Dance Body Mind

22/10/2026

🥁 RIDE THE RHYTHM. BECOME THE MUSIC. 💃

Last week, we explored the magic of belly dance drum solos!

When the drum speaks, we choose how to respond.

Do we ride the rhythm with fluid, harmonious movement? Or do we become the accent — sharp, bold and powerful?

Same rhythm. Different choices. Endless possibilities.

That’s the magic of drum solo — we don’t just follow the music, we become part of it! 🔥

✨ TONIGHT | 6:45 PM
Belly Dance for All with Claudia

Come dance with us! ❤️

18/10/2026

🔥 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN REFORMER PILATES MEETS THE ART OF BELLY DANCE? 🔥

We’re about to find out. And this is only the beginning.

✨ SYMPHONY OF LIGHTS × MANFREDI GEMETTI ✨

From Rome to London, we welcomed master Reformer Pilates instructor and founder of Uniti in Movimento Manfredi Gemetti for an extraordinary first exploration with our Symphony of Lights dancers.

This wasn’t just another Pilates class.

It was the first step towards experimenting with something new: bringing together the strength, precision and body awareness of Reformer Pilates with the artistry, technique and freedom of belly dance.

First, we explore it through Symphony of Lights. Then, we develop the possibilities for belly dance itself.

We’re not announcing a finished method. We’re beginning an exciting journey of discovery and we cannot wait to see where it takes us! 🔥

A huge thank you to Manfredi for sharing your incredible expertise and passion, and to NYLA Pilates Studio North Finchley, for welcoming us into your beautiful space we can’t wait for more future collaboration between our dance studio and your Pilates one all in the most wonderful space that is .space

And to our wonderful dancers thank you for being part of this first experiment!

Here’s to the next session, coming very soon, and to many more collaborations. 💜

🇮🇹 ROME → LONDON 🇬🇧

TWO DISCIPLINES. NEW POSSIBILITIES. ONE EXCITING JOURNEY.

17/10/2026

✨💃 MEET KHADIJAH YOUR SATURDAY BELLY DANCE TEACHER! 💜🔥

We’re so excited to introduce the wonderful Khadijah .rotimi bringing her passion, beautiful energy and love of belly dance to our Dance Body Mind® studio!

Khadijah’s love for belly dance began in childhood, watching her mum and her friends dance. What started as copying their movements soon became a lifelong fascination with this beautiful art form.

But her journey became something much deeper. 💜

Living with endometriosis and adenomyosis, Khadijah discovered how belly dance could transform her relationship with her body.

Through movement, she found confidence, self-expression, emotional release and a way to reconnect with herself even through difficult times.

And now she wants to share that experience with other women.

✨ We absolutely LOVE her philosophy:

“Belly dance is a dance of rediscovery — an opportunity to come home to yourself.” 💜

YES, KHADIJAH! 🙌🔥

For Khadijah, belly dance isn’t about performing for someone else’s approval.

It’s about YOU. Your body. Your expression. Your femininity. Your freedom.

It’s about discovering strength and softness, technique and creativity, joy and connection all through movement.

And that’s exactly what we believe at Dance Body Mind!

🌸 SATURDAY BELLY DANCE WITH KHADIJAH

📅 Every Saturday
⏰ 1:00 PM
📍 Dance Body Mind® Studio, North Finchley

Never danced before? YOU ARE WELCOME!

Come learn beautiful belly dance techniques, move to incredible music, build confidence and become part of our amazing community of women.

No experience needed. No judgement. Just movement, music and YOU! 💃✨

💜 Your first class is just £8!

👉 Book at www.dancebodymind.com

Come dance with Khadijah! 💃💜

16/10/2026

🔥 LONDON, GET READY. SOMETHING POWERFUL IS BEGINNING. 🔥

✨ SYMPHONY OF LIGHTS × MANFREDI ✨

🇮🇹 FROM ROME TO LONDON 🇬🇧

This Saturday, two worlds of movement come together.

The artistry, expression and energy of Symphony of Lights meet the strength, precision and discipline of Reformer Pilates, guided by Manfredi joining us from Rome

💥 Strength meets artistry.
💥 Discipline meets freedom.
💥 Technique meets expression.

Our Symphony of Lights women are stepping into a new training experience — challenging their bodies, exploring new possibilities and discovering what happens when different movement disciplines come together.

Because we’re not interested in standing still.

