Join Dalia Carella and Shruti for two special workshops offering a unique, creative approach to becoming a powerful performer which guides dancers to move from the inside out—cultivating confidence, presence, and embodied expression.

Workshop 1: Don’t Think — Exploring Inner Trust, Movement & Veil Design - Dalia Carella
Diane Hutchinson - Warmup

With decades of international teaching and performance experience, and as Artistic Director of her NYC-based dance company since 2001, Dalia has developed a deeply intuitive approach to performance. Drawing from theater training with Belly Dance and Beyond, her work guides dancers to listen inwardly, cultivating trust, confidence, and creative freedom while staying rooted in technique.

This workshop invites dancers to explore movement from the inside first—allowing personal expression and authentic style to emerge naturally. Guided across-the-floor veil and movment exercises will support flow, awareness, and presence, followed by a short combination if time allows. Please bring a veil or any fabric you wish to dance with.
1.5 hours - Open Level
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Workshop 2: Performing With Expressions: Connecting Face, Feeling, and Movement - Shruti

Coming from a strong Indian classical dance background where facial expression is key to performance, Shruti will lead a performance-focused workshop exploring how facial expression shapes the way movement is seen, felt, and understood. Rather than learning choreography, dancers will work with intention, awareness, and subtle expression—discovering how the face supports clarity, confidence, and emotional connection in performance.

Through guided exercises, group activities, and observation-based practice, dancers will learn how to express feeling without forcing a look, how to stay present while moving, and how to let expression emerge naturally from intention. The class is designed for dancers of all styles and levels who want to deepen their performance quality and feel more connected to their movement. 1 hour. - Open Level
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Time: 12:00-3:30pm In Person (Vintage Bazaar and Break)
When: Saturday, February 21
Where: Belly Dance America, 265 W. 37th Str., Suite 206
(Bet. 7th & 8th Ave, NYC)
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Schedule:

12-12:15pm - Registration & Shop
12:15 - 12:30pm - Warm up - Diane Hutchinson
12:30 - 1:45pm - 1st Workshop - Dalia Carella
1:45 - 2:00pm - Break/Shop
2:00-3:00pm - 2nd Workshop - Shruti
3:00-3:30pm - Shop & Finish
(We suggest bringing snacks & water)

Cost:
Pre-registration:

Dalia Workshop
$35 - 1.5 hours

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Shruti Workshop
$30 - 1 hour

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Both Workshops: $60

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At Door:

Dalia Workshop
$40 - 1.5 hours

Shruti Workshop
$35 - 1 hour

Both Workshops: $70

This fundraising event benefits the Dalia Carella Dance Collective