she is passionate about being the best teacher
she can be. Aircraft engine building and a variety of other skills fade away,
but dancing is here to stay.
A special motto that works for any situation: Expand
Your Gratitude and Delight.
I'm devoted as a Feminine Embodiment Life Coach. My mission is to empower women
to embrace their beauty, no limits. Essence of Belly Dance is one of my teachings
to guide women into the fullest embodiment of their soul's potential. I hold
space for women to unravel and receive the peace, abundance, joy, and love that
is within every breath and moment of presence. My greatest intention is to
encourage women to inhabit their inherent love, worth, & wholeness- focusing
on supporting them radiate their unique essence with confidence.
Essence of Belly Dance is a powerful method that I love to teach because it helps
women tap into their feminine energy and pelvic core: which is where all the
creative radiance resides. When women dance with this practice of pelvic floor
integration, they awaken the very power of their womb, to feel more alive in their
body. So much beauty comes from this space.
Robbie is a myofascial therapist and women's health specialist. She strives to
support women in rediscovering their
wholeness and sexual sovereignty through embodied touch, yoga, and dance.
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE is more than dance moves, it's a way of being and feeling
into your wholeness.
Robbie Lutz354 NE Greenwood Ave., Suite 202Bend, Oregon 97701USA+1 541 350 89251wholebodyrobbie@gmail.com
Gabriela is a Colombian professional musician and pegagogue.
She has lived, studied and worked in Berlin since 2015. She
has almost 15 years of experience as a pedagogue in different
continents with people from different cultural backgrounds and
ages. She is a certified teacher in the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE
Method since 2021.
For her, the relationship between music and dance plays a very
important role in both disciplins, since they are closely
correlated. Each is an art that has the power to express,
connect and transform the human being physically, mentally
and emotionally.
This relationship, but also finding a sense of self and at
the same time of belonging to the group, and of course having
fun, are part of her main objectives.
I started ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE as a way to reconciliate and
reconnect with a part of myself I thought I didn´t have any
longer. With this method, I found that connecting these special
sensous movements and music meant for me that I can connect not
only with every part of my body in a beautiful way, but also with
my most inner self, sensousness and femininity.
I am a Physiotherapist, Yoga teacher, Yoga Coach and I also
work with the color care system Aura-Soma. I have 3 children.
I always was interested in dance. But my parents didn`t allow
me to learn ballet. Later I did Jazz dance. I was searching
my whole life. I studied Sports at the university and then
became a Physiotherapist, where I found a way to heal the
body with movement. But something was missing. In Yoga, I
found a way to combine body, soul, and mind. But I missed the
feminine. Then I met Coco in her Pussy Yoga workshop, and I
felt so inspired by her. I had been always interested in Bellydance,
but I felt too old to start learning it. Nonetheless, I decided
to join the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher training 2020 and there
I finally found answers to my questions.
I love to teach and to watch the women find their sensuality and
their joy of life. They discover their femininity and the goddes inside.
Beatrice Maier, LichtregenPapenhuder Straße 4022087 HamburgGermany+49 179 1482681 beatrice@maier-hamburg.de
As a child Jasmin Sunita enjoyed dancing, but at the age of
11 she had a bicycle accident, where she lost two of her front
teeth in the upper jaw. This caused her to lose her self-esteem.
She withdrew from social contacts and gained more physical
problems over the time. Early 2015 she found Coco's Sensuous
Dance Workout and rediscovered her passion for dance and movement.
After enjoying the teacher training as a test
student in 2016, she signed up for the next teacher training
and got her certification 2017. Jasmin is also a dental assistant
and a student at Bremen university.
I love how we focus on the pelvic floor in ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE.
The conscious feeling of the pelvic floor and its connection with
every movement gives me a grounded feeling and a sense of security
within my body. The structured diversity of movements helps me to
find my body blockades easier and to release them little by little.
Hansala is a social worker, psychosocial counselor, and yoga teacher, deeply rooted
in mindfulness, which she has practiced since childhood in Sri Lanka. Since 2023, she
has been creating transformative retreats and workshops, focused on self-care, embodiment,
and sensuality, especially for women. Her training in ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE has greatly
influenced her work, helping her connect deeply with pelvic floor awareness. In her
classes, Hansala combines the flowing, sensual movements of belly dance with the
calm and depth of yoga, offering a unique experience that enhances body awareness and joy.
