Lebanese Dabke for kids, youth and adults, Oriental dance (Baladi) for women, Zumba for adults, and private training. Take Dabke and Baladi together and pay less.
Our original program
Dabke has been the heart of HBB since day one. Everything in this chapter belongs to Dabke only: the age groups, the five levels and the exam, the t-shirt, the wristband and the online videos.
Age groups
Ages 6 to 10
Our youngest group learns through play. We break the basic Dabke step into pieces a six year old can hold onto, we count out loud, and we keep the class moving so nobody stands still long enough to get bored. There are no levels here: every session, the group learns a full choreography together and performs it for the families in an end of session show.
$150 per two month session, Dabke once a week
RegisterAges 11 to 15
The youth group is where technique gets serious. Faster tempos, cleaner lines, regional variations, and real formation work with entrances and exits. Instead of levels, each session builds a full choreography that the group performs in a show at the end of the session. Most of our performance team came up through this group.
$150 per two month session, Dabke once a week
Register16 and over
Most adults who walk in have danced Dabke at weddings their whole life and have never been taught it properly. That is exactly who this class is for. We start at the beginning without making anyone feel like a beginner, and we work up to the point where you can lead a line instead of following one.
$250 per two month session, once or twice a week
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Book us privately for one on one coaching, or bring the whole wedding party. We build the entrance around the people you actually have, including the cousin who insists he cannot dance, we rehearse it until it holds up under pressure, and we can bring our own dancers on the night if you want the floor filled.
Levels and exam
You do not drift between classes hoping to improve. You are placed at a level, you are tested, and you move up when you have earned it. Your wristband colour shows where you are. Kids and youth have no levels: each group learns a choreography and performs it in an end of session show.
LEVEL 1
Posture, timing, the basic six count and holding the line. Everyone starts here.
Black wristband
LEVEL 2
Cleaner footwork, tempo changes, and the first regional variations.
Navy blue wristband
LEVEL 3
Group choreography, spacing, and dancing to a live derbake instead of a count.
Red wristband
LEVEL 4
Leading the line, improvising breaks, and carrying a floor that is watching you.
White wristband
LEVEL 5
Pass Level 5 and you can teach with us as an official HBB Dabke instructor, or join the team we send to weddings and get paid for it.
Military green wristband
Included
For Dabke students only. Baladi and Zumba are weekly classes with no levels, t-shirt or wristband.
Printed with the student's own name. Theirs to keep, and worn at every performance.
Black, navy blue, red, white or military green. Everyone in the room knows what you have earned.
Practise the week's combination at home, at the cottage, or anywhere you have a screen.
Adults pass their end of session exam to move up a level. Kids and youth perform the choreography they learned in an end of session show.
Added after Dabke, each with its own schedule. No levels, no exam, no wristband: you come, you dance.
Women, 16 and over
Learn the grace, posture and rhythm of Oriental dance in a women only class: a clear progression, a welcoming group and one class per week.
$250 per two month session, once a week
RegisterAdults, 16 and over
A high energy cardio dance class for adults, once a week. Take it on its own or add it to your Dabke or Baladi package. The class time and the spots left are shown when you register.
$150 per two month session, added to any package
RegisterAdults who take both pay $350 for a two month session instead of $500, and $210 for a summer month instead of $300. Zumba is not part of this discount: it always adds $150 for a two month session, or $75 for a summer month.
Create your account, pick your package and your class times, and pay by card. Your spot is confirmed right away.
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