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November Challenge:
Hosted by the Iana Dance Club

This challenge is over. Stay tuned for the next one.

Rules & Prizes

Happy to announce that our fun dance challenges are back! Get inspired to practice, learn, and share your love for belly dance. Oh, and you get a chance to win some cool prizes :) The challenge is open to everyone, even if you are not a member of the Iana Dance Club.

All you need to do to be eligible to win the prize is to learn the combo and share it as a post on Instagram by November 13th, tagging @iana_dance & @jasirahbellydancer, and mentioning something like: "This is part of the Iana Dance Club challenge" with hashtag #ianadanceclub.

Step 1:

Learn the intro combo of Iana's choreography to the song Istanbul Grooves by Yasar Akpence. Find detailed explanation of the combo below.

P.S. Music is available on iTunes or Spotify.

Step 2:

Post your video to Instagram feed (we are counting posts or reels, not just stories) by November 13th! Tag @iana_dance & @jasirahbellydancer and mention the challenge using hashtag #ianadanceclub 

P.S. Make sure your profiles are public for the duration of this challenge.

Step 3:

Participate in order to win The Heart of Belly Dancer pendant from the online store My Inner Dancer, and Inspirational Belly Dance Journal from Jasirah.

Congratulations to our lucky winners: @jacindadance & @all_sass!

Detailed Explanation

Learn this combo, and post your video to Instagram feed by November 13thTag @iana_dance & @jasirahbellydancerand mention the challenge using hashtag #ianadanceclub There is a couple of bonus technique tutorials to help you master this part of the dance. Scroll the page further down to see them.

P.S. Make sure your profiles are public for the duration of this challenge, and that you are doing a post or reel, not just a story.

Belly Dance Challenge - November 2022

Belly Dance Challenge - November 2022

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Win Prizes

Post your video for a chance to win

The Heart of Belly Dancer pendant, or Inspirational Belly Dance Journal.

Two winners will be chosen randomly on Nov 14. All you need to do is post your video to get a chance to win :)

Congratulations to our lucky winners: @jacindadance & @all_sass!

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Cover of the book My Inspirational Bellydance Journal

Get Inspired

Check out Iana's full choreography to get some inspiration for the challenge :)

Remember, you only need to learn a small part of it, found on the previous video on this page. Explanation of the entire dance is available inside the Iana Dance Club.

Istanbul Grooves Drum Solo Choreography

Istanbul Grooves Drum Solo Choreography

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Bonus Technique Drills

P.S. Currently we have 170+ tutorials like these ones inside the Iana Dance Club.

Looking Forward to Seeing Your Videos :)

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