She invites you to dive into a gentle dance, discover your own sensuality, and shine
from within through mindfulness.
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE offers a sensual, pressure-free way to connect with the body, bringing
lightness and ease, especially to the pelvic floor. It's a journey of self-awareness without
performance expectations.
I started the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE training mainly for myself: I
wanted to fall in love with my life, to be present in my body, to feel
my precious femininity. It came out much better! Since the birth of my
son, I have sought reconnection with (my) nature through intensive
trainings. Cyclical life led me to my clarity. Naturopathy to my
autonomy. Energetics to magic. ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE combines all of
this and is the brilliant shortcut to lead women into their true
potential. It is a gift from nature and thanks to Coco, with her
creative spirit of discovery, we can all unpack it again. This is my
inspiration: women rediscovering for themselves the feeling of being a
goddess. I became a certified ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE teacher 2021.
If I were an old wise woman asked for the secret of life, I would
answer: start with the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE. All the answers are
waiting for you there. And you will recognize them all by yourself!
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 and 2020 she
became an official ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher trainer.
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.
Starting out of nowhere and without any previous dance experience,
Sarina has become a certified ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ Teacher in 2018
and since 2022 she supports the students of the Online-Teacher Training
as Mentor. In 2023 she became one of the first PUSSY YOGA™ Facilitator.
She loves to dive deeper in sensual and body-focused experiences as well
as somatic movements and calls her own work
"emBody abunDance - body-inspired training". Sarina creates powerful
and deeply lasting training sessions full of ease, love and joy.
Interview Sarina
In my 1:1 and group sessions I'm focusing on the well-being,
the body-awareness and the mobilisation of the pelvis and body. I want to
support women by achieving an improvement of their physical, mental and
spiritual state of being. I'm teaching body-inspired, intuitive, touching
and by heart - each session feels like visiting a Spa.
Christina always had a passion for dancing - Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba, Bellydance, she could never get enough.
She discovered belly dancing for herself as a teenager and was enthusiastic from the beginning. She immediately
began to feel the joy, self-love and amazing body feeling this dance brings. Has she always known that she wanted
to be a dance teacher one day? Deep down yes! Yet - as Paulo Coelho says so beautifully - "sometimes the path only
shows itself when you start walking it."
The first step to teaching belly dance began with Christina's pregnancy - because her former dance teacher always
emphasized "Girls, if you ever get pregnant, make sure you do belly dancing! It’s the best you can do for yourself,
your body and your baby".
With that in mind, she started with the online ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ course led by Wiebke. And from the very first
lesson, she rediscovered her passion for belly dance. The clear structure of the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ method,
which makes even the most complex movements easy to learn, fascinated her so much that she decided to integrate
dancing firmly into her life, and to turn this hobby into a career. Which is why she decided to do the ESSENCE OF
BELLYDANCE™ training in 2022.
She has also taken further training and graduated in "Belly dance during pregnancy" with Wiebke and Lea, and is a
certified prenatal Bellydance teacher. Besides that, she offers Bellydance courses specifically for postnatal recovery.
My vision is to excite other women in belly dancing and to help them discover the incomparable feeling of happiness
and self-esteem that belly dance gives you! With ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ not only can we train our bodies, but we can
also learn to build a good relationship with them and love ourselves exactly as we are!
In the middle of my life I came across ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE and completed
the teacher training in 2020. My fascination with belly dance began at the age of 16.
More dance styles and further training in various areas of relaxation,
meditation and body work followed. This curiosity about the body and its
movements made me become a physiotherapist, naturopath and sexologist in 2006.
Here my focus became pelvic floor therapy, to which my heart belongs.
With all this knowledge, the Essence training was able to fall on fertile ground
and further deepen the work on myself and my clients.
For me, ESSENCE is the joy of movement, a feeling from within, the conscious
everyday experience from our center - and the self-empowerment that grows from it.
This is possible at any moment. At any age. Now.
Renate Häring - Privatpraxis für BeckenbodengesundheitGeorg-Schiffer-Str. 2292242 HirschauDeutschland+49 171 2169799RHaering@gmx.de
Désirée started bellydancing when she was 11 years old, keen to copy
all of Shakira's amazing movements in front of the mirror. All the way
to being an adult woman - dancing never left her alone.