We’re interested in EVOLVING. CREATING. PUSHING BOUNDARIES.

This is more than a training session.

It’s the beginning of a new creative journey. ✨

And we can’t wait to see where it takes us.

LONDON. SATURDAY. UNLEASH THE POWER. 🔥

15/10/2026

🔥 TONIGHT: BELLY DANCE TECHNIQUE WITH CLAUDIA! 🔥

💃 6:45 PM | Dance Body Mind | North Finchley

LET’S TALK SHIMMIES! 🥁🔥

Tonight, we’re getting technical, playful and a little bit sweaty!

We’re going right back to the foundations of a powerful KNEE SHIMMY — exploring how the knees release, bend and straighten to create that beautiful, continuous vibration through the hips.

✨ Discover the mechanics of a knee shimmy

✨ Explore release, control and coordination

✨ Challenge your technique with different shimmy exercises

✨ Take it further with the Plank Shimmy in our improvers practice

🥁 And then we’re putting it all into a FUN, FIERY DRUM SOLO CHOREOGRAPHY!

Because at Dance Body Mind, we don’t just copy movements.

We understand the technique, feel the music and make the movement our own. 💜

Whether you’re developing your foundations or ready to challenge your technique, come dance with us!

📍 North Finchley, London
🕡 Tonight, 6:45 PM

💜 NEW MEMBER OFFER: £44/month for unlimited classes! Keep your special rate for as long as your membership stays active.

🔗 Book through the link in our bio!

13/10/2026

✨💃 MEET TASNEEM .x.ox YOUR NEW TUESDAY BELLY DANCE TEACHER! 💜

We’re so excited to welcome the beautiful Tasneem to our Dance Body Mind® teaching team!

Tasneem has been belly dancing since childhood, and for her, dance has always been so much more than movement.

A belly dance teacher, breathwork and grounding practitioner, and academic who has extensively researched belly dance as a spiritual and healing practice, Tasneem brings a beautiful depth to everything she teaches.

She combines belly dance with breathwork, encouraging women to reconnect with their bodies, explore their emotions, embrace self-love and discover their confidence. ✨

And we absolutely LOVE her philosophy:

“I want to live in a world where we as women occupy our bodies completely, fully and shamelessly, without asking for permission.” 💜

YES, TASNEEM! 🙌🔥

And now she’s bringing her passion, energy and beautiful dancing to our studio!

🌸 BEGINNERS BELLY DANCE WITH TASNEEM

📅 Every Tuesday
⏰ 6:45 PM
📍 Dance Body Mind® Studio, North London

Never danced before? PERFECT!

Come learn beautiful belly dance movements, connect with music, explore your own expression and discover just how wonderful it feels to dance.

No experience needed. Just bring yourself! 💃

💜 Come dance with Tasneem!

👉 Book your class at www.dancebodymind.com

12/10/2026

✨ MEET YOUR NEW RESIDENT DBM TEACHERS! 💗💃

A beautiful new chapter for Dance Body Mind! ✨

We’re so excited to welcome Khadijah & Tasneem .x.ox as our very first Resident Studio Teachers!m at .space 🎉

Both are certified Dance Body Mind teachers, bringing their own unique energy, passion and love for belly dance to our growing community.

💜 Tuesday 6:45 PM — Tasneem
💗 Thursday 6:45 PM — Claudia
✨ Saturday 1 PM — Khadijah

And there’s more! 🌟 Khadijah is already part of our Symphony of Lights cast, and Tasneem will be joining us soon!

From learning to teaching to performing — this is what growing together looks like.

Three teachers. One beautiful community. Endless possibilities.

Come dance with us! 💃💕

08/10/2026

06/10/2026

Tomorrow we begin ✨ RECLAIM YOUR LIGHT

Our second fully funded programme for women in Barnet starts tomorrow. 💗

This time we’re bringing even more Creative Health into the journey movement, mindfulness, meditation, connection and self-expression, alongside two special sessions with visual artist , exploring colour, creativity and movement together.

Sometimes expression begins with a movement, a colour, a feeling, a trace.

Here’s a little taster from our recent Human Trace Creative Health workshop, developed through S.H.E.D x Barnet at Cultivate Colindale. ✨

Feel first. Let it leave a trace. ✨

So grateful to The National Lottery Community Fund for making this possible.

The programme is now fully booked — and I cannot wait to begin. 💗