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:: About Us |
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Why BellyDance Discovery? We believe that Bellydance is like “Discovery Channel” to women. Every woman will re-discover herself with ease, comfort and joy not only on a physical level, but also emotionally, spiritually and socially.
Bellydance Discovery aims to share the passion of dance and celebrate “sisterhood” among women from all walks of life. We want to celebrate women of all races, cultures, body shapes & size. We hope to add zest to women’s lives so they can live with panache! |
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Bellydance Discovery consists of a team of qualified instructors that are here to share their passion and knowledge with you... |
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Yuki Chua- Founder of Bellydance Discovery (BDD) Yuki embarked her bellydance journey in 1998 during her studies in University of Sydney, Australia. She was first introduced to “Oriental Dance” at the age of eleven, having captivated by the feminine nature of the dance and the possibilities of fleshy women dancing. |
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Bellydance became a new language for Yuki to understand her body. She set up her studio for the purpose of spreading the joy of Middle Eastern dance education. Her strong dedication to bellydance has kept her motivated in pushing bellydance in the local scene and regionally. She has learned from many great international bellydance masters and shares her knowledge with her students.
Yuki holds a strong background in physical education and is certified in Aerobics, CPR and Basic Exercise Course. She has taught bellydance workshops and classes in Singapore and Malaysia since 2003.
She has been featured on numerous publications. These days, Yuki spends less time performing and focuses on training her dance troupe and running her new studio.
Yuki will be on sabbatical from October 2006, hence she will not be teaching any classes. Her classes will still run regularly by her other qualified instructors.
Likes: Feeding her dancers with ample food and gigs |
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Joey - Core Instructor
One of the core instructors of Bellydance Discovery, Joey is a dedicated dance instructor with an 8yrs background in theatre and makeup. As a dancer with no previous dance background, Joey is an inspiration to many. She was the first runner-up dance winner in the first Asia Bellydance Competition in 2006.
Her study of bellydance started at Sphinx Middle Eastern Dance & Arts in Singapore She went through the journey of being the weakest student to the dancer with such precise techniques today. She strongly believes that anyone with the passion for bellydancing can learn if they have the heart for it.
Joey has studied under renowned dance and music choreographers such as Magdy El Leisy, Yousry Sharif, Claire Naffah to name a few.
She has been featured teaching on the television program, “Cityspa slimming competition”. She has been teaching bellydance classes and workshops since 2004. Joey completes her day with a can of Coke.
Joey teaches Beginners 1 & 2, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate 1, 2, 3 and Advanced levels
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Maia
Maia has been teaching at Bellydance Discovery since 2006. Her passion for dance started at the age of six where she engaged herself in dance for many years. Maia joins us with a strong jazz background including traditional Malay dance, Chinese dance, hip-hop and modern dance. Her love of cultural dance led her to Middle Eastern dancing where she found it to be a graceful and self-discovery art form.
She studied bellydancing under the guidance of Keti Sharif and several masters such as Raqia Hassan, Magdy El Leisy, Dr Mo Geddawi, Nigma and Momo Kadous. Maia recently won the first prize in Cairo Cairo, Egyptian dance competition 2006 in Singapore. She has been seen in the Straits Times and Urban newspaper.
Maia is such a dance enthusiast and has to be asked by Yuki to rest. She keeps her weekends going with Ya Kun’s soft-boiled eggs and hubby’s abundant affection.
Favorite quote: Are you serious?
She teaches Beginners Level 1 and 2, Bellyjazz Level 1, Advanced Choreography
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Ayana
Ayana discovers her interest in performing arts at the age of eleven and spent most of her youth in the dance studio. She comes to Bellydance Discovery with a background in classical ballet, modern dance, jazz, Javanese, Chinese dance, pilates and yoga. In 2003, she signed up for a bellydance class in the heart of Manhattan and there was no looking back since then.
For a dancer, bellydance became a spiritual and physical gratification where Ayana is able to express herself most artistically. She has studied and learned from numerous renowned masters internationally. She has performed in several dance and theatrical productions. In her studies, Ayana also pursued art and cultural studies to satisfy her knowledge. She has been previously featured on 93.8FM and the Straits Times.
Ayana has a hidden weakness for tofu burgers. She spends her rest days not picking up phone calls from Bellydance Discovery.
She teaches Beginners Level 1, 2, Pre-intermediate, Bellyballet and Children Bellydance.
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Jeslyn
A soft-spoken voice with her slender silhouette makes Jeslyn quite hard to miss at BDD. Bellydancing enabled her to gain confidence and form a sisterly friendship which she never had expected. She was captivated by Shakira’s impressive hip movements and decided to study bellydancing under Yuki.
She prides bellydance fitness as a good way of maintaining youth and staying happy.
Jeslyn enjoys dancing to fast-paced choreographies such as Flamenco, Bollywood and Cane. Her students have performed on Arabian Nite at Sentosa.
She is well versed in beauty and fashion knowledge.
Weakness: Mushroom and Tiramisu
Jeslyn teaches Shimmyfit, Beginners 1 & 2 and Pre-intermediate classes.
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Jeannie
Jeannie is a bellydancer and dance instructor at Bellydance Discovery. Previously a freelance actress, some students find her quite familiar looking and down-to-earth. She started to bellydance after being introduced by her friend. Soon after, it became a window of opportunity to make friends and learn about a different culture.
Jeannie has studied under Ms. Rose from Australia and Turkish bellydance choreographer, Tanyeli. She gets great satisfaction educating students with no dance training about Middle Eastern dance.
“Seeing them is just like seeing myself when I just started bellydancing”
She continues to improve her teaching learning from masters and her fellow workmates. On her free days, Jeannie enjoys indulging in a good novel or a cup of coffee.
Turn offs: Spring onions
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