Current Group Class Offering: CAT Studio

in Swansea, MA

Belly Dance Foundations & International Styles Belly Dance Class: Select Thursday evenings monthly in 2026 from 7:15 pm to 8:15 pm. Foundations is best for beginners or dancers who would like to focus on foundational movements. International is best for intermediate dancers who want to focus in depth on stylistic differences by region.

Studio is located at 544 Milford Rd Swansea, MA 02777. Call the studio with any questions: (508) 642-8591. Pre-registration is required for this class by clicking the button below & creating a MindBody account.

Classes focuses on technique, musicality, improvisation, choreography, and more in an upbeat, fun environment. All gender identities, bodies, and cultural & religious backgrounds are celebrated and welcomed to join this class. Any clothing that is comfortable to move in is welcomed.

Specialty Workshop Offerings:

Transform Your Shimmies 5/03/2026

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Private Lessons:

Elizabeth offers private lessons & coaching for a range of topics within Raqs Sharqi (belly dance) including: technique, musicality, improvisation, choreography, expression & stage presence, upper body/hands, drum solo, show design, exploring a professional belly dance career and so much more! Email dancebyelizabeth@gmail.com to set up a consultation today!

Elizabeth’s Teaching & Training Experience

Elizabeth has been teaching the art of Raq Sharqi (belly dance) for ten years.  She began co-teaching and choreographing for the UMass Amherst Belly Dance Club in 2015. She has taught ongoing group classes of multiple levels in Dartmouth, Fall River, Swansea, and Westport, MA as well as throughout MA, RI, CT, & NH for special events & workshops. She also works with dancers for private lessons spanning topics like technique, improvisation, musicality, and choreography while also providing insight & assistance to dancers interest in professional performing.

Elizabeth is currently coached by internationally acclaimed belly dancer Amanda Rose based in Barcelona https://www.amandarosedance.com She has also been coached by Chudney of Florida and original belly dance superstar founding member, Amar Garcia of MA. She is incredibly grateful to them for their help in her development as a dancer and continues to take classes with them whenever possible. Elizabeth also completed training & performed in Jillina’s BDexperience in 2023 for “The Wizard of Oz,” show in Boston as a member of the ensemble/understudy lead for the Tinman.

Elizabeth is very dedicated to continuing dance study. She is certified in parts 1 & 2 of Sahra Saeeda’s Journey Through Egypt (JtE) for which she completed forty hours of Egyptian folkloric dance and cultural study in Seattle, Washington. Elizabeth is dedicated to training with instructors of MENAHT (Middle Eastern, North-African, Hellenic, & Turkish) origin. She has trained with: Dina Talaat (Egypt), Tito Seif (Egypt), Mohamed Ghareb (Egypt), Tommy King (Egypt), Zara (UK), Karim Nagi (Egypt), Lebanese Simon (Lebanon),  Didem (Turkey), Samir Hussain (Egypt), Jacques AlAsmar (Lebanon), Khadijah (KSA), Azad Kaan (Turkey), Issam Houshan (Syria), Pierre Khoury (Syria) and Alia Thabit (USA). She has also studied with a number of instructors from Italy, Brazil, Poland, Russia, Mexico, Argentina, Japan, and the U.S.

Cultural knowledge is very important to Elizabeth. As such, her classes do not merely focus on movement, but also on cultural knowledge about the regions from which Raqs Sharqi comes from. She continues to attend a number of lectures annually by MENAHT and non-MENAHT origin dancers alike to ensure that she stays up-to-date on important cultural context. She also holds a certificate in Egyptian Art & Archaeology from Harvard University.