15 years later, she left her job as a photographer in Germany to travel
the world, and came back after 12 months with a bunch of inspiration and
newfound courage.
She took bellydance classes back in her hometown and found herself being
driven by a feminine power, which she then wanted to share with the world.
Dancing with others had healed something in her.
By graduating the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE teacher training, she made the
first big step in realizing a dream:
To not only dance this beautiful art with women, but to show them the
beauty and strength that is within them.
Make them feel at home in their body again.
Désirée is the mother of a beautiful little boy. She plants her own
veggies and lives with ducks and chicken in the countryside of the beautiful
Thuringian Forest. She is constantly working on improving her bellydance and
knowledge of teaching.
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE is a way to feel home in your body again.
Désirée DöringZum Silberberg 3198694 Ilmenau OT MöhrenbachDeutschland+49 15115734869lunalita.tanz@gmail.com
Since her childhood, Tida has lived between the two different cultures
of Germany and Thailand. This has shaped her life as well as her way of
thinking. She has always enjoyed traveling and particularly loved
experiencing foreign cultures. During her studies she worked as a tour
guide and after completing her Bachelor of Art degree she
became a flight attendant with a Thai airline. On her return to Germany,
she worked in the airline offices.
Through her love of yoga and her interest in various physical training
methods, Tida became aware of Coco's book Pussy Yoga. After reading the
book and practicing the exercises, she was so enthusiastic and convinced
of Coco's methods that she completed the teacher training course in
Munich. Since 2022 she is a certified ESSENCE
OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher.
Her greatest wish is to pass on this holistic training method, which
strengthens body and mind, to as many women as possible in Germany and Thailand,
whether young or old. Women who are already in the second
half of their lives, like herself, are especially close to her heart.
She also has a particular interest in the area of Pelvic Floor Integration.
The ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ Method helps you to make your body and
especially your pelvic floor lively and supple again.
I could say dancing is in my blood. 😉
As a child, aged 6-8, I danced in a hobby dance group. I had
a lot of fun, but overall it was a bit complicated to continue taking classes.
My life has been shaped by many changes, ups and downs, but my love
for dancing always remained. When dancing, the soul speaks...
About 10 years ago, rather by chance, I discovered belly dancing.
However, it seemed almost impossible for me, close to 40 years old, to
learn the dance properly. In December 2022, the time had come: I decided
to learn belly dance and my research led me to Essence of Bellydance.
In Essence of Bellydance the movements are clearly explained
and shown. With this method, even completely inexperienced women have
the opportunity to learn the sensual movements of belly dance and
thus make their dream come true.
Maja Porsche-LuxPfaffenberg 12509337 Hohenstein-ErnstthalGermany+49 177 4669 794
Naria began dancing as a child in ballet classes and continued to do so throughout
her life. In her youth she also completed dance and acting training. In 2016 she
switched from the ballroom dance floor to Latin and Afro dances (salsa, bachata,
kizomba). Pole dancing was also part of her repertoire. She has been doing belly
dance since 2012, where she was taught by various teachers and influenced by
different styles (e.g. tribal). In 2024 she completed the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE
teacher training with Coco Berlin.
Belly dance is a universal dance language that can be
danced at any age and to a wide variety of music styles and is one of the healthiest
dances that can empower women in their femininity and sensuality.
I started belly dancing in my second pregnancy. I had problems with my back,
so it was the perfect way for me to move my body without hurting myself and without feeling
limited. It's more than just an activity, I have so many benefits in my daily life where
I receive impulses to go deeper into my body or have a better posture due to the many years
of practicing bellydance. A big world opened to me when I discovered my pelvicfloor.
This wonderful experiences I wish every woman!
I love to teach bellydance! I give the opportunity to come into the body, to let all
stuff that we don't need fall away, to feel comfortable, lightly and let the body dance like it needs to move.
Coco has traveled the world to entertain clients such as Hilton,
L'Oréal and BMW with her belly dance shows. She is a regular guest on German national
TV and worked with artists like Natacha Atlas, Fady Maalouf, Bülent Ceylan and Kurt Krömer.
