Belly Dance and Drum Classes

Baklava teaches both dancing and drumming.

We teach traditional belly dance and have intermediate classes for those looking to be challenged further. The beginner classes will cover basic movement, posture and music and history. Intermediate classes will be more challenging, presenting students with layering moves and more complicated combinations.

Our drum classes cover the fundamentals of basic dumbek technique. The most common Middle Eastern rhythms are covered as well as influences from around the world. We also do finger cymbal instruction.

Kelly Wellman of Ocean Springs and Rita Brown of the Gypsy Chicks is another local teacher in Baldwin County. She teaches in the tribal style