Dancing Friends Studio is a professional belly dance and yoga studio located in Clayton, Melbourne. Their mission is to create a dance utopia where students can dance, rejoice, chat, and make friends. The studio offers a range of energetic and harmonious classes, including belly dance and yoga, allowing individuals to enjoy an active and optimistic lifestyle.
Belly dance, originating from the Middle East, is a dance form with Arabic influences that has gained tremendous popularity worldwide. It is a dance predominantly practised by women and is characterised by the dancer's graceful and versatile movements, particularly the shaking of the hips and abdomen to fast-paced rhythms. Belly dance is known for its elegance, versatility, and ability to convey an Arabian atmosphere. In recent years, it has become a popular form of exercise, especially among women looking to lose weight.
Yoga, on the other hand, has become a lifestyle for modern individuals. Originating from ancient India, it has gained global popularity due to its captivating charm. Unlike traditional aerobic exercises, yoga focuses on inner transformation, changing one's mental and physical state from the inside out. It offers excellent benefits for students, working professionals, fashionable women, and even postpartum mothers who are seeking weight loss and body shaping.
Yoga is a holistic practise that enhances individuals' physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual capabilities by improving their awareness and helping them tap into their full potential. The ancient Indians believed in the unity of humans and the divine, integrating the principles of ethics, selfless action, a stable mind, religious responsibility, detachment, meditation, and alignment with the natural and creative forces of the universe into their daily lives.
The founder and lead instructor of Dancing Friends Studio, Caroline, has been receiving professional training in various art forms since the age of six. She has studied instruments such as the Pipa, Piano, Drums, and folk dances. Caroline's musical and physical education background has equipped her with exceptional skills in music control, dance choreography, and emotional expression. With over four years of experience working as an image designer, yoga, and belly dance instructor in Beijing, Caroline has led dance troupes and students to participate in various performances and achievements.
In 2012, she migrated to Melbourne and began teaching belly dance and yoga classes in multiple Chinese dance studios. In 2015, she established Dancing Friends Studio to teach in the southeastern region of Melbourne. Following her maternity break, Caroline will be opening a brand-new studio in Clayton in early June 2018.
Caroline's unique experience in reshaping her body after childbirth, combined with her previous successful cases, has given her unparalleled expertise in body sculpting and confidence restoration, particularly for postpartum mothers. Additionally, she regularly attends training courses conducted by belly dance and yoga masters from the Middle East, Russia, Ukraine, South Korea, and mainland China to continuously enhance her professional capabilities.
With Dancing Friends Studio, students can expect a welcoming and friendly environment where they can achieve their dance goals, improve their overall well-being, and develop lasting friendships. The studio's website features a blog section where students can find articles such as “A Trip to the Outback of Australia,” “Dancing Three Times a Week to Say Goodbye to Ageing,” “The Power of Meditation,” “Ten Reasons to Love Belly Dance,” and “Common Questions in Belly Dance Learning. ” To facilitate communication.