Her belly dance classes, teacher training and online courses have moved over 7
million women around the world.
Coco's Bestselling BookInterviews with Coco
In ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE we reconnect to our
body on a deeper level and dance from the inside out.
Since her childhood, Tida has lived between the two different cultures
of Germany and Thailand. This has shaped her life as well as her way of
thinking. She has always enjoyed traveling and particularly loved
experiencing foreign cultures. During her studies she worked as a tour
guide and after completing her Bachelor of Art degree she
became a flight attendant with a Thai airline. On her return to Germany,
she worked in the airline offices.
Through her love of yoga and her interest in various physical training
methods, Tida became aware of Coco's book Pussy Yoga. After reading the
book and practicing the exercises, she was so enthusiastic and convinced
of Coco's methods that she completed the teacher training course in
Munich. Since 2022 she is a certified ESSENCE
OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher.
Her greatest wish is to pass on this holistic training method, which
strengthens body and mind, to as many women as possible in Germany and Thailand,
whether young or old. Women who are already in the second
half of their lives, like herself, are especially close to her heart.
She also has a particular interest in the area of Pelvic Floor Integration.
The ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ Method helps you to make your body and
especially your pelvic floor lively and supple again.
I have always had a love for music, art, and dance. I began belly dance classes in 2009,
studying various styles and techniques, but when I came across the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE
method, I was hooked. I love the natural movement and earthy feel of it. Coco's way of
teaching made me feel relaxed and comfortable in my own skin. I found that dancing from
the inside out made me more aware of my own body. I realized that no two dancers are
exactly alike, although the movements may be taught the same. We all interpret this
beautiful art in our own natural way, giving us the freedom to dance like no one else.
As a fashion designer and professional seamstress for over 40 years, I am teaching
the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ method since 2021 and designing my Body and Soul brand of earthy-inspired
belly dance apparel.
Coco's way of teaching is easy to follow, precise, and very fun, I love this
method because it helps me find my own natural way to move while learning the integration
of the pelvic floor muscles.
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 OF BELLYDANCE 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.
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.
Sofiya is a professional dancer and since 2019 a certified ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher.
In the center of her work is emotion, she applies it in her
teaching as well as performing. In her classes, she always takes
care of her students, she makes sure they feel good, explore their
bodies, and energize their minds. She creates a safe space,
where everyone is welcome to be themselves. Apart of Bellydance,
she trained for several years ballet, contemporary, tribal
fusion and improvisation. Sofiya loves to explore new types of
dance and to improve herself in order to teach her students better.
Interview Sofiya
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE brings you back to your roots.
It connects your body and mind, and brings you a completely new awareness.
From 2013 to 2015 Joanne took regular lessons from Coco and the first
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teachers in Berlin. When she moved to Hamburg,
she continued to train with the online course and was a trial student
at the ESSENCE teacher training course in the summer of 2016. There she
was so enthusiastic about the lessons, the atmosphere and seeing Coco
again that she decided to do the training to become an ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™
teacher herself in 2017 and bring ESSENCE to Hamburg! For 3 years she
led the first and at the time only ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ course in
Hamburg. She also gave private lessons, workshops and performed.
Joanne has since returned to her hometown of Berlin.
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!
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 Paschirbe13467 BerlinGermany+49 157 5001 4275sonja@paschirbe.de
I always loved to dance and move. Growing up in the former eastern
part of Berlin I wanted to become a dancer as a child. However,
my passion was thwarted by the rigor of my former dance teacher.
But I was still interested in movement. I practiced various forms of
yoga and have intensively studied movement and meditation and the aspects
of a healthy life. Today I am a teacher and work with children.
I see the passion of children to move and to physically express
themselves to the music. I recognize how important our body is as a
medium of expression for us humans. Through the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE
teacher training 2019, I was
able to re-experience my body, express myself as a dancer, and through the
integration of the pelvic floor I gained a good stability in the body.
And that is exactly what you will experience in my lessons!
Experience yourself and your body new and awaken the dancer in you!
Here you rediscover your desire for movement and dance.
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE is a whole body workout that gives you new energy.
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!
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.
