Vancouver Island Dance Teachers
Nanaimo
Lynette
www.lynetteharper.ca dancetarab@gmail.com 250-797-7953
LET’S DANCE With apologies – My weekly multilevel classes are postponed until spring.
All classes at VIBE Studios, Nanaimo
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Pynksy Shell aka Tania Amaral
https://www.facebook.com/tania.amaral.1253/ pynksyshell@gmail.com
Afro Fusion Sharqi Danceᵀᴹ
Fridays 6:30 Level 1, VIBE dance studio
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Ramona
ramona.passarello@gmail.com 250-616-3824
Available for private individual and private group lessons.
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Taissia
778-269-0922 Dance and Wellness classes Available for privates and workshops.
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Other Island communities, listed alphabetically:
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Cortes Island
Meinsje 250-895-1052
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Courtenay/Comox/Cumberland/Denman Island/Union Bay
Bridget Salas bridgetsalasdance.com
Beginner Indian fusion Tuesdays 5:45-7:00
Datura-style bellydance Tuesdays 7:15-8:30
Datura-style Zills Tuesdays 7:15-8:30
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Cathy Stoyko Call or message (250)218-0704
Available for private classes on Denman Island or in Cumberland
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Emily Johnston – Forbidden Dance Company
https://forbiddendancecompany.com 778-246-3639
Belly dance levels 1-4 Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm Cloud 9 studio, Courtenay
“So you think you can belly dance?” Levels 5+ 7:30-8:30pm
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Heather Hilberry 250-898-3123 (call or text)
Teaching on Hornby, Denman and in Union Bay
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Linda Doerksen halima.dancer@gmail.com 250-703-0494
Contact regarding future classes in Courtenay.
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Duncan/Cowichan Area
Darlene Gunkelmann gunkelmanndarlene@gmail.com
12 week Duncan series starting Feb.16
Beginners Foundations 5 -6:15 pm, Multi-Level 6:15-7:15 pm
Studio B (behind Spinning Ninny).
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Karensa Camplair saidisistersstudio.godaddysites.com karensabellydance@gmail.com 250.715.7541
FCBDStyle® (Improvised Style), Sword, Fusion, F.U.N. Belly Dance, and Musicality & Choreography
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Lara https://www.facebook.com/lara.brunschot, or drop by her store Spinning Ninny at 310 Duncan St, Duncan
Classes for adults and children.
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Parksville
Kim Hammett raven_55@icloud.com 778-679-3082
Mix of Americanized and Fusion style bellydance at Bradley Community Centre.
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Qualicum Beach
Belly Laughs Navel Academy/Elaine De Rooy
https://www.facebook.com/BellyLaughsNavelAcademy bellylaughsnavelacademy@shaw.ca 250-752-3750
Contemporary fusion in-studio classes Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced students.
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Saltspring Island
Sarah Allen ssisarahlouise@gmail.com
Alternating a 4 week series with Rasha Gad, Tuesdays 7 to 8:15pm Feb to Jun 2026 and Sept to Nov 2026 at the Ganges Yoga Studio https://gangesyogastudio.com/
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Rasha Gad rashargad@gmail.com
778 993 3406 https://www.artspired.ca/unveil-the-movement
Middle Eastern (belly) dance weekly classes. Egyptian style with cultural context, focus on the connection to the feminine and unique expression. Alternating a 4 week series with Sarah Allen, Tuesdays 7 to 8:15pm Feb to Jun 2026 and Sept to Nov 2026 at the Ganges Yoga Studio https://gangesyogastudio.com/
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Victoria
Bashirah Middle Eastern Dance Studio, Victoria
https://raksbobbie.ca/classes/winter-2026-class-list.html raksbobbie@shaw.ca
Extensive range of online and studio belly dance classes at Bashirah Middle Eastern Dance Studio, 137 Skinner St.Victoria
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Candace Aldridge https://candacealdridge.com/dance-classes/
A fall schedule of live and online classes, featuring Belly dance for multiple levels, Yoga, and more.
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Caro Aisha Carof carisfranco@hotmail.com 250 884 0653
Private classes and group classes from beginners to advanced levels.
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Darlene Gunkelmann gunkelmanndarlene@gmail.com
Victoria Classes: 12 Week Series starting Feb.17
Beginners 5-6:15 pm, Intermediates Choreography 6:15-7:30 pm
Wild Roots Studio.
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Mira – Asmira Dance
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Negma
negmadance@gmail.com https://www.negmadance.com
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Taiya Curle
Fusion Bellydance classes Monday evenings 6:00pm-7:45pm
At the Victoria Truth Centre
For details taiyacurle@gmail.com 250-361-5122