PILATES FOR DANCERS

TUESDAY · AAKASH · LENKA BADRIYAH · SESSION PASSES

Pilates rebuilt for dancers — core stability, joint mobility, and the deep strength that improves everything else you do.

What is Pilates for Dancers?

This class bridges the discipline of mat pilates with the practical demands of dance. Each session, we work through carefully structured mat pilates sequences — always responsive to the needs and strengths of the group — building core awareness, stability, and ease of movement from the inside out. Every class then takes the principles we've practised and applies them directly to a specific element of dance technique, so what you learn on the mat stays with you on the dance floor. Suitable for dancers of all styles and levels.

Lenka Badriyah
Czech Republic / Belgium
Silver BDU 2012
Raqs SharqiPilates
Silver Belly Dancer of the Universe 2012. Toured internationally with Bellydance Evolution (led by Jillina) for six years. Co-organiser of Leylet Raqs bellydance festival. Founder of the Kan Zaman Festival.
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Badriyah is a professional Raqs Sharqi dancer (bellydancer), devoted mainly to Egyptian classical and folkloric styles, modern fusion and the Golden Age of belly dance. Badriyah has won several important awards - she was awarded as silver Belly Dancer of the Universe 2012 (California, USA), Vice Miss Bellydancer of Europe 2011 (Germany) and bronze Bellydancer of the Universe 2011 (California, USA). The biggest achievement of her dance career is performing for 6 years with Bellydance Evolution, led by the famous Jillina. She has performed in Japan, Hong Kong, USA, Taiwan, Australia, Morocco, Greece and other countries.

Her biggest passion is the history of Raqs Sharqi. She is a collector of vintage items depicting Egyptian dancers, and she is the organizer of Kan Zaman - The Golden Era Music & Dance Festival. She runs an online Raqs Sharqi Museum, and she plans to turn it into a physical museum based in Ghent.

Personally, the most wonderful thing for her is to see her students grow and fall in love with dance, no matter which forms the dance has.

Levels & registration

Sep 15 – Jan 26Semester
16 sessionsClasses
Tue eveningsSchedule
1 levelLevels
Tuesday evening
No experience needed. Start here.
Beginners welcome
This class bridges the discipline of mat Pilates with the practical demands of dance. Each session, we work through carefully structured mat Pilates sequences — always responsive to the needs and strengths of the group — building core awareness, stability, and ease of movement from the inside out. Every class then takes the principles we've practised and applies them directly to a specific element of dance technique, so what you learn on the mat stays with you on the dance floor. Suitable for dancers of all styles and levels.
WhenTuesday 17:20–18:20
WhereStudio Aakash
TeacherLenka Badriyah
Duration60 min
16 sessions · Sep–Jan · see all dates
Tue 15 SepTue 22 SepTue 29 SepTue 6 OctTue 13 OctTue 20 OctTue 27 Oct— Herfstvakantie (Nov 1–8) —Tue 10 NovTue 17 NovTue 24 NovTue 1 DecTue 8 DecTue 15 Dec— Kerstvakantie (Dec 20 – Jan 10) —Tue 12 JanTue 19 JanTue 26 Jan
€198
Full
€175
Student / 2+
€39.60
UiTPAS −80%
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Session passes

Prefer flexibility? Pick any 3 or 5 Tuesday sessions from the schedule above — no semester commitment needed. A pass is valid for this class only, until the end of the current semester.

3 sessions
€40.50
5 sessions
€67.50
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