Oriental

Designed by Saphira after teaching hundreds of beginner through professional students for over 10 years, Saffron Oriental presents Egyptian Classical and Folk inspired Raqs Sharqi ("belly dance"). The teaching approach includes how to break down and explain each movement in a clear and accessible way. Each week students will build skill and knowledge to create movement from specific muscles, learn how that movement corresponds to oriental music and rhythms, and experience hands-on corrections to challenge and accelerate their progress.

Because the Saffron Dance approach to teaching belly dance reflects that each student has different movement experience, technique and combinations classes are presented to challenge each student irrespective of a person's dance and movement background. Beyond teaching bellydance technique and dynamic musical interpretation, Saffron Oriental also teaches students how to identify their unique voice and personal expression that is characteristic of this ancient and beautiful dance.

Tribal

Designed by Asharah and Jennifer Hodge, Saffron Tribal integrates the
technique of both Suhaila Salimpour's and American Tribal Style belly dance creator, Carolena Nericcio's, formats into a unified tribal style belly dance program. Tribal style belly dance is known for its emphasis on confidence, community, and artistic expression. Saffron Tribal technique focuses on these key elements as well as proper body  alignment and an understanding of the muscles driving each movement to ensure healthy dancing for years to come. Students begin by learning the fundamentals of belly dance movement, emphasizing tribal belly dance movement, before moving on to learn the group improvisational American Tribal Style and/or the modern tribal fusion style. Saffron Tribal also emphasizes the history of tribal style belly dance and its place within the larger belly dance community.