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 BellyanceBauchtanz vom Strelasund18445 bei StralsundGermany+49 179 5980 552contact@afraa-bellydance.de
I am Nasi, born in Vienna, my roots are in Persia. I live in Germany and have a second home in
Marbella. Living between cultures has enriched my life immensely. Bellydance has always
fascinated me. In no other dance have I found more expressive possibilities and more depth.
It is joie de vivre and pure femininity in dance. After graduating from high school, I
first studied for my dream job of fashion design and management in Hamburg. Was self-employed
with a boutique for a few years. Creativity and self-realization were very important to me,
and dancing has always accompanied me on the side. When I then immersed myself more
intensively into Bellydance, a world opened up. This dance has positive effects for
us women on every level. I realized that I wanted to share this particular type of movement
with other women, but I still lacked the foundation to teach - until I discovered Coco's
Essence of Bellydance program for myself. The holistic method completely convinced and inspired me.
The movements in Bellydance are beautiful, but sometimes very complex and challenging.
Good body awareness is essential for this, which is why I always start my lessons with the
basics, the isolation techniques. So every woman can internalize the movements and dance
from within. Essence of Bellydance is the foundation. With the knowledge from the teacher
training, I plan my lessons with clarity and ease. And of course with lots of fun! I'm
happy to be part of the Essence community!
I was born and raised in Stuttgart, where I graduated from the Waldorf School.
I have always enjoyed art and movement. I took
piano lessons for 10 years and tried out various movement forms from
Ballet to Yoga. I discovered Bellydance at the age of 16 and enjoyed it
from the first moment. Since then I have been belly dancing once a week.
After my A-levels I worked and planned to travel. But because of Corona
I had to cancel these
plans and used the chance to further my education in Bellydance. I am
very happy to have done the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ training 2020. It has helped
me advance on the inside and in my way and attitude of dealing with Bellydance.
Now I am very happy to be able to pass on some of this knowledge. At the
moment I live in Bremen and study Dance and Theater pedagogy.
I want my students to have fun with movement and feel connected with themselves
again after class. I love that it is possible to give other women such a feeling
and I also love the energy when people come together!
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.
Lisa always loved dancing. She admired the sensouos and mysterious
moves of belly dancers - but she never thought she could do it herself. Until
in 2017, when she just started! Since then she fell more and more in love with
the dance and the changes that came along with it. 2019 she became a certified
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher and started teaching.
Lisa is also a nutritionist and is constantly educating herself further
about achieving a healthy lifestyle through nutrition, exercise, dance and
training the mind. Her goal is to help people becoming the best
version of themselves.
Interview Lisa
What I love about teaching is to see how people start to connect
with their bodies and to feel their bodies move from the inside.
Luisa is dancing since she was a child. She loves
Bellydance, improvisational dance and hip-hop. When she dances,
she feels a connection to her soul, her mind
becomes calm and she feels pure joy and self-confidence.
2019 she became a certified ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher.
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE opens a space for your
very personal journey to explore your body like a curious child.
There is no pressure your pace is perfect. Yyou are allowed to
take time for your body. It's your home for life.
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.
I was an enthusiastic banker in Stuttgart when I got in touch with dance.
This connection of body, mind and music made me experience a new kind of
bliss. I felt connected and rooted in myself.
This made me realize that banking couldn't be all I was meant to do. I also
craved to feel deeper, to open my heart more and to live a conscious life.
So I began to educate myself further into that direction and became a health
and fitness coach. 2016 I opened the Practice Center Stuttgart, where I help others
to dance themselves free and to be more of themselves.
Since 2019 I'm excited to be an Essence of Bellydance teacher.
Teacher Interview
Every woman is unique. I want to give everyone
the right inspiration & support at the right time.
At the age of 3, Lea was already drawn to dance. She was trained by Jane Landon,
a former principal of the Royal Ballet Company. Lea continued her professional
education at the Northern Ballet School, Iwanson School of Contemporary Dance and
at the Folkwang University of Arts. In 2014, she was selected to dance in Pina
Bauschs Tannhäuser Bacchnal as part of the Dance Biennale at the Semper Oper in
Dresden. Already during her studies, she was seeking teaching techniques that are
conscious and respect the human body. Due to her own injuries, she gained further
qualifications in the Gyrotonic- and the Gyrokinesis method, to be able to dedicate
herself individually to a body-friendly way of professional dance. She teaches those
methods since 2012. Furthermore, Lea is a certified Rolfer® and is currently
continuing her studies as a naturopath. Lea came across ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE
after giving birth to her son, when she was looking for postnatal recovery.
