The New York metro-area belly dance

Body and Soul interviewee Sandra Catena, author of The African Belly Dance, has a new batch of events coming up very soon:

Saturday, April 12 (1pm-3pm): Everything You Need to Know About Beginner Belly Dance ($40). Workshop focuses on posture, breath and movement, head-to-hip isolations. All teachings of the day are combined into sexy beginner choreography. Location: Yamuna, 132 Perry Street, Manhattan. To register: 212-633-2143

Saturday, April 19 (3pm-4pm): Free Beginner Belly Dance Class at Five Corners Library, 678 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ. For directions or more information, call 201-547-4543.

Wednesday, April 23 (8pm-10:30pm). Class + performance ($10 cover). Sandra will be teaching a free belly dance class from 8pm-8:15pm then performing to the live music of Djam at Je'Bon, 15 St. Mark's Place, East Village. Sandra's dancers--Vanessa, Belinda, Sherri and Lucy-- will also perform solos, and there will be additional dance performances.

Saturday, May 17 (two shows: 4pm and 6pm) Spring Belly Dance, Sandra's 29th belly dance production, includes ten solo performers and Sandra's grand finale. All tickets are $20 and will go on sale next week. Both performances will be held at Yamuna, 132 Perry Street, Manhattan.

Contact information for reservations: here

Sandra's interview: here