Shake it Off and Take it Off with the First Annual Belly Dance Fitness Experience!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Shake it Off and Take it Off with the First Annual Belly Dance Fitness Experience
Say Goodbye to Boring Workout Routines and Hello to Shimmy, Shake, & Socialize
PHILADELPHIA, PA – March 27, 2018 – Shake Your Beauty at the ultimate belly dance fitness experience at Shimmy, Shake, and Socialize. Getting fit no longer means dragging yourself to the gym for another boring circuit workout. On May 10, 2018, the region’s leading belly dance fitness instructors will join together for the first annual belly dance fusion, barre, and cardio workout event. From 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., attendees can shimmy and shake, enjoy cocktails, shop, and socialize with local Philadelphia vendors. In addition, Shimmy, Shake, and Socialize will benefit the Soroptimist International of Rittenhouse Square Live your Dream Awards, which assists women who provide the primary source of financial support for their families by giving them the resources they need to improve their education, skills, and employment prospects.
The belly dance fitness event will include mini-classes from So You Think You Can Dance’s celebrity dancer, Janelle Issis, the creator of RaqiSa Barre, Soraya Doherty and SharQui Workout’s founder, Oreet. Each class is designed to fulfill your fitness needs, while having a great time. The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. with networking, shopping, and socializing. Attendees can enjoy local vendors such as, Golia Vodka, Ruthie’s Eyes, Let’s Get Centered Massagee, Strut This, and more.
“My mission is to empower all women to see the true, beautiful beings they are and not what society tells us is beautiful. I want Shimmy, Shake & Socialize to change their perception of belly dance while celebrating their bodies through fitness and art,” says Oreet Jehassi Schwartz, Producer of Shimmy, Shake, & Socialize.
Janelle Issis’ will get the shaking and shimmying started with her JBelly Burn. Janelle appeared in the 9th Season of So You Think You Can Dance as the top 6th female finalist, and first belly dancer to hit the show’s stage. She is also a choreographer, teacher, actress, model, and nutritionist. Her JBelly Burn routine incorporates a fusion of classical belly dance, jazz, hip-hop, and Bollywood. Attendees will learn a fusion choreography that can be brought from the studio to the club.
“Do yourself a favor. Grab your girls because this will be an event you will never forget! I cannot wait to shimmy and shake with you Philly,” says Janelle Issis.
Soraya Doherty will turn it up a notch and present an exclusive fusion of barre in RaqiSa Barre. Soraya Doherty, has over fifteen years in the fitness industry and a lifetime as a belly dance practitioner. She is the creator of the patented RaqiSa Belly Dance Training Mat and Balance Plate, the only visual aid of its kind, designed to provide a 3-D teaching experience to help students learn basic belly dance with precision.
Oreet Jehassi Schwartz will have your heart racing by the end of the night. Oreet is a key innovator in fusing fitness with belly dance, known as SharQui – the belly dance workout. Oreet’s contemporary, high energy belly dance style brings together traditional Egyptian dance, modern dance, ballet, and her Yemenite/Israeli roots. During the workout, you can burn fat, learn belly dance techniques, and get your cardio in for the day.
Whether you are a trained dancer, a fitness junkie or neither, Shimmy, Shake, & Socialize wants you to Shake Your Beauty! Shimmy, Shake, & Socialize will be held at Kaiserman JCC, located at 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA.
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About Shimmy, Shake, & Socialize:
Shimmy, Shake, & Socialize 2018 is a 4-hour event which includes 6 mini classes in Bellydance Fusion, Bellydance Barre and Bellydance Cardio. Participants will be able to take as little or as many classes they want. Simply shimmy on in or shimmy on out whenever you want! While the classes are going on participants can sip mini vodka cocktails, socialize, and shop at the featured vendors inside the event. If you bring a friend, the price is better. If you bring a friend with a VIP ticket, the price gets better and with a fun, jingly hip sash!
About Soroptimist International of Rittenhouse Square & Live Your Dream:
The Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards assist women who provide the primary source of financial support for their families by giving them the resources they need to improve their education, skills and employment prospects. Each year, more than $2.1 million in education grants are awarded to nearly 1,500 women, many of whom have overcome enormous obstacles including poverty, domestic violence and/or drug and alcohol abuse. In addition to providing the primary financial support for their families, eligible applicants must be enrolled in, or have been accepted to, a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program and must demonstrate financial need. Since the Live Your Dream Awards program began in 1972, about $30 million in education grants have been disbursed to assist tens of thousands of women achieve their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families. In 2007, the program received the Associations Advance America Summit Award—ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership’s highest level of recognition and in 2017 was one of only 23 Associations to win the ASAE Power of a Gold Award.