In ESSENCE, she can combine her knowledge as a bodyworker with her dance in a
playful way, which is a great enrichment for her. Lea loves to dive deep into
the mysteries of the body, to connect with other women and to get creative together.
Lea became a certified ESSENCE teacher in 2021.
In my class, I love to achieve flow states with my women and to be fully present
together. In me, you can find an ally in self-realization, femininity and in bringing
magic into your life. When I discover something meaningful for myself, I’m happy to share
my secrets and I am happy to see other women glow.
Lea Kab - Zen Atelier x südRotwandstr. 882049 Pullach im Isartal, MunichGermany+49 179 9381 484bewegung@zen-atelier.de
Emilia started dancing classical ballet at the age of 5 for several years.
After a long break she returned to dance, by exploring in her rare spare
time many styles, for example Contemporary Dance and Flamenco. Since 2012
Bellydance is part of this. As a certified ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher since
2021 Emilia wants to provide courses for students of all ages and fitness
levels, especially the ones who did not yet have the opportunity to
access the world of dance movement.
Every dance class is an absolutely magical experience, we release the
tension of our daily lives and feel the positive energy among us, even online.
Dancing has fascinated me since I was young. It started with jazz and modern
dance as well as standard and latin dance. Due to my training as an IT specialist,
my dance partner and I went our separate ways. In 2006 I finally fell in love
with belly dance in a beginner's course. I then took courses and gained my
first performance experiences at annual dance festivals.
In 2012 I got to know ATS and ITS and that's how I found my way to
fusion dance in 2016. In the meantime, I can already look back on a few
performances, especially at international festivals of the fusion scene. In
January 2020 I received my Bellyfit® Instructor certification. In 2021 I
completed my certification as an ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher. In order to
always be able to pass on the latest knowledge to my students, I regularly
take part in certifications and workshops with well-known international dancers.
Among them e.g. Kami Liddle, Olga Meos, Valenteena Ianni and Melli Sarina.
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE offers a holistic approach and an ideal course structure.
Emphasis is placed on the participants connecting with and feeling their bodies.
These basics and the feeling for one's own body are essential for a dancer.
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.
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. DrechslerAmalienstraße 5590763 FürthGermany+49 176 70150915daya@dayadance.de
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.
I dance since I was a teenager: jazz, modern and tap dance,
flamenco, Bellydance and burlesque. My main job is teaching
German to refugee children; apart from that I am a sex education
teacher and WenDo trainer (physical and verbal self-defence for women and
girls). With these two activities, my clients and I work a lot on "my
body in contact with another body". Especially in WenDo, boundaries are
an important issue, as in becoming aware of negative sensations and
acting to avoid them. I noticed I urgently needed a counter activity, as
in something enjoyable and sensuous for my body, and therefore
joined the ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher training. Since 2020
I am happy to pass this on to the women in my courses.
The more we know and cherish our body, the better we perceive which
encounters and physical contacts are beneficial - and which aren't.
My bellydance classes are a safe space for women where they can plunge
into their senses and feel free and beautiful.
I was born in Mexico and have lived in Germany for 25 years.
For me, dancing will always be the most beautiful art in life,
I cannot imagine life without dance. With ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE
I could not only to develop myself as a dancer, I also conneted more deeply
with my essence. For that I thank life, Coco
and all the wonderful women I met during my training.
Since 2020 I am a certified ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE teacher and
Pelvic floor trainer. The Arabic rhythms are very important to me.
I want my participants to feel the rhythms in their bodies
especially in our inner center.
The connection to our body is essential.
To let our feelings dance is a challenge, it helps us grow on a personal level.
As a child I had a strong urge to move, but the opportunity to take dance
lessons did not exist in my small hometown. That is why I moved to London
and later to my current home Graz.
I took classes in many different styles of dance, including ballet, modern and
jazz dance. I met my husband at a dance class and so it came about that this
hobby became our common hobby. As you can see, dancing has been with me all my
life and yet one last piece of the puzzle was missing, which I only found through
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE. The integration of the pelvic floor into the dance movements
made it possible for me to feel myself in a completely new way. This way, dancing
became much more intuitive for me - I had never experienced it like this before.
It is the self-confidence and the positive body image that women often lack,
and that I was able to acquire through regular Essence of Bellydance training,
that I am now passing on to other women. I am a certified Essence
of Bellydance teacher since 2020.
Belly dancing is a wonderful way to develop yourself and learn new things, to feel stronger and healthier.
Rosa KühweiderBrodersdorfstraße 928200 Eggersdorf bei GrazAustria+43 664 7354 9721rosakuehweider@gmail.com
Consciously lived femininity, cycle-aware womanhood and the depths of female sexuality are
topics that have fascinated Angelika for many years. For this reason, she has chosen to let
this inner calling become her profession.
As a body awareness coach, Angelika guides women in her courses, workshops, classes and
counselling sessions, to fully embody their femininity in all their different aspects - to
enjoy and embrace a sensuous and fulfilling life.
Her offer is as diverse and extensive as the female nature itself. In her cycle-aware yoga
classes, her belly-dance infused pelvic floor training, or in her body work sessions as well
as cycle awareness coach, Angelika´s passion for embodied femininity is taking each woman on
her individual journey to come home to herself, to her beautiful body. Since 2020 she is a
certified ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher.
Essence is a unique approach to belly dance - where you dance from the inside out and
connect with the very nature of your feminine essence.
Consciously lived femininity, cycle-aware womanhood and the depths of female sexuality are
topics that have fascinated Angelika for many years. For this reason, she has chosen to let
this inner calling become her profession.
As a body awareness coach, Angelika guides women in her courses, workshops, classes and
counselling sessions, to fully embody their femininity in all their different aspects - to
enjoy and embrace a sensuous and fulfilling life.
Her offer is as diverse and extensive as the female nature itself. In her cycle-aware yoga
classes, her belly-dance infused pelvic floor training, or in her body work sessions as well
as cycle awareness coach, Angelika´s passion for embodied femininity is taking each woman on
her individual journey to come home to herself, to her beautiful body. Since 2020 she is a
certified ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher.
Essence is a unique approach to belly dance - where you dance from the inside out and
connect with the very nature of your feminine essence.
Movement and dance, as well as physical fitness and inner harmony, have always been
an important part of my life. I'm a Pilates and Yoga teacher, but I also give various
group and private classes. I got to know belly dancing 15 years ago and since then it
has meant being fit and happy for me. Dancing has always given me energy and confidence.
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE is then the next step on this path. It enables me to pass on
my passion and love for belly dancing. I find this method a unique combination of
everything women need for a healthy mind and body. I have been a certified ESSENCE
OF BELLYDANCE teacher since 2021.
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE harmoniously connects body and soul. You learn to
relax the mind, to feel your body, to perform the beautiful and feminine movements anatomically precise
and to dance from your heart.
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 Paschirbe8003 ZurichSwitzerland+49 157 5001 4275sonja@paschirbe.de
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 OF BELLYDANCE 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!
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 SchoolC/ Churruca s/n.Edif. Parque Doña Sofia 7729640 Fuengirola, MálagaSpain+34 616 947565sanchezruizolga@gmail.com
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 became a certified ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher in 2014 in order to
pass the transformative experience of this dance on to other women.
In ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE we get to know our body in detail and are able to develop
an expressive personal dance style.
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 Paschirbe3320 Pamphilosa da SerraPortugal+49 157 5001 4275sonja@paschirbe.de
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
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.
Anastasia has been working as an English and Spanish teacher
and an actress. Movement, dance, artistic expression and
connecting with her body has always been essential for her
well-being. She practiced different types of dance, such
as modern jazz, folklore, capoeira and latin to build body
awareness.
She trained with great teachers
of Egyptian and Classic Oriental as well as Tribal Fusion for 2 years in Greece
and Spain.
In 2019 she moved to Norway and started offering belly dance
fitness classes and became a certified ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ teacher.
ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE is a great way to be initiated
to the secrets of body awareness, pelvic floor integration and ecstatic moves!
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 BELLYDANCE 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.
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.
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.
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.
Do you love to dance and want to inspire other women?
Then join our international community of excellent dance teachers and start teaching your own ESSENCE OF BELLYDANCE